740 ংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ত্রয়োদশ খন্ড normal in the whole country. He had said that in areas he had seen at the time he had seen them the situation appeared to be slowly returning to normal. "I deplore any further action which would create more refugees. How, can the High Commissioner for Refugees be happy at the creation of refugees?" The situation had to be watched closely, Help had to be given to India and a political solution regarding the refugees was necessary. Asked to give details of his visit to East Pakistan he said he had been there on 11, 12, 13 June. He had gone from Dacca to the western border to the centre at Chuadanga where he saw the centers to Jessore and to Benapol. After returning to Dacca the next day he had gone to Comilla to Feni and Noakhali. A correspondent said that a Reuters dispatch from Dacca yesterday had said that civil war was continuing in Comilla and that foreign diplomats were saying the situation was still one of civil war. Prince Sadruddin said the situation might change one day to another. He could only say what the situation was in Comilla when he was there. Asked if there had been eight bombing incidents while he was in Dacca the High Commissioner said there had been a curfew in Dacca but it had been lifted while he was there. There was still problem in Dacca linked to what had happened on 25 March. His feeling was while he was there that the situation in Dacca had not returned to normal and that a proportion of the population was not in the capital. But this city looked very much affected by events. A correspondent asked if he had seen any bombing while he had been in Dacca and if he had contacted the diplomatic community, he said he had heard what certainly was a bombing on one occasion. There had been rumors of other incidents. The local authorities said these were cause by elements who had broken out of Jail during the troubles. He reported that the curfew had been lifted while he was in Dacca. He said he had met some members of the diplomatic community and all representative of U.N. Bodies. However, he had only been in East Pakistan for three days and for two to the days he had been in the country on his helicopter trip. He was asked what was the evidence of the diplomats he said that their points of view varied. Some felt that the situation was becoming normal others felt the situation remained very tense. They had different assessments about the events of 25 March. All however agreed that a political solution was essential. Asked how long the Dollars 45 million given to the focal point would last he said it was all now used up having arrived in India or being in the pipeline. The amount was well below what India needed. Asked for an estimate of the needs he said India had mentioned an initial requirement for six months of Dollars 175 million. This assessment had been made when there were far fever refugees and in any case the six-month period was rapidly coming to an end. The new requirements were being discussed in Delhi. India said that more than 5 million refugees were involved.
