[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This single-page letter, dated April 8, 1970, is from C. D. Desai, an ICS (Retd.) Member of Parliament, to Minoo Masani. Desai objects that the party office has circulated notes to members of the National Executive concerning a letter and chargesheet from R. H. Cooper without supplying him with copies. He argues that, as the person primarily concerned, he should be given the opportunity to correct inaccuracies or misrepresentations before the matter is considered.

Key points

• Desai writes to Masani about the circulation of party-office notes concerning a case involving R. H. Cooper.
• He says the circulated material includes points from Cooper’s letter and chargesheet and points from Desai’s reply.
• Desai objects that he was not supplied with the office notes or a full copy of the material being circulated.
• He argues that extracts may give an incomplete or distorted picture by taking statements out of context.
• He requests that every member of the National Executive receive Cooper’s letter and Desai’s reply in full.
• He also asks that the final office notes be furnished to him, framing the request as a matter of fairness.