By a Staff Reporter

Members of the British branch of the Awami League met in a Pakistan restaurant in Soho. London, yesterday and pledged that they would "fight to the last drop of blood" to liberate the newly proclaimed state of "Bangla Desh".

They were led by Mr. Gnus Khan. the league's president in Britain, who claimed that there were 80,000 members of the party in this country. He is also chairman of the United Kingdom branch of the Council for the Republic of Bangla Desh, which has been formed to provide aid and comfort for the people of East Pakistan.

Mr. Gous Khan said that his council had been to the Foreign Office, where they received a "sympathetic" hearing for a four-point plan which they put forward.

The plan called for British recognition of Bangla Desh; a plea for United Nations recognition put forward by Britain; guarantees that British manufactured arms will not be supplied to West Pakistan; and a political initiative to end the "massacre of helpless, innocent and unarmed people".

Mr. Gnus Khan said that his council would examine ways ofsending money, food and ammunition to East Pakistan". " Many people have telephoned to us wanting to fly straight out there to fight but it is very difficult at the moment because they would not be allowed into Bangla Desh."

Serious consideration was being given to purchasing arms and flying them into Burma, he said. The arms would then be smuggled across the border into East Pakistan".

"Most of the Awami League people in Britain have relatives in East Pakistan”, he added. "and they are very concerned about their future. Most of the East Pakistan people in this country send money to relatives, and if that money does not get through they will begin to starve. The British Government should make sure that the post is delivered to them".

Mr. Ekramul Huque who has resigned his post, as president of the Pakistani Students' Federation, was also at the meeting".