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Shri Chitta Basu l M.P. had written to PM on

30th September, 1988 regarding his discussions with

leaders of the Chinese Communist party during his visit

to China in June, 1988. One of the items of discussion

was the need for re-evaluating the role of Netaji Subhas

Chandra Bose and the Chinese apparently agreed that joint

research on the subject co-ld be undertaken by Indian and

Chinese scholars.

2. In pursuance of this the All India Forward Bloc ,

approached the Indian Council of Social Science Research

to initiate a joint study on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Social '

Sciences. They were, however, informed by the ICSSR that

there was no provision for taking up joint studies under

their existing programme and that they would bear this

request in mind in future.

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3. MEAls assessment is that the Chinese may have

responded to Chitta Basuls proposal more because of his

political standing than because they have anything

substantial to contribute to a study of Subhash Chandra

Bose. At the most they may provide Chitta Basu some

material on Netaji which he could use.

MEA feels that while there is no objection to the

assistance, being sought from the Chinese for a study on

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, it is not necessary for the

Government to intervene with the ICSSR to fund any such

study. The ICSSR should be free to takekecision on merits.

5. I agree with their recommendation,

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Reference: Letter cit. 6-3-89 from ShriChitta Basu, MP, New Delhi about(i) taking over of the house inKabul where Netaji stayed enrouteto Europe during 2nd World War and(ii) our proposal for Joint researchwork on the history of freedommovement (placed below).

PM has desired that both theseissues be examined quickly.

7.3.89

Dir.(MS)

With pps. pl. We have alreadyexamined Shri Chitta Basu's suggestionfor joint research with China on Netaji.Have we received anything from M.E.A.on Netaji's House in Kabul?

7.3.89

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PM had quer i ed a bou t the pr esen t s t a t us of Shri Ch i t t a Basu's

l e t t e r s t o P M .

The pos i t i on is as fol lows:

(1) Pr oposa l for joint s t u dy on Net a j i wi t h the Ch in ese Aca de m y of

Soci a l S ci en ce s :

Shri Ch i t t a Basu, MP had wr i t t en to PM on 30th Se p t em be r ,

1988 regar di ng his discussions with leader s of the Chin ese Comm un is t

Pa r t y dur ing his visit to Ch ina in June, 1988. One of the i t em s of dicussion

wa s the need for re-eva l ua t i n g the role., of Net a j i Subhas Chandra Bose

an d the Ch in ese a ppa r en t l y a gr eed t h a t joint r esea r ch on the subject

could be un der t a ken ' )y Indian and Ch inese schola r s .

In pur sua nce of th is the All India For wa r d Bloc appr oached the

Indian Counci l of Soci a l Sci en ce Rese a r ch t o in i t ia te a joint st udy on

Net a j i Subha s Ch a ndr a Bose in col l abor at i on with the Chinese Aca dem y

of Socia l Sci en ce s . They wer e , however , in form ed by the ICSSR t h a t th er e

wa s no provi sion for taking up joint st ud ies under thei r exis t ing progra mme

and t h ey would bear th is r eques t in mind i n fu t u r e .

MEA fel t t h a t the Chinese ma y have responded to Ch i t t a Basu's

proposal 'hore beca use of his pol i t ica l standing th a n because th ey have

an yt h i ng subs t a n t i a l t o con t r i bu t e t o a st udy of Subhash Chan dra Bose.

MEA fe l t t ha t while t h e r e wa s no obj ect i on t o th e ass i s t a n ce being sough t

fr om t h e Ch i n ese for a s t udy on Net a j i , i t wa s not necessa r y for t h e

Gove r n m e n t t o i n t er ven e wi t h th e ICSSR t o fund any such s t u dy. This

was con s i der ed in our offi ce and it was a gr eed , wi th the appr oval of

Sec re ta ry t o PM, t h a t the ICSSR should be fr ee t o ta ke a deci si on on

m e r i t s on the All India For wa r d Bloc's r eques t and t h a t the Gover nm en t

I need not i n t er ven e.

(2) Pr oposa l for a c qu i s i t i on of a h ous e i n wh i ch N et a j i s t a yed :

Shri Ch i t t a Basu had also wr i t t en t o PM suggest ing th at

the Indian Gover n m e n t should take over and ma in t a i n the House in Kabul

in which Net a j i Subha sh Cha ndra had s t a yed in Febr ua r y, 1941. This

r eques t was con s i der ed in the Ministry of Ex tern al Affa i r s and it was

fe l t t h a t it would not be wor thwhi le t o a cqu i r e the House beca use:

(i) Net a j i did not s t a y perm a nen t l y in th is House. It was only

a t r an si t poin t .

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e f - C 1 as a nat ional mon umen t , not ma ny Indian nat ionals would

t o o p yn IV/91. visit Afgh a n i s t a n i n or der to see the House.

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I agree with MEA's r ecommendat ions.

EAM/MOS(N) could be asked to send a su i t able reply to Shri

Ch i t ta Basu.

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The Working President of the All India Freedom Fighers'

Organisation, Shed l Bhadra Yajeej has written to PM

saying that his organisation has decided to bring the

remains of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose from the Rengkoji

temple, Tokyo) to India.

MEA have been consulted. Opinion in India continues to

be sharply divided on whether the ashes in the Rengkoji

Temple in Tokyo are those of Netaji. GOI has, therefore,

not taken any steps for their return though it pays an

annual maintenance grant to the Temple. This position has

been stated by EAM in Parliament.

The Govt. of India had appointed an Enqurity Committee

in 1956 headed by Shah Nawaz Khan including S.C. Bose,Yie.AW

Netaji's elder brother. The majorityA was that Netaji met

his death in an air crash on 18th August, 1945 and that the

ashes in the Renkoji Temple were those of Netaji.

