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Placed below is a letter from Shri Shantilal Patel, MP, to Perequesting that the ashes of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, which are preserved in the Renkoji temple in Japan should be brought back to India. The position is as follows:-
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose died in a hospital at Taipei (Taiwan) on 18.8.45. Two days later, his body was creamated and his ashes carried to Tokyo. It appears that the ashes were kept at the residence of Shri A.M. Sahai (ex -Minister of the Netaji Cabinet) in Tokyo where ceremonies were held for 11 days, after which the ashes were taken to the Renkoji Buddhist Temple in the Nakano area of Tokyo where they are maintained to this day.
The Govt. of India had appointed an Enquiry Committee in 1956 headed by the late Shah Nawaz Khan and including Netaji's elder brother Shri S.C. Bose to go into the circumstances of Netaji's death. The Committee submitted a report in which the majority opinion was that Netaji met his death in an air crash on 18.8.45 and that the ashes in the Renkoji temple were those of Netaji. Netaji's brother, S.C. Bose, however, dissented from this view.
In 1970, a one man committee of Justice G.D. Khosla was set up which also concluded that the casket lodged in the Renkoji Temple contained the ashes of Netaji. However, Shri S.C. Bose again wrote to Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi saying that there was no convincing proof that the so called ashes were genuine.
In view of this, GOI did not treat the findings as conclusive and did not bring back the ashes to India. The ashes have been lying in Japan since 1945. The Govt. of India provides an annual grant for maintenance of the Temple.
In recent months, two persons, Shri L. Joychandra Singh and Shri Sheel Bhadra Yaji, who had been associated with Netaji have been mounting a campaign to bring back the ashes of Netaji from Japan. Shri Singh says he had been in touch with various organisations associated with / +1 ' Netaji) including the Netaji Academy in Tokyo. He also says that Shri S.C. Bose, who had so far objected to the PRL. SECY. TO P return of the ashes is no more) having expired 4 years ago. Dy His son, Shri Arvind Bose, has entrusted responsibility for this issue to his cousin, Dr. Sisir Bose, who has supported bringing back Netaji's ashes to India and the creation of a National Memorial in his honour in Delhi. The Netaji Research Foundation in Jaipur contest the veracity of the ashes in Japan and is opposed to tlheir return. This Foundation wants a fresh inquiry into Netaji's disappearance and has approached the Rajaathan High Court to direct the Govt. of India to do so.
PM has also recently received a letter from Shri Ashish Roy!llthe great grand son of Netaji's eldest brother Sarat Bose, in which he has remarked that if the ashes in Tokyo are indeed those of Netaji's, then they ought to be brought to India with due honour and publicity. But before this is done, it must be incontrovertibly proved that he died as a result of the air crash and that the ashes are his. He has also mentioned that Netaji's wife, Emilie Schenkl Bose, has also expressed the view that the ashes should not be brought back to India.
It is, therefore, apparent that a consensus has not developed in favour of brirking the ashes back to India and there are strong feelings among a section of the public about the facts surrounding the death of Netaji.
In view of this, it would not be appropriate to take steps to bring the ashes back to India.
A draft reply from PM to Shri Shantilal Patel, MP, is * r F placed below -it
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Dear Shri Patel,
I have received your letter of August 7, 1990 regarding
the ashes of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
In the absence of a consensus in our country on whether
the ashes, which are preserved in the Renkoji Temple in 3apan,
are those of Netaji, it is difficult to consider bringing these
ashes to India at this stage.
Regards,
Yours since
s1 _ [Vislfwanath Pratap Singh]
( ',_. i 'Sl'iri Shantilal Patel, MP 164, South Avenue / New Delhi / C,', / ,,, N's . _V irp ' '4A 0 1 la \), L..i .) URGENT
POLITICAL SECTION
Reference: Le t te r ci t. 21-8-90 f r om Prof . Samar Guha, Cal cut ta (pl ac ed be l ow ) .
Records have been checked up but we do not appear to have receiv ed any letter f rom Mrs. Em i l i e Sc hg n kl . How -ever, we have some earl ier papers on the sub j ec t whi ch are fl agged i n the Fi le below and may kin d ly be seen
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./A MIYA NATH BOSE M A. (CANTAB) 226/4A NETAJI S.S.C. C. BOSE ROAD 1 ) BARRISTER -AT -LAW CALCITAe 700 040 oak . , T e l e P h O : 725585 [ May .4, 1990 To Shri Viswanath Prataa Singh Prime Minister of India 5 Race Course New Delhi 110001
Dear Prime Minister.
