পাকিস্তানের আত্মসমর্পণের দলিল
INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER 1971
১৯৭১ সালের ১৬ ডিসেম্বর বিকেল পাঁচটা এক মিনিটে রমনা রেসকোর্সে (বর্তমান সোহরাওয়ার্দী উদ্যান) মুক্তিবাহিনী-মিত্রবাহিনী যৌথ কম্যান্ডের পক্ষে লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল জগজিৎ সিং অরোরা এবং পাকিস্তান বাহিনীর পূর্বাঞ্চলীয় কমান্ডের পক্ষে লেফটেন্যান্ট জেনারেল নিয়াজী পাকিস্তানের আত্মসমপর্ণের দলিলে স্বাক্ষর করেন।
The instrument of surrender was signed by Lieutenant Jagjit Singh Aurora and Lieutenant General Niazi at the Ramna Racecourse (now Suhrawardy Udyan) at one minute past 5 p.m on 16 December 1971.
INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER The PAKISTAN Eastern Command agree to surrender all PAKISTAN Armed Forces in BANGLA DESH to Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA, General Officer Commanding in Chief of the Indian and Bangladesh forces in the Eastern Theatre. This surrender includes all PAKISTAN land, air and naval forces as also all para-military forces and civil armed forces. These forces will lay down their arms and surrender at the places where they are currently located to the nearest regular troops under the command of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA. The PAKISTAN Eastern Command shall come under the orders of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA as soon as the instrument has been signed. Disobedience of orders will be regarded as a breach of the surrender terms and will be dealt with in accordance with the accepted laws and usages of war. The decision of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA will be final, should any doubt arise as to the meaning of interpretation of the surrender terms. Lieutenant JAGJIT SINGH AURORA gives a solemn assurance that personnel who surrender shall be treated with dignity and respect that soldiers are entitled to in accordance with provisions of the GENEVA Convention and guarantees the safety and well-being of all PAKISTAN military and para-military forces who surrender. Protection will be provided to foreign nationals, ethnic minorities and personnel of WEST PAKISTANI origin by the forces under the command of Lieutenant- General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA. (JAGJIT SINGH AURORA) (AMIR ABDULLAH KHAN NIAZI) Lieutenant-General Lieutenant-General General Officer Commanding in Chief Martial Law Administrator Zone B and India and Bangladesh Forces in the Commander Eastern Command (Pakistan) Eastern Theatre 16 December 1971 16 December 1971 |
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