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My dearest T ,a,

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1966

Personally it was very gratifying to me thatyou should have made a mention of the name of NetajiSubhas Bose, while calling upon the people to repeat 3times his immovtal mantra, his indefatigable clarioncall, namely "JAI MIND", which people all over Indiahave accepted with heartiest approbation, in your stirringaddress from the ramparts of the Red Fort to mark thehistoric occasion of the 19th anniversary of IndianIndependence Day. His war -cry, "C HALO "C HALO LALWILLA", uttered in the heat of the INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY3swar against the British Imperial Regime in war -time, havealso a ring of echo in our hearts even to -day. The placefrom where you were giving your edifying speech was Delhiand the venue was the Red Fort - both of which were Netaji'shighest goals.

If India is free to -day, it is in no small measureto (1) the people's struggle, whether violent or non-violent,that commenced soon after the Congress Leaders' arrest follow-ing the passage of the "quit India" Resolution on 8th August,1942; (2) the creation of the ARZI EUKUMAT-E-HIND (the Pro-visional Government of Free India) in Exile and the creationof the INDIAN NATIONAL ARMY (AZAD EINj FAUZ) under theinspiration from and direct supervision of Netaji SubhasChandra Bose; (3) the naval mutiny of the Indian Navy in

, 1946 in Bombay, which left cracks of disaffection in thethen loyal armed forces of British India. It is wrong forthe Indian National Congress to;iiiewriting of the Indiannational history, of India's struggle for freedom, termain-tain;!#hefreedom was solely due to non-violent strugglewaged by the people of India under the leadership of MahatmaGandhi and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Neither the Congress orits Leaders can lay claim to a virtual monopoly in India'sFight for Freedom, excluding those who believed that violencealone could bring freedom to the Motherland. p l q , e4 L 4 ; i

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It will not, of course, suffice for me to merelythank you formally for making a mention of the name of NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose in your Independence Day (1966) Address.I would rather go further to make the following constructivesuggestions for your approval:

Firstly, whenever you happen to pay a visit toCalcutta in future, you should make ita point to call at Netaji Bhavan as amark of your respect towards thatgreat leader of men. (Netaji Bhavan atElgin Road has already been turned intoa National Museum and a permanent placeof exhibition of his works and deeds)While on a visit to Netajiis House, youshould make it a point to take interestin NETAJI RESEARCH BUREAU, run under thesupervision of Dr. Sisir Kumar Bose, oneof his nephews, who was responsible inhelping Netaji escape from the clutchesof British India into an escapade thathas become a sensation of all time. Ifneed be the government of India shouldoffer financial assistance and otherhelp to the Bureau in furtherance of itsobjectives.

Secondly, to pay a visit to Netajits statue, nearRaj Bhavan, Calcutta, which was unveiledby the late Prime Minister, Lal BahadurShastri, and place a wreath there.

Thirdly, to take initiative in the celebration ofthe 70th anniversary of the birth ofNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose, which fallson 23rd January, 1967, and to participatepersonally in the celebrations in Calcutta.

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FOURTHLY, the Government of India should invite thewife of Netaji Bose, Mme. EMPJUE SCRWKL-- BOSE, staying in Vienna, and their daughter,DR. (MRS.) ANITA MARTIN PFAFF, along withthe husband of the latter, DR. MARTIN PFAFF,now in the United States of America, to paya visit to India to co-incide with the birth-- anniversary celebrations of Netaji on 23rdJanuary, 1967, and to participate in theRepublic Jay celebrations on 26th January,1967, in New Delhi-, If this proposal findsfavour with you, you should personallyproceed to write a letter each to Netaji'swife and daughter, which should be forwardedthrough, and should be personally handed overby, India's respective ambassadors in Viennaand Washington D. C. The letters should besent post-haste, in fact, right away, tohelp them plan a trip to India next year orlate this year which can extend to next year.I SHALL BE GLAJ TO FORdARD TO YOU THEADDHE' OF BOTH OF THEM, ONE IN VIENNAANJ THE MEER IN THE UNITED JTATES.INCIMINTALLY, IF THE TRIP MATERIALISES,NETAJI1S WIFE WILL BE IN INDIA FOR TTIEFIRST TIME AND HIS DAUGHTER A SECOND TIME.NETAJI'S SON-IN-LAW WILL ALSO BE HERE FORTHE SECOND TIME. BUT IT WILL BE THEIRFIRST VISIT AS HUSBAND -AND -WIFE. TT:_;;_]

