Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday released the digital copies of 100 files related to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 119th birth anniversary at the National Archives of India (NAI).
Out of the 100 files, 33 of them are from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). The rest contains communications between the Government of India and the governments of Russia and Japan. The files have been digitised and uploaded on the website of the NAI.
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The Hindu's team is analysing the digital files. Here are the latest updates:
Nehru seeks financial aid
Nehru seeks the advice of Finance and External Affairs Ministry on June 12, 1952, to facilitate financial help for Subash Bose's widow in Vienna.
Finance Ministry agrees to send remittances to Bose's widow. Netaji's nephew is informed.
The Finance and EA ministry suggest a sum of 100 pounds to be sent to Frau Schenkl 'through private channels, to our vice consul at Vienna, who should disburse it on the instructions of Shri Asaf Ali.'
Nehru agrees that the procedure suggested by the Ministry should be followed. The Vice Consul at Vienna should disburse 100 pounds to the widow in cash or as gifts — all together or in instalments. He should keep the government informed of what he does.
Bringing the ashes back
In a note from Feb 95 on the issue of bringing back the ashes believed to be that of Netaji, kept in a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, the IB has this to say:
“IB doesn’t consider it advisable to bring back ashes to India as there is no demand from any quarter for this. IB feels that if the ashes are brought back the people of WB are likely to costrue it as an imposition on them of the official version of Netaji’s death.“ MEA was in favor of getting the ashes back, with "respect and honour."
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