(୪ ୩ ୩ বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড of such a character that these thing happen? Why should our government become the apologists of the US State Department? May I ask him whether these broadcasts are cleared by the External Affairs Ministry or put up by the I and B Ministry themselves on their own initiative? SARDAR SWARAN SINGH: I Know, Sir that the New York Times has also exposed certain volumes which have come into their possession relating to their activities in Vietnam and that is a matter of great interest and debate at the present moment in the United States. In fact, the matter is before the United States courts. The New York Times, I think is doing excellent work throwing open to the public some of things which have remained hidden so far. Now, Sir, regarding his second question on the supply of arms, whether his matter could be raised in the Security Council, this is a matter which requires very careful consideration. I will be quite frank with you. Our experience of the Security Council has not been very happy. There is a great deal of preliminary thinking and preliminary sounding and in the Security Council there might be strong speeches and counter-speeches equally strong. The effectiveness of the Security Council to do anything substantial unfortunately does not at the present moment enjoy any high reputation. His third question is a suggestion that there should be a Military attaché in the Consul General's Office in New York. I cannot say offhand whether this is feasible or practical or whether there will be any use of it. About the All India Radio's broadcast, I have not heard it and cannot make any comment on it, but, as you know, there is no arrangement for clearing any statements by the External Affairs Ministry. There are some press- people, some non-officials also and there are some important speakers who want to retain their right even not to get their statement cleared. I cannot any comment because I do not know the content of that AIR broadcast. It could not be an official broadcast. It might be the comment of some press person or some political thinker or somebody else. He must have been a nonofficial. Now Sir, as the House is no doubt aware, I have to answer a Call Attention Motion in the other House. SHRIBHUPESH GUPTA: On a point of order...... MON. MEMBERRS: NO. no. SHRIBHUPESH GUPTA: The past when Lok Sabha discussed such motions we waited till two o'clock. I think Lok Sabha wait till we have finished this. In the middle of it he should not go away. This is very wrong and improper, putting this House absolutely in a second category in this matter. Therefore, as we have followed, I hope my hon. friends in the Lok Sabha may not mind it. When the Minister had been there we had waited till he came hare, although the motion was a given simultaneously. Under your instructions, he will go there only after we finish this business here. MR. CHAIRMAN: All right. Mr. Muniswamy. SHRI N. R. MUNISWAMY (Tamil Nadu): Sir, we all thought that our External Affairs Minister has landed in India in a victorious way. But unfortunately as he landed in India the unwelcome news disclosed by the New York Times has upset our equilibrium in giving encomiums and congratulations to him. I would like to know whether during his
