Khan's West Pakistan for the first time in history. The Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed at Vienna at a conference attended by representatives of 71 nations. Under the agreement, which would become effective upon ratification by 40 nations, governments would maintain strict restrictions of four different classes of drugs and 32 identified substances, with the strictest controls over hallucinogens including LSD and mescaline. February 22, 1971 (Monday) Speaking about the Bengali minority in East Pakistan, the Republic of Pakistan's President, General Yahya Khan, said "Kill three million of them, and the rest will eat out of our hands." In the civil war that followed East Pakistan's declaration of independence, Yahya Khan's West Pakistan soldiers killed at least 26,000 Bengalis and perhaps as many as 100,000. The statement was recorded by journalist Robert Payne during an interview. February 23, 1971 (Tuesday) Malaysia's government established the MKN (Majlis Keselamatan Negara or Council of National Security), linking several agencies into one unit to maintain public order in the country and to strengthen national defense. Born: Melinda Messenger, English model, in Swindon Died: Do Cao Tri, 41, South Vietnamese general, was killed in a helicopter crash in Tay Ninh Province, along with François Sully, 43, French war correspondent for Newsweek magazine, en route to take command of Operation Lam Son 719. Ricardo J. Alfaro, 88, former President of Panama February 24, 1971 (Wednesday) The government of Algeria seized majority control (51 percent) of stock ownership in all French oil companies and nationalizing the natural gas pipelines and gasoline pipelines constructed by the companies. February 25, 1971 (Thursday) Vatican City ratified the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, pledging not to develop or deploy nuclear weapons, primarily as a sign of encouragement to other nations. The reactor of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station, the first commercial nuclear power station in Canada, went critical, and would generate power for the first time on April 4. The U.S. Department of State issued its "Foreign Policy Report" to the public, noting that it wished to improve relations with mainland China, and referring to the nation for the first time as the People's Republic of China. Born: Sean Astin, American actor, in Santa Monica, California, the son of actress Patty Duke; later adopted by Duke's husband, actor John Astin Daniel Powter, Canadian singer and songwriter, in Vancouver, British Columbia Sean O'Haire,American Pro Wrestler for WCW from 2000-2001 and WWF Now WWE