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Internal / Secret

Shri Ashis Ray has written to Principal Secretary

on the subject of Netaji's ashes (flag A). Shri Ray's
earlier letters to Principal Secretary on this subject
may ki nd ly be se en a t flags X and Y along with
Principal Secretary's reply at flag Z.

2. The Cabinet had discussed this subject on 7.2.1995

and had deferred taking a decision.

3. It is suggested that after Principal Secretary

acknowledges Ashis Ray's letter, we may forward a copy
t o H o m e S e c r e t a r y , to b r i n g t o h i s a t t e n t i o n t h e
suggestion that at an appropriate time D r Lakshmi
Sehgal could be approached for as si s ta nc e in this
regard.

4. A draft letter to Ashis Ray is placed below for

consideration.

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Director
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My dear Ashis,

Thank you for your letter of February 21 about

Netaji Subhash Bose. The interest you have been taking

in this matter is appreciated and your research has

been constructive and insightful. I have noted your
further suggestions and they shall certainly be kept in

mi n d .

Yours sincerely,

(Principal e.cfetary to PM)

Shri Ashis C Ray

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ASH1S C. RAY

21 F e b r u a r y , 1 9 9 5 .

Dear Mr Varma,

I heard that the Cabinet recently discussed the matter of Netaji's

"ashes". This is most gratifying; and I hope some productive action
stems from the meeting.

However, I would like to reiterate that no one member of the Bose

family should be made the sole arbiter or spokesman on the issue.
As.I have pointed out before, there are, unfortunately, serious
differences among the Boses over what happened to Subhas Bose. And
the rivals must be approached directly and separately by government
for the effort to have any chance of succeeding.

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subject, I have no objection to anyone jumping in and claiming
credit , as long the process is not jeopardised.

I am always available to assist in the task.

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My dear Ashis,

Thank you for your letter of February

21 about Netaji Subhash Bose. The interest

you have been taking in this matter is

appreciated and your research has been

constructive and insightful. I have noted

your further suggestions and they shall

certainly be kept in mind.

Yours sincerely,

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Shri Ashis C. Ray,

F-162, Malcha Marg,
Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi -110021.
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M A ( Cant ab ) Calcutta -700040
Barrister Tel -471-1585
Former Member of Parliament, 471-2378
Former Ambassador.

7th August, 1995

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txs Dear Sri NarasiMha Raoji,

I read in the newspapers here your comments at Kuala Lampur

c . r e g a r d i n g t h e 'ashes' no w ly i n g a t t h e R e n k o j i t e m p l e i n
Tokyo.

As t he eldest livin(7 mem be r of the fam ily , i t i s m y d u t y t o

let you know the feelings of the Bose family regarding this
matter.

Whe n Col. H a b i b u r R a h m a n ; w h o a c c o m p a n i e d Netaii in t h e p l a n e

f r o m Sa i go n w a s r e l e a s e d f r o m p r i s o n , he v i s i t e d M a h a t m a G a n d h i
in the Bh a ng i c o l o n y in D elh i. I was pr e s e n t in the r o o m w h e n
H a b i b u r R a h m a n spoke t o G a n d h i j i a b o u t t h e a l l e g e d A i r c r a s h
P at t h e T a i h o k u ai r p o r t on 13 A u g u s t , 1 9 4 5 . Aft er H a b i b u r R a h m a n
left t h e p l a c e , G a n d h i j i met a l a r g e n u m b e r o f j o u r n a l i s t s w h o
were wa i t i n g a t t h e B h a n g i c o l o n y t o i n t e r v i e w G a n d h i j i . H e
told th e m : " H a b i b i s c a r r y i n g o u t h i s l e a d e r ' s o r d e r s . I d o
not be l i ev e t h a t S u b h a s di ed i n an y air c r a s h . "

Wh en t h e D o m e i n e w s a g e n c y of J a p a n a n n o u n c e d on 22nd A u g u s t ,
1945 t h a t S u b h a s B o s e d i e d in an ai r cras h, G a n d h i j i i m m e d i a t e l y
sent a t e l e g r a m t o u s f o r b i d d i n g t h e f a m i l y to p e r f o r m a n y s r a d h
tieszr ceremony.

O n t h e 2 2 n d A u g u s t , 1 9 4 5 , m y f a t h e r , S a r a t C h a n d r a B o s e , was i n
d e t e n t i o n i n C o o n o o r . He had stop-oed all i n t e r v i e w s w i t h t h e
me m b e r s o f his f a m i l y a f t e r t w o o f m y s i s t e r s w e r e p e r s o n a l l y
s e a r c h e d by th e Po l i c e be f or e i n t e r v i e w was allowed. M y f a t h e r
r e c o r d e d h i s an g u i s h in h i s d i a r y on the 23rd Augu st, 1 9 4 5 .

GI My f a th e r w a s r e l e a s e d f r o m p r i s o n i n S e p t e m b e r , 1945. He w a s
wa r ml y we l c o m e d b a c k in t o t h e C o n g r e s s a n d s o o n a f t e r r e l e a s e
h e 1) r o c e e d e d t o B o m b a y to a t t e n d t h e m e e t i n g o f t h e A I C C . I
w a s a t t h a t t i m e i n B o m b a y , as I w a s a m e m b e r of the AICC f r o m
Calcutta.

