[Letter to Mr Minoo Masani]

Summary

This two-page letter, dated January 12, 1970, from S. V. Raju to Minoo Masani, coordinates Masani’s forthcoming visit to Rajkot, Ahmedabad, and Bombay. Raju asks Masani to postpone the Rajkot visit from January 24 to a weekend in February, preferably February 7–8, because of changes to the Parliament session and the National Executive meeting. He outlines proposed meetings with the State Executive and the M.L.A.s, and discusses a possible dinner involving Jaideepbhai, H. M. Patel, and Baria.

Key points

• Raju asks Masani to postpone his Rajkot visit from January 24 to February 7–8.
• The proposed change is linked to the postponement of the Parliament session and a resulting change in the National Executive meeting.
• The Ahmedabad programme includes meetings with the State Executive at 10:30 a.m. and with M.L.A.s at 2:30 p.m.
• Raju reports uncertainty about a January 31 dinner and suggests breakfast with H. M. Patel the following morning.
• The letter discusses Masani’s travel plans, including confirmed tickets from Delhi through Ahmedabad and Bombay.
• Raju reports that Masani’s Rajkot booklet has been printed and that the Press Conference transcript is being prepared.