Netaji's brother, S.C. Bose, however, dissented from this

view. A one man Commission of Enquiry of Justice G.D.

Khosla was appointed in 1970 and he too concluded that the

casket lodged in the Renkoji Temple contained the ashes of

Netaji.

Netaji's brother, however, continued to oppose this

view. In January 1982, he wrote

Gandhi that "there is no convincing

ashes are genuine and that of my

to Prime Minister Indira

proof that the so called

brother .......Under the

circumstances it would be wrong to pass ot the so-called

ashes as genuinely being that of Netaji." There is no

indication that his attitude has since undergone any change.

Sheel Bhadra Yajee, Working President of the All

India Freedom Fighters Organisation, has been seeking the

return of the ashes to India and the building of a suitable

memorial. The AIFFO had passed a resolution to this effect

in September 1983. Dr. Sisir Kumar Bose, the nephew of

Netaji had written to PM on 26th September 1985 stating that

he has no objection to Government taking appropriate

action to implement the resolution of the AIFFO.

The Netaji Research Foundation, Jaipur, however,'

contests the authenticity of the ashes in Japan and opposes

their transportation to India. The Foundation wants a fresh

inquiry into Netaji's disappearance and has approached the

Rajasthan High Court to direct the Government to do so.6627M:5 -Y7 1

mac -1g

Given the absence of any consensus on this issue, it

would be best to continue the present policy. Any 4ltion by

GOI to bring back the ashes from the Rengkoji Temple would

stir a political controversy. We should, however, ensure

that the ashes are properly maintained and that the annual

grant that we give to the Temple is adequate. EAM could be

asked to send a suitable reply to Sheel Bhadra Yajee.

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Director26.4.89

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SWEET

The Working President of the All India Freedom Fighers'

Organisation, Sheel Bhadra Yajee) has written to PM

saying that his organisation has decided to bring the

remains of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose from the Rengkoji

temple, Tokyo to India.

MEA have been consulted. Opinion in India continues to

be sharply divided on whether the ashes in the Rengkoji

Temple in Tokyo are those of Netaji. GOI has, therefore,

not taken any steps for their return though it pays an

annual maintenance grant to the Temple. This position has

been stated by EAM in Parliament.

The Govt. of India had appointed an Enqurity Committee

in 1956 headed by Shah Nawaz Khan including S.C. Bose,

Netaji's elder brother. The majority( as that Netaji met

his death in an air crash on 18th August, 1945 and that the

ashes in the Renkoji Temple were those of Netaji.

Netaji's brother, S.C. Bose, however, dissented from this

view. A one man Commission of Enquiry of Justice G.D.

Khosla was appointed in 1970 and he too concluded that the

casket lodged in the Renkoji Temple contained the ashes of

Netaji.

Netaji's brother, however, continued to oppose this

view. In January 1982, he wrote to Prime Minister Indira

Gandhi that "there is no convincing proof that the so called

ashes are genuine and that of my brother .......under the

circumstances it would be wrong to pass (AY the so-called

ashes as genuinely being that of Netaji." There is no

indication that his attitude has since undergone any change.

Sheel Bhadra Yajee, Working President of the All

India Freedom Fighters' Organisation, has been seeking the

return of the ashes to India and the building of a suitable

memorial. The AIFFO had passed a resolution to this effect

in September 1983. Dr. Sisir Kumar Bose, the nephew of

Netaji had written to PM on 26th September 1985 stating that

he has no objection to Government taking appropriate

action to implement the resolution of the AIFFO.

The Netaji Research Foundation, Jaipur, however,

contests the authenticity of the ashes in Japan and opposes

their transportation to India. The Foundation wants a fresh

inquiry into Netaji's disappearance and has approached the

Rajasthan High Court to direct the Government to do so.

okoie ::2::

OCTET

Given the absence of any consensus on this issue, it

would be best to continue the present policy. Any tion by

GOI to bring back the ashes from the Rengkoji Temple would

stir a political controversy. We should, however, ensure

that the ashes are properly maintained and that the annual

grant that we give to the Temple is adequate. EAM could be

asked to send a suitable reply to Sheel Bhadra Yajee.

(Meera Shankar)Director26.4.89

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¼ t t a B a S UMEMBER- OF PARLIAMENT

(RAJYA,SABHA)

Dear Pr i me M i ni s t e r ,

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Phone No. 382260 /384576

28, Gurdwara Raliabgunj Road,New Delhi -110001.

Dated 30 September, 1983.

During the vi s i t of our Pa rt y (A l l Indi a Forwar d B l oc ) ' s D e l e g a t i on

to Ch in a in la s t June , we had se v er a l ro und s o f d is cus s io n w it h the l e ad e r s

of th e Chi ne se Communi st Par ty . One of the i t e ms of di sc uss io n was the

need for re-eva l uat ing the ro l e of Ne ta j i Subhas Chandra Bose , dur i n g the

freedom movement o f our countr y , his thoughts on so c i a l i s m i n ge ne r a l and

o t h e r a s p e c t s o f hi s ac tiv it ie s i n th i s c o u n t r y and a br ol l . I t was agreed)between our Pa r t y and the Chi ne se Comuni ca. Party-t-hat---Soi ,at-re se ar c h o f .

this subj e c t may be unde r tdi e n by Ind i an and Chi n e se sc h ol ar s , i n near futur e ._

On r etur n t o the countr y , we approached the Ind i a n Counc i l of So c i a l

Sc i e nc e R e s e ar c h , to in i t ia te a j o i nt study on Ne t a j i Subhas Chandr a Bose

i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n with the Chi ne se Academy o f Sla,cial Sc i e nc e . We are now

to ld by the Ind ia n Counc i l o f So c ia l Sc i e n c e Re se a r c h that i t has a l r e ady

made some spec i f i c commitments for hol di ng two se mi nar s and exchang ingI . _ . .sc i l oi ors tor a p e rt o o ox montus °nu . Vie are tux -cuer r e por te u tua t ,

at the moment, th e r e is no pro v is ion for up jo i nt s t ud ie s under the

pr owanme . We ar e , however, assur e d that th i s ma tt e r can be di s c us s e d wi th

th e Chi n e se Academy o f So c i a l Sc i e nc e when an appr op r i a te opp ort uni ty ar i se s .