On th e 16th Au g u s t , 1 9 4 6 , H a b i b u r R a h m a n a c c o m p a n i e d b y t w o I N A
off ic ers , a r r i v e d i n C a l c u t t a t o a t t e n d a C o n f e r e n c e . C o m m u n a l
ri o ts st ar t ed in C a l c u t t a o n t h e s a m e d a y a n d s o t h e c o n f e r e n c e
h a d t o b e a b a n d o n e d . H a b i b u r R a h m a n s t a y e d a t our W o o d b u r n P a r k
r e s i d e n c e f r o m t h e 1 6 t h Augu st for a n u m b e r o f d a y s . H e w a s
c r o s s - e x a m i n e d s e v e r e l y by m y f a t h e r , S a r a t C h a n d r a B o s e . M y
fa th er was c o n v i n c e d t h a t t h e s t o r y of N e t a j i ' s d e a t h i n a n a i r

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crash was not true. In September, 1946, Dr Radha Binod Pal, who
was then a member of the War Crimes Tribunal in Tokyo, visited
f a t h e r at our W o o d b u r n P a r k r e s i d e n c e . H e i n f o r m e d my fa t he r i n
m y p r e s e n c e t h a t t h e A m e r i c a n J u d i g d o f the T r i b u n a l h a d s h o w n
h i m t h e r e p o r t o f the Am e r ic a n I n t e l l i g e n c e P a r t y , w h i c h v i s i t e d
T a i h o k u a i r p o r t i n S e p t e m b e r , 1 9 4 5 . II may s t a t e h e r e t h a t t h e
I n t e l l i g e n c e P a r t y f r o m Ge n Mc ar t he l- s H ea d Q ua r te rs was t h e
fi rs t I n t e l l i g e n c e P a r t y to hav e v i s i t e d T a i h o k u a i r p o r t . T h e
A m e r i c a n I n t e l l i g e n c e p a r t y c a m e to a d e f i n i t e f i n d i n g t h a t t h e r e
wa s n o a i r c r a s h in August, 1945 a n d t h a t N e t a j i s a f e l y a r r i v e d
i n M a n c h u r i a in Au g us t , 1 9 45 . The Am e r i c a n In t ra l ig e nc e P a rt y
discovered that the photographs of the damaged pla%e that were
s h o w n t o t h e m were, in fact, p h o t o g r a p h s o f a n A m e r i c a n b o m b e r
which crashed at Taihoku in 1944.

I was invited by the Japanese Government to attend the anti-

A t o m i c B o m b C o n f e r e n c e on b e ha l f of I n di a, wh ic h was h e l d a t
K y O t o i n S e p t e m b e r , 1957. The C o n f e r e n c e w a s p r e s i d e d o v e r b y
Prince Higashikuni, the cousin of Emperor Hirohito. I might add
her e th at P r i n c e H i g a s h i k u n i and M r M a m o r u S h i g e m i t s u , t h e n t h e
F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r o f J a p a n , w e r e the two pe r s o n s who s i g n e d t h e
I n s t r u m e n t o f S u r r e n d e r o n b e h a l f of J a p a n . I c a m e to k n o w
P r i n c e H i g a s h i k u n i w e l l d u r i n g my sta y in J a p a n a n d h e t o l d m e
that t h e r e w a s i n f a c t n o e f f e c t i v e J a p a n e s e G o v e r n m e n t f r o m t h e
15th Augu st, 1 9 4 5 w h e n J a p a n s u r r e n d e r e d . H e a l s o s t a t e d t h a t
n o r e l i a b l e J a p a n e s e d o c u m e n t a r y e v i d e n c e was a v a i l a b l e r e g a r d i n g
the a l l e g e d a i r c r a s h at T a i h o k u .

T h e p r i e s t L o f t h e R e n k o j i T e m p l e c a m e to see me a t m y h o t e l i n
Tokyo. He i n f o r m e d m e t h a t a c a s k e t w a s h a n d e d o v e r t o h i m b y
the IN A c a d e t s , w h o w e r e b e i n g g i v e n m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n g i n T o k y o ,
alleged to contain the "ashes" of Netaji. He told me further
tha t he h a d n e v e r o p e n e d t h e c a s k e t a n d he was, not able t o t e l l
me w h e t h e r it c o n t a i n e d a n y t h i n g . As a ba r r i s t e r , I ha ve h a d
o p p o r t u n i t y o f a p p e a r i n g in a n u m b e r o f c r i m i n a l c a s e s , b O t h i n
E n g l a n d a s w e l l as in India. I am a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e b r o a d
f e a t u r e s of f o r e n s i c sc i e n ce . I h a v e a p p e a r e d in a nu m be r o f
c a s e s with Sir No r m a n Bir ket t. It i s aot p o s s i b l e t o a s c e r t a i n
if, in fa c t, t h e c a s k e t c o n t a i n s " a s h e s " , i f t h e y a r e t h e a s h e s
of any human being.
 226/4 A, Netaji Subhas
Je Chandra Bose Road,
M A ( Cantab )
Calcutta -700040
Barrister Tel -471-1585
Former Member of Parliament, 471-2378
Former Ambassador.

