322 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ দ্বিতীয় খন্ড (vii)Risaldar Shamsul Haq, accused No. 20, (viii)Ashraf Ali, witness No. 9, and (ix)Yousaf, witness No. 10. (Another person whose name was given as Sgt. Shafi, also attended this meeting but his identity has not been established). Muazzam, accused No. 2, displayed his diary and a notebook that contained the main features of the proposed new independent state to be called. "Bangladesh". The proposed national flag was also displayed. 51. In June/July, 1966, Mahfizullah, accused No.7 convened a meeting of the conspirators among the personnel of the Air Force, in his Quarter No. 25/3 Abyssinia Line, Karachi, which was attended by: (i)Noor Muhammad, accused No 5, (ii)Mahfizullah, accused No 7, (iii)SAC Mahfoozu] Bari,- accused No 22, (iv)Musharaf, witness No 5, (v)Corporal Jamaluddin Ahmad, witness No 14, and (vi)Corporal Sirajul Islam, witness No 15. This meeting was also attended by a few others, who have not been traced. Much was made in this meeting of the importance of Noor Muhammad, accused No.5, because he had come from the Navy. At the request of Mahfizullah, accused No.7, Corporal Jamah witness No. 14, who had recently returned from Dacca, apprised the audience of the progress made by the conspirators in East Pakistan and said that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, accused No.l, and some highranking civil officers had vitalised their activities. Mahfizullah, accused No.7, told Siraj, witness No. 15, who was to proceed on leave to East Pakistan, to contract Fazlul Haq, accused No. 11 and Sergeant Shamsul Haq of the P.A.F. accused No. 23, at P.A.F. Station, Dacca, to maintain liaison with the rest. 52. Sometime in June/July, 1966, it was arranged that Muazzam, accused No.2. and Rameez, witness No. 12, should visit Comilla. Accordingly, Steward Mujib, accused No.3, was sent to Comilla to inform Major (then Captain) Shamsul Alam, A. M.C., accused No. 24. Muazzam, accused No.2, and Rameez, witness No. 12, left Chittagong in car- HILLMAN IMP No. EBA-9591 of Muazzam, accused No.2. They went to the resi-dence of Shamsul Alam, accused No. 24, at Comilla Town, where the were also joined by Capt. Muhammad Abdul Mutalib, Baluch Regiment Shamsu! Alam, accused No. 24, would act as the Sector Commander for Comilla. He explained that at the time of the action, the plan would be to capture the armories of military units and thus to paralyse their ability to fight. He observed that surprise would compensate for the lack of manpower. He asked Shamsul Alam, accused No. 24, to increase his contacts with the Service and Ex-Service personnel. Mutalib, accused No. 25, said that he was enlisting members of the East Pakistan Rifles. Later, the five of them drove in the same car to the house of Capt. Muhammad Sawkat Ali Mian, A.O.C., accused No. 26, in Comilla
