498 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ পুর্ব পাকিস্তানীদেরকে আর্থিক সাহায্য প্রদানের | ইষ্ট পাকিস্তান রিলিফ জুন, ১৯৭১ আবেদন AN APPEAL Much is still confused and uncertain about recent events in East Pakistan. But several points seem clear to most observers in the United States. 1. In the 1971 Pakistan election the great majority of East Pakistanis voted for candidates favoring much greater autonomy for East Pakistan. 2. The Government of Pakistan, largely controlled by West Pakistan military officers, refused to accept the implications of the election and instead used force to subdue the growing movement for autonomy in East Pakistan. American equipment unfortunately played an important part in this military action. 3.Great devastation has resulted in East Pakistan with many lives lost, much destruction of property, and considerable displacement of persons from cities to countryside and from East Pakistan to eastern India. East Pakistan was already one of the poorest areas in the world, and its southern districts were only beginning to recover from a disastrous cyclone in 1970. This new man-made destruction promises suffering and perhaps starvation for many of East Pakistan's 70 million persons. This is an appeal for funds to be used to provide food, medicine, and other nonmilitary supplies for East Pakistani victims of this latest disaster. Money collected will be kept in an American bank until it is practical to channel it through a legitimate and effective relief organization to East Pakistanis in need. No money will be used for weapons, and no money will be sent directly to the government of Pakistan or to any other government directly involved in the conflict. We expect to use organizations like the Red Cross, the American Friends Service Committee, or other neutral groups. The need is great. Please send your donation to the East Pakistan Relief Fund, Ann Arbor Bank, South University Branch. Contributions are tax deductible. Howard Schuman Chairman, East Pakistan Relief Fund.