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I t i s t h e c o n s i d e r e d v i e w o f t h e B o s e f a m i l y t h a t i t will b e a n
a c t o f s a c r i l e g e to foi st t h e R e n k o j i a s h e s o n t h e I n d i a n p e o p l e ,
Subhas Chandra
Bose,

I h a v e i n my p o s s e s s i o n , c o n c l u s i v e d o c u m e n t a r y e v i d e n c e t h a t
S u b h a s C h a n d r a B o s e w a s alive a n d w a s i n t h e S o v i e t U n i o n o n
22nd Ju ly , 1946. I h a v e n o k n o w l e d g e a s t o w h a t h a p p e n e d to h i m
a f t e r J u l y 1 9 4 6 , b u t o n e t h i n g i s c e r t a i n t h a t the "a sh e s" k e p t
a t t h e R e n k o j i T e m p l e a r e n o t t h e " a s h e s " of Ne ta ji Su b h a s C h a n d r a
Bos e, M y l e t t e r h a s a l r e a d y b e c o m e t o o long. I have m a n y o t h e r
fa c t s .in my p o s s e s s i o n , w h i c h I ca n p l a c e b e f o r e y o u , i f I e v e r
ha v e a n o p p o r t u n i t y of m e e t i n g you p e r s o n a l l y .

Kindly accept my k i n d e s t r e g a r d s ,

Yo ur s sincerely,

AMIYA NATH BOSE

Sr i. P . V. N a r a s i m h a R a o ,
H o n ' b l e P r i m e M i n i s t e r of I n d i a
3 Race Course Road,
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PRIME MINISTER

New Delhi
August 23, 1995

Dear Shri Bose,

I ha ve your letter dated 7th

August, 1995. I have taken note of the
contents of your letter.

With regards,

Yours sincerely,

(/.
(P.V. Narasimha Rao)

Shri Amiya Nath Bose

226/4 A, Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose Road
Calcutta -700040.

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New Delhi
6 S e p t e m b e r , 1995.

Enclosed herewith a copy of a letter faxed to the Prime Minister

for your kind information.

I would like to emphasise that the DNA test will resolve the 50
year dispute once and for all.

Best regards,

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Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao

Prime Minister of India
7 Race Course Road
New Delhi.

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I realise you are receiving conflicting signals on the issue of
Netaji's remains. And I do not wish to be a part of a pressure
group one way or the other.

All I wish to submit is that my continuing research on the subject

convinces me that the best way forward is to do a DNA test, which
may provide conclusive and incontrovertible scientific evidence as
to whether the ashes at Renkoji temple are Netaji's or not. I have
spoken to an expert on the subject; and he has no doubt that
Irrevocable proof can be obtained.

May I propose that an international team of experts, one of whom

can be from our DNA centre at Hyderabad, is entrusted with the job,
with a set of observers drawn from the Bose family, Forward Bloc and
such like.

You have doubtless noticed that last week a team of DNA experts
established that remains regarding which there were doubts do indeed
belong to Czar Nicholas. All we need is a blood sample from a
relative and bone particles from the ashes or a tooth (which is
likely to exist in the urn on the basis of a claim made by Netaji's
ADC, Colonel Habibur Rahman) to carry out the test.

A direction from you on the matter can set the ball rolling.

With best regards,

Yours sincerely,

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D e a r P r im e Mi n i s t e r ,

I know you have no ti m e t o go through

an a r t i c l e . B u t I w o u l d s t i l l re que s t yo u
t o k in dly r e a d t h i s a r t i c l e a b o u t ' N e t a j i
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I t i s o u r moral , s p i r i t u a l a n d p a t r i o t i c

W i th be s t r eg ar ds a n d n a Ma s k a r ,

Yo u r s s i n c e r e l y,

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 S E P T E M B E R 7, 19

NETAJI MYSTERY
Case For Fresh Inquiry
By SAMAR GUI IA
T 'IH E Prime Minister's recent Minister, Sigematsu, arranged confidential at that time, it is
statement at Kuala Lumpur for it to visit Taipei for an that this rionation
on the question of Wail's (1101$ ii im-the-spot Inquiry. flut Nelorn permit foto It k i t ( ' (11.111 1 iii
aed the Identity of the ashes, refused permission for the visit, C o t t e s l i m u l It ( th e i . e , i i O w L ill ,
kept in the Renkoji temple in lie told Parliament: 'The ques- Chandra Bose". lint the
S LIt Illas
Tokyo since September 1945, tion of Netaji Sithhas Chandra Japanese GOverniiii.lit novel
has revived the controversy. lie Bose's death is settled beyond made any effort to {keep the two,
ahould provide definite proof of doubt". Thus the entire purpose of the alleged death i ( I II i
Nola death In the alleged air (If setting up the inquiry w a s ti M i t a r in any ssos. r , 1 1 . 11 1 1 1 , i i i
crash in Taihoku (Taipei) on defeated. Khosla was not i onvinced. Nei-
August 18, 1945, and of the After 20 years, a ther did any iii%ey.tigaling
ashes as being those of Netaji'( dum drafted by Majurntlar and agency of the Allied powers
A ti'svv months before his death signed by nearly 400 members believe in Ilabiltur Rahinan's
Nehru admitted: "There is no stopLol Ne t * s death,
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precise and direct proof of Netaji r ' Since the most vital questions
Subhas Chandra Base's death".
Only 20 days before his death he
reiterated that "... something
S
MICK most vital question,.
remain unanswered, a com-
mittee of three former Supreme
remain titian!, wered..a I 4 p1 1 1 1 1 1 1
c o l u (if r t _ i11 t i11 ,--. es---
( 1.& Nlimil(1_1 ,i)4.

