Thank you for visiting the Bangladesh Archives. These archives are a collection of material on the 1971 war of Independence in Bangladesh. Material includes Newspaper and magazine articles. Documents from the US government and other sources, videos and audio matieral. Any suggestions and contributions of material is always welcome.

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New York Times

  • A Diplomatic Tightrope For India — Sydney H. Schanberg
  • Pakistan Review Set By Aid Group-- 11 Nation Consortium Meets On Food Crisis Tomorrow — Benjamin Welles
  • India, Alleging Pakistani Attacks Warns of ‘Serious Consequences’
  • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and His Deputy Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) — Haig & Nixon
  • Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to President Nixon1 — Alexander Haig
  • Times (London)

  • India adopts firm line in Pakistan dispute
  • U.K. National Archives

  • Excerpt from the Records of the UK Cabinet CAB 128/49/23.