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IMPLICATIONS IN MOSLEM LEAGUE DEFEAT IN EAST PAKISTAN
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CIA-RDP80R01443R000200190002-9
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Document Creation Date:
November 17, 2016
Document Release Date:
December 3, 1998
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Publication Date:
March 18, 1954
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BRIEF
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NSC BRIEFING 18 March 1954
BACKGROUND
IMPLICATIONS IN MOSLEM LEAGUE
DEFEAT IN EAST PAKISTAN
I. Statistics: East Bengal most populous -
42,000,000 - and richest province Pakistan,
separated from Karachi by over 1,000 miles
Indian territory. Total Pakistani popu-
lation 78,000,000. Pakistan divided into
6 provinces, of which 5 are in West
Pakistan.
II. Factors in League Defeat:
A. Unpopularity local League leaders,
especially former chief minister
Nurul Amin, who was defeated by
large majority.
B. League failure to grant more pro-
vincial autonomy - improve basic
economic conditions among depressed
jute workers, peasants.
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E. Initial overconfidence Moslem League
leaders - United Democratic Front
first real opposition since partition
of British India in 1947 - League
started campaign slowly, then postponed
elections in hope of gaining ground,
but move may have backfired.
F. In last weeks Moslem League leaders
campaigned vigorously. Even
Fatimah Jinnah, sister of Mohammed
All Jinnah, founder of Pakistan,
joined campaign for the League.
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IIII. Seat Allotment E. Bengal Provincial
Assembly:
Moslem seats
237
Non-Moslem
72
Scheduled Castes 38
Caste Hindus
Buddhists
Christians
Women have reserved for them:
9 Moslem seats
2 Scheduled Castes seats
1 Hindu Caste seat
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