should be done to finalize the Court judges should be ap- a- ppoimeil: ,

question of (Netaji's) death". has pointed to go into them, writes, (-1) Search for Nehru 's "seeret"
any Government at the Centre the author, a former file, stated to lie - Missing or
made any sincere effort to do Destroyed'. It contained neatly
that "something"? 44 coididenti,ri olocutrients.
' Immediately after the dubious of Parliament, was submitted to After Nellria's death it . w a s
Tokyo broadcast on August 23, the then minority Government maintained by Mohammed l'u-
1945. announcing Netaji's of Indira Gandhi. As a result, a , nus. as was disclosed before the
death, Mahatma Gandhi and single -member judicial eom mIliS- Khosle Commission, 'whictt.
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya, sion headed by Justice Kliosla. however, did not e ,o,amine him.
in a joint telegram, asked the was instituted in 1970. (2) turge the Governments et the
Bose family not to "perform the But the Khosla Commission USA. Britain and Taiwan to
Sradh ceremony". Maulana turned into a mockery. Besides publish the reports Of ail the
Azad, then Congress president, Irregularities in its treatment of inquiries, and to send copies to
refused to pass any obituary records, documents and witnes- the Indian (3tivernment.
resolution at the A1CC session in ses, it denigrated Netaji in its
Bombay. Ri',I ) ( ) i -i'
final report, calling him, at least
In 27 places, ri'streigri", "puppet" (3) Examine the ' T r i p .';/ ,1 r r t -
i r mENT i c IT Y anti 'qu is lin g' In whose flIli lity w p m l tit d m I l i m y ' Doiiiii I m e l t !
On September 11, 1945, Neh- Japan showed rio particular in- s e n t to the British Prime Mini-
ru told API at Jhanshi: "I dis- terest after its surrender. Justice ster in i e45, which has been
believe the authenticity of the Khonla bed to apologize beffaa, ft published ill ' Volume VI of
!town about Bowes f l e n t i t " : As for Calcuttit Court end withdraw all l'ratinter id l ' 1 1 1 V O t lq.V.', l7, mut
tI e Molest ma, even after meet II% lila remarks tincoielltiona lly. I III ill which 111., Woke.11 ( viii!
liabilear !Oilmen many times. he also ilegruntly violated ethical Ment Iii 1lidill dim %iswil
said: "Netall is alive, he Is hiding immix by writing is biography nf RIVraSiiros hi try "Illisly aftel" his
s.alst,where." Indira Gandhi and needing her arrest end their final yet:minium,
Within a month after the several times while his Invest- dation. anti Motitithatten's tette'
surrender of Japan, General igntion cor.iinued. Ile brought a to N (..:. Gorily, then Indiaii High
MacArthur. U.S. Chief of the "gift" fur her from Taipei a n d Commissioner in !minim', ill
Pacific Army, Earl Mountbatten, published a book on the inquiry mid -1978 that -... there was no
then in "Command of the S. E. before his report was placed in official record of Shri Stillhas
Asian Allied Forces" and Parliament. For all these lapses Chandra Bose's death in his
the U.K. Counter -Intelligence he was censured by Parliament, rircith.es".
(CSDIC), conducted three separ- In Taipei, Justice Khosla refused (4) Review all important di as e
ate inquiries to ascertain whe- to accept the secret report of the ments and testimonies of the
ther Bose really died in the mayoral inquiry, which the Tai- INA personnel mid Japanese
alleged aircrash or cooked up a wan Government was willing to officials submitted to the Shalt
story to cover his escape. A submit to the commission. Nawaz Committee and the I'. Ito,;
month later, the Mayor of In 1978, the Morarii Itesai la Commission.
Taipei, under the direction of. Government rejected the reports 151 iii Halii-
the Chiang Kai Slick Govern- III both the Shah Nawaz bur Rahman: made befor e the
ment of Taiwan, held a n o t h e r millet! arid the Khosla I Allied intelliy:ern o' ;leen! i0'.!,-.
Independent investigation. The tenon, reopening till! case. While ' k e p t W i i l i t h e I.: t e . 1 , 1 . t tomtaiolier,
findings of all Inquiries were the modus operandi of El fresh the ashes of Netaii; below the
submitted to their respective investigation WWI being (Iis. Shah Nawaz Committee; and to
Governments before the end of cussed, the Government fell. Ithulabliai Flesai y, hill, slinivimt
1945. But none of the reports has him ii lo (hat Net,ei
so for been published. Nor has UNRE'SIIJNSIVE was alleged to lie % % id r iiii: it 11,0
the Indian Government ask for President R. Venkatarainati l i m e li t ( l i e p i l l p ( 1 1 ( e i l i l a , Ii
them at any time. The papers asked first Mr V. I'. Singh and , (6) Ask tiw Indian Covetnieent
have been kept as "Classified then Mr Chandra Shekhar, to i It) collect from the Riessan
Documents" in the archives. take up the matter. 'Flue External , Government die 'Immo.: and i I.
Nehru very enthusiastically Affairs Minister in Mr Chandra levant papets and ii.pott ,. om
supported the cause of the INA Slink I:rivet-tumult on Ne taj i s e e k i n g ,v,viiion III the
in the trial of its officers at the Mardi ill, Pall, ordered "a erstwhile Soviet Union in
Red Fort till January 104(1. But, high -hovel Investigative ImplitY 11145.
alter C meetieg with Windiest - litho thni opiontion III iti ut ,ii .i .t ii 1 7 ) l t t i v i r i w il I i i i ii i i v.1 111 ,11 l i d ! ,
ten tit Moppet, Its Fele ten y, bet tont to III Netott", Attie dm loll lot ( m i l l I n d liiiin liit il I la w i a l l ,
veil total silenc.c Ott taking these two Covet 'mounts, Mr l'. 1; i l l i i il l i l l ' s iiiii, i1 II it sd i. , i d r . , 1
charge as Prime Minister, he V. N a l a S i l i i l i a p le 5, lo Im iiis Fis d l i .i, wh il wir .
HIM a l S t i was
turned down all appeals for requested twice by Mr Venka- klIOW II ( 0 l i a i s e iiiiiiIiiiiIIIV
another inquiry till citizens of trunnion to settle the question s v e e l l ( l i e Nfalialnia Gandhi mid
Calcutta led by the eminent l(nosvolt. This letter sitexe'ds
convincingly. But Mr Narasimlia
historian, Ramesh Chandra Rao remains wholly unres- that Gandhiji was convinced of
Majurndar, set up a non -official ponsive. Netaji's presence in the Siiviet
Netaji Inquiry Committee in In 1956, the Japanese Foreign Union in 10411, was found in the
1956 with Radha Binode Pal, the office submitted a "death certi- Prineeton University library in 1
Indian judge of the Tokyo War 1989,
ficate' to the Shah Nawaz Com-
Criminals Trial, as its chairman. mittee. It was in the name of a
Nehru then announced the for- Japanese non -regular officer, A research team of the Asiatic
mation of Shah Nawaz Inquiry !chin) Okura, isued by the Society is Russia Iii, 'king
Committee. This way he scut- Taillokti Municipal (Mice In for authentic information on
tled Maj un id en and P e n 11145. Neither did the age, date 'whether Netait tool, lefilee i i i
Ittissia alter the tall lot japan it
of birth, address and cause of claims to have secured a uiupv it
The Shah Nawriz Committee death support the Identification Poroscow pa llor, to ho
wits era g i v e r ) the tiecteesary with Netliuli. Y.I O W Japanese iii tshiii Ii a scholar named
. judicial powers to function Asian Bureau claimed t hat gratiov % V r t i t f ! l i l t Pe r'
freely. When it reached Tokyo, 'since the death of Mr Sublets asserting that rinse N V ; I S living i i
the former Japanese Foreign Chandra Bose was kept strictly the town nf (.)ttisk.