Recently a report appeared in a Calcutta paper that certain persons are attempting to bring the 'ashes' now lying in the Rankoji Temple in Tokyo to India and foist them on the Indian peo- ple as the 'ashes' of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. In this connec- tion, we consider it our duty to place before you and the Govern- ment of India the views of Mahatma Gandhi and our father Sarat Chandra Bose on this matter. In October 1945 Mr. Alfred Wagg. waYLcorrespondent of the Chicago Tribune visited our father Sarat Chandra Bose at our Cal- cutta Woodburn Park residence. Mr. Wagg accompanied the American Intelligence Party. which went to Taihoku Airport from General Mack therls Headquarters to make enquires about the alleged Air Crash, in which according to Japanese news agency report Netaji met with a fatal accident. Mr. Wagg inspected the Taihoku Airport .N4longwith three photographs of a damaged plane supplied to American Intellegence Party by the Japanese. Mr. Wagg informed our father "that those photographs were not and could not have been taken at the Taihoku Airport. Mr. Wagg informed our father that the photo- L I graphs supplied by the Japanese were fake photos. -.- Dr. Radhabinode Pal became a member of the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, which tried General Tojo and others. The American Judge inthe Tribx.e lsowed Dr. Pal the report of the American intelli- gence Party came to the definite conclusion that there was no )/\ ,
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e,:iiaence that Netaji died in Taihoku as a result of an air cr sh. ..ir. Pal informed our father as well as issued a public statem nt recording this fact. No photograph of Netaji's dead body has been produced by the Japanese. In August 1946, General Zaman Kiani, Col. Habibur Rahman and Col. Gulzara Singh, all top ranking officers of the INA, spent a fortnight at our Woodburn Park residence. Col. Habibur Rahman accompanied Netaji in the same plane from Saigon. Our father Sarat Chandra Bose questioned Col. Habibur Rahman in detail and rejected his version of the alleged air crash and Netaji's death. Saxat Chandra Pose issued public statements and made a nuMber of sneeche _ in public meetings stating_that Netaji did not die in any air --drash at Taihoku Airport. A burnt wrist watch was delivered to father by Col. Habibur Rahman. According to Col. Habibur Rahman Netaji was wearing this wrist watch at the time of the alleged air crash. General Zaman Kiani senior.most General of 'Nit informed our father that Netaji never used such a watch during his entire stay in East Asia. In fact. General Kiani informed our father that a dozen of similar watches were being used by different INA Officers. During the life -time of our youngest xnatEl uncle late Sailes Chandra Bose a statement signed by him and all the sons of every- one of Netaji's brothers were issued to the press at Calcutta statinc that the 'ashes' at Renkoji Temple were not the 'ashes' of Netaji. Mahatma- Gandhi granted an interview to Col. Habibur Rahman in 1945 and after speaking to him in detail/ issued a press sta- tement that Netaji did not die in any air crash. The Government of India appointed two Coltuuissions of Enquiry to Enquire into this matter. The Janata Government rejected the findings of both the Commissions. The Government of India has
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ipally decided that the story of 1:etaji's death in an air crash cannot be accepted as conclusive. We are firmly of the view that to brinc. the 'ashes' now lying in the Renhoji Temple in Tokyo to India as 'ashes' of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be an act of sacrileges which should not be allowed by the people and Government of India. With Rind regards.
Yo -rs sincerely.
( AS::OVX NATH BOSE )
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19 May, 1990,
Dear Dr. Bose, I have been as ked by the Prime Minister to thank you for your letter of May 11, and to inform you that it is being brought to the attention of the Ministry of External Affairs.
With kind regards,
Yours sincerely L (R. 'en)
C') Shri Amiya Nath Bose, ( 226/4A Nctaji S.C. Bose Road, Calcutta 700040
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Enclosed please find a copy each of Shri Amiya Nath Bose's letter to PM and 3 4 4 reply dated 19th May, 1990 together with a copy of a letter jointly addressed to PM by Shri Ashoke Nath Bose and two others,
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Dear Mr Prime Minister,
On behalf of the I.N .A Jaw ans and officers, I would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to you for_the kincLassurance given by you to the Freedom_ F_Lighter delegation lead by Shri Sheel , 1 nadar Yajee, which met you on the 3rd July to_the_ effect_thiC Ifetaji ' s ashes would be brought to India with f u ll honours. In this connection I would like to bring to your kind notice that Subas Bose Academy, Tokyo have invited Shri Sheel Bhadar Yajee, Dr Sisir Bose, Dr Col Lakshmi Sahgal, I and some others to be present at a ceremony to be held at the Renkoji I Temple in Tokyo on the 18th August to pay our homage to Netaji 's . Ashes .In this invitation they have pointedly mentioned that 'This would be our last ceremony ' . This clearly indicates that the AchPs could NO longer be kept in their present Resting Place. - . a e some ime for the government of India to WIEFITI v make proper arrangements to bring the Ashes to India with due 7 U t . 4 C 1 1 1 6 C I IM GI VC 6 V MC auc Lt.) K e e p them in Tokyo. Mr Sheel Bhadar Va._-lee. Dr Sisir Bose and other (IX4riends w hom I have consulted concur with my view that Netaji s , T i snes snou la De kept witn aue nonour zne Inaian tm Dassy in Tokyo till such time that they can be brought to India. I sincerely hope that you will please accede to our request in this regard and issue necessary instructions to the Indian Ambassador in Tokyo.
On the lath of _August we 1 61 o u t o carry these ashes ceremonously to Indian Em b a s s y . All my friends and I would me most grateful i f imm- ediate action is taken in the matter.
With kind regards,
Yours Sincerely, /7/ t_
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, f Please find enclosed a copy of the letter which PM has received from Col. P.K. Sehgal. We have checked our papers but, unfortunately, have no record of the meeting between PM and the freedom fighters.
We would be grateful for MEA's urgent comments.