We fee l y ou are de ep ly int e r e s t e d i n fUrthe r expanding the sc ope o f

cultura l e xc hange s between the two co un t r i es . Jo int study by Ind i an and

Chi ne se sc ho la rs on Ne t a j i Subbas Chandra Bose may c on t r i b ut e for str e ngthe ni ng

th e cult ura l bon ds between the two na t ion s .

I would, the r e for e , r e q ue s t you to k i n d l y se e that such ef fo rt s

me e t su c ce s s a s ear ly as possi bl e .

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I am enclosing a copy of a l e t t er which I'M has

received from Shri Ch i t ta Basu. \l'ie would be gr a t efu l

for your com ment s.

(Meer a Sh an kar )Di r ect or

Joint Secretary(E/9, MEA

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Subject : Sugges t ion ma de b y Shr i Chittat iasu , M.P .(Ra jya Sauha) t o thePr ime Minis ter re jarding se t . t . in gup of a jo int study gro u p b yInd ian and Chinese scholars o nNe ta j i Sub ha sh Ch an dra uo se .

Reference i s invi ted t o th is OfficeU.O. o f even number dat,A:( 16 th No ve mb e r ,1988 on the subject no ted above.

Ne sha l l oe gl a t e fu l i f co m m e nt s i nthe matter could kind ly b e expedited .

( Me er a Sh a n ka r )Director

JS( tA) ,Minist ry o f -xternal AffairsPM's Office U.0,

Da : 10th January, 19.9 .

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NEW DELHI

Reference is invited to Prime Minister's,OfficeU.O.Note No.885/25/C/30/88-Pol dated 16th November 1988regarding letter from Shri Chitta Basu, M.P., to P.M.relating to the proposal for a joint study on Netaji SubhasChandra Bose in collaboration with the Chinese Academy ofSocial Science.

2. We have consulted our Embassy in Beijing whofeel while the Chinese may have responded to Shri ChittaBasu's proposal more in response to his political standingrather than as a token of their objective assessment ofany real contributionwhich they can make to a re-evaluationof the role of Netaji, the persistence on the part of ShriChitta Basu is not unlikely to result in one or two Chinesescholars or organisations providing him with some materialon Netaji which he could use. The Chinese are certainlygoing to be conscious of the domestic political ramificationsfor them of such an association with Netaji and wouldpresumably limit the extent, nature and scope of theircollaboration on the subject.

13. In view of the above, it is our view that weneed not have any specific objection to the assistance beingsought from the Chinese for any ongoing study on NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose. However, I do not think it is necessaryor advisable for the ICSSR to initiate at our insistanceany new study in collaboration with the Chinese Academyof Social Science. ICSSR's response that they would discussthis matter with the Chinese Academy of Social Science whenan appropriate opportunity arises is, to my mind, an adequate

G6'Yeresponse. In case the ICSSR finds it possible to initiate

64-7y -z0.4- 3 IA it 3 3 / , studies, in the future, we would have no objection to their110,4_. making some extra provision for this purpose in their

programme.

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Presid_nt : Pr inc ipa l ,U luber iaCo n ve n er ,

Bharat iva Lok a Sanskr i tSan sad ,Ho wrah D i s t r i c tCo mmit te e .

: Nat i on al Martyr ' s Da y a t Vid ya sa ga rSq u a r e 1 1 A.. M. Dr . B. N. Ro ycho wc:"hu ryt o inaugu r a t e . Oath taking ce r e r t r . )n y,SDngs o f s t rugg le o f th e oppressedby Bh r l t i ya Lo ka San s1: " r i t . i San s -a d.

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Subject : Neta ji b i r t h uay t o Nat iona lMartyrs Lday-Ca mp a ign fo r nat ionaldeve lopment .

ive forward he re wi th for ap, . ropriateac t ion co p y o f a l e t t e r dated 20 th Jecember ,1983 fro m Shri S01 . Hay, Co-ordina tor , TheCalcutta Univers ity Nati ,na l In tegrat ionCouncil o n the subjec t noted above.

The co mmu nica t io n has no t be e nacknowledged .

( H. . dakshi )Officer on Special i i u t y

Minis try o f Home Affairs( Dr. S.K. P.A.c h au r i - Join t SecretaryPli t ' s Office U.O. No.800/6 /C/ 1 / 89-Poi .

Dated : 4th January, 19 3 9 .

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Dear Shri Sent

Phone Nos. 3,822603782576

mato auA 28, Gurdwara liakabgunj Road,

Di . 6. 3 .8 9 .

Ki ndly re fe r to my di sc uss i on wi th you ove r phone

on 3rd March, 89 i n connection wi th my d i sc us s i on wi th the

Prime Minister regarding ( a) the takeover of the House i n

Kabul, A f gh an i st an , where Netaji staye d enroute to Europe

l u r i n g the 2nd iVorld 9ar and (b) our proposal for Jo int

r e se ar c h :vork on the hi s t or y of freedom movement. I am

se nding herewith c op i e s o f le t ters addressed to the Prime

Mi ni s te r i n th i s connection, for your fol l ow up ac t i o n.

