On March 3, a rattled General Yahya Khan called a ' round table , conference of the lead-

ers of all parties represented in the yet to meet National Assembly in Rawalpindi on March 10. The results were predictable. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman swiftly rejected the invitation. On his part, ZA Bhutto, whose incendiary statements on the scheduled NA session in Dhaka earlier had led to the crisis, accepted Yahya Khan's invitation with alacrity. However, with Mujib's

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