CIA Documents: Declaration of Independence by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

This collection of six declassified CIA intelligence documents captures Washington’s real-time intelligence picture during the opening hours of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Produced over two days, the files include situation reports, a CIA Intelligence Bulletin, a military assessment, and the President’s Daily Brief for President Nixon. They document the Pakistani military’s crackdown on East Pakistan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s declaration of independence for “Bangla Desh,” the uncertainty over Mujib’s arrest, and the heavy fighting that erupted across the region — all as seen through the eyes of the CIA.