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3S ( EA) , MEA L (11- 13 g t.10 te-r) C Jt JLIt Ii pc, Shantilal Patel 164, So ut h Avenue, EMBER OF PARLIAMENT N W D LHI. (10 K S %BHA)
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Dear Pr im e Minister,
We are aware o f the momentous contribution Netaji albash Chandr a Bose made throut his unique Azad Hind 791 1 j and Azad Hind Government to ward s the realisation o f our dream o f free India, By his magnetic personality, re t a i l also welded i n an unprecedented ma nne r the unity o f our peo p l e cutting across the bonds o f caste, creed and religion. Even to d a y peo p l e lo n g fo r the menife station of Netaji Bo se. Decades have pas s ed sincethe wo r ld ha d a glimpse o f one o f great sons o f the soil. Several enquiries co nduct ed by the Government conclu ded that Netaji sacrificed hi s l i f e for the cau se o f ou r great Nation. His Japanese admirers arP understood Ito ha ve collected his ashes and preserved i t with all th e I, solemnity and reverence a t the famous VANKOJI Temple i n Japan.
Ther e are reasons t o believe that friendly Japanese ha ve been desirous that Netaji's sacred relics sh ou ld find their final home i n his own mot her land . I understand that some Japan ese representatives during their vi sit t o the country had pl aced this matter before certain prominent and responsible people. I t i s possible that an acredited deltgation o f some o f the surviving leutenants of Netaji Bose including his nephew Sn . Shshir Bos e are shortly proceeding to Ja pa n t o receive Netaji' s sacred ashes. Our co unt ry owes to the glory o f Netaji t o who le heartedly extend a most befitting and nation-wide reception t o INV, ashes on arrival i n the country. I would urge that a high level com mittee be set up to mobilise th e people for this event.
I would be gratefla i f I am apP rised o f the position i n this regard. I offer my l l e s t cooperation and would be happy if my services co u ld b e utilised i n whatever ma nner you may deem fi t on this occasion.
With kind regards,
Yo u r s encere
(Shantilal Patel)
Sh ri Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Pr im e Minister o f India, NEW DELHI. Ne w De lh i.
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:spoke to my great-aunt, Emilie: Schenkl Bose, wife of Netaji SubhaS Chandra Bose, over the telephone (in Augsburg, ,West Germany) last night.
I asked her what she thought abOut the "ashes" at 'Renkoji Temple; Toyo - branded by some as her husband's being brought to India:, slnce certain individuals are, I understand, attempting in a seemingy clandestine manner to tranship them here. .
answer wascategorical.-She remarked: "I do not want these ashes -' .0 be broughtlto_ India. You cannot be sure they are uncle's That is my opinioni."
asked -her,if'I mav denvey this View to you, She gave me her consent, t O ao so. ---.
a wember of the family - the late Sarat Bose (Netaji's elder and T,ent6r) was my grandfather, I have a completely open T'fld it Subhas.Bose's.disappearance. Indeed, having studied this subject reft111v, I am of the Nicw that it cannot definitely be said tnat he did not die in the alleged air crash at Taihoku on 18 'Auqus', I totally dismiss suggestions that he is still -aLive.
i S undeniable that it has never been established beY(:hd Netaji did die as a result' of the'reported-crash- There -,any holes in the in favour of the trag dy for it to he conr-insive or acceptable, .
Tr, fact, Shri Morarjee Desai, as Prime -Minister, in rejecting the nr the Shlih Nawa',.--,Committee and the Khosla Commission on slibject, stated in the l.r,k Sabha on 3 September, 1978 that "Oovernment find it difficult to accept that the earlier"conclusloh .4 nre docisive
If the :"ashes" in Tokyo are indeed Subhas Bose's,----then- th ey -ought: nr he -brought to India surreptitiously, but -with- duerhonouriand-- - pnbliGitv_ But for this to happen, it must. incontrovertibly prov-, that_ he did -de s of --the mehloned,crash; and_therefore, the "ashes" - which stem from this alleged accident - are his.
7According to press reports, you have been kind enough to recently ask the Ministry of External Affairs to obtain the new , ,-ocords available abroad on the matter. As it is, there is a Vast am ou nt -Of material in hand. If the documents which have emerged in the past 15 years or so can throw fresh light on the mystery', T am S 1 1 7- ' 7 will not be too difficult - givHq today's sophisticated - u u S U 1 V ( 7 : WIC puL61(7:.
51. L41 s o F F i c a o,. iv6 .3. 2.gor /Dir -m..R (iP (MS) 17 No - riv" 14 - \-1Y ----- T daresa"y,-At does not require another expensive and ..juc a-P-probe to untangle the issue. A competent person, if entrusted job, can produce a report within a reasonably short time et) the basis of the existing documents and testimonies and whatever additional evidence the MEA is able to provide.
anY Case, since you have initiated a process, this should be allowed to be completed, before any proposal is considered for the shifting of the controversial "ashes" to India.
am enclosing herewith a note on the alleged air crash for your . kind scrutiny. Attached with the same are'some supporting,PaP.ers. I hope they will convince you that a.-lot more-evidenceis required to drive home the claim that_Netaji died in the reported, air crash at Taihoku. - _
Already, there is a legal challenge from the Jaipur -based Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Research Foundation. More -suCh objections as well 1 as others but -of -court could be pounted.-Thereaould even be public 161:retests. These are all avoidable- if those whoAtrying to act'.-in 8 - ,pre-emptive fashion can be persuaded to postpone their ac.tion-_,tiji, a final verdict is arrived at on the plane crash matter.
