672 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড now. How are we going to help them? It is not enough to pass resolutions showing concern over the calamity. We should do something more. If it were merely a question of eight million people taking shelter in India as refugees we could wash our hands of it and say it is for India to make her mind and act the way she likes. If it were merely the question of East Bengal fighting for some constitutional gain, then it would be of no concern to us. It is the people of Bangladesh fighting to uphold a principle, to uphold the dignity of man, to uphold the democratic way of life. They are in a way fighting for us also. It is because of this that we in Nepal reacted spontaneously to the events in Bangladesh. Whatever may be the altitude of the Government, the people as a whole have enthusiastically supported the cause of Bangladesh. Why is it so? Because if the people of Bangladesh go down fighting and if the light is extinguished there, our light in Nepal will also go out. Even in India, which is a democracy, I may warn my Indian friends that if the light goes out in Bangladesh some of their lights will also be knocked out. The brightness of democracy and the way of life of the Indian people will also be affected. It is from this point of view that we have got to face the problem. It is not merely a question of refugees who have taken shelter in India. The hope that the dictators will respond to the appeals or diplomatic pressure of big powers or listen to their advice is a fond delusion. I can speak with knowledge when I say that dictators will not listen to any pressure except the pressure of arms. They know the language of arms, I will be deeply interested to see what this conference does for the people of Bangladesh materially. I fully endorse whatever the Chairman has said. I do not think the case of Bangladesh can be better presented than the way he has done. I am looking forward to the decisions this Conference will take. If we take concrete steps to help the people of Bangladesh, then we will have done something for them. I would like to repeat that if Bangladesh is lost, then the people's fight for the democratic way of life will also be lost elsewhere. We in Napal know that if the Bangladesh people win, half of our struggle will have been won already. Knud Neilsen Denmark It is indeed a great honor for me to be allowed to speak on behalf of the whole of Scandinavia. It is a big responsibility. I am also speaking in a different capacity in which I am here, that is, as Chairman of the Council of World Association of World Federalists. The World organization was very much concerned with the crisis in Bangladesh. The United Nations is a place where this crisis should be placed, it being the concern of the world community. Article 21 refers to national sovereignty. This is a right which the United Nations should defend. Every nation, every culture should thrive through its own inner freedom. What can we do with the present United Nations? What is the present international society? We can use the United Nations as an instrument where we can hammer out
