[General Secertarys Letter no-135]

Summary

Dated 9 September 1966, this two-page letter from M. R. Masani, General Secretary of the Swatantra Party, asks a state-level party unit to provide an immediate account of its membership records. The letter distinguishes between Workers Cards and Life Workers Cards and asks the recipient to reconcile cards issued, register entries, blank cards held, and outstanding records.

Masani explains that the information is needed for his report to the Party’s National Convention in November and to establish the basis for representation at that convention. He sets a deadline of 20 September, warns that only members whose register entries and Centre’s quota have been received will be recognised for these purposes, and instructs the unit not to issue cards pending further directions.

Key points

• The letter is General Secretary’s Letter No. 135, dated 9 September 1966, issued from the Swatantra Party Central Office in Bombay.
• It requests state-level membership information concerning Workers Cards and Life Workers Cards.
• The recipient is asked to report cards issued, blank cards remaining, register entries, serial numbers, and subscription-quota receipts.
• The requested information is intended to support the General Secretary’s report to the Party’s November National Convention.
• The data will also be used to establish the basis of representation at the National Convention.
• A 20 September deadline is imposed; absent a reply, only documented members whose Centre’s quota has been received will be recognised for the stated purposes.
• The letter directs recipients not to issue cards that had not already been issued until further instructions.