82 বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : সপ্তম খণ্ড শিরোনাম সূত্র তারিখ ৩৬। দেশত্যাগী নাগরিকদের প্রত্যাবর্তনে ওয়াশিংটন দূতাবাসের দলিলপত্র ৯ জুন, ১৯৭১ নিরাপত্তা বিধান সম্পর্কিত একটি সরকারী প্রেস রিলিজ PRESS RELEASE June 9, 1971 ISSUED THE EMBASSY OF PAKISTAN WASHINGTON, D. C. 20008 The Government of Pakistan, in line with President Yahya Khan's appeal to East Pakistani refugees to return to their homeland where they will be given necessary facilities for their rehabilitation, has now pledged full cooperation to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in securing the return of the refugees to East Pakistan. 2. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Prince Sadruddin, visited Islamabad and held talks June 6 and 7 with President Yahya Khan, his adviser on Economic Affairs, Mr. M. M. Ahmad (who had recently visited Washington) and other senior Pakistani officials in regard to arrangements of the return and resettlement of the East Pakistani refugees at present in India. A Government of Pakistan announcement in Islamabad said that Prince Sadruddin has been assured of full cooperation in his task. The U. N. High Commissioner for Refugees visited Islamabad for high level talks at the request of the Government of Pakistan which is anxious to facilitate the early return of their nationals to East Pakistan. 3. It will be recalled the Government of Pakistan has set up twenty Reception Centers, manned by civilians in all the border districts of East Pakistan for speedy rehabilitation of the returning refugees as a follow up to President Yahya Khan's directive to the administration of the province to receive and give all possible assistance to the returning refugees. 4. There are some reports already from East Pakistan border areas of harassment by Indian border paroles of those refugees who want to cross the border to return to their homes in Pakistan.
