The PAKISTAN Eastern Command agree to surrender all PAKISTAN Armed
Forces in BANGLADESH to Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA, General
Officer Commanding in Chief of the Indian and Bangladesh forces in the
Eastern Theatre. This surrender includes all PAKISTAN land, air and
naval forces as also all para-military forces and civil armed forces.
These forces will lay down their arms and surrender at the places where
they are currently located to the nearest regular troops under the
command of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA.

The PAKISTAN Eastern Command shall come under the orders of Lieutenant
General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA as soon as the instrument has been signed.
Disobedience of orders will be regarded as a breach of the surrender terms
and will be dealt with the accepted laws and usage's of war. The decision
of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA will be final, should any doubt
arise as to the meaning [sic] of interpretation of the surrender terms.

    Lieutenant JAGJIT SINGH AURORA gives a solemn assurance that personnel
who surrender shall be treated with dignity and respect that soldiers are
entitled to in accordance with provisions of the GENEVA Convention and
guarantees the safety and well-being of all PAKISTAN military and para-
military forces who surrender. Protection woll [sic] be provided to
foreign [sic] nationals, ethnic minorities and personnel of WEST PAKISTANI
origin by the forces under the command of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH
AURORA.



             <signed >                           <signed>

        (JAGJIT SINGH AURORA)               (AMIR ABDULLAH KHAN NIAZI)
          Lieutenant-General                     Lieutenant-General
   General Officer Commanding in Chief   Martial Law Administrator Zone B and
   India and Bangladesh Forces in the    Commander Eastern Command
             Eastern Theatre                     (Pakistan)
             16 December 1971                 16 December 1971

       16 December 1971                          16 December 1971