I also feel it would be nice if we took into account Emilie Sdhenki -
Thanking you,
Von -s sincerely,
Ashis 148N
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C-NNTIS RAY A Two of f ir ia t t .i nqui ie s ha v e be e n earried o u t into L I w alleged death -V Nctaj i i n a,n a i r cr as h. Th e f irst. b y th e Sh a h Nav i n/ Kh a n Co mm it te e i n 1956 and th e other b y G. D. Kho sla Comm iss ion i n 197 0. Roth I nvestigations rea ch ed ,the.conclusion that Netaji die d a s a result o f th e reported acci dent i n Au g u s t 194 5.
Ho we v e r , on e o f th e three m e m b e r s o f th e Sh a h Naw az Com m it tee, na m e l y one o f Ne t a j i' s brothers, Suresh Cha nd ra RON(', disagreed with th e i n o f the other two ; and i n fact_ pr oduc ed a sep ara te report ehallenging th e maj ority vie w. The Go v er n m e n t L o o k n o notice o f this dissent.
As for the Kh o sl a Commission, i t was asked t o "Inquire into a l l the facts and circumstances relating to the disappearance of Netaji Su b ha s Chandra R ose i n 1 9 4 5 and the su bs eq ue nt developments co nn ec te d herewith".
r n his sum m ar y, how ev er , Justice Kho sla, rather surprisingly, concentrated a s m u c h o n defen ding and eul ogi si ng Pa n dit Aawahar i n Nehr u an d th e gov er nm ent o f th e da y - under Indira Gandhi - a n d denigrating Netaji as confirming the Shah Nawaz verdict.
This Commission wa s, pe r h ap s , app ointed un d e r pr e s9vor e f r o m l e t t. forces - w h o s e su p po rt i n Pa rlia me n t was crucial - b y th e then minor it y Cong r es s re g ime . And one cannot help feeling that i t s verdict wa s v i r t u a l l y i n th e na tu re o f a com m and performance, thus re n d erin g rather unreliable the judgement formulated.
andeed, Shri Morarjee De s a i,. a s Pr i m e Minist er , rem ark ed i n th e !tOk'Sab ha o n 3 Sept em b er , .1 9 /8 : "S h a h Na w a z Co m m i t t e e and Kh o sl a 'Commission held th e r epor t o f Netaj i S U b h a S Cha nd ra Ro s e' s dea th true. Sinc e th en , re a s o n a b le do ub ts ha v e been ca st . o n th e !correctness rea ch ed i n th e tw o reports and v ar ious ' im p or t an t 'contradictions i n th e te stimo n y o f the W itn es se s ha v e be en noti ced. rur t b-O r - :6-6WF6TheiorarYfOrrfaarZaa6U* nt ar y rec or ds ha v e a15.7.0) be c o m e av ailable. I n Ube l i g ht o f th e s e do ub ts and contradictions an d the se rec ords , Go v e rn m e nt f i nd i t d i f f i c u l t t o ac c ep t that th e tearlier conclusions are decisive."
(The case iii- upport of the death Claim essentially rests on the -eh Ma n,-14titejr1VADe, who ma in ta in ed t hat h e wa s also a pa s s e n g e r i n the a i r c r a f t that allegedly cr as he d and that h e wa s al so treated a t th e hospital whe re Netaj i, Acc ording t o him, brea th ed his last,and the Japanese doctor, T. Yoshim& who submi tted that h e ha d atte nd ed t o Netaj i A t the hos pit al, sig ne d his death certificate a s well a s th e application for a cre mation o f th e remains t o the relev ant local aut ho r it y.
Fv e n allowing for th e fact that me mo ri es Fa de - the Sh a h No w a / Com mi tt ee was ins t i t ut e d 11 year s af t er the reported cr as h and th e Kh o s la Commission's he aring s to ok place be t we e n 25 t o 29 ye a rs aft er the s am e - he narrations of these two individuals ha v e be en inconsistent and, cohsetrUentt no t -wholly dependable.
Colo nel Rahm an wa s twic e interrogated regarding th e aircrash b y B r i t i s h Intelligence and also ap p ear ed be fore th e Sh a h NI;lw;lx Co m m i tt e e . No t merely d o his versions o f th e incident v ary i n the t h r o e ins t anc e , hu t B r i t i s h Intelligence files on hitelrecorded: "11,t appears that Habibur Itahman'is notA4i1111igto come out'with-the - \
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truth." (25 March,1 1')46) And,: "Habibur Rahman's report is -7- unsatisfactory. Thle muiLitAide or discrepancies in accounts ol actual air crash as given first: to Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) in Tokyo and Inter to Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre (CSDTC) is being taken up." (19 May, 1946)
Furthermore, V. 71c1-0.,:rinhl., a ninr RriLish o i l i c nr i n india 1,4f,n t t o L h e ex t . n nl . or informing a colleh quo of his in Singapore, Major C. Young: "After analysing all the reports that were in hand at the time in the CSDIC, it was obvious that Col. Habibur Rahman - tdb lies..."
