[Letter to S V Raju]

Summary

This single-page letter, dated January 23, 1970, is from S. V. Raju to Minoo Masani. Raju states that, in response to Masani’s January 7 letter written before Masani’s trip to China and Europe, he is enclosing two materials: a digest of Masani’s statements on socialism and a side-by-side comparison of the economic pronouncements made at the Congress sessions in Ahmedabad and Bombay.

The letter indicates that the requested digest is intended to help Masani respond to Morarji Desai’s attribution of certain views to him. Its focus is therefore documentary and political: clarifying Masani’s position on socialism and comparing Congress economic statements. The page contains no substantive discussion of the enclosed materials themselves.

Key points

• The letter is dated January 23, 1970 and is addressed to Minoo Masani.
• S. V. Raju says he is responding to Masani’s letter of January 7.
• Masani’s earlier letter was written immediately before his visit to China and Europe.
• Raju encloses a digest of Masani’s statements on socialism, covering both negative and positive aspects.
• The digest is intended to assist Masani in dealing with Morarji Desai’s attributions to him.
• Raju also encloses a parallel-column comparison of economic pronouncements from Congress sessions in Ahmedabad and Bombay.
• The page records the enclosures but does not reproduce their substantive contents.