CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00975A019800110003-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 26, 1971
• Content Type: REPORT

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Central Intelligence Bulletin
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26 August 1971
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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PAKISTAN: Talks with representatives of Bangla
Desk. (Page 4)
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PAKISTAN: ALTHOUGH PRESIDENT YAHYA KHAN SAYS
HE WOULD BE AGREEABLE TO TALKS BETWEEN REPRESENTA-
TIVES OF ISLAMABAD AND BANGLA DESH FOR THE PURPOSE
OF SEEKING A POLITICAL RAPPROCHEMENT, SUCH NEGOTI-
ATIONS REMAIN UNLIKELY AS LONG AS THERE IS NO PROS-
PECT FOR THE RELEASE OF EAST PAKISTANI LEADER MUJI-
BUR RAHMAN.
AMBASSADOR FARLAND INFORMED YAHYA ON 24 AUGUST
RECENT US CONTACTS IN CALCUTTA WITH AN AWAMI LEAGUE
REPRESENTATIVE WHO SAID THAT THE GROUP'S LEADERS ARE
INTERESTED IN A COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT WITH THE GOV-
ERNMENT OF PAKISTAN. IN REPLY TO A "HYPOTHETICAL0'
SUGGESTION BY THE AMBASSADOR, YAHYA SAID THAT HE
WOULD LOOK WITH FAVOR ON AN UNPUBLICIZED MEETING IN
A OONEUTRALOO THIRD COUNTRY BETWEEN HIS REPRESENTA-
TIVES AND A BANGLA DESH DELEGATION, SHOULD SUCH A
POSSIBILITY DEVELOP.
YAHYA AND THE AMBASSADOR DID NOT DISCUSS THE
STATUS OF MUJIBUR RAHMAN, WHO IS CURRENTLY ON TRIAL
IN WEST PAKISTAN. ALTHOUGH YAHYA REPORTEDLY HAS
DECIDED AGAINST EXECUTING THE EAST PAKISTANI LEADER,
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT HE WOULD CONSIDER HALTING
MUJIB"S TRIAL AND RELEASING HIM. THE AWAMI LEAGUERS,
HOWEVER, HAVE CONSISTENTLY SAID THAT MUJIB WOULD
HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY FINAL SETTLEMENT, AND
THEY WOULD PROBABLY BE RELUCTANT TO AGREE TO ANY
TALKS WITHOUT PRIOR ASSURANCE THAT HIS RELEASE WOULD
AT LEAST BE A SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION.
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