Tt would appear that Netaji had, after the Japanese surrender in World War TT, a plan to go underground. In fact, the Intelligence Bureau :In New Delhi conveyed to their counterpart in Singapore on 49 February, 1946: "It is beyond doubt that he (Bose) had plans to go underground together with a selected number of friends of his Movement." H is, thoretoro, not impossible Lhnt Col. Rahman, -a most trusted deputy of Netaji, was fully conversant with and indeed port of such a plan. If this was in fact the case, he could hardly have been expected in 19'')6, when Netnji's return n o t a unrealistic proposition, to betray a conVidence placed in him by revea!ing the truth M the plane crash was supposed to he a deliberate plant. Col. Rahman refused to come before the Khosia Commission.
Assuming that the doctor concerned did indeed treat victims of the alleged crash, there is no irrefutable evidence that the person he he eyed to he Netaji was in Fact the latter. Once more, his descriptions of the episode - the First to Allied Intelligenco, the second to the Shah Nawaz Committee and the third to the Khosla Commission - do not entirely Lally.
Resides,Xb er-,e_doe, 4,A RR, )29 4ny documentary evidence that :in plane Crnsh nctuafly took p ace at-*talIVIn k 4-(the site of the alleged 4Crash) on or around 18 August, 194B.- the date of the reported 41:rajedy. There is no record of a death certificate. There is no otclar,mh of the dead NM. -_,APAY11511r Rahman admitted that he,,,never amains. only th e- cOffliff- Bli tA3TVMArYwina cl s r r U t _no tn east, e cremation cer. rca'tff"-gA id t o be FOnnect..ed'i.4rth -'NeLai j i o r one I cli i o n API-11(, 1900 and desmcrit:90A regill8r staff member of ( the ao aaa) .nl-mao ror-oOMZ.-WOOJIIMI or a Tnear-c -aL L a c K 7 : 1-n e d a t e O r expiry given in this documenl. is fl'Atigiat,- 1945.
'As is well known, Netaji was born on 23 January, 1897. And if his death was caused .ny the pl a ne crash, it could only have'occurred . . zom unira aegree burns. jr Y9sflimL told,Allied Intelligence that d _died at 11 pm on 18 te he intc;-i'-iiled the shah 5 = 7 7 ' -aommiCommittee a 'iiiir-KiZEISTIMEM="--- tIch the time-death"Tir w,i e riti-a-r t ly after pm" the snitie"dAy'?'-'-:
The ianoneno Cm:ornment wrote in tho Covornmont of India on 24 Juno 1956: "Since the death or Mr Subhas Chandra was kept strictly confidential at that time, it is believed that this cremation permit ( w h i c h Wi l N enclosed with the l(itter) on ICHIRO OKURA must correspond to the case of late Mr Suhhas Chandra Rose."
There wee_ no 1ostiV4-X-PMR407-4-eCre,CY _about Nete41 s death. In any case, :Japanese authorities and media themselves transmitted the "news" ,
0 o f his "fatal cra sh " bef r e an yon e else.
Lo rd W av ell, th e n Viceroy o f India, re co rde d i n his diary o n 2 4 Aug us t, 19 4 5 : "I wo n d e r i f the Japanese announcement o f Subhas Chandr a Bo s e ' s dea th i n an air cr as h i s true. I sus pec t i t very much4 i t i s j ust what w ould b e given ou t i f h e m e a n t t o g o underground." A
Mo re importantly, o n 25 Oc tober , 19 4 5 , the Britis h Pr i m e Minister, tl ele me n t Attlee, chai red a me e t in g a t 10 Do nin g Street, Lo n do n t o f consider, am ong other ite ms, what. t o do with NeL aji i n the post-war: s i t ua t i o n. Th'e s a m e da y, the'British Ca b in e t dis c us s ed a 0 confidential no te se n t b y W a v e l l re ga rd in g th e finalisation o f a polic y tow ar ds
Har l inr , B r i t i s h Intelligence o n as s es s in g the Ja pa ne se signals re I a te d t o th e all eged pla ne cra sh , ilmategorically indicated t o Lo r d Mountbatten, th e n Supr em e Commander'OF th e Al li ed For ces i n South Fa st Asia , that "Bose's death i n the a i r cr as h wa s co o k e d up".
Ca p ta in Biren Chakrabarty, a n officer o f th e CSD1C und er th e Br it i s h, t old th e Kh o s l a Commission: " On th e 18 th (A u gu s t 194 ) mo rn in g a - m e s sa g e wa s re ce iv e d (fro m Am e r i c a n N a va l Intelligence) i n the Re d Fort relayed Vom Trincomalee, a s fa r a s I r em em be r , st ating that a twin en g in e bom ber ha d been sighted and me n tio n in g al so th e direction, altitude and speed o f th e airc raft. Military Intelligence (Britis h) hurriedly lo o ke d into their re co rd s, held a coml . 111.111 1 . 0 (:) .1nd quwkly pi ta bA hl y maintaining the li ne o f communication a n d i t sh o u ld b e allo we d t o pa s s , but should b e kept und er observation for a cer tain distance - reaf:onahle d i ta n ce . No impo rlan en wa,,: giv en L n L h n information a t : th e time. Later on, wh e n other piec es o f information we r e po urin g in, particularly wh e n th e state me nts o f responsible i N A of f ic e r s we re it:coith,d, i t wa:-; qu ic 1. 1 aNnertained th at . tA i i s parf ieular m e ss ag e had a singular imp o rta n c e because t his was th e plan e wh ic h Lmk of T wi th Cen er al Sh id e i a t 10 - : i0 ( a m ) and w hic h t a l l i e d with a l l th e information o n re cord reg arding th e v is it . o l Net i i i an d his party t o the headquarters o f (the Jap anes e) Field Mar s hall Terauchi.