Name Place of pub)ica tion The Piuheei,
'Papers relating to Netaji in KGB archives?
PT '
Calcutta
SEVERAL DOCUMENTS relating
to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
and his mysterious dis appearan-
ce are s till lying in the inacc es si-
ble archives of the disbanded
KG B and in the of f ic ial arc hi ves
of the Russian pres ident in
Kremlin.
Special permission of the Russi-
an Government is requ ir ed to
sc rutinis e them and it is believed
that exami nation of th es e d oc u-
ments may event ually unr avel
the mystery behind Netaji's disap-
pearanc e at the end of the W orld
W ar II, ac c ording to three s c ho-
lars of th e Asiatic Society who
recently visited some of t h e 10
archives in Mosco%v under an
\c- I
C
2K\
Ay
'at
(RESEARCH 1 REFERENCE SECTION)
Indo-Russian cultural agreement.
Dr Purabi Roy (i ad avpu r
University), Dr Hari Vasudevan
and Dr Sobhanlal Dutta Gupta
(both of Calcutta University) visit-
ed Moscow as scholars of the Asi-
atic Society, as part of the cultu-
ral agreement signed between
the Asiatic Society and the Insti-
tute of Oriental Studies, Moscow,
to compile accessible materials
pert ain ing to the Indo-Russian
relations during 1917 and 1947.
They told newspersons here
that they f aced "utmost" diff icul-
ty in studying the available docu-
ments in the archives.
Since the available doc uments
rel ati ng to Indian history were
mostly in " dis array," the
archives in the KGB office and in
the Pres ident's archive in Krem-
lin are expected to reveal the
hith erto unknown facts about
New NM
Netaji, they f elt.
Asiatic Society general secreta-
ry C hand an Roychowdhury said
the Prime Minister would be mov-
ed to reques t the Rus sian Presi-
dent to allow In dian s c h olar s to
have acc es s to his arc hive in the
Kreml in an d al s o In t he KG B in
Moscow for collecting more Infor-
mation about Indian leaders.
The s cholars , who spent about
$ 6,000 dollars to get ac c es s to
the archives in Moscow, said that
in mos t cases, they were not
allowed to study the required
files and documents. The pro-
blems were f urther ac c entuated
due to 'res tric tion' Impos ed by a
section of of f ic ials of the Indian
embassy in Moscow, they alleged.
On the revealing facts about
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose,
they s aid that doc uments at the
archives of the External Affairs
SE
MinIstry of t h e Russian federa-
tion indic ated that Russ ian agent
V G Sayadyant, who was allowed
to func tion in India by the Britis h
Government, c arr ied a letter
f rom Pundit J awaharlal Nehru in
Augus t, 1946 to Mos c ow on way
to T eheran " wh i c h had a men-
tion about Netaji being alive" .
Moreover, the s c holars quoted
an artic le of V T uradzev, a s ub-
editor of As ia and Afric a To day ,
found among the arc hival materi-
als. to say that the Rus sian agent
sought to convey the mes sage to
Mos cow in September, 1946, that
the Soviets might have to c ontact
" F or war d Bloc as one of the
maj or politic al parties In Ind ia
and its leader Subhas Chandra
Bos e" . T hese ref erences pointed
to Netaji being alive even in 1946,
the scholars said.
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 4, Janpath, New Delhi - 1 1
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MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT T e l . 3018264
(LOK SABHA) Dt. 19.9.95
onie

