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 composite office record contains a 29 June 1959 notice inviting a friend to the next meeting of the Organising Committee for the Swatantra Party in Greater Bombay, followed by the minutes of the committee meeting held on 23 June 1959 in Minoo Masani’s office. The notice gives the time and venue of the forthcoming meeting and is signed by Missy R. Hateria for Raja Hutheesing, the organising secretary.

The minutes record the committee’s attendance and early organisational decisions. The committee discussed possible recruits, including Sir H. P. Mody and K. M. Munshi; reported anonymous donations of Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,000; considered premises for a party office; accepted an offer to organise a musical concert for fundraising; and resolved to print the party’s Statement of Principle in Marathi and Gujarati. It also planned constituency-wise organisers, public meetings and a subscription dinner featuring C. Rajagopalachari, and authorised a current account for the Bombay Committee with the Union Bank of India. The pages document the practical formation of the party in Bombay rather than setting out its political principles in substantive detail.

Key points

• The document combines a 29 June 1959 meeting notice with minutes of the Swatantra Party Organising Committee meeting of 23 June 1959.
• The committee discussed prospective members, including Sir H. P. Mody and K. M. Munshi.
• The minutes report anonymous contributions of Rs. 10,000 and Rs. 5,000 to the party.
• Members considered office premises, fundraising through a musical concert, and publication of the Statement of Principle in Marathi and Gujarati.
• The committee planned constituency-wise organisers and public meetings in Bombay addressed by C. Rajagopalachari.
• A subscription dinner and a Bombay Committee current account at the Union Bank of India were authorised.