10
War of liberation and role of Super
powers in the conflict
During the war of liberation of East
Pakistan two super powers in the
world in the twentieth century were
divided. In spite of hard hit factual
report from East Pakistan by ConsulGeneral of the United States of
America, Archer Blood from Dacca
on the genocidal attacks on the
people of East Pakistan by Pakistan
army President Richard Nixon and his
National Security advisor Henry
Kissinger showed lukewarm attitude.
In fact, Archer Blood had to resign
ultimately from the post of State
Department for his reporting which
American administration of Richard
Nixon
did
not
appreciate.
I
recommend readers
reading the book: The
Blood
Telegram
Nixon, Kissinger, and
a forgotten genocide
by Professor Gary
J.Bass (Published from
New York, 2013).For
nine month‟s long
war of liberation United States of
America sided with marauding army of
Pakistan while another super power:
Soviet Union was sided with the
people of East Pakistan through the
proxy of India. The initial reaction
from neighbor, India was the support
of a diplom