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Fifthly, Assure
you I have no desire to inflict unnecessary casualties on your troops
as I abhor loss of human lives. Should however you do not comply
with what I have stated you will leave me with no other alternative
but to resume my offensive with the utmost vigour at 0900 hours
Indian standard time on 16th December.
Sixthly, In order to be able to discuss and finalise all matters
quickly I have arranged for a Radio link on listening from 1700
hours Indian standard time today 15th December, The frequency will
be 6605 (6605) KHZ by day and 3216(3216) KHZ by night. Call signs
will be Cal(Calcutta) and DAC(Dacca). I would suggest you instruct
your signallers to restore micro wave communications immediately().)"
50. It is to be noticed that the world "surrender" is for the first
time used in these messages from India.
51.It here then follows a signal on the 15th December, 1971 numbered
G-0015 from Chief of Staff to General Niazi as follows:
"for COMMANDER for CHIEF OF STAFF ARMY(.) your G-1310 of 15230 Dec
refers(.) I have seen your reply to the PRESIDENT and I have also
heard over all INDIA RADIO GENERAL MANEKSHAW's reply to your message
to him through UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC channels(.) while I leave
to you the decision I suggest that you accept the terms laid down
by Chief of Staff INDIA as they appear to met your requirements
(.) this is a purely local military decision and has NO repeat NO
bearing on the political outcome which has to be decided separately(.)
mutual decisions now arrived at by you will not be acceptable if
repugnant to any UNITED NATIONS DECISION."
General Niazi asserts that although the Chief of Staff used the
word "suggest" this amounted to an order. This might be true in
general but in the peculiar context with which we are dealing we
are not impressed by General Niazi's claim, for as we have said,
he had been authorised and not ordered to surrender.
52. The reply of the Commander to the President to which reference
is made in this signal is one dated 15th December and is as follows:
"G-1305(.) SECRET(.) from Command for PRESIDENT(.) your signal G-0013
14 December(.) I met AMERICAN Council General and gave him following
in writing(.) quote(.) One(.) in order to save further hostilities
in the major cities like DACA I request you to arrange for an immediate
cease-fire under the following conditions(.) ALFA).) regrouping
of PAKISTAN armed forces in designated areas to be mutually agreed
upon between the commanders of the opposing forces(.) BRAVO(.) to
guarantee the safety of all military and para military forces(.)
Charlie(.) safety of all those who had settled in EAST PAKISTAN
since 1947(.) TWO(.) on these conditions, the PAKISTAN armed forces
and para military forces would immediately cease all military operations
(.0 THREE(.) I would further abide by any resolutions which the
security council of the UNITED NATIONS may pass for the permanent
settlement of the present dispute(.)FOUR(.) make this proposal with
full authority vested in me by virtue o my position as martial law
administrator of ZONE B (EAST PAKISTAN) and commander EASTERN COMMAND
exercising final authority overall PAKISTAN military and paramilitary
forces in this area(.) unquote(.)reply still awaited.
53. This completes the sequence of the message exchanged during
the period immediately before the surrender.
(This is
only the supplementary report which was leaked out to the 'India
Today' in July 2000. The main report never saw the light of the
day and we hope and demand its publication by the Pakistan Government
so that relevant evidences of the Genocide will surface.)
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