Dear Shri Narasimha Ra)ji,

You must have read a news -report that has appeared in

" The Hindustan Times." dated Seet.18th 1995 that the Japanese
veterans of World war -II now want to be relieved of duty they
hove so selflessly performed for fifty years since the reported
death in en aircrash of 17etaji Subash Ch.Bose on August 18,1945.
Placed in an urn at Renkoji near Tokyo, the ashes of Netaji have
'been in eee custody abd care of the soldiers of yore. Some among
them were 28, when they first met Netaji Bose. They are now 6 2 .

It is in view of their advancing years th at they have formally

sought the return of the relics to In di a.

I am told that their request was conveyed on the External

Affairs Einister Pranab Nukharjee during his recent visit to Japan.
He also visited the said temple ( Renk)ji temple near Tokyo )
along with the Foreign Secy. and Ind ia ss amassador to Japan.

lie assured them that the return of the relic of the ashes
of Netaji Bose was under deep consideration of the Govt.of India.
YOU are aware that the 100th Birth day of Net which fall on Jan.23
next year markingethe start of his centen ary. lc,4ould
I be in the
rrv L
fit-ness of things that the remains ar eb -,e*:
,ek tg_o India and properly
kept in a monument. I urge you to take urgent steps in this

matter so that the return of the relic of the holy ashes of Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose to India becomes a reality that would continue
to inspire generation after generation of India by what he did for
the freedom of our Country and the liberation of humanity.

1 1(- With regards,

a s-34 1 C 1

4 /9V P r: t I4
-1
Shri P.V.Narasimha Rao,
on lble Prime Linister o f In c l in _
'.rp.
New Delhi.
 RR*

PRIME MINISTER
New D elhi
Sep t emb er 27, 1995

Dear Shr i Ra y,

Thank you for your let t er of S ep t emb er 19, 1995

in connec t ion with a news r ep or t a bout the a shes of Neta ji

Subhash Cha ndr a Bose.

I ha ve noted your views.

With r ega rds,

You r s sincer ely,

r.v.
(P.V. Na r a simha Rao)

Shri Rabi Ra y, \IP

4, Ja npa t h
New Delhi
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All India Freedom Fighters Organisation New Delhi- 110 001

October 30, 1995

Dear Respected Prime Minister,

I beg to refer you to our earlier representations regarding

giving a new life to the Congress Party under your dynamic
Leadership.

In one of the points, We proposed that Netaji Subhash Chandra

, Bose's sacred ashes kept at the Renokaji Temple in Tokyo now for
ty,j)45 y e a r s b e b r o u g h t to I n d i a and take -ro und t h e C o u n t r y t o
` /enable the people of India to pay their homage and then kept in
1rt
k e t. a memorial to be built at the Freedom Fighters' Colony on Prof.
N. G . R a n ga M ar g , N e w D e l hi - 11 0 06 8 .

We, the Freedom Fighters now express our gratitudes to you to

allow the Foreign Minister Sri Pranab Mukherjee to confirm that
the sacred ashes of Netaji kept in a gold casket, as we saw
recently at Renokaji Temple in Tokyo, would be brought to India
after 45 years from Tokyo. This would also please the Japanese
w h o p r e s e r v e d t h e m f o r us s o r e s p e c t f u l l y now for over 4
decades.

It should fetch you additionally 10 to 20% Votes in the Lok

Sabha election and the party's success could be assured.

1-1111(-: The Freedom Fighters.of India in Delhi under the Leadership of

6-
?d7 D e s h R a t n a S h e e l b h a d r a Y a j e e a n d C h . R a n b i r S i n g h s e e k an
opportunity for an audience before you to personally thank you
for your decision. When do you think it could be possible?

The. sacredashes be brought with great honour and taken round

the Country for peoples, Darshan and Preserved in a Memorial in
the Freedom Fighters' Colony on Prof. N.G. Ranga Marg at New
Delhi -68.

OISCA International in Tokyo were prepared to assist us if the

sacred ashes were to be brought by us instead of the Government
of India. President Dr Yoshiko Y. Nakano of OISCA is prepared to
offer any assistance that may be required in this respect in
Japan.

