[Letter to Mr N Dandekar]

Summary

This confidential letter, dated September 22, 1967, is addressed to N. Dandekar at the Indian Express Building in Bombay. R. C. Cooper recalls a conversation at Dhananjay Khatau’s house concerning a list of contributions collected during the last elections, which Cooper says he sent to Khatau through Raju.

Cooper asks Dandekar to follow up on collecting funds for “the Party” during Cooper’s month-long absence in Europe. The page also records that the letter was dictated on September 6 and signed on Cooper’s behalf in his absence. Handwritten annotations at the foot of the page refer to Raju and indicate that a separate note concerning marked passages was being prepared.

Key points

• The document is a confidential office letter dated September 22, 1967.
• It is addressed to N. Dandekar at the Indian Express Building, Churchgate, Bombay 1.
• Cooper recalls a conversation at Dhananjay Khatau’s house before Khatau left for Europe.
• The correspondence concerns a list of political contributions collected during the last elections.
• Cooper states that he sent the list to Khatau through Raju.
• Dandekar is asked to follow up on collecting funds for “the Party.”
• A note beneath the signature says the letter was dictated on September 6 and signed in Cooper’s absence.