With best regards,

end.: a s above.

Shri IL Sea ,J oi nt Secr etary,P.M. Se c r e t ar i a t ,New De l hi .

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Dear Pr i m e Minis t er ,

Phone No. 382260384576

28, Gurdwa ra Rakabgun j Road,New Delh i -1.

:30-9-1988.

As you know, Ne t a j i Subhas Ch an dr a Bos e r ea c h e d Kabul on J a nua r y 27 i n1941 , aft e r hi s gr ea t es ca p e from Ca lc u t t a on J a nua r y 16 , 1941. He s t a yed i nthe House t ha t belongs t o ' a t = Chand, an ol d re vo lu t io nar y at Mob a l l a BunduGuz a r , Shor Ba z a r , Ka bu l , from Feb rua ry 9 , 1941 to Fe br u a r y 11, 1941 and aga infrom Fe br ua r y 15, 1941 to 17 March, 1941. Bhagat Ran Ta l wa r , an ol d r e vo l u t i on a r ywho had helped Net aj i i n hi s es c a p e from Pe shawar to Ka bu l , had al so st ayed withN et aji i n t h a t house at Ka bul . T her e w as a re fe rence o f th i s House and t h e roomi n which Net a j i had s t a ye d , i n t h e 13ook, "The T a l wa r s of Pa t h a n La n d andSubh a s Ch a n dr a ' s G r e a t Es ca p e . "

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I an to ld th at the sa i d h ouse is no t be ing ma in t a ined pr op er ly and dentingi t m w be di lap idated soon . For eve r y Ind ia n pat r i o t , th e House i s a sa credplace. I s t r o ng ly fee l that t he Gover nmen t of Ind ia sh ou l d t a k e ne c es s a r y ac t ion ,t o t a ke over t h e h ou se and maint a in i t pr op er ly a s a monument o f hi s t o ri ca l andnat ional s ign i ficance .

I t o o k up t h e ma t t e r wi t h Sh r i K. Na t wa r Si ngh , Minis te r of St a te , Ex ter na lAffa ir s , who was kind enough t o send me a le t te r of acknowledgemen t No.88 da t ed 30 t h J une , 1983 . Si n c e t h e n , I h a ve n ot rece ived any in fo r ma t ion from theMinis tr y of E x t e r n a l Affa i r s .

I quot e the re le va n t por t ion :

The res idence of Ut t a n Chald was i n t he upper s tor ey of abui ld ing i n Mohan. a Hindu Ga z er . The fl oo r was occu p i ed by one Roshan la l ,a H i n d u fr om Pe s h a wa r . The house con s i s t ed of th r ee rooms i n add it ion t ot he ki t c he n and t h e ba t h room. The two of us ( N et a j i and Bhagat Ran T a l wa r )wer e g iven a sep ara te room fu rn is hed - aft er th e fa s h ion . Thefl ou r ,was cove r e d with dur ries and ca r p e t s . T here was a sa n d l i ( a so r t ofsm a l l wood en t ab l e urx1 er which the r e i s an angi t h i wh ich kee ps the hugequi l t s i n the room warm) i n t he m i d d l e o f t h e room and thr ee th ic k and lowmat t res se s wi t h cu s hions ar oua l the sa nd l i which were used for s i t t i ng anda l s o a s beds at ni gh t . Net a j i and 1. used two of the se ma t t r es s es wh i l e t h et h i r d would be t aken by ot he r s comind in to t he To urn."

act ion .I sha l l be gl a d i f you kind ly ta ke in te re s t i n the ma t t er and t a ke appr op r i a t e

Wi th rega r ds ,

Yours s i n c e r e l y,

(Chi t ta Basu)Sh r i Raj iv GandLii iPr i me Mi n i s t e r ,In (h a .

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MINISTilt OF SC Alla;FuIt EXI' NAL Mk' ALAS

INDIA

J une 30 , 1988 .

Dear Shri Ch i t t a Basuji ,

I have r ecei ved your l e t t e r of 14 t h May, 1988

and noted t h e pr oposa l fo r a cqu i r i n g t h e house i n Kabul wh er e

Ne t a j i Subhash Chandr a Bo se had st a yed for a few weeks i n Feb ru a r y/

March, 1941.

With good wi she s,

Yours s i u ce r e l y,

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( K. 14 at war Sin gh)

Shri Chi tt a Basu,28, Gurud war a It ak abgunj kLo alNew Delh i .

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Phone No. 382200384576

28, (lard war a it ak abg ua j Ito a l ,

Dated 36 Sep t em ber 1)8S .

Dear Pr i m e i d i n i s t er ,

Lur ing the vi s i t of our Pa r t y ( All Ind ia 'Forward 13Io c) s De l e g a t i on

to Ch i n a i n 1 as t .June, we had sever a l rounds of dis cus s ions wi t h t h e le a d e r s

of t h e Chine se Communist Par ty. One of t h e i te ms of d is cus s ion was th e need

fo r t h e ro le o f Net a j i &Lianas Chaudr a Bo se, du r ing the freedom

movement o f oa r count r y , hi s th.ought s on so ci al i au i n ge ne r a l and ot he r

as p ec t s of his act ivi t ies i n th is cou n t r y and a br oa d . I t was agr eed between

our Pa r t y and t he Chine se Communist Pa r t y t ha t jo in t re se ar ch of th i s sub jec t

may be under t aken by In d i a n and Chine se schola r s , i n n ea r fu tu re .

