1971 Govt Declaration Aermed Forces

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_ .. .. .. . C l. .,1 /.7 1 . .. ..GOVB I! .NMENT OF THB PEOPLE '5 KEPUBUC OF J lA l' IG LADBSH

CABINET DIVISIONExtract frca the Decision 01 the Cabinet Meeting

5ubject:- AGEtlDANO.1

During considerltion of the ~umm.ry tho following point. were .. de .-(1) ThII HOftI I see... tary rl.,.,rtld on the latest llw and order .ituation.(2) It .as lugglstld that the deployment of force WUlt be according

to orders.(3) A unified cOIIIIIIndfor guori11 .. is required.(4) The Allied Force Comnander, who 11 re&pon.ibl . . for. comnendMukU Bahinl should 1100 be requested to enforce discipUne.(5) IHllle dbcuuing the u>w . nd order situation it W81 pointed

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ou t that only tho fo1101flng caWgor1n of person hould be Irrested.-(I) Politlcal Illder. who colla bora t id with tho enePIY to su~re

the Peopl:' s liberltion wlr.(b) Individuab "ho c_itted ari .. Igd~st humanity in coll.bontton

IIith tho! Inlmy.(e) Memberoof ouch orglnl .. tlon .. "Al~'dr" "Al ... ha " ItC.(d) "itnls.eo of CI" agllnot Blngabendhu.(I) Dr. A.M. MaUk Ind hl l c .b lnet Mombero.(f) Officills and other collib arators nOWin the CantollJlllnt in the

CUltody of tho Ill ild A r m y or in thoir protlction.

r lvi .ld sch.~ for thelstabli .hmentby the Cabinet llau 1d be .. Wldlr.

Contd '/2.

(2) Camps . lIl be eotablhhed It each .ubdiv1sion for the guorill of that area. The camp wl11 be organised to provide the requblte trainingfor u ti Using these youths for recons tructional work.

(3) Camp. at the SulxHv1sional level tdll be the point of a ss errb1y ofIII guerillas within thot ore

(4) A Central Raard for the N.tlonll Mili tia .. il l be consti tu ted.. i th a totsl n\Dber of membership not exceeding eleven. Thera .. ill be twoIdvhors to the Board frCll tho AIHld C"""'.nd - 000 fr"" the t.\Jkti B.hini andInother fran the Mitra Bahini. The members of the Board .. ill b e nominatedby the Government.

(5) There ,,111 be I $ubdivbional Board for the National Militia .t ch of the Subdivisional Headquarters. The total membership of theSubdivisional Board will not exceed eleven. The membe;rs. . il l ~ nOPlinatedby the Govt.

Ther. will be. two Advhors to the A""rd fran the A \lied Cotmand -one fran the M.lkti B"hini and another frern the Mitro Bahini.

(6) Each camp shall have. magazine to .tore, to keep record. and

(1) The training syllabut should be .0 designed a. to train the bay. for the fOllOWing roles ,-

(a) To form the second lin. of defence of the country,(b) to be u sefu l "henever so speCifically required far tho

reotoraUon and _lnUnan r.1f l~,.nd ordlr,(0) for .oriou. function., directly contributing toward. the

reconstruct ion work of the country.(8) It 1orge numbet of th guerilla. had luffered during the

liberltlon .. ar becau of unhealt lty Iccarnodat1on, .ub .tendord food Inclaboence of any pay and IllOWllnca.Plrt1cula~ attention w111 therefore, be paid for their food, IccOlm\odatlonInd .llCM.nee.

(9) Th. ICol. of pa)' llent far guerillal wal II foll"". ,-Rs.WI- per h d per month if no rIUon ... luppllod

orRs.50/- per head .. pay plus lood.


