SUGGESTED COURSE OF ACTIONS FOR
BANGLADESH GROUPS
a) As advised in the telegram for the Bangladesh mission in Calcutta, we should hold rallies all over the U. S. and Canada to protest the trial of Sheikh Mujib and demand his immediate release. Also ask your friends to write to President Nixon, Mr. U. Thant, Amnesty international (address: Turnagaine Lane, Farringdon St. London EC6, England). Suggested format of telegram: “Pakistan military court holding secret trial for Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on fictitious charges. We urge you to use your good offices to prevent President Yahya from doing so”.
b) Write to Secretary U. Thant pointing out to him the evil designs behind Pakistan's acceptance of the UN team of observers in occupied Bangladesh. Draw your arguments from Mr. M. R. Siddiqui's speech reported elsewhere in this Newsletter.
c) U. S. Senators are more amenable to pressures from their own constituencies than from anywhere else. If your local newspapers carry any favorable editorials or comments, please send a copy to each of your Senators.
d) The Massachusetts Senate has recently passed resolution similar in effect to the Saxbe-Church Amendment. Try and influence your own State legislatures co-sponsor and pass such resolutions. All such resolutions are sent to President Nixon and may influence his future decisions.