On re t ur n t o t h e count r y, we k i p p r a c h e d t h e In d i a n Cou n c i l of So c ia l

Sc i e n c e L.e search , t o in it iat e a j o i n t s t udy on Ne t a j i Subna s Chandra Bose

i n col labora t ion wi t h t h e Ch i n es e Ac aleny of So cia l Sc i e nc e . tie are now t o ld

by the Ind ian Cou n c i l oir Socia l Sci en ce Ite se krch t ha t i t na s a l r e a dy made

some spec i fic commi tments fo r hold ing two se m i n a r s and exc h a n g i n g scho la r s fo r

a per i od o f 4 man mon tns onl y. Vie ar e fart he r repo r t ed t na t , a t the momen t ,

t ne r e i s no pr ov i s ion for t ak ing up join t s tu d i es under t n e programme.

a r e , h owever , a s su r e d t ha t th is mat t er can be dis cus s ed wi t h t he Ch i nese

Academy o f Socia l Sc i enc e when an app rop r ia t e op por tun i t y ar i se s .

e fe e l you are deep ly in t e r es t ed i n fu r t he r expa nd i n g the scope of

cul t u ral ex c ha nge s between the two co u n t r ie s . Jo in t s t udy by In d i a n and

Ch i n ese sc ho la r s on Net a j i Su bn a s Chaudr a Bo se n a y con tr ibu te fo r s t rengthe ning

t he cu l t u ral bon ds between the two nat ions.

I wou l d , the r e fo r e , r e ues t you t o kindly se e t ha t such effo rt s meet

su cc es s a s ea r ly a s possib le .

With re ga r d s ,Yours s incere ly,

SlAti aj iv GandhiPr i m e 1, 1 i n is t er , India .

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As yea know, Aetaji Sabha, Chandra Some reached Libel on Joinery 27 i s1241, after his ,g ie id escape free Calcutta en Janeary le , 1241. Me eteredthe home° toot Oolongs to kitten Oland, an old revo lat i saary t Mehaila Mead*falser, S a a r i l i a Ore Kabuli, from rebrusty P, 1iIt41 to Febroary 11, 1241 and againfree February 16, 1241 de 17 March, i441. Shies t ileo ?clear , aa o ldreveletioulay who heti helLicLi Netaji in his ' save free Peshavar to liabuithad aloe stayed with Nets)/ in thet house at ab i . There sue a ref irono nof this Uouse and the rels i in woicit WA, in the benk. "Thefalwara it Pathan Last end Saimaa idue.idre's Greet

I 4 p o t e the relevant portion a" The res idence of Uttaa Cila iLL 1.44 in toe upper storey of a twe-s tereyed

kailding ile14ollo Hindu Wear. The floor was Den;uoted by sits Resbealsi.a Hindu from Pestissar. Tbe bowe consisted of three miss ts edi t ion tothe kitchen and the Withrow-a. The two of us (No taii i erd Bhagat NO Tag er)were given a separate room farniehed after the Centra l-Asis . fashion. Thefloor wee covered with &twigs end sarpsts . There whe a *44 11 ( a sortof wall media table seder which there ie te , ang ithi which have the hugequi l t s i s the room wars) in the middle of the room must three thick sod lowmattresses with cushions arouivI the 404111, which verb used for si t t ings o also 4 4 hods at oight. Netaji sad t used toe of these riattreeees whilethe third weld be taken by admire coning into the rem .

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I an told Colt tee eind hawse i s not so il%sa ii t LaedprokierLy and daringit soy be citiapideted assize For every io diss oatri eto the douse i s a asa sacra lplea*. I strongly feel that the G o v e r o a t of r i l d i a H 1 O U W t r ik 0 ; l o c a l i s m ",

wi t i e N to take ever the house 4.4 matuts in it properly as a risornweent o fhis tories ) . sad

I need herewith $ pintagrivits of the said house, witia) nave he w prescatedto ate by is todieu jouri,oli al who 4:4tUe t ty vi s i t e d CA , l i e .

With regards"

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r i lietwer Sloth.Minister tar Legalist Affairs .Geearitacat c f iodic, New % 1U.

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bear Pr o fe s so r Some,

I have re ce i v e d a le t te r from Mr. Chi t t a ba su da te k , 1 2 t h August

indi ca t i ng our p r e v i o us di sc us s ion on the poss ib i l i t i e s o f ini t i at ing a jo in t

s tudy on No t a j i ubkiae e h an ur a Jose i n c o l l a b or a t i o n wi t h the Chinese Academy

o f So c ia l Sc i e nc e s { C A S) .

I hsid a c loser look at the framework o f the ICSsi l -CASS bi l ate r a l

programme for the ne xt two ye ar s to be implemented under the India -Chi na Cul tur a l

Agreement aid fouad tha t we have a l r e ady ;male motile ave c i f i c commitments for

bo ld in g two sea Law s and e x . ang i ng ' c ho le r a for a pe r i od o f 4 -man months only.

At th e moment the r e i s i n pr o v i s i o n for taking up jo int studi es under the

programme. ilowever, th is na t t e r ca n be di s c us s e d wi th th e i u a more formal

ay when au app r op r i a te op p or t un i t y ar ises , i n the aiestatinie l, g iv en our mutual

inte re s t i n the su b j ec t , I would l i ke to 2ut i t up to t e e COUlleil for our members to

r e a c t to i t alma. 1 have a fee l ing tha t , i f ne t po s s ib l e wi thi n tne 1CSell-CASS

progr mime, we may t r y t o f i nd ou t was ot he r appr opr i a te bod i e s to tak e up the

pr o p os a l with an ap p r op r i a t e Chi ne se c oa nt e r p a r t . TkI ot h e r poi nt tha t I would l i ke

to c i t i fy i s that the ICSSit whic h i s p r ima r i ly eagoged i n promoting 'soc ial sc i e nc e

r e s e ar c h can off ic ial ly inter act only with an =W ei de ins t i t ute and not a po l i t ic a l

pa r ty . Gi ve n thi s l i m i ta t i ons 1 a n n ut c le ar a s to how we emouild pr oce e d fur t he r

i n the ma t t e r but I would appr e e i a te your a d v i ce i n thi s r e g a r d .

