UN Secretariat Item Scan - Barcode - Record Title Page 9 Date 27/06/2006 Time 2:27:43 PM S-0900-0002-01-00001 Expanded Number S-0900-0002-01-00001 Title items-in-lndia/Pakistan/Bangladesh - individuals and organizations - correspondence regarding relief efforts humanitarian assistance to refugees, donations Date Created 05/01/1972 Record Type Archival Item Container s-0900-0002: India/Pakistan/Bangladesh 1971-1977 Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit ,NC",/.'IN! AY94 IA-33 (UKDP) ISLAMABAD I30/12S 17 08002= | [ FILE NO. LTF ACTION SUYER UN AT IONS NEWYORK= ' 321 FOLLOWING RECEIVED CARE UHDP ISLAMABAD QUOTE DH KURT WALDKEIMS •••'.'^ SECRETARY GENERAL UNITED NATIQRS. PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN FEEL MOST f~ i— INDIGNANT AND VEHEMENTLY PROTEST AGAINST BLASPHEMOUS ATTEMPT C TO BURS EAITAL MAQDAS A6AIW ON 18TH MAY LAST IffSPITE OF SECURITY'""" COUNCIL DIRECTION TO PROTECT AMD KEEP IT INTACT = ^ *""*< P2/ .CfT-rt-'P TT* TC? Tt ftT*?1 TJT K^t/API TT* *tl'?-? jf^TV Trrfetiil^/r^ j**^, Tif\ ^V?F* JJn-V*?*-»x-J^jO-T^J Jc ^TiP**!^! > iT Vt-i OrV^ -u Ti^* fr{*. r*_-!T»-------ti»i- WITHOUT CONKIVANCE OF AUTHORITIES CONCERNED STOP WORLD BODY MUST ' TAKE HOST SERIOUS NOTICE OF THIS HEFARIOUS ATTEMPT AND ISRAELIS SO CALLED EXCAVATIONS ENDANGERING THE VERY STRUCTURE OF THE SACRED EDIFICE STOP "PLEASE ENSURE SAFETY OF BAITULMAGDAS AMD MAKE = P3/50/2S= ISRAEL RESPECT WORLD ORGAHIZATIOKS DECISIONS. SIGNED ABDULLAH MAUBUDI FOUNDER JAMEET-I-ISLAMI PAKISTAN, TUFAIL MOHAMMAD AMIRJAMAET ISLftNI PAKISTAN, REHMAT ELAHI SECRETARY GENERAL JAMMAT PAKISTAN"UNQUOTE = COL 321 -f 3 AP/Wl/ib bf. filing:GH cc:EM 13 Uovember 1973 Dear Mr. Hubraann, I refer to my earlier letter of 17 October 1973, regarding your proposal to manufacture synthetic stone for Bangladesh* In the meantime, coramanications concerning your proposal have been received from the United nations Industrial Organization (UEIDO) and the United nations Development Programme (UNDP). X understand from this information that your pro- posal was given most careful attention and that a considerable amount of time and effort was spent by both agencies in evaluating your project. However, as your process has not yet been experimented on the gs&und it appears that the question of its technical and economic viability would require further study. We were also informed that U23XOO has proposed to the Government of Bangladesh that you might perform an experi- ment in the country at reasonable cost to XI2HDO, provided the Government could designate a local institution to supervise the implementation and provide relevant support. In case of a favourable response from the Government of Bangladesh, UHIDO will contact you ggain regarding the implementation of your project. Sincerely yours. Anton Prohaslca Personal Assistant to the Secretary-General Mr. Rudolf Eubmann Consultant P.O. Box 23 A-3O4O Keulengbach UNITED NATIONS PROGRAMME DES NATIONS UNIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT UNITED NATIONS NEH YORK INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Mr. Anton Prohaska 2k October TO: Personal Assistant to Date:. 