A Critical Assessment of Gary Bassâs The Blood Telegram
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Gary Bassâs The Blood Telegram narrates the historical and geopolitical backdrop to Bangladeshâs war of national liberation, drawing on documents from U.S. and Indian archives, including the White House tapes, diplomatic cables, and papers of senior functionaries. Bassâs research exposes the criminality of the Nixon Administrationâs tilt toward Pakistan Armyâs brutal repression of the Bengalis, and chronicles that, while the US diplomats in Dhaka, such as Consul General Archer Blood, were remitting real-time assessments of ongoing massacres, ethnic cleansing, and political repression to the State Department and the White House, the Nixon Administration was supporting General Yahya Khanâs regime and Pakistan Armyâs terror campaign of repression in East Pakistan. He also chronicles the inner workings of the Indian political leaders, bureaucrats, and military officials, and the diplomatic maneuvers leading to the IndoâSoviet Treaty. However, Bassâs coverage of ongoing developments in Bangladesh/East Pakistan during 1971 is limited and wanting, partly due to his lack of access to archival Bangladeshi materials and his unfamiliarity with the available materials in Bengali. Nevertheless, Bassâs book is a critical and consequential work of scholarship.
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A Critical Assessment of Gary Bassâs The Blood Telegram
In: Journal of Bangladesh StudiesSearch for other papers by Tanweer Akram in
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Gary Bassâs The Blood Telegram narrates the historical and geopolitical backdrop to Bangladeshâs war of national liberation, drawing on documents from U.S. and Indian archives, including the White House tapes, diplomatic cables, and papers of senior functionaries. Bassâs research exposes the criminality of the Nixon Administrationâs tilt toward Pakistan Armyâs brutal repression of the Bengalis, and chronicles that, while the US diplomats in Dhaka, such as Consul General Archer Blood, were remitting real-time assessments of ongoing massacres, ethnic cleansing, and political repression to the State Department and the White House, the Nixon Administration was supporting General Yahya Khanâs regime and Pakistan Armyâs terror campaign of repression in East Pakistan. He also chronicles the inner workings of the Indian political leaders, bureaucrats, and military officials, and the diplomatic maneuvers leading to the IndoâSoviet Treaty. However, Bassâs coverage of ongoing developments in Bangladesh/East Pakistan during 1971 is limited and wanting, partly due to his lack of access to archival Bangladeshi materials and his unfamiliarity with the available materials in Bengali. Nevertheless, Bassâs book is a critical and consequential work of scholarship.
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