br88 বাংরাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বাদশ খন্ড regard to Bangladesh problem we should take drastic feeling measures without taking into account how those measures are going to be accepted by Mujibur Rahman. There has also been a feeling that recognition is the only solution. So far as the first two approaches are concerned, if we feel that the solution of the refugee problem is by itself the solution of the problem of Bangladesh, it is a completely wrong approach. That is why our Foreign Minister is asserting every time that we should try for a political solution of the Bangladesh problem. What is meant by political solution? A solution acceptable to Mujib and his followers. The third question is the one with which we are probably concerned in this debate. That question is whether we should grant recognition to the provisional Government of Bangladesh? I am aware that recognition is not a matter governed by law, it is more a question of policy. It is also urged that recognition is the result of decision taken, not in the execution of legal duty, but in pursuance of the exigencies of national interest. But though it is a matter of policy, yet it cannot be gainsaid that international law lays down certain conditions upon which the grant of recognition can be based. These conditions are, firstly, an independent government; secondly, the effective authority of that Government, enjoying positive obedience of the bulk of the population. Thirdly, defined territory. To put it shortly, external independence and an effective internal government with a reasonably well-defined territory are essential. Unless these conditions are present, or in other words, if a community claiming recognition fails to fulfill these conditions of permanency and political cohesion, it is generally recognized in international law that premature recognition is more than an unfriendly act. It is even an act of intervention, sometime international delinquency. Therefore, when we take a decision on the recognition, we must see that the primary factors which are necessary for recognition are present. Premature recognition will only give a handle of Pakistan to away the importance of the problem of the freedom-fighters of Pakistan in an unwanted direction. By that, I do not mean that I am completely opposed to recognition, because I feel that if we are to grant recognition three purposes will have to be served. Firstly, it is to our national interests that we should put a stamp of legality on Mujibur Rahman and his party so that the undemocratic forces, internal and external, in Bangladesh may be isolated. Secondly I am aware that the question of recognition will give a morale booster to the freedomfighters. Also, it will to a great extent, directly and indirectly, blockade the deliberate design of Yahya Khan to set up an undemocratic regime in Bangladesh. So before we grant recognition, we must see that the conditions precedent for granting recognition are present, and therefore, if they are not present, and as I feel that all the conditions are not present today-I consider that the time is not opportune to grant recognition. But we should try to create conditions so that these requirements may be fulfilled and our effort should be directed at those things. With these words, I oppose this resolution. SHRIINDRAJ IT GUPTA (Alipore): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