With best regards,

s sincerely,

114 0 4 (

Hon'ble Sri P.V. Narasimha Rao,

D.N. SINHA Prime Minister of India,
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Ref. No. AIFFO Dated. ................199 5

M E M BE R S O F T HE PR E S I DI UM
PRESS STATEMENT
Sh. Sheel Bhadra Ya jee, Ex. M.P.Wkg. President
Dr . R a dh a Na t h R a t h , fo rm e r Minister Orissa BRING NETAJI's ASHES FROM RENOKAJI TEMPLE TOKYO
Sh ri M a nm a t h na th G u pt a , De lh i
Shr i Ra n bi r Sin gh , E x. M .P. , Ha r ya na Shri Sheel Bhadra Yajee, Ex -MP., President and Sri
Col. G.S. Dhil lon, I.N. A. M a dhya Pra desh
D . N. S i n h a , V i c e P r e s i d e n t o f t h e A l l I n d i a
Shri T u lsida s Ja dha v, Ex. M. P. Ma ha ra shtra
Freedom Fighter's Organisation have issued the
Com ra de M . F a r oo qu i, Delhi
Prof. Ma hesh Da tt Mishra , Ex. M.P.,
following joint press Statement appreciating the
Ma dhya Pra desh
acceptance of their long pending appeal to the
Col. La xmi Sehgal, I.N.A., Utta r Pra desh Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao.
Dr. Sisir Ku ma r Bose, Ex. M.L.A.,
West Bengal
Shri Ra m La k a h n Singh Ya da v, Union Shri Sheel Bhadra Yajee confirmed that we are very
Minister Bihar glad to learn that the Government of India through
Smt. Prabha wa ti Aza d, Pu nja b its External Affairs Minister Pranab Kumar
Mukherjee have atlast accepted the request of the
VICE PRE SIDENT S
Freedom Fighters of In d i a to b r i n g t h e s a c r e d
Shri Ambik a Da d a , Bihar ashes of Netaji Subhash Chandra bose from Renokaji
Dr. T . Ka n n a n , T a milna du
Temple in Tokyo during Netaji Celebration in 1996.
Shr i B . K. Pa n i, Ex. M.P. , Orissa
Shri M.S. Ra ja linga m, former Minister, A.P.
The Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao deservesIthe
Shri B. D. Ka l ma nk a r, Cha irm a n, Ka n n a t a k a
gretitudes of the people of India for tills
Legislative Cou ncil historic decision.
Shri D . N . S i n h a , U. P .
Gia ni Ha rna m Sh a h Singh , Delhi An O I S C A d e l e g a t i o n h e a d e d by S h r i D . N . S i n h a
Shri Ka ta m La k shmi Na ra ya n, An d h r a P r a d e sh recently visited Tokyo and talked to Mr. Shimoda
Shri Ma nu Bha i Pa te l, Ex. M.P., Gu jra t of Netaji Memorial Society in Tokyo who proposed
Smt. Sa vitri Ra m Kisha n, Del hi that the ashes of Netaji be taken to India so that
Shri S. Gopa l Sha stri, Biha r t h e p e o p l e o f I n d i a even afte r 45 years could
Shri G. Gopi na t ha n, Ker a la offer floral tributes to Netaji's ashes and they
Treasurer Cum Permanent Secretary b e p r e s e r v e d in a M e m o r i a l t o b e b u i l t in t h e
Sh r i J a g a t R a m J osh i , Delhi
Freedom Fighters' Colony situated on Prof.N.G.
Ranga Marg in New Delhi - 68.
GENERAL SECRET ARIES
Shr i S ha shi Bhu sha n, Ex. M.P., T h e F o r m e r F o r w a r d B l o c Ex -MP. S h r i A m i y a N a t h
Ma d hya Pr a de sh Bose and many former Leaders of India including
Ca p t. S. S. Ya d a v. I. N . A. , De l h i Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Srimati
Shri V. H. De sa i , An d hr a Pra desh
Indira Gandhi, Shri Sheel Bhandra Yajee had
Com ra d e Gir dha r T ha k k a r, Ma ha ra sh tra
already visited in the past the Renokaji Temple to
Sa rda r Inderjit Singh Bha tia , Delhi
pay their respectful homage to the Ashes of Netaji,
Shri Ma da n Pa ndey , Ex . M.P ., Utta r Pra desh
SECRET ARIES Incidentally Shri Yajee who went underground in
Shri Ba nsila l Lu ha dia , Ex. M.P., Ra ja stha n December 1943 and escaped through a Japanese
Shri Ra mb ha u Nisa l, Ma h a r a sht ra s u b m a r i n e f r o m C h i l k a L a k e o n O r i s s a C o a s t to
Diwa n Ja g dish Cha ndra , Ex . M.L.A. , Pu nja b Singapur via Andamans to meet Netaji in Singapur
Comr a de Vishwa n a th Ma th u r , Biha r
to work out the future plans for Quit India
Comra de J. S. An a n d , E x . M . P . , Pu nj a b
Movement. He is confident that Netaji did die in
Shri Dhiren Bhowmik . West Benga l
Shri Ra ta n La l Joshi, Ma ha ra sh tr a
the air crash in Taiwan on 18 August 1945 and his
Shri Binoy Sa rka r, Assa m
ashes are preserved in a Gold Casket since then by
Sa rda r Ra mp illa S u rya n a ra ya n , And hra Pr a desh the trusttes of Renokaji temple in Tokyo and be
Sh ri D a be et Se n Ade l, De lh i now brought to India. The Japanese Government
Corn. Cha in Singh Cha in, Pu n j a b would be happy to hand over the scared ashes as
Sm t . S o m Ku m a r i Sa bha rwa l, Delhi Netaji was an Indian Leader.
O F F I C E SEC Y.
Cont...
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Dated.C)ctobe r 30 t hi
Ref. No. AIFFO

