Minutes of the Meeting of the Organising Committee held on Tuesday, the 23rd June, 1959, at 5 p.m. in Mr. Masani's office.

Summary

This three-page Swatantra Party office record combines a covering notice dated 29 June 1959 with the minutes of the Bombay Organising Committee meeting held on 23 June 1959. The notice requests attendance at the committee’s next meeting on 5 July at Geeta Mandir Hall, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chowpatty, and is signed by Miss Hateria for Raja Hutheesing, Organising Secretary.

The minutes document the committee’s early organisational work: attendance and confirmation of the previous minutes; possible participation by Sir H. P. Mody and K. M. Munshi; fundraising and the search for suitable office premises; a proposed musical concert; translation of the Statement of Principles into Marathi and Gujarati; and arrangements for a national conference in Ahmedabad. The committee also planned Bombay meetings addressed by C. Rajagopalachari, a subscription dinner, the appointment of honorary city organisers, and the opening of a joint-signature current account for the Bombay Committee with the Union Bank of India. The pages present party-building as a practical exercise in recruitment, publicity, finance, events, and local administration.

Key points

• A 29 June 1959 covering letter announces the next meeting of the Swatantra Party’s Greater Bombay Organising Committee.
• The committee meeting recorded attendance by M. R. Masani and seven other participants.
• The minutes discuss prospective involvement by H. P. Mody and K. M. Munshi.
• Fundraising included anonymous donations of Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,000, alongside plans for a musical concert.
• The committee sought suitable office premises and resolved to print the party’s Statement of Principles in Marathi and Gujarati.
• It planned local meetings and a subscription dinner featuring C. Rajagopalachari.
• The Bombay Committee resolved to open a current account at the Union Bank of India, operated jointly by designated office-bearers.