[General Secretarys letter no-221]

Summary

This four-page English office record documents the Swatantra Party’s effort to translate and circulate its Mid-Term Report in Indian languages. In General Secretary R. C. Cooper’s letter of 12 February 1970, party units are asked to make the report available locally and to arrange translations where necessary. The letter notes that a Gujarati translation had been located and lists proposed journals and languages for republication or reprinting, including Telugu, Hindi, Gujarati, Kerala Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Oriya.

A reply from the Swatantra Party’s Bombay Region, dated 13 March 1970 and signed by P. S. Koppiker, reports that reprinting had begun in Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, and Urdu, in addition to English. The Bombay office proposed an initial combined run of 10,000 copies and estimated the cost at approximately Rs. 4,000, while requesting financial assistance from National Headquarters. The pages therefore show party organisation focused on multilingual political communication, local distribution, and the practical costs of expanding readership.

Key points

• R. C. Cooper’s 12 February 1970 letter asks party units to publicise the Swatantra Party Mid-Term Report extensively.
• The report is to be made available in local languages so that as many people as possible can read it.
• The letter identifies a Gujarati translation and proposes translated reprints through regional periodicals.
• The listed target languages include Telugu, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Oriya.
• P. S. Koppiker’s 13 March reply reports reprinting in Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, and Urdu, alongside English.
• The Bombay Region estimates an initial combined print run of 10,000 copies at a cost of about Rs. 4,000.
• The correspondence requests assistance from National Headquarters and illustrates the logistical side of Swatantra Party communication.