With ki nd r e g ar d s aid be at ma n e s ,

Pr of . Nirnsl Bose ,Al l Indi a For war d M oe2 8 , Itoal , Ne w De l h i -L

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Rex Professor Neraia,

You will klistly roaesibor that a few Jaya back, krof . Nirmal

floes, a member of the Secretariat of the k;entral Committee of the

All India forward Bloc end *Minis ter in the State Goverment of

Most Bengal met you rind disouseed with you about the po ss ib i l i ty

of co llaboration hetween the Indian Council of Socia l Selene,

lieseeseb mad the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for studie s

on Netidi Subhas Chaadra auco.

I would l ike to inform you once egain that during there ce nt v is i t o f the All India Forward Ulm Delegation to china

(18th June le t J uly , 1)88), when we had discus s ions with the

top Leaders of the Communist party of China, including the

functionaries of the International Liairmu Department of that

Par ty on our suggestion, it was decided that attempts would be

te e s by both the Chinese Aamlesy of Sudo!. Scieuces mad the

International Lialeha Department of the C.P.C. to make stad ies on

the l i fe and setivities of Subhas Chandra Bose end hie ro le in

the struggle fur freedom of India and in the greater struggle for

elimivatiou of colonialiem from the world with vortical tr

reference to China. It was further decided that attempts would

be made to involve vpropriate research organisations in India

with theist this suit . I t was expected that as a r esu l t o f such

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s tud ie s , made jo int ly by the scholars of china and India,

so le new fac ts on : l etup, Stabhas Cha ra /Jo e, freonem strugg le

of Ind ia , struggle for an end of co lo nia l ism and India -China

re la t ions might 0 0 0 0 up .

I iss grateful to you that you assured Prof. Dose, when

be di scuss ed this !natter with you, that on behal f of your

Council you would tdce ini t i a t iv e in this mat ter, rad i t would

be po ss ib le for you to do this work in co l laborat ion with the

Chinese Academy of a) c i a l Selenees .

I, sha l l be, there fore, obliged

necessary steps in th i s d ir e ct i on .

nt h k i nd regards.

prof . Dr. Iqbal Nars in.Member Secretary,Indian Council or So c ia l Science Uesearch,35, Peruse be Road,New Delhi - 110 ddl.

Yours s incere ly ,

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91 N(4)-110011NEW DELHI -110011

Please refer to my Uti5 No.LS/22146-Po1/88 dated 12.12.88

enclosing a copy of a let t er which PM had received from Shri

Chitta Basu, MP and the acknowledgement which PM had

sent to him. (copies enclosed for ready reference). PM had

desired that MEA may examine this quickly and send us their

views regarding the suggestions by Shri Chit ta Basu that

the house at Mohalla Hundu Guzar, Shor Bazar, Kabul at which

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose stayed in February 1941, should

be taken -over and maintained by the Govt. of India as an

monument of national and historical significance.

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2. The suggestion that Government of India should

take over and maintain the house in Kabul in which

Netaji Subhash Chandra lose had stayed in February

1941 has been considered in the Ministry from time

to time. In this connection I would like to draw your

attention to the remarks of the then OSD, PM0 on a

noting by the then Foreign Secretary on 10.5.1966 on

the same subject (copy enclosed). I also enclose

herewith a copy of a letter from MOS(N) to

Shri Jagannath Patnaik written on the same subject.

This Ministry has been of the view that if we were

to acquire houses where our leaders of the past had

stayed in different parts of the world, there would be

no end to it. This continues to be our view on this

matter.

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Subject: House where Subhas Chandra Bose lived in Kabulin 1941 -

Reference let ter No.KAB/501/1/86 dated April 21, 1986 fromour Ambassador in Kabul on the above subject .

2. While the proposal made by Shri Kalimuddin Shams in hislet ter dated 20th January 1986 to PM, to acquire the premises, isemotionally appealing, it has to be looked at from a pract ical pointof view as well. It is not as if the house in Kabul is one where SubhasChandra Bose stayed for any length of t ime. It was merely a transitpoint. Moreover it is reported to be in very bad shape and I amextremely doubtful of the value of purchasing and maintaining thebuilding as a monument particularly since few Indian visitors would begoing there, specially to pay homage to his memory.

3. If we were to acquire houses where our leaders of the pasthave stayed in different parts of the world, there would be no end toit. Far better that we may Maintain their homes in India with a greaterpossibility of buildi9La consciousness in our youth about the contr ibutionsof these leaders

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I am writ ing with r efer ence to the Special Mention

made by you in the Lok Sabha on the 3rd September 1988

regarding the house in Kabul where Netaji Subhash Chandra

Bose had spent some time in 1941.

2. While we fully appreciate the sent iments behind

your suggestion, we do not think it will be worthwhile to acquire

the house in honour of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. It was

not a house in which he stayed permanent ly: it was only a

transit point; and it is doubtful whether many of our nationals

will visit Afghanistan in order to see the house, even if we

buy and maintain it as a national monument. Fur ther , if we

were to acquire houses where our leaders of the past had

stayed in differ ent par ts of the world, ther e would be no end

to it and, being outside India, they would not really inspire

the younger generation. It is best that our national monuments

a r e generally in India itself so that they serve as examples

to our people.