"As far a s I rem em be r, o n the 20 th night a m essage was receivd f r o m Macao about th e parachu te landi ng o f th re e perso ns i n th e ar e a bet we en Harbin an d Ti onsi n. Det ails w ere not k n o w n t o any o f th e of f i c er s i n th e Re d Port. Later on , I hea rd f r o m my n o i n the CS1)1C that t hi s ar ea wh er e th e three pe rs o n s ha d parac hut ed d o w n was co ve re d b y the Ja pa n es e Intelligence Organisation un d e r m o of f ic er s , na m e l y l t t o and Ind° - on e was a captain and the oth e r wa s a LOeutenant'Colonel. A t a further later st age, I he ard that bo t h th e officers we r e arrested b y th e officers o f th e War Office, Lo n d o n o r th e Am er i c ans , who w ere i n that area before landi ng o n the Japa nese mainland."
$63fNe4 Delhi, informeetheir corresponding station i n Sin gap ore on 19 Fe b ru a ry, 1946 that th e former's impr es s ion was r'that th e Japanese had un de rtaken to give Bose the necessary protection (to go underground)':
B r i t i s h Intelligence further h e th al th e Co ve r no r o f Ihe Af ghan provi nce o f Kh os t had be en inf ormed b y the Sov ie t. Am b as sad or i n Ka bu l tha t. there we r e m any Cong r es s re f u g ee s i n Mo s c o w ( af t er the W a r ) and Bo s e was in clud ed i n t he ir num be r . Th e as s es s m e n t be in g : "T he re :
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was little roason for suoNpersons to bring Roso into fabricated stories."
As recently as 1966, a panel of Japanese war time aeronautical experts, after carefully examining th e ev i d en c e or tho se who des c r i b ed th e ms e lv e s a s survivors o f th e plane crash in question, observed: "The entire Japanese air operation before and during the Pacific War did not recorll any case of a propeller falling out during take -off (which is what the disaster was attributed to). If the plane dived tO the ground (as was claimed), 1 it could have smashed itself into bits, killing all aboard instantly."'
The author of the above note is deeply indebted to Sri Sunil Gupta for the guidance and information provided by him on the subject. CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS OF COL. HABIBUR RAHMAN C.I.C.(Figgess) Report C.S.D.I.C.Report No1156 Before S.N.Khan Committee on 6.4.56 ,---dated 29..45 dated -31.12.45
A. H e r e v e a l e d t h a t h e h a d no k n o w l e d g e Gn 8 . 1 2 6 9 ' s s u g g e s t i o n Bo s e c h a n g e d N e t e j i t u r n e d t o w a r d s a s , I s a i d . " P l e a s e g e t mot o f how B o s e e s c a p e d o r was r e mo v e d h i s c o u r s e a n d mov ed t o w a r d s t h e f r o n t , t h r o u g h t h e f r o n t t t h e r e i s n o way i n r e a r " . f r o m t h e p l a n e . e t c . ( A u g e y s a y n i k a l e a y p e e c h a y say r e s t s n e h i n h e y ) " , , B. He s t a t e d t h a t u p o n a l i g h t i n g f r o m t h e 8 . 1 2 6 9 wo r e knee -boots, s e r g e b r e e c h e s "My clothes d i d n o t c a t c h t i r e . " p l a n e h e n o t i c e v h i e own c o a t o n f i r e . e n d a s e r g e t u n i c t h i e c l o t h e s w e r e
n o t b u r n t e t a l l. ( H e w e a r s th e m now a t CSBIC (II.
C. H e t h e n saw " B o s e l y i n g b y t h e p l a n e 0 . 1 2 6 9 n o t i c e d Bo s e i n a a t t e n d i n g " T h e moment I g o t o u t , I saw h i m a b o u t 1 0 y e e r d e w i t h h i m c l o t h i n g a f i r e " . p o s i t i o n a b o u t 1 2 ye r d e aw ay w i t h . h a s o f me s t a n d i n g a n d l o o k i n g i n t h e o p p o s i t e smoke c o mi n g f r o m h i s g a r m e n t s . d i r e c t i o n t o m i n e t o w a r d s t h e W e e t . " H i e c l o t h e s we r e o n f i r e " .
