From Paul Martin Dacca. March 9

Maulana Abdul Bhashani, leader of East Pakistan's radical leftists, today promised to support Shaikh Mujibur Rahman in his struggle against the military leadership of Pakistan. However. Maulana Bhashani, who wields powerful influence over Bengali militants. gave a warning that the hour of compromise bad passed and that Pakistan could no longer remain a united country.

Speaking at a rally of more than 50,000 people in the centre of Dacca, Maulana Bhashani, leader of the National Awami Party, said that Bengalis might resort to violent methods to achieve their aims. " I do not believe in non-violence'', he said. " I told Gandhi as much. It is absurd."

The public appearance of Maulana Bhashani, aged 88, so soon after Shajkh Mujibur, leader of the Awami League. had outlined his four demands to President Yahya Khan, raised fears that the occasion would be used to provoke a new crisis in the country.

However, the fact that he clearly backed the shaikh's policy is an indication that the left, whose support the shaikh considers of great importance, has decided to cast in its lot with him.

One reason for this is that Shaikh Mujibur decided at the last moment before making his speech on Sunday to include in his demands the lifting of martial law, imposed on the country after the regime of General Yahya came into power.

He urged Bengalis to fonts action committees in every village in preparation for any future showdown with the Army.

He said that complete independence for East Bengal from Pakistan bad now become inevitable.


Dacca, March 9.—President Yahya khan will fly to East Pakistan tomorrow, apparently to establish a dialogue with Shaikh Mujibur Rahman. The visit was announced on Dacca radio today as more foreigners were evacuated from East Pakistan.

A British VC 10 airliner flew out 97 people of 13 different nationalities, mainly British, in an emergency evacuation. B.O.A.C. had extended its usual flight to Karachi a further 1,000 miles to Dacca to pick up the passengers, the majority of them women and children, before flying on to Calcutta to refuel.

West German military aircraft flew out 117 Germans to Bangkok yesterday. Japanese and Belgian citizens are also preparing to leave, and the United Nations representative has been told to move out his personnel if he feels it necessary.—Reuter and Agence France Press