[Telegram to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page handwritten telegram, sent to Shri M. R. Masani in Bombay and dated 16 January 1962, responds to an earlier telegram concerning the handling of jeeps and receipts associated with endorsed candidates. The sender says Masani’s meaning is unclear and rejects the suggestion that a Parliamentary Board had decided to hand over jeeps to Masani’s representative.

Key points

• The document is a telegram on an Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department form.
• It is addressed to Shri M. R. Masani at Swatantryam, Bombay.
• The telegram refers to an earlier message from Masani.
• The sender says they cannot understand what Masani means by his representative’s sanctioning of a matter concerning Patna.
• The sender states that the Parliamentary Board never decided to hand over jeeps to Masani’s representative.
• The message appears to clarify that jeeps were to be handed over only against receipts from endorsed candidates.
• The apparent sign-off reads “Rangash,” though the handwriting is not fully unambiguous.