GC,r_7.- - CL'' INDIA SHOULD SPONSCR THEI-TRII TC , TIFOUGH AND FROM INDIA AT 7T5OWN EXPENSE.

Thanking you once again in anticipation of yourco-operation and with kindliest personal greetings to you,

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Shrimati Indira Gandhi has askedme to thank you for your letter of April 4,

Ph o two packets which were sent byyou were received. hy the Prime Minister andsent to retali's daughter Anita through ourEmbassy Di Val;hngton. T am sure you will.get an acknowlelement from her. Unfortunately,tiie Prime Ministel could not meet Anita inWashint4ton, during her very brief awl rushedvisit to tit

5P,e has ttskee ne to thank you forthe kiad sentiNenta you hove eNpressed inyour letter.

Regarding metitUv! her in Raj Bhavandurin7 her visit to Bombay, it will bedifficulr for us to fix any apoointment fromhere. You may kindly get in touch with theSecretary who will be accompany1n7 herthere.

Shri Y.C. Vakil,76,Kandori Buildings,199/215 Panjarapole Road,Bombay -4 - Bk.

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76 Kandori Buildings199/215 Panjarapole RoadBombay - 4 - BR

Monday, April 4, 1966,

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You have, I trust, received my letter, dated Thursday,March 24, 1966, along with 2 packets, which I was able tosend to you through the kind courtesy and good offices oflocal IAC officials.

The 2 packets were meant for Netaji's daughter, Anita,who resides in Washington, J. C., now.

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According to Capt. D. A. Samant, Chief Operations andTraining Manager, IAC, who piloted Prime Minister's SpecialCaravelle ("Rashtradoot") Charter Flight from New Delhi toParis, in accordance with the telephonic talk I have hadwith him in Bombay, the letter along with the packets werehanded over to the Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister,one Mrs. Malik, e;v1 t ,, ftF AV.v,- , J .L .1 ; ° ` A L J. L _J J P g + ; 5 .

If so, I shall be very happy indeed if I am informedas to whom the same packets were handed over at the Embassyof India in Washington, D. C., so that I can write to Anitato collect the same. If the same are being despatched toAnita direct by the Indian Embassy, I can still drop a lineto so that she can acknowledge the receipt of thepackets.

It is from the bottom of my heart that I hasten toconvey to you my most grateful thanks for carrying thesepackets for Anita. As already made clear in my forwardingletter, if the same were meant for anybody else, I wouldnever have given you- ' the trouble to take the same withyou.

MRS. INDIRA GANDHI1 SAFDARJALTG ROADNEd DMBI

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In the absence of any report of your meeting with Anitain aashington, D. C., I shall be very happy to know fromyou whether you were able to run into, and meet, Anita andher husband, Martin. If you already do not know, you willbe pleased to learn that the seeds of their romance were sownin Madras, India, which bloomed, blossomed, flowered andfructified in Vienna, culminating in their marriage on 5thJuly, 1965, in their native city - the Austrian capital.If you were not able to meet them, I still feel in my heartof hearts that you could have spared a few momenta forAnita and Martin by receiving them at the Blair House,where the State Jepartment had wisely provided for you toreceive private visitors during certain specified hours,as per its :announced schedule of engagements for you.

YOUR MAIAEN PERFOPEANCE IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONALDIPLOMACY AND STATESOMANSEIP IN THE COURSE OF YOUR STATEVISITS TO PARIS, dAaHINGTON, NEdYMK, LONXN, AND MOSCO6i,LET ME HASTSN TO ASSURE YOU, HAS PROVED TO RE A VERITA'RU,A THUMPING TRIUMPH. All the dpubts that the doubtingThomases had about your ability and competencs, whqn youtook charge of the august office of the Pri_ lanistershipof India, have now been, well and wisely, se_ rest, onceand for all. r future care ap,

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PleasePlease refer to my letter to you, dated Thursday, March17, 1966, which requested you for a private audience with you,in view of your then projected stopover in Bombay en route to,iashington, which did not come off, because of Air -Indiastrike. The letter made a request for a private audience,even for a few fleeting moments, with two -fold purpose:

1) so that I could rfr- ,rlar - a bouuet toyou as a co - ,-csture, I1ovng theassumption )-- ) august cc of thePrime Linistershi_

2) so that I could p introduce to you my 2adopted sisters, ,s,sar- and ,,hahnaaz, star-c - = --screen artistes, wITIn --%ave .00t of t(' -e Nehru farli- cept (7cracious sel-.Brief details abcu i you find in myletter.

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In view of your forthcoming visit to Bombay on May 21,22, 23,;( , may I express the hope that it may now bepossibleckto accede to my request, the venue preferably beingRaj Bhavan, Bombay, failing which, V. I. P. Room, Santa CruzAirport, Bombay, or any other convenient place. PLEASE LET MEKO.d AND KINDLY 03LIGE AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

Rajiv and Sanjay, it is gratifying to learn, have beenable to join you in your trips to Paris, 4.ashington, New York,London, and Moscow, and are now back home, bringing to fruitiona happy family reunion. My loving greetings to them both.

Thanking you in anticipation of your favourable co-operationand expeditious reply, and with kindliest greetings to you,

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Thursday, March 17, 1966.

Ito sr URGENT

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for yourletter (No.307-PM0/66), dated February 26, 1966, and anotherone (Nó.298-PMH/66), dated March 12, 1966, in acknowledge-ment of my previous letters.

The first letter expresses your inability to meetDr. (Mrs.) Anita Martin Pfaff, the daughter of Netaji SubhasChandra Bose, in the course of your forthcoming officialState visit to the United States of America, who has settledin Washington D.C., with her husband, Dr. Martin Pfaff. Ifnot for the sake of maintaining relations with the daughterof a prominent Indian personage and a close colleague of yourgrandfather and father, how rwish it would have been possiblefor you to meet Anita in your official capacity as theChairman of the Anita Bose Trust and the Indian Natonal ArmyRalamordxxxatkux Fund. Any way, be that as it may. Somehowor the other, I seep on hoping, even if it is hoping againsthope, that you will run into Anita in Washington in the courseof your projected tour.

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Dear Shri VSkil,

I have received your letters. Thankyou for your felicitations and good wishes.

It would be a pleasure to meet Anitaagain, But my visit tc the Unitod States isof such short duration that it would beextremely difficult to cope with the officialbusiness, and I doubt if there will be timeto do anything extra.

With all good wishes,

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Thursday, February 17, 1966

PRIVATE, P 01'4"...1.1,,C I iTIL

This has reference to my letter to you, dated Thursday, January20, 1966, which, apart from conveying to you my heartiest felicitationson your election as the Leader of the Congress Party in Parliament andas the Prime Minister-Jesignate of India, raised 3 or 4 other matters.

Then followed another letter from me, dated Saturday, February 5,1966, concerning the 110th birth -anniversary of Toru Dutt, on Friday,March 4, 1966, a suggestion you had favourably responded to while youwere the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Governmentof India, New Delhi.

I he.ve - feeling, L,al a strong one at that, that ever since theassumption by you of the august office of the Prime Ministershi, ofIndia on lionday, January 24, 1966, the batter7 of secretaries you -resurrounded with are jealously guarding you all around, with the resultthat my above two letters have neither been produced before you norplaced in your hands for suitable reply. IF A FRIENJ LIKE ME OF 22YEARS' STANDING MEETS WITH TIIS FATE, THEN I SHUDDER TO THINK OF ,,-JIATHAPPENS TO THE LAYMEN FRCE 4ALK6 OF LI.Fg IN INDIA AHD ABROAD. ITIS SO UNLIKE YOU NOT TO ACKNOWLErGE LETTER FROM A FRIEND AND NOT TODEAL dITH THE POINT RAISED TEM(EIN, IF I HAVE KNOWN YOU WELL ENOUGHSINCE FEBRUARY, 1944.

According to the latest communication I have available with me now,

1it may now please you to learn that the daughter or Netaji suonasChandra Bose, Jr. (Mrs.) Anita Martin Pfaff, whom I consider my sister,as I do you, has now shifted to Washington, J. C., the capita] of theUnited States of America.

Her address is as follows:

JR. (MRS.) ANITA MARTIN PFAFF5323 CONNECTICUT AVRNUE, N. W.WASHINGTON, J. C.,20015UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

So, when you do go to Washington, J. C., in the middle of Larch orearly April, 1966, on an official State Visit to the United States ofAmerica, on an express invitation from President Jhonson, you shouldhave no difficulty whatsoever in meeting Anita and Martin, her husband.Their romance, it may interest you to learn, started in Madras, whenAnita was on a visit to India in 1960-61.

MRS. INDIRA GANDHITHE PRTW, MINISTER C2 INDIA1 SAF RJANG17E11 JELHI

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It will, of course, be upto you to lay down your own approach andprocedure in the matter of arranging a meeting with Anita,

Your father, Panditji, in spite of his heavy schedule on a Statevisit to Austria some years ago, did find time to have breakfast withAnita and her mother, Mme. Emelie Schenkl-Bose, in Vienna.

If you can also hit upon a similar personal gesture on your part,not only as the Prike Minister of India, but as a member of the Nehrufamily, which had such close, cordial relations with the members of theBose family since the days of your beloved grand -father, Pandit MotilalNehru, it will not only be appreciated by personal friends like me, butwill be admired by the vast teeming millions of India at large, who stir!hold Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in great reverence and admiration.

If, however, since you have the habit of doin7 everything in yourown individual AAmiy, a highstru_ag individual that you are, then. you willmeet Anita and her husband, Dartia, in any case, at any function orfunctions to be held by the Indian community in general and to be hostedby the i.mbassy of India in to

BUTBUY 2i:1AT gClaaj NO IZULAT }3b OhUnmm7, 02 A Frir.1,1,U, DIEETING 2 AFOP L AL FUNCTION, ;f1TH NO PE 13.60NAL , . Lb TCUal -30UT IT

THE FORM AND SCOPE OF MEETING BETWEEN MY TWO SISTERS., I SHALL LEAVETO THE DISCRETION OF BOTH OF TIM, TO BE MUTUALLY ARRIVED AT, AND AGREEDUPONJ BY AND BET; Dim TIEMISUNES DIRECT.

M Y another suggestion, THAT OF R,biB ING TIE; NICOBAR AIL) AN jAILPANI L iB , F:LEI) A-Ni) N,.6 A jHEN TIE; INLIAN NATICaki Rlar OF THE ARZI HUKUMT-E-HINj LIB1LRATED TEld

FROM THE BRITISH jUR11iG THE ,iARTILE, deserves serious considerationin because THAT,L, SL, CC:NO=7GliaNDBA&E051164M dr tioNCL:RE.

IT IS A GESTURE THAT THE GOVENLF,NT AND THE PEOPLE OF INDIA AREFi FECTLY CAPABLE OF ,iITHOUT CREATING UNSEEMLY AERATES AND SCENES INTHE PARLIAMENT OVER THE RENAMING OF THESE ISLANIB.

Thanking you in anticipation of your co-operation and with bestwishes for your health and happiness,

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