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Sunday December 5, 1971
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This Day In 1970's History: Sunday December 5, 1971
  • India-Pakistan fighting now involves air, tank and sea battles. The Taj Mahal has been camouflaged to prevent a nearby Indian air base from being located. India claims to have captured Akhaura in East Pakistan; Karachi, West Pakistan, is under fire. The U.S. State Department blames India for the outbreak of war; Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi charged Pakistan with launching the war. A U.S. 747 evacuated 405 Americans from Karachi. [NBC]

  • The United Nations Security Council met in an emergency session to consider the India-Pakistan situation. A U.S. resolution for a cease-fire was vetoed by the Soviets, who back India; India is believed to want war with Pakistan. China blamed India for the war and wants a cease-fire and withdrawal of troops. The Soviet Union wants an independent East Pakistan. [NBC]

  • There is a history of bitterness between Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India. Religious hostility is both political and military; there were wars in 1947 and 1965. [NBC]

  • In Belfast, Northern Ireland, a bomb exploded in a pub in the Catholic district, killing 16. [NBC]

  • South Vietnam's military operation in eastern Cambodia is expanding. A new force is on Highway 1 linking Saigon and Phnom Penh. A U.S. government study shows that the major reason for rising civilian casualties and refugees in Cambodia is U.S. bombing. The study was made by the General Accounting Office at the request of Senator Edward Kennedy. [NBC]
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