569 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড শিরোনাম ংবাদপত্র তারিখ Letter From America Bangladesh News letter 26 April, 1971 London : No. 4 LETTER FROM AMERICA NEW YORK (By Air Mail) The people of the U.S.A., Canada and Latin America are horrified to learn that the military dictatorship led by Yahya has taken recourse to mass murder and has used most modern war weapons, supplied mainly by the U.S.A. Public opinion fully supports the case for the self-determination of East Bengal as demanded by Sheikh. Mujibur Rahman, who won an absolute majority in the first ever national election. The Bengali students in the U.S.A., organized under the banner of East Pakistan League of America, have noted the political significance in the postponement of the National Assembly session on 2 March and have decided on plan to propagate the cause of Bangladesh. They are organizing to launch a vigorous campaign of lectures, teach-ins, demonstrations and lobbying in the U. N. and other international forums. The Bengal Action Committee of East Pakistan League of America, with its headquarters in New York, was set up on 2 March. Three significant developments followed the formation of the Action Committee: (a) Three professors of the Harvard University have published a paper on the current situation in East Bengal. This is now being used as a guide by those sympathetic to the cause of the subjugated Bengalis in their lectures and teachins at the campuses across the country. (b) The International Students' Cultural Organization has extended it full support to the liberation movement of the Bengal Action Committee. (c) Another organization styled "Americans Concerned for Bangladesh", with its office at 145 East 14" Street, New York, has been set up. This organization has already staged demonstrations in front of the U.S. and Pakistan missions at the U.N. The Action committee took the first positive step by seeking an interview with the President of the Security Council. They urged upon the president to exercise his influence on the member-nations to intervene in the name of suffering humanity and get the world’s focus on East Bengal. The first demonstration organized by the Action committee was staged in front of the U. N. buildings on 9 March. The participants, including some American students, paraded through several main streets of New York and went to the office of the Pakistan Consulate-General. They occupied the office for several hours and took vital decision concerning organizational matters.
