General Council Circular No. 40

Summary

This one-page Swatantra Party circular, dated April 2, 1971, confirms that the party’s General Council will meet in Bombay on April 17–18, 1971. It specifies the venue, meeting hours, and arrangements for members’ attendance, including hotel accommodation and rail or air bookings.

The announced agenda combines routine organizational business with political questions. It includes confirmation of the previous council minutes, consideration of M. R. Masani’s resignation as President, assessment of party organization in light of the recent parliamentary and state-assembly elections in Orissa and Tamil Nadu, discussion of the current political situation, and matters referred by the National Executive. The circular is signed by R. C. Cooper as General Secretary.

Key points

• The circular is dated April 2, 1971, and issued from the Swatantra Party’s national headquarters in Bombay.
• It confirms a General Council meeting in Bombay on April 17 and 18, 1971.
• The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. on April 17 and resume at 10 a.m. on April 18.
• The agenda includes confirmation of the minutes of the December 1970 General Council meeting in Madras.
• The council is to consider the resignation letter submitted by party President M. R. Masani.
• The agenda calls for reviewing party organization after recent parliamentary and state-assembly elections in Orissa and Tamil Nadu.
• The circular also lists discussion of the current political situation and matters referred by the National Executive.
• Members are asked to provide attendance and travel or accommodation requirements.