By Pakistan. There are no refugees from India in Pakistan. We urged Pakistan to extend an amnesty to all refugees so that they could return without fear of reprisals. We went further. We established contact with the Bangla Desh people in Calcutta. and during August. September and October of this year no fewer than eight such contacts took place. We approached President Yahya Khan three times in order to begin negotiations with the Bangla Desh people in Calcutta. The Government of Pakistan accepted. We were told by our contacts in Calcutta that the Indian Government discouraged such negotiations. In other words. we attempted to promote a political settlement. and if I can sum up the difference that may have existed between us and the Government of India. it was this: We told the Government of India on many occasionsthe Secretary of State saw the Indian Ambassador 18 times.
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