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At thb scali the monthly expenditure for BO,(J()() gueriU . .. . ill beII foll.,.. .-

(I) P~y RI.~- X BO,(J()()(b) Food nl.30/~80,ooo(c) Continaeilcy" Rs.5000/-

per ca"" (~3 X :;(0)

. .. .. . o IO , O O , C O O /- 1 b r2 4 , O O , C O O /-- ! ' . s o 2.65.oaJ/-

(10) 51nci many guer111 .. Ire l1kely to go back to their studies arpreviou s vocation lump allocation ..ay be mad

The Cab in.t fu rther decided that the decision regarding the formationof the National Mill til should be in the Eo.", of In .nnounce .... nt giving cu ta inspecific dec!s1onl regard in!) lIII "tUlsation of the ,.. .. bers of the ....kti nahini(including Gano !I.hini) in National reconstnJcUon, National Defence, l 'eople' sPol ice Force, Eduel tion "tc . A draft Innouncement ..ould be submitted by theClbiney Secretary Ind pubUshed after the l 'ri l! l@Minhte_r' I "pprevll. A copyof the announcement made on 26-12-71 1~ enclosed.

It ... further dlcided tlult I Cell would be created in th" Io: inbtry ofDef"nci to .ork out ablorption of the ..... bere of the Gono Bahini 1n theHltionll Militil .nd in reconltructionll Ictiviti.s according to therlqulrenent l of variou. ~9.ncl .l .

Sd/- ( Syed Nurul Isa...)Acting Presidlnt,

N N 0 U N C E KE N T

The GoverrDInt. of the Peopl.'. Rlpub llc of Bangladesh pI..,... on record,"" behalf of t.h ntl" pepulaUlln of the Countr,}' a r w : I t .he Gonrll lllent i tsd, Itsdc~p sen.e of gll'lU lud. lid profould thanks to all .aber. of the IIukti Bah Inl

(Re~ularl aid Gono Ilahlnl). Thl palr!otha, cour.ge and valour sh""" by lh. bers ~f 111 the t lghl lng foree. , c:oU.ct .!ve1,}' aid Ildlvldual l,}' are unmatched.The sacrilices aada by our vaUan~ fr .. da. lighters aid th. bIoed and swut ofall those vho have fought In the var of U ber"tlon have not gone In vain.

Th. battle for freeda. hal bUll von. But v. are. nov facing a muchmorerll)uI challenge, II. must nov launch th. batll. for reconstruction of theCcunlr,} '. Hot only that the aeonOIl)' shou~d b8 quickly re-bull t and normalcyr .. t..,.d In aU .pher~. of Ufe, but a nov era of bui lding the CO'JI 'I trymust.tart forthvlth keeping In vleV the cherished gools of the lIat Ion. II., mustat olx:e slart vorking for the estabUsh .. nt 11d ... ocrac,}', ru le of law, se cularl Smand .oclall .. .. This Is a t remendoua task which can only be ~chlp.veJ through the.a.. lensl of patrlotl .. , .1nc:.r1t~, dedication, hard work and sacrifices thatall of UI, partlcularl,}' the freldm flght.ars have shown In the war of liberation.

Th. Govcn1l llent of the Pcopl .' . R.publ1c o Bangladesh lherp. foN, appealst.o .11 lh.... bu. of the Mukll B""lnl to chamall.e all their energy and errort.to the building o a nev society, Tb a ol1oving .tep. au being taken by theGover ...... !. I ..nredlateq to achlev. the 110111.

For the preservatlm !Jf the Ini'ilpenlenc. of lh. collntr,}' and prct.ect Ion

Conld P/2.


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There Is an urgent need Ca c prol~ctlng th. llv~5 and propertiesoC ths citizens. V. caMot reconstruct and bui ld a nev ord2r vlthout puc.and dhclpllM. II. h~w CouQht Cor dellocr'lCy and Cor the establishment oCRule oC L~v. Shah Ids h3v. bid dOlln their lives La uphold the principle. o r.d_r3cy and dflllocr~cy hal no ....anlng IC l1li camoL protecl lila Indlvldu~lliberation oC ou r cJtlz.ns. V. au.t nov behave in 3n orderly and dl~iplln.d.amer and ulntaln 1:ava 'li oreler. Lav ab iding citizens ,"u st "" prot",=tecf.OCCelll.ers au.t. be punlslled but. only t.hrou!jh a due process oC la... Thos. 1110vaged ..ar against our State and ca.mltted at lrocl tles on our people .. usl alsobe punished. Tiley vlll be tried. V therefore. newd a Judicial syst .... an"lnlstration . 1 1 1 . a pollc. fOl'cII lo help pretedln" Incllvldu: ll lives andpropertie

