630 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্রঃ ষষ্ঠ খণ্ড At a meeting held in Chicago on Sunday May 23 a Board of Directors for the BDL, was formed including one member from each of the groups represented at the meeting. The Board of Directors will be the decision making body of the League and co-ordinate all of its activities such as fund-raising and lobbying. So far the Board of Directors includes one member each from the Michigan. Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Texas groups which sent representatives to the May 23 meeting. By the time this newsletter reaches you also be represented on the Board. 2) Another new organization, The Bangladesh emergency Welfare Appeal, has also been incorporated in Illinois for the sole purpose of raising relief funds for the war-affected and displaced people of Bangladesh. Contributions to the Appeal are taxexempt, which means that people will be able to deduct the amounts they contribute to the Appeal from their annual income tax. Like the BDL the BEWA will also be managed by a Board of Directors including representatives of all the Bangladesh groups in this country. The Chairman of the Board is Dr. F. R. Khan, noted structural engineer, of Chicago. The BEWA will soon launch a nation-wide appeal for funds. Further information together with receipt books will be mailed to the secretaries of the local groups. 3) The Bengalis in this country are dispersed throughout most of the United States many of you who will receive this newsletter may have formed groups that we do not yet know about. The next meeting of the Board of the BDL will be held in Chicago on June 6. If you wish to be represented at this meeting please send the name of year representative to the Secretary of the BDL, 5245 South Kenwood Avenue, Illinois 60615. 4) Justice Abu Sayeed Choudhury, the Vice-Chancellor of Dacca University and the Bangladesh representative to the U. N. is due to arrive in New York on Monday May 24. During his stay in this country he will meet with U. N. and U. S. officials.
