Letters from Srila Prabhupada Vol.1 1947-1969 (in pdf) - Krishna Path

106 Letters from Srfla Prabhuptlda
come here by the end of July with Mridanga
etc for advancing the missionary
work here. Some of my goods are lying in
Delhi and I wish to get them here. Please
let me know where the goods should be
sent either to Cochin or to Calcutta. Of
course from Delhi Calcutta is nearer than
Cochin. Kindly therefore reply this letter
per return of post and I will do the needful
regarding the above.
By the by I may enquire if you are reading
my Book Srimad Bhagwatam and
shall be glad to hear from you about your
reaction.
Hope you are well and awaiting your
early reply.
Yours sincerely
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami.
66-6-3 New Yo rk
23rd June, 1966
My dear Brahmachary Mangakniloy,
Please accept my dandabats . I am in
due receipt of your letter of the 16th instant
and have noted the contents carefully.
Please let me know if I will have to
send you money for the articles like Mridanga
etc . If so kindly let me know the respective
price.
In your first letter dated June 3, 1966
you had to inform me that you had already
advised Sri Jagamohon Prabhu to see the
Deputy Controller of Exchange Calcutta
but I have not heard anything about it.
Please note that this work is very important
and I have already submitted my application
to the Finance Ministry of the
Government of India through the Indian
Embassy here in America. The Indian
Embassy at Washington has acknowledged
receipt of my application as follows:
"Prakash Shah Second Secretary Embassy
of India Washington D.C. dated
June 9, 1966. Letter No. Con.63(1 )/66.
Dear Mr. Swami, This is to acknowledge
your letter dated May 28 , 1966. Your application
for release of Foreign Exchange
has been forwarded to the Ministry of Finance,
Government of India. Yo urs sincerely
Sd/Prakash Shah"
Now I would request you to see the Finance
Minister or the President immediately
and get the Exchange sanctioned.
There is provision for such exchange
sanction but it requires special sanction
from the Finance Ministry. So we have to
convince only the Finance Minister that
for spreading the culture of Bhagwat
Geeta or the science of Krishna Consciousness
this cultural propaganda from
India's side has to be done. I have already
explained the matter in my application but
if yourself or Sripad Madhav Moharaj
sees the Finance Minister immediately, I
am sure the Exchange will be released. I
have already informed you that the donor
Sir Padampat Singhania is ready to spend
any amount for constructing a nice Indian
architectural temple in New Yo rk and why
not take this opportunity for spreading the
mission of Srila Prabhupada. Sripada
Madhava Maharaj is known to the President
because sometimes before His Holiness
saw the President in New Delhi. I
requested for this to Sripad Bon Moharaj
but he has declined, I requested Sripad
Teertha Moharaj and at first he promised
see the President and the Finance Minister
but later on he is trying to avoid it. So I
have to request Sripad Madhav Maharaj
through you for this most important work
to see the President and the Finance Minister
immediately with reference to my application
as it is acknowledged by the
Embassy of India in Washington.
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