(Conttnuedjrom yesterday)

Recommendations

(U) That the Officers mentioned in No. (i) above should also be tried for criminal neglect of duty hr the conduct of war both in East Pakistan and West Pakistan. The details of this neglect would be found in the Chapters dealing with the mill-tan' aspect of the war (ill) That Lt. Gen. Irshad Ahmad Khan, former Commander 1 Corps, be tried for criminal and wilful neglect of duty in conducting the operations of his Corps in such a manner that pearly 500 villages of the Shakargarh tehsil of Sialkot district in West Pakistan were surrendered to the enemy without a light and as a consequence the Army offensive in the south was seriously jeopardised:

Hv) That Maj Gen Abid Zahid. fqnner GOC 15 Div. be tried for wilful neglect of duty and shameful surrender of a large area comprising nearly 98 villages in the Phukllan salient in the Sialkot district of West Pakistan, which surrender also posed a standing threat to the safety of Marala Headworks by bringing the Indian forces within nearly 1500 yards thereof. He also kept the GHQ in the dark about Indian occupation of the Phukllan salient

until the loss was discovered after the war.

(v) Tliat Maj. Gen B.M. Mustafa, former GOC 18 Division, be tried for wilful neglect of duty in that his offensive plan aimed at the capture of the Indian position of Ramgarh in the Rajasthan area (Western Front) was militarily unsound and haphazardly planned, and its execution resulted in severe loss of veliicles and equipment in the desert.

(vi) That Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi. former Commander. Eastern Command, be court-martialled on 15 charges as set but hr Chapter III of part1V of, the Supplementary Report regarding his wilful neglect in the performance of his professional and military duties connected with the defence of East Paki-stan and the shameful surrender of his forces tot he Indians at a juncture when he still had the capability and resources to offer resistance.

(vil) That Maj Gen Mohammad Jamshed, former GOC 36 (ad-hoc) Division, Dacca, be

tried by court martial on five charges listed against him. in the aforementioned part of the Supplementary Report, for wilful neglect of his duty in the preparation of plans for the defence of Dacca and showing complete Jack of courage and will to fight, in acquiescing in the decision of the Commander. Eastern Command, to surrender to the Indian forces when It was still possible to put up resistance for a period of two weeks or so, and also for wilfully neglecting to inform the audio rities concerned, on repatriation to Pakistan, about the fact . of distribution of Rs.50,0PQ by him out of Pakistan currency notes and to her funds at his disposal or under his control in East Pakistan.

(vili) That Maj Gen M. Rahim Khan, former GOC 39 (ad-hoc) Division. Chandpur. hi East Pakistan, be tried by court martial on five charges listed against him in this Report for showing undue regard for his personal safety in abandoning his Division, his Divisional troops and area of responsibil-

ity and Vacating his Divisional Headquarters from Chandpur on the 8th of December. 1971: for his wilful Insistence on moving by day owing to fear of Muktl Bah ini and thus causing the death of fourteen Naval ratings and four Officers of his own HQ. besides injuries to himself and several others, due to strafing by Indian aircraft: for his abandoning valuable signal equipment at Chandpur: for spreading despondency and alarm by certain conversation on the 12th of December. 1971, at Dacca: and for wilfully avoiding submitting a debriefing report to GHQ on being specially evacuated to West Pakistan in early 1971 so as to conceal the circumstances of his desertion from him Divisional Headquarters at Chandpur.

(lx) That Brig. G.M. Baquir Siddiqui, former GOS, Eastern Command. Dacca, be tried bycourt martial on nine charges as formulated in this Report, for his wilful neglect of duty in advising the Commander, East-

ern Command, as regards the concept and formulation of defence plans, appreciation of the Indian threat, execution of denial plans, abrupt changes in command, friendliness with he Indian during captivity and attempts to influence formation Commanders by threats and inducements to present a coordinated story before the GHQ and the Commission of Inquiry in regard to the events leading to surrender in East Pakistan, (x) That Brig Mohammad Hayat, former ( mnm.imhr 107 Brigade. 9 Division. East Pakistan, be tried . by court martial on four charges for displaying .Wilful neglect in not formulating;a, sound plan for the defence of the fortress of Jessore; for falling to properly plan and command the brigade counterattack at Gharibpur. for shamefully abandoning the fortress of Jessore and delivering intact to the enemy all supplies and ammunition dumps: and disobeying the orders of the GOC 9 Division, to withdraw to Magara in the event of a forced withdrawal from Jessore-.

(xi) That Brig Mohammad Aslam Niazi. former commander 53 Brigade. 39 (ad-hoc) Division. East Pakistan, be tried by court martial on six charges for displaying culpable lack of Initiative, determination and planning ability in that he failed to occupy and prepare defences at Mudafarganj as ordered by his GOC on the 4th of December, 1971: for failing to eject the enemy from Mudafarganj as ordered on the 6th of December, 1971; for shamefully abandoning the fortress of Laksham on or about the 9th of December. 1971; for wilful neglect in failing to properly organise ox-filtration of his troops from the fortress of Laksliam to Comilla 1 on the 9th of December. 197 thus resulting in heavy casualties and capture of several elements of his troopson the way; for showing callous disregard of military ethics In abandoning at Laksham 124 sick and wounded with two Medical Officers without informing them about the proposed vacation of the fortress: and for abandoning intact at Laksham all heavy weapons, stocks of ammunition and supplies for the use of the enemy

The sixteenth Instalment appears tomorrow