1971 the Secretary-General FILE N0.:_ BGD/75/009 John A. Olver • FROM: Assistant Administrator ( j[ W\ SENDER'S TELEPHONE EXTENSION:. Bureau of Administration and Firiuqce SUBJECT: BGD/73/009 - Production of Synthetic Aggregates In response to your request, communicated in your memorandum of 16 October, I forward belov clarification of our position on the proposal made by. Mr. Kubmann. Our technical advisers have evaluated Mr. Hubmann's proposal for trying out a new method of making synthetic stone in Bangladesh. They have concluded (see memorandum attached) that this scheme needs considerable development vork.before it can be put into practice. ¥e have therefore not approved the Government's request for SIS financing because there are too many uncertainties on the technical and economic viability of Mr, Hubiaann's proposal. The UNDP field office in Bangladesh shares our view and has informed the Government accordingly (a copy of the Deputy Resident Representative's letter ..... of 8 October is attached for your information). )v\ ,<.U '-,. V-1 I '^.-\- -"t UJ, UNITED NATIONS f|||| NATIONS UNIES UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION i.i-:iiC[ii-:Nii-:i.ui-:i< SSTHASSK i. A-IOTI) VIKNNA. AUSTRIA I'.O. HOX 7O7, A-IOI1 TKI.KPIIONU: .|.-J r,tK) TULKCillAril If ADI1HKKS: V.NIIX) TISL1CX: 75G12 REFERENCE: OA 321 BGD 5 2 November 1973 BANGLADESH: Manufacture of Synthetic Stone for Construction Purposes Dear Mr. Prohaska, . I am referring to your interoffice memorandum to Mr. Barbosa dated 17 October 1973 on the subject of manufacture of synthetic stone for construction purposes in Bangladesh. As the attached interoffice memorandum from Mr. Siddiqui to Kir. Abdel-Rahman will •indicate, we have spent a considerable amount of time and effort on .this project which was eventually turned down by UFDP (please see paragraph. 3»7 on page 4 of "the attached memorandum). Similar response has just been received to a subsequent reference by UNIDO to UNDP (copy of the letter dated 23 October 1973 from UNDP is attached). The crux of the matter is that Mr. Hubmann's process has never been experimented on the ground and before doing that the Government of Bangladesh wanted an independent evaluation of the same. For reasons not difficult to understand, Mr. Hubmann does not agree to that. As stated earlier, our simultaneous proposal to engage Mr. Hubmann as a UNIDO expert to prepare a pre-feasibility study was not accepted by UKDP and could not be further processed with the Government. Although a very difficult project for whose implementation the intensive efforts of UNIDO have not yet yielded promising results, we are now in the process of making the last effort by proposing to the Government that Mr. Hubmann might perform an experiment in the country at a reasonable cost to UNIDO, provided the Government could designate a local institution to supervise this experimentation from technical angle, provide local logisti-cal support and other Mr. A. Prohaska Personal Assistant to the Secretary-General United Nations Development Programme ~ ; United Nations, New York ; '*: ' fe UNITED NATIONS ^2 NATIONS UNIES N^S^' ': 2. in-puts, prepare an economic feasibility study, and thus help the Government in coming to a decision whether a Pilot Plant is feasible. In reply to Mr. Hubmann1s letter to the Secretary-General, you may remind him that UITIDO has been spending an extraordinary amount of staff time on this project, including consultation at the highest level of the Organization, In fact, in going through the file, I am impressed by the timely action and attention in depth by all concerned in the face of. many uncertainties* of Mr, Hubmann's proposal. Sincerely yours, E. G/] Rothblum* Officer-in-charge Technical Co-operation Division -->• •.