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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.

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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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Associated Press

  • VIDEO: PAKISTANI AND INDIAN AMBASSADORS ADDRESS THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL — AP

    • Guardian(UK)

  • Hands joined across the Himalayas
  • EDITORIAL: On the brink of chaos

    • Library of Congress - Kissinger Papers

  • Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and His Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) -2
  • Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and His Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger)

    • New York Times

  • New Delhi Asserts Enemy Has Raided 12 Airfields
  • INDIA REPORTS A FULL SCALE WAR HAS BEEN STARTED BY PAKISTAN; BOTH CHARGE INCURSIONS IN WEST — Malcolm W. Browne
  • India Is Poised for All-Out Drive Against Pakistani Force in East — Sydney H. Schanberg
  • Mrs. Gandhi Vows to Repel the Foe — Charles Mohr
  • Heath Said to Ask Restraint By Indians and Pakistanis — Associated Press
  • U.S. Cancels Remaining Export Licenses for Shipment of Military Goods to India — Benjamin Welles
  • How Armed Forces Compare in Strength
  • Sharp Clash in Pakistan — Associated Press
  • Mrs. Gandhi's Statement — Reuters
  • 6 Jets Hit Srinagar Airport — Reuters
  • Pan Am Halts Flights To India and Pakistan
  • Pakistan Reported Asking Security Council Meeting — Eric Pace
  • Editorial: War on the Subcontinent
  • Paris Police Thwart Airliner Hijacking — Henry Kamm

    • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • Backchannel Message From the Ambassador to Pakistan (Farland) to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) — Joseph Farland
  • Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting