[Swatantra Party Minutes of Meeting]

Summary

These two pages record the 29 October 1959 meeting of the Swatantra Party’s Organising Committee of Greater Bombay. The minutes list the attendees, confirm the previous meeting’s minutes, and note arrangements for a Labour Contact Centre, a Youth Contact Centre, and the appointment of M. Mehta as paid executive secretary on a six-month probation at Rs. 700 per month. The committee also established a procedure requiring convenors’ written reports to be circulated before meetings, with only brief oral summaries presented in person.

The document reports the distribution of party membership forms, distinguishing Bombay from areas outside Bombay, and records upcoming public meetings, including events connected with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday anniversary and C. Rajagopalachari’s next visit to Bombay. It also notes Rs. 12,000 collected through advertisements, an upcoming concert, and a decision to send fraternal greetings to the Swatantra Party convention in Madras. No standalone title or author is printed; the document is an institutional record of committee proceedings.

Key points

• The Organising Committee of Greater Bombay met on Thursday, 29 October, at 6 p.m. in the Swatantra Party office.
• The committee discussed premises and supervision for a Labour Contact Centre and considered a volunteer-run Youth Contact Centre.
• M. Mehta was appointed paid executive secretary on six months’ probation at a salary of Rs. 700 per month.
• Convenors were instructed to circulate written reports two days before committee meetings and give only brief oral summaries.
• The membership-form statement records 4,500 books printed and 3,662 issued, with separate figures for Bombay and areas outside Bombay.
• The committee planned public meetings, including one marking Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birthday anniversary and another at Chowpatty during C. Rajagopalachari’s next Bombay visit.
• The committee recorded Rs. 12,000 collected in advertisements, announced a concert, and agreed to send greetings to the party’s Madras convention.