•>'" m TXA 'V.-. .*."-* UNATIOSS TXA003 I03A EDT JUS IB 73 FYOISS(OOOl) (2-06S357E169) P3 .ns/lg/73 0001 .ics iPMtTZZ CSP'.;'- v;.^.''.-''';.•;. ••>^-?':^':;':/'- -";; ix: '•.'-. " "' - • y^. 2122605318 TD?1T REtf YO<tK NY 61 06-18• 0001A £ST , .-.-. ' ;-: PWS SECRETARY GESERAL.WALPHEIM C4RE'U«ITE!) ' NATIONS , DIP ; ' • " SEW .YORK »Y::'-; ;•"'••'•;;•.'.. "v.V -•• •'•..''''."• """•..'-'"'.;. .' : . " :- PLEA'S^ RE-SVALUATE. FpOflV-SITUATIO!! .BANGLEDESK. GIVEN 6.0,8. ESTIMATE' .'; OF 13^,^00' T.O-NS Iff-COUHTRY STOCKS 1 AUGUST, THIS !^EA?JS THAT ' ' ' . IN MIDDLE ASP LATE JUUY J«A»Y AREAS..WILL BE WITHOUT FOOT?. ONLY . ;;.; V SOURCE. OF. »t'CESSARY FIVE HUMORED THOUSAND TOWS !M TIME -PEKA IMS; '" SOVIETS. "SU«J?IT PRESE8TS OPPORTUNITY FOR SECRETARY 6EHERAL'?»IS§JT'';.>« ••-.:" ••" ••"'"-•-•'••-/•.'-.j'. •-. ••"•,''• . •'.' ; • . ' - C. -'-'^ COWWUS 1CATIOe.S"..REQUEST FOR'ACT'IOS'OH PART .OF 'PRESIDENT HIXON ;g-- —5 AND CHA1RBAS' 8RESHREV. ' -' ^V. '.';;•"• : ' '" . "•"'•... • '• '; '.;'•p&""f :•;* • DR JONATHAN BERALL X --;£v-•'"'"-'- ' ' :"" ,-; -. " -^'.'"^ «•* . ' r-X • ' r< 0>. I ^ cc: Mrs. Mira' Central Registry June 1973 Dear Mrs, Sigera, On "behalf of the Secretary-General, I thank you for your letter of 8 Kay 1973 concerning Saat Bengalis in Pakistan, vith attached copy of your telegram of the same date. Your observations have been noted. As you are no doubt aware, the Secretary-General has sade a number of efforts to facilitate the solution of humanitarian probleas in the subcontinent, and he held talks with the Governments concerned about these matters during his trip to the subcontinent earlier this year. Unfortunately, owing to the complex nature of the problems involved, no solution has yet been found. However » the Secretary-General wishes you to know that he will continue to do vhatever he can, vithia his authority and competence, to help achieve this objective. In particular, he is endeavouring to make arrangements with the Governments concerned for starting a limited process of repatriation which would make it possible for at least some groups of Bengalis to return to Bangladesh shortly. Yours sincerely, -,--- • '•.:-~i;-.->.--:.. jr.x-r» m. Director Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs Mrs. Savitri Higara President Indian Federation of United Nations Associations 15, Sanpath Barracks "A11 Hew Delhi India OF fSATIOHS AS^ (AFFILIATED TO THE WORLD FEDERATION OF UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATIONS. GENEVA £ - ? -Icno^l. vl;-trd A5, jarfath Barracks "A" Yrc: ntlhi-India Grams : IXDFUVA Phms : o/j'7^1 D• -''° Action Beip i.r«d 'j L?fITLM3 Patron-in-Chlef H. E. V. V. Giri May B, 1973.. President of India Patron President : Hon'blc Shri R. N. Mirdha Minister of Home Affairs Dear fir. President ; Mrs. Saviiri Nigam I an sure gre^t humanist as yoxi are you nust Executive Chairman : ha.vo also taken note of the horrible news of sending the East Or. WatjEjuira Singh I. C. S. Bengalis in conceiitratio n camps in Pakistan. Attached herewith . Sfci-S. 0. Paitdey you will find a copy of the telegram and I hope by the tine it !. Secretary-General reaches you, you nust have taken proper action. Bib a line .