Instrument of Surrender: 1971 war

Pakistani Army Commander in the Eastern Command, 
Lt. General A. A. K. Niazi, signing the Instrument of Surrender in front of General of Officer Commanding in Chief of India and Bangladesh Forces in the Eastern Theatre, 
Lt. General Jagjit Singh Aurora. 16th December, 1971

Text of Instrument of Surrender

  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 usages 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 General 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 will [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