Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi today suggested straightway withdrawal of Pakistani troops from Bangladesh as a gesture of peace . The presence of troops in Bangladesh is a “threat to our security”, she claimed.
Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi today said any reference of the present tension on the Indian subcontinent to the UN Security Council would neither help ease the situation nor would it materially affect the situation.
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi told Pakistan President Yahya Khan that he should come forward to a political settlement in East Pakistan and to prepare a ground for the release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman immediately. She told him that the situation in East Pakistan was creating an intolerable burden on India.
US President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger, in a telephone conversation today, informed President Nixon that he had told China,
Henry Kissinger, the US President’s assistant for National Security Affairs, called the US President Nixon today at 12:45pm and said, “There is no doubt there is a large encroachment taking place and it is heavily backed by the Indians.”