With kind regards,

Shri jagannath Patnaik,Member of Par liament,C/ o Lok Sabha Secretar ia t ,New Delhi.

( K. Natwar Singh

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f4F4-11001 INEW DELHI -110011

Please r efer to m y UO No.LS/22146-Po1/ 88 da t ed 12.12.88

enclosing a copy of a le t t er which PM had recei ved fr om Shri

Ch i t ta Basu, MP and the acknowledgemen t which PM had

sent to him. (copies enclosed for ready r efer en ce) . PM had

desi red that MEA may examine this quickly and send us thei r

views regarding the suggestions by Shri Ch i t t a Basu th a t

the house at Mohalla Hundu Guzar, Shor Bazar , Kabul a t which

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose stayed in Febr uar y 1941, should

be taken -over and maintained by the Govt . of India as a s

monument of nat ional and h istor ica l sign ificance.

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31 Se p t e m b e r 1 0 8 8 .

As you k n o w , Net aj i S u . b h a s Ch a n dr a Bose r e a che d Ka b u l on Ja nua r y 27 i n1 9 4 1 , afte r his grea t es c a p e fr om Ca lc u t t a on J a nua r y 1 6 , 1041 . He s t a ye d i nthe Mouse t ha t be lo ngs t o a t m Chand, an ol d revolu t ionary a t M oh a l l a liunduCuz a r , Shor Ba z a r , Ka bul , from Febr ua ry 9 , 1941 to Febr ua ry 11 , 1 9 4 1 and a g a i nfrom Fe br ua r y 15 , 10.41 t o 17 La r ch , 1041 . Bhag,at It0;21 Ta l wa r , an ol drevol u t io nary who had h e l pe d Ne t a j i i n his es cap e f r uz Peshawar t o Ka bul ,had a l so s t a ye d wit h Ne t a j i i n th a t house a t Ka bu l . T h er e was a r e fe r enc eo f th i s H ou s e and t h e room i n which Ne ta ji had s t a ye d , i n th e book , "TheT a lwa r s of Pa th rm Land and Su b h a s Ch a n dr a ' s Gr ea t Ls e a p e . ' "

I q u o t e t h e re l e van t port ion :

Th e re s id e nc e of (At m : Chiral was i n th e upper s t o r ey o f a t wo-s t o ' r eyedbu ild ing in lio ha l la Hind u Gu z a r , The f lu er t u oc c u p i e d by on e P. osh a n l a l ,a Hindu. from Pe s h a wa r . The h ou se cons i s te d . o f three rooms i n ad d i t io n tot h e ki tchen and t he be t a room . The two of us (Net aj i and Bhagat Ran T a l wa r )wer e gi ve n a se p a r a t e room fu r nished aft e r t he Cen t r a l - As i a n fash ion . Thefl o o r was .cove re d wi t h d u r r i e s and ca r p e t s . Ther e was a sand l i ( a sort ofsma ll wooden t ab le under whi ch there i s an angi th i whi ch kee ps t h e hugequi l ts in t he room warm) i n t he m i dd l e o f the room and three th i ck and l o wmat t r e s s es wit h cu sh io ns around t h e .sandl i wh i ch were used fo r s i t t in gand a l so a s beds a t night . .N e t a j i and I used two of the se m a t t r e s se s wh i l et he th ir d would be td ien by o t he rs coming in to .the r oom . "

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I an t o l d th a t the sa i d ho us e i s no t be i n g m a i n t a i n ed 4 ,froperly dioreeat; i t M Ely be di l ap i dat ed soon . For ever y Ind ia n pa t r io t , t he House i s a sa c redpre. 1 s t rongly fe e l t ha t the 6over nmen t o f Ind ia sh ou ld- ta ke ne c e s s a r y ac t io n ,t _ t a ke over the house Üñd ma in ta in i t pr..up_eat_Ait_it mont ite_uoa-and nat ion al s i gn i f ic an ce .

- I t o o k up the mat te r wit h S hr i K. Nawar S i n g h , Minis t e r of St a t e , Ex t erna lAffa ir s , who was k i n d en ough t o send me a le t t er of acknowledgemen t No.VIP-9 10/MOS(N)/8 8 di . 30 J une, 1988 . Si nc e then , I have no t rece ived any in for ma t ion from theMi n i s t r y o f Ext e rna l Affa ir s .

I sh al l be g l a d i f you kindly t a ke in t ere s t i n t h e ma t te r and t a ke ap p r op r ia t eact ion .

With r ega r ds ,

I Sh r i Ra j iv Ga ndhi ,Pr ime M in is te r ,

40144.11H

PRIME MINISTER

New DelhiDecember 2, 1988

Dear Shri.Basu,

1 have your letter of 30th September. The

Ministry of External Af fairs are being asked to look

into this.

Shri Chitta Basu, MP28, Gurdwara Rakabgunj RoadNew Delhi -110001

tYot s sincerely,

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Phone : 3323967

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MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDIUM :

Baba Prithvi Singh Azad, PunjabProf. N.G. Ranga, M.P. Andhra PradeshCorn. Shiv Verma, U.P.P.K. Khanna, Ex M.P.. U.P.Ch. Ranbir Singh, Ex M.P.. HaryanaManmath Nath Gupta, New DelhiCorn. Ram Kishan. Ex M.P., PunjabCol. Mahboob Ahmad, INA, BiharSatish Chandra Saha, W est Bengal

) 1 5 --t. Ranjit Singh. INA, Punjab

ORKING PRESIDENT :

Sheol Bhadra Yajee, Ex. M.P., Bihar

VICE-PRESIDENTS :P. Thimma Reddy. Ex Minister A.P.Dr. T. Kannan, TamilnaduShyam Narain Kashmiri, M. PradeshM. Koireng Singh, INA, Ex CM Manipur

B. K. Pani, Ex M.P., OrissaCorn. Channan Singh, PunjabRam Kishan Rastogi, M.P.C., U.P.Mahar Chand Ahuja, Ex M.L.C., Haryana

Jaganand, GujaratLt Smt. Manvati Arya, INA, U.P.