Thl Gov.nnent. oC UI. P.opl.'. Republic oCBangladuh have dee Ided to lablhh 3 n.., Pollc. Forc,. Thl,' IInl be poIopl.' s ,ollc. Forca and not '"Instr.-nl for coercion and repr .. don as It. u,ed to b,,' fOl'lIarly. Such a.',opl.', PoUce Force can only III pr-operly .8IIIIed and ofrice red by peopledrawn frOll ou r heroic Gone B"hlnl. G""arl'lllwt. ' . .",e thus L1~cdee! to .dact.'ClUC. OCt'lccrs IUldPollcD Mn fr:a- D-.ong.t UI. Gono a"hlnl lIellbl:rs. SelecllallBaud. fOl' thh purpo.e are be Ing set up oh!ttUy.

TCIreconst.ruct . our beloved country IIlth the ut.ost. speed and Ulan t .oIlarneu all avaUabl~ rnou rc81 (.atarlal and .anpover) tor IlChievlng o!Jl'nat. lonal obJectlvBI II u .t . develop necnury .kJ11s. For tha purpose otprepBl'ing pll.. . ani dralll"ll up blUII; -F Jnh f 0 1 " . progre ',' va ,...,,4 a larlla

nwobar ot t.raJnad t.aachar acollOlli.t shUsUe Jans, engl""Ily.f 3U g


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(5,) There will be 3 SubcUvlsional Board for thcoNational HUHI"at each of the Subdlvlslonal lWadquarters. The total l III:ab~r!hlp o! th~Subcllvldcnal. Bo.reI "114 not exce~'CIeleven. Thco....lIber. vl11 b" naolnliledby the GovcrMlCnt. Th"r4 vlll be 2 Advisors to lh~ Board frol l the A111~d eta_III- 0.... fra. t.h.>lIukti Bahlnl aid anoU..r !rOl'l lhco "Itn Bahlnl.

(6) Each calllP shall have agul,," to star .. , to k"ep neord. and\0 ....Int .aln arms In usable shte.

(1) The t.ralnlng .ylhbus . "td be so dulgned as to tnln thooseboy. tor tlw !ol1ovlng role. 1_

(a) Tofof'lll the second 11"" of d2!cnce Df the cDuntry.(b) To be use!ul .menev"r -se speCifically required for the

rutoratlon and malnt"nanc~ of lav ard order.(c) For various functions, dlNctly contributIng towards

th" reconst.ruct Ion vork o r th.. country.(6) A 131'93 n.."ber of these guerillas had suffered dUl'l n9 the

11 bent Ion var beceuse of unhealltl,y accommodation, $ub.t.nd~rd food ""d!nadaqu!lte pay ard allowar


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- 2 llinu tes of the meeting ot the C-1!ntrl Roard for Nl'ltional Hilltia heldon 6th JnfiunrYt 1972 .1n the office chamber of the Prime JiJnister.

Members present !-

of tb. BOBl'd. 1. Ilr. Tajuddin .\hmed, I' ri.e "inisler.j i . . Q " , \C \ . o I2. Jolr. A.II .lI .. .. .. ruzz an. 1I0ileJlinil lter.(iii) nequests shou ld b e mode to tho Headqunrteu o r the 3. Capt. Su jat Ali, M.N.A.EnstorD Command,IDdion Ar~, and Heodquartere of the Banglodosh

Dorenee 'Drees for Dominating one person each to the Centrnl -t. IIr. Toran Aluoed,11.N.A.5. 'Ir. A. nazzak, II.P.A.i liUti" Board. S. Mr. G.G. Iluatah, 11.I".A.

(1v) All noticos Bod proceedings of tl10 . .. oUng shouldbe seot to tho Acting president for hb inrorlll4tioo.

7. Prof. 'luzarf~r .\h.. ed,8. Ilr. Moni Singh,

(Y) At tho SOlb

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