[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

In this letter dated June 10, 1970, S. V. Raju reports to Minoo Masani on Lt. Appa Rao’s proposal for training camps intended to counter the Naxalite threat. The proposed camps would combine physical training—such as defending a village against attack—with ideological instruction about communism and its various manifestations.

Raju explains that the plan is to select 30 highly capable men, train each of them to train 20 others, and thereby create 300 trained personnel. He recommends Srikakulam, identified as the centre of Naxalite activity in Andhra, as the camp location, with a duration of 20–30 days.

Key points

• The letter discusses Lt. Appa Rao’s proposal for camps addressing the Naxalite threat.
• The camps would provide both physical and ideological training.
• Physical training would include exercises such as defending a village against attack.
• Ideological instruction would address communism and its manifestations.
• The proposed training model begins with 30 men, each expected to train 20 others.
• The intended result is a network of 300 trained people.
• Srikakulam is proposed as the site because of its centrality to Naxalite activity in Andhra.
• The proposed camp duration is between 20 and 30 days.