Mungeri Lal, Ex Minister, BiharAurobindo Bose, Ex M.L.C., W . Bengal

TREASURER :Prof. Mahesh Dutt Mishra Ex MP. M.Pr.

GENERAL SECRETARIES :

Shashi Bhushan, Ex M.P., M. Pradesh

V.L. Sunder Rao, Andhra Pradesh

Capt. S.S. Yadav, INA. HaryanaRajendrapal Singh W arrior, U.P.Corn. Girdhar Thakkar, Maharashtra

N. Alexander, Ex M.P., Kerala

SECRETARIES :

Rambhau Nishal, MaharashtraPurshotam Kakodkar, M.P., GoaDhiren Bhowmick, W est BengalLt Francis S. Dcruz, INA, KeralaVishwa Nath Mathur. New Delhi

K.B. Chaudhari, AssamJagat Ram Joshi, Delhi

S.K. Sinha. BiharBansi Lal Lohadia. Ex M.P., RajasthanKunj Bihari Pathak, Madhya Pradesh

Lt. S.V.V. Murugesan, INA, Tamilnadu

Sunderlal Jain, Maharashtra

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All India Freedom Fighters' Organisation.Delelve that the remains of Netaji SubaschandraBose has been lying at Rengkoji Temple, Tokyo,Japan for the last 43 years.

Whatever controversy was/is over it,this organisation has deceided to bring it toIndia during this year. We feel that it is notproper to keep it at foreign soil.

In the light of latest development infavour of peace and nuclear non -aggressionsuperpower agreement and improved Indo-Japanesefriendly relation, we request the Government ofIndia to Approve and strengthen our effort tobring back the sacred ashes of Netaji SubaschandraBose which will be kept at the Freedom Fighters'Cultural Centre at Delhi or any Centre/placeInclugIng Calcutta, Manipur etc.

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se." Since the writing of that note, there have been

eferences to Secy (E&ER) as well as to EAM in July, August

d November 1988. Secy [E&ER] had in his letter dated

pt. 27 indicated that we (Govt. of India) would be

r luctant to do anything which might only add to the

c ntroversy about Netaji's remains. It would be best for a

n tional consensus to emerge before the Govt. takes a formal

d cision in the matter. Secretary also stated that we

w uld, of course, be happy to receive from time to time,

i formation on developments in this regard. .

In response to letters addressed to him, EAM in

December 1988 wrote to Shri L. Joychandra Singh, reiterating

the same position.

It is our view that a consensus has not yet emerged for

transfer to India of the remains of Netaji.

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Joint Secretary (EA)20.4.89

The matter has been considered and it has been decided,

wiIbh the approval of Fri. Secy. to PM, that EAM could send a

s'itable reply to Sheel Bhadra Yajee, stating Govt.'s

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) 1 5 t. Ranjit Singh, INA, Punjab

ORKING PRESIDENT :

Sheol Bhadra Yoko*, Ex. M.P., Bihar

VICE-PRESIDENTS :P. Thimma Reddy, Ex Minister A.P.Dr. T. Kannan, TamilnaduShyam Narain Kashmiri, M. PradeshM. Koireng Singh, INA, Ex CM Manipur

B. K. Pani, Ex M.P., Orissa

Corn. Channan Singh. PunjabRam Kishan Rastogi, M.P.C., U.P.Mehar Chand Ahuja, Ex M.L.C., Haryana

Jaganand, GujaratLt Smt. Manvati Arya, INA, U.P.

Mungeri Lal, Ex Minister, BiharAurobindo Bose, Ex M.L.C., W . Bengal

TREASURER :Prof . Mahesh Dutt Mishra Ex MP, M.Pr.

GENERAL SECRETARIES :

Shashi Bhushan, Ex M.P., M. Pradesh

V.L. Sunder Rao, Andhra Pradesh

Capt. S.S. Vadat, INA, HaryanaRajendrapal Singh W arrior, U.P.Corn. Girdhar Thakkar, MaharashtraN. Alexander, Ex M.P., Kerala

SECRETARIES':

Rambhau Nishal, MaharashtraPurshotam Kakodkar, M.P., GoaDhiren Bhowmick, W est BengalLt Francis S. Dcruz, INA, KeralaVishwa Nath Mathur, New Delhi

K.B. Chaudhari, AssamJagat Ram Joshi. Delhi

S.K. Sinha, BiharBansi Lal Lohadia, Ex M.P., RajasthanKunj Bihari Pathak, Madhya PradeshLt. S.V.V. Murugesan, INA, Tamilnadu

Sunderlal Jain, Maharashtra

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Whatever controversy was/is over it,this organisation has deceided to bring it toIndia during this year. We feel that it is notproper to keep it at foreign soil.

In the light of latest development infavour of peace and nuclear non -aggressionsuperpower agreement and improved Indo-Japanesefriendly relation, we request the Government ofIndia to approve and strengthen our effort tobring back the sacred ashes of Netaji SubaschandraBose which will be kept at the Freedom Fighters'Cultural Centre at Delhi or any Centre/placeincluding Calcutta, Manipur etc.

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