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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.

This page is very much a work in progress and new material is added regularly. The site currently has the following content.
Total items: 3024 — Text : 2762 — Image : 12 — Video : 250 — Audio : 0

The latest update was on: 2024-06-16 21:38:19 GMT

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Christian Science Monitor

  • U.S. HELP FOR INDIA IN CRISIS? MRS. GANDHI PLEADS CAUSE — Courtney R. Sheldon

    • New York Times

  • Mrs. Gandhi Meets Nixon, Asks Pressure on Pakistan — Benjamin Welles
  • India's Enduring Strong Woman — Sydney H. Schanberg
  • Big Oil Tanker Is Sunk as Government Reports a Sharp Rise in Guerrilla Activity in East Pakistan — Malcolm W. Browne

    • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • Conversation Among President Nixon, the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), and the President’s Assistant (Haldeman), Washington, November 5, 1971, 8:51–9:00 a.m.
  • Memorandum for the President’s File, Washington, November 5, 1971

    • Times (London)

  • Wave of sabotage in East Bengal as border tension rises — Malcolm W. Browne
  • Separate services

    • U.S. National Archives

  • Memorandum From the Deputy Administrator of the Agency for International Development (Williams) to Secretary of State Rogers, Washington, November 5, 1971 — Maurice Williams

    • Washington Post

  • BENGALI REFUGEE'S DESPAIR: HAVE LOST ALL HOPE — Jim Hoagland