D. P a h ma n went t o t h e . i d o f Bo na en d Dome was endeavouring t o r e mo v e h i e "I r u s h e d e n d I experienced g r e a t d i f f i c u l t y i n r e m o v e d h i e b u r n i n g c l o t h i n g . c l o t h e s . unfastening h i s bush -shirt b e l t . H i s t r o u s e r s w e r e n o t so much o n f i r e e n d i t was n o t n e c e s s a r y t o t a k e t h e m o f f . "
He a d d e d t h a t t h e s e a t B o s e o c c u p i e d 8 . 1 2 6 9 s t a t e d t h a t B o s e ' s c l o t h e s may " T h e r e was mor e f i r e o n bush -shirt. A l l t h e sa me , i n t h e a i r c r a f t was b e s i d e a p e t r o l h a v e b e e n d r e n c h e d i n p e t r o l , es B o s e h i s t r o u s e r s h a d c a u g h t f i r e b u t my ow n i m p r e s s i o n t a n k a n d H t t h e t i m e o f t h e c r a s h s e t u n d e r a p e t r o l t a n k i n t h e p l a n e . I s t h a t s i n c e he was s i t t i n g i n a s q u a t t i n g way i n t h e t a n k exploded, spreading t h e t h e p l a n e , t h e p e t r o l s p r e a d mo r n on t h e u p p e r b u r n i n g f u e l o n Ro e' e c l o t h i n g . p o r t i o n o f h i s ( N e t a j i ge ) c l o t h e s an d t h a t i s why t h e f i r e was mor e o n t h e u p p e r p o r t i o n . "
F. I t wee l u t e r d e t e r m i n e d t h a t B o s e B o s e h a d c u r t a i n e d s e r i o u s bu c n e e l l "I l a i d h i m down o n t h e g r o u n d a n d I n o t i c e d a v e r y r e c e i v e d s e r i o u s i n j u r i e s a b o u t t h e o v e r h i s body and When h e wee l a i d o n de e p c u t o n h i s h e a d p r o b a b l y o n t h e l e f t s i d e .
h e e d a n d n e c k i n a d d i t i o n t o h i s t h e g r o u n d 8 . 1 2 6 9 n o t i c e d 2 o r 3 S ae H i m f a c e h e d b e e n s c o r c h e d b y h e a t e n d h i s h e i r s e v e r e b u r n s . f r a c t u r e s on t h e s k u l l . a l s o c a u g h t f i r e a n d s i g n e d . The c u t o n h i s h e e d
was a l o n g one a b o u t A i n c h e s l o n g . He MOS b l e e d - i n g p r o f u s e l y . I t Wdie a s t r a i g h t c u t . I t r i e d t o s t o p h i e b l e e d i n g w i t h my handkerchief."
my b o t h h a n d s w e r e b c p " . ; b u r n t . I s I came B e s i d e s b u r n s on t h e h a r u ! a . B . 1 2 6 9 ' s G. Rah m an r e c e i v e r two lacerations o n t h r o u g h t h e f i r e , t h e r i g h t H i d e o f my f a c e we e f a c e was b u r n t o n t h e r i g h t h i s h e a d , o n e o n h i s r i g h t l e g a n d s l ig h t l y a n d I n o t i c e d h a d r e c e i v e d a c o t i n f o r e h e a d t u r n s o f h i s h a n d s , ',vett a n d f h c e . , s i d e , en d h e a l s o r e c e i v e d two mi n o r burnt w h i c h was b l e e d i n g a n d o l e o t h e r i c h t a i d s o f my wounds DP t h e h e a d n P d o n e l a c e r a t e d kn e e was a l s o b l e e d i n g p r o f u s e l y a s i t h a s h i t wound o n t h e z i g h t l e g b e l o w t h e k n e e . right some h a r d s u b s t a n c e . The h e e d cAlt ea r c a u s e d due t o
h t t i n g t h e f l o o r ag t h e %dant* t.:7.r.hee. "My _ l o t h e t t d i d n o t c d t c h f i r s . My h a r v i . we r e b u r n t ve cy b a d l y i n t h e a t t e m p t t o t e k e ch k e t a j i ' s
c l o t h e r . " 1 . 1 . 1 . . t r i q g e s s ) m e p o r t n o t e o c y - .-m: 4 I. . 1 t , P n i n t d a t e d 3 1 . 1 2 . 4 5 A
H. NO MENTION. B o a r ' s b o d y was k e p t i n t h e r o o m w h e r e "I s a t u p t h e w h o l e n i g h t i n t h a t r oom b e c a u s e h e d i e d , and 8 . 1 2 6 9 r e m a i n e d t h e r e a l l i t toss q u i t e h o t a n d I o o u l d n o t s l e e p . T h e bo dy t h e n i g h t t o g e t h e r w i t h J a p a n e s e g u a r d s was t h e r e e n d a J a p a n e s e s e n t r y Wee g u a r d i n g i t . " a n d some p a t i e n t s . 8 . 1 2 6 9 s t a t e s t h a t h e d i d n o t k e e p a n y 'souvenirs' a s n o n e was a v a i l a b l e on t h e p e r s o n o f B o a e a f t e r t h e a c c i d e n t - a l l t h e i r l u g g a g e h a v i n g b e e n b u r n t on t h e p l a n e .
