Margaret P.

Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

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UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 01 DACCA 05848 261050Z 11 ACTION NEA-10 INFO OCT-01 EUR-12 EA-09 ISO-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 NSAE-00 NSCE-00 SSO-00 USIE-00 INRE-00 PM-04 H-02 INR-07 L-03 NSC-05 PA-02 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 SCCT-01 IO-10 /084 W --------------------- 036801 O R 260955Z NOV 75 FM AMEMBASSY DACCA TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8892 INFO AMCONSUL CALCUTTA IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY COLOMBO AMEMBASSY KABUL AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY RANGOON USLO PEKING CINCPAC UNCLAS DACCA 5848 E.O. 11652: N/A TAGS : PINS, PFOR, BG IN SUBJECT : OFFICIAL NEWS ACCOUNT OF INCIDENT AT INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION REF: DACCA 5830 (NOTAL) RADIO BANGLADESH BROADCAST AT NOON AND 1430 HOURS TODAY, IN BANGLA AND ENGLISH, THE FOLLOWING NEWS ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT AT THE INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION THIS MORNING, NOVEMBER 26.

BEGIN TEXT: FOUR MISCREANTS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND TWO IN JURED IN FRONT OF THE INDIAN HIGH COMMISSSION IN DACCA THIS MORNING WHEN POLICE AND SECURITY GUARDS OPENED UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 DACCA 05848 261050Z FIRE TO FOIL THEIR ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP THE HIGH COMMISSIONER

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

FOR INDIA. A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID IN DACCA TODAY THAT SIX MISCREANTS ARMED WITH REVOLVERS APPROACHED THE HIGH COMMISSION TO KIDNAP THE HIGHEOMMISSIONER FOR INDIA WHEN HE ARRIVED AT HIS OFFICE THIS MORNING. TWO WOUNDED MISCREANTS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND FOUR REVOLVERS RECOVERED FROM THE GROUP. IN THE MELEE, THE HIGH COMMISSIONER, MR. SAMAR SEN, RECEIVED MINOR BULLET INJURY ON HIS ARM AND WAS GIVEN IMMEDIATE MEDICAL AID. ON HEARING OF THE NEWS, SENIOR ARMY OFFICIALS AND THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE RUSHED TO THE SPOT. THE CHEIF OF PROTOCOL, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, WENT TO THE HIGH COMMISSION TO EXPRESS BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT'S DEEP REGRET. HE ALSO INFORMED THE HIGH COMMISSION THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT TO PUNISH THE GUILTY UNDER MARTIAL LAW REGULATIONS. SECURITY MEASURES AT THE HIGH COMMISSION HAVE BEEN FURTHER TIGHTENED. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT, ACCOMPANIED BY THE MILITARY SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT, CALLED ON THE HIGH COMMISSIONER TO EXPRESS CONCERN OF THE PRESIDENT AND ENQUIRE ABOUT HIS WELFARE. REITERATING THE DETERMINATION OF THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE FOREIGN NATIONALS AT ANY COST, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT WILL BE GIVEN TO THE MISCREANTS TO FOIL ANY SUCH MOVE. HE SAID THE ATTEMPT WAS ENGINEERED BY CERTAIN ANTI-STATE ELEMENTS WITH THE ULTERIOR MOTIVE TO DAMAGE THE EXISTING BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND CORDIALITY BETWEENINDIA AND BANGLADESH. END TEXT. CHESLAW

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Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

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Automatic Decaptioning: X Capture Date: 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators: n/a Current Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Concepts: CRIMES, KIDNAPPING, PRESS RELEASES Control Number: n/a Copy: SINGLE Draft Date: 26 NOV 1975 Decaption Date: 01 JAN 1960 Decaption Note: Disposition Action: n/a Disposition Approved on Date: Disposition Authority: n/a Disposition Case Number: n/a Disposition Comment: Disposition Date: 01 JAN 1960 Disposition Event: Disposition History: n/a Disposition Reason: Disposition Remarks: Document Number: 1975DACCA05848 Document Source: CORE Document Unique ID: 00 Drafter: n/a Enclosure: n/a Executive Order: N/A Errors: N/A Film Number: D750411-0768 From: DACCA Handling Restrictions: n/a Image Path: ISecure: 1 Legacy Key: link1975/newtext/t1975118/aaaaagsw.tel Line Count: 91 Locator: TEXT ON-LINE, ON MICROFILM Office: ACTION NEA Original Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Original Handling Restrictions: n/a Original Previous Classification: n/a Original Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a Page Count: 2 Previous Channel Indicators: n/a Previous Classification: n/a Previous Handling Restrictions: n/a Reference: 75 DACCA 5830 Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED Review Authority: izenbei0 Review Comment: n/a Review Content Flags: Review Date: 19 AUG 2003 Review Event: Review Exemptions: n/a Review History: RELEASED <19 AUG 2003 by chicheje>; APPROVED <20 FEB 2004 by izenbei0> Review Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Review Media Identifier: Review Referrals: n/a Review Release Date: n/a Review Release Event: n/a Review Transfer Date: Review Withdrawn Fields: n/a Secure: OPEN Status: NATIVE Subject: : OFFICIAL NEWS ACCOUNT OF INCIDENT AT INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION TAGS: PINS, PFOR, BG, IN To: STATE Type: TE Markings: Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006

Margaret P. Grafeld Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006