[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page English government letter dated November 8, 1965, records an urgent exchange between the Department of Parliamentary Affairs and Minoo Masani. D.S. Bakshi, Under Secretary, asks Masani to provide ten copies of photographs and one biographical sketch, explaining that the Ministry of External Affairs requires them urgently.

The attached memorandum from the Ministry of External Affairs identifies the materials as relating to members of parliamentary goodwill missions expected to travel abroad. It asks the Department of Parliamentary Affairs to forward photographs and biographical sketches to India’s missions overseas, stressing that the photographs are needed immediately. The document therefore concerns the administrative preparation and external representation of parliamentary delegations, rather than a substantive policy argument.

Key points

• The letter is dated November 8, 1965, and was issued from Parliament House, New Delhi.
• D.S. Bakshi, Under Secretary in the Department of Parliamentary Affairs, writes to Minoo Masani.
• The recipient is asked to send ten copies of photographs and one biographical sketch.
• The Ministry of External Affairs requires the materials urgently.
• The attached memorandum concerns members of parliamentary goodwill missions expected to visit foreign countries.
• Photographs and biographical sketches are intended for India’s missions abroad.
• The document reflects interdepartmental coordination concerning parliamentary diplomacy and external publicity.