[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

In this letter dated 7 May 1964, C. Rajagopalachari acknowledges Minoo Masani’s letter and confirms that the proposed meeting dates suit him. He returns an enclosed draft letter addressed to Members of Parliament and advises Masani to omit an explicit proviso from it. Rajagopalachari argues that the draft’s opening already conveys the intended condition by implication, and that stating it expressly would unnecessarily irritate the MPs.

The letter closes with a quotation from Charles Lamb about the difference between an idea being merely implied and being directly expressed. The page also records Rajagopalachari’s Madras address, a receipt stamp dated 8 May 1964, his handwritten signature, and the notation that one enclosure was returned.

Key points

• Rajagopalachari confirms that the dates proposed for a meeting suit him.
• He returns a draft letter addressed to Members of Parliament.
• He recommends omitting an explicit proviso from the draft.
• He believes the draft already conveys the proviso by implication.
• He cautions that making the condition explicit could irritate the intended recipients.
• He illustrates the point with a quotation attributed to Charles Lamb.