Warning by Yahya
<N.Z.F.A.-Reuter— Copyright; PARIS September 7. President Yahya Khan of Pakistan said in a newspaper interview published in Paris that his country would engage in total war if India attempted to take any portion of Pakistani territory. He told the daily “Le Figaro,” “I want to warn the world that if the Indians imagine they can take any parcel of our territory Without provoking a war, they are committing a grave error.”
President Yahya said the crisis in East Pakistan had revealed that Britain was at the head of opponents to his
country. He lauded the attitudes of France and China for their roles but added that he had
suspicions as to the part played by several other unidentified nations during the crisis.
Questioned on the present whereabouts of the Bengali leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, he replied, "He is in prison,” but said he did not know where. General Yahya described the Bengali leader as a “little cat” and a minor Fascist.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32706, 8 September 1971, Page 15
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164Warning by Yahya Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32706, 8 September 1971, Page 15
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