M E M B E R S O F T HE P R E S I D I U M
:2:
Sh. Sheel Bha dra Ya jee, Ex. M.P.Wk g. President
Dr . R a dh a N a th R a t h, fo r me r M i ni st e r O r i ssa
Shri Ma n m a t h n a t h G u p t a , D e l h i Sri Sinha brushed aside the charges of certain
Sh ri R a n b ir S in gh , Ex . M. P. , Ha ry a n a v e s t e d i n t e r e s t s in I n d i a t h a t t h e y w e r e n o t
Co l. G .S . Dh il lo n, I .N .A. Ma dh ya P ra de sh N e t a j i ' s a s h e s a n d N e t a j i m a y s t i l l b e al i v e .
Shr i T u l si da s J a dh a v , E x. M. P. Ma ha ra sht ra Some also allege that he died in Russia. These
Co m r a de M . F a r o oq u i , Delhi presumptions should be corrected.
Pro f. Ma h esh Da tt Mishra , E x. M.P .,
Ma d h ya P r a d e sh Shri D.N.Sinha moved a resolution at the AIFFO
Col. La xmi Sehga l, I.N .A., Ut ta r Pra de sh
meet in Raipur in September 95 that the Prime
Dr. Sisir Ku ma r Bose, Ex. M.L. A.,
West Benga l
Minister of India to make befitting arrangements
Shr i Ra m L a k a hn S ing h Ya d a v , Uni on to bring Netaji's ashes to India, else he would
Minister Biha r of his own arrange to bring them and preseve them
Smt. Pra bha wa ti Aza d, Pu nj a b in a memorial to be built for him. Recently in a
meeting of about 6000 Delegates of All India
VIC E PR ES IDENT S
Freedom Fighters at the Talkatora Stadium in New
Shri Ambik a D a d a , Biha r Delhi in presence of the Home Minister Sri S.B.
D r . T . Ka n n a n , T a mil na du
Chavan, the Working President of AIFFSO Sri B. S.
Shri B. K. P a n i, Ex. M.P., Orissa
Hooda M.P. moved a resolution to bring the ashes
Shri M. S. R a ja ling a m, for mer Min ist er, A.P.
Shri B. D. Ka lm a nk a r, Cha irma n, Ka n n a t a k a
of Netaji from Renokaji Temple to India so that
Legislative Cou ncil
the people of India who waited now for about45,
Shri D . N . Sinha , U. P . years could pay their homage to the ashes of
Gia ni Ha r na m S ha h Si ng h, Del hi Netaji. This would be a great contribution by
Shri Ka ta m La k shm i Na ra y a n, An d h r a Pra d esh Prime Minister Shri P. V. Narasimha Rao if he
Shri Manu Bha i Patel, Ex. M.P., Gu jr a t could arrange to bring them to India and build a
Smt. Sa vitri Ra m Kisha n, Delhi suitable memorial.
Shri S. Gopa l Sha stri, Biha r
Shrl G. Go p in a th a n, Ke r a l a For the last 45 years the Freedom Fighters Of
Treasurer Cum Perma nent Secretary India are trying to persuade all the Former Prime
Shri Ja ga t Ra m Joshi, Del hi
Ministers and External Affairs to bring the
sacred ashes of Netaji from Tokyo but they were
GENERAL SECRETARIES not ready. N o w we a p p r e c i a t e v e r y m u c h t h e
Sh ri Sh a sh i B hu sha n, Ex . M.P ., decision of the present Union Government led by
Ma dh ya Pr a d esh Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao on their decision to
Ca pt . S. S. Ya da v. I. N . A. , D e l h i
bring the sacred ashes of Netaji to perpetuate
Shri V. H. De sa i, And h r a Pra desh
Comra de Gird ha r T ha k k a r, Ma h a r a sht ra
his sacred mamory. This decision will be widely
Sa rda r I nderjit Singh Bha tia , Delhi
accepted by the people of India from all corners
Shri M a da n P a ndey, Ex. M .P., Ut ta r Pr a d esh and particularly by the Freedom Fighters of
India.
SECRETARIES
Shri Bansilal Lu ha dia, Ex. M.P., Ra ja stha n
Shri Ra m bh a u Nisa l, Ma ha ra sh tr a
Diwa n la gd ish Cha nd ra , Ex . M. L. A., P u n ja b
Co m ra d e Vish wa n a t h Ma t h u r , Biha r
Comr a de J. S. An a n d , E x . M . P . , Pu nj a b
Shri Dhiren Bhowmik . West Be ng a l
Shri Ra tan Lal Joshi, Ma h a r a sh t r a (S. INDERJIT SINGH BHATIA)
Shri Binoy Sa rk a r, Assa m General Secretary
Sa rda r Ra mpilla Su r ya n a ra ya n , Andh ra Pr a d e sh
Shri Da ljeet Sen Adel, Delhi
Corn. Cha in Singh Ch a i n, Pu n ja b
S m t . So m Ku m a r i Sa bha rwa l, Delhi
O F F I C E SE C Y .
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