[Telegram to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page English telegram from the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department concerns a dispute over financial liability connected with party purposes. The sender confirms having sent a telegram to Minoo Masani after receiving Masani’s letter of 21 December, and refers to credit arranged from the Central Bank. The message invokes the legal and moral commitments of Masani, Sir Homi Mody, and other associates to repay the credit in full.

Key points

• The telegram is addressed to Sir H. P. Modi at Bombay House, Bombay.
• The sender confirms sending a further telegram to Mr Masani.
• Masani’s letter of 21 December is said to have been received that day.
• The dispute concerns credit arranged from the Central Bank for party purposes.
• The sender refers to legal and moral commitments to repay the credit in full.
• The sender objects to a proposal that would make them personally liable for two lakhs eighty thousand rupees.
• The continuation refers to parliamentary subscriptions and rejects the suggestion that the sender should bear the liability.