I. On Au o u e t 2 0 , 1 9 4 5 Bo s e was r e mo v e d A c o f f i n made o f s a n d a l wo od wee b r o u g h t "On Au g u s t 2 0 , 1 9 4 5 , I was i n f o r m e d t h a t a r r a n g e f r o m t h e H o s p i t a l e n d h i s r e m a i n s t o t h e H o s p i t a l a n d B o s e ' s b o d y was ma n t a f o r t h e c r e m a t i o n h a d b e e n mode e n d s o o n w e r e p l a c e d i n a b o x p r o v i d e d by t h e p l a c e d t h e r e i n . a f t e r t h e c o f f i n was p u t i n a J a p a n e s e M i l i t a r y J a p a n e s e . l o r r y o r a m b u l a n c e .... a f t e r a r r i v a l a t t h e crematorium N e t a j i ' s c o f f i n was r e mo v e d f r o m t h e l o r r y .... B o d y was t a k e n o u t o f t h e c o f f i n a n d was t a k e n up by t h e J a p a n e s e i n s i d e t h e crematorium".
J. Rahman r e q u e s t e d t h e r e m a i n s to f l o w n Th e J a p a n e s e s t a f f c o l o n e l v i s i t e d "I t o l d t h i s J a p a n e s e o f f i c e r t h a t h e s h o u l d go t o S i n g a t p o r e o r T o k y o . M a j o r N a g a - 0 . 1 2 6 9 who r e q u e s t e d K i m t o make e r r e n - a n d i n f o r m t h e Headquarters a n d r e q u e s t t h e m o n to mo i n f o r m e d kahm an o n Au g u s t 2 1 , g e m e n t o f o r t h e d e a d body t o b e t a k e n my b e h a l f t h a t I w o u l d l i k e N e t a j i ' s b o d y t o b e 1 9 4 5 t h a t i t w o u l d b e i m p o s s i b l e t o t o S i n g a p o r e . 8 . 1 2 6 9 was i n f o r m e d t h a t transported t o S i n g a p o r e W herr el l o u r G o v e r n me n t t r a n s p o r t t h e r e m a i n s b y a i r due t o a s t h e c o 4 f i e was t o o l a r g e i t was n o t a n d Ar my O f f i c e r s w e r e p r e s e n t . On t h e m o r n i n g t h e s i z e o f t h e bo x i n w h i c h B o s e wee p o s s i b l e to t r a n s p o r t i t b y p l a n e a n d o f t h e Au g u s t 1 9 , e t a b o u t 9 - 0 0 o ' c l o c k .... I p l a c e d . M a j o r Na g e t o mo s u g g e s t e d t o t h e i d e a h a d t h e r e f o r e t o b e d r o p p e d . r e p e a t e d my r e q u e s t t o t h e J a p a n e s e Ar my s t a f f Rah man s t t h a t t i m e t h a t t h e b o d y b e 8 . 1 2 8 9 t h e n s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e b o d y b e o f f i c e r t h a t t h e arrangements f o r t h e transportation c r e m a t e d an d R e h e a r , , a f t e r c a r e f u l c r e m a t e d as t h e J a p a n e s e h a d s a i d t h e y o f N e t a j i ' s b o d y t o S i n g a p o r e s h o u l d b e c e d e . " consideration, a g r e e d . w e r e u n a b l e t o p r e s e r v e i t .
K. A c c o r d i n , j to Ra hmah , p h o t o s wa r e ".... two photographs o f B o s e w e r e " T h e f a c e ( N e t a j i t s ) c o u l d b e r e c o g n i s e d b y 41(9. t a k e n a t t h e s c e n e o f t h e c r a s h a n d t a k e n , one w i t h t h e b o d y f ul l y c o w e r e d ... T h e p h o t o o f h i s body ( e x c l u d i n g t h e f a c e ) a l s o i t t h e H o s p i t a l A f t e r t h e d e a t h i n s i d e t h e c o f f i n , an d t h e o t h e r w i t h was t a k e n a t my r e q u e s t .... I l e a r n t t h a t p h o t o s o f B o s e . T h e p h o t o s e r e a t p r e s e n t t h e lid o f t h e c o f f i n c l o s e d Grid o f t h e b u r n t p l a n e ha d a l s o be e n t a k e n .... I c a n n o t i n p o s - o s s i o n o f t h e " J a p a n e s e War 0 . 1 2 6 9 s e a t e d b y i t s s i d e . F r u i t s a n d e x a c t l y s a y why t h e photographs w e r e n o t t a k e n o n O f f i c e " i n T o k y o . i n c e n s e w e r e p l a c e d o n t h e c o f f i n . Au g u s t 1 ,4 an d 1 9 , 1 9 4 5 .
L. NO MENTION. On A u g u s t 2 2 , 1 9 4 5 a t e b o u t 1 0 . 0 0 h r a . "On Au g u s t 2 0 , 1 9 4 5 , 1 ( As h m an ) mite i n f o r m e d t h e t D o s e ' s bo d y ,nate r e mov e d t o a c r e m a t o - arrangement ,. f o r t h e c r e m a t i o n h a d t e e n ce d e a n d r i u m '..her U J a p a n e s e c l e r i c who s p o k e a c n e 5 f t e r t h e c o f f i n was p u t i n a J a p a n e s e e x c e l l e n t E n g l i s h , p e r f o r m e d a r e l i g i - m i l i t a r y l o r r y o r a m b u l a n c e . T h e c o f f i n Wee o u s c e ! e m o n y . A f t e r t h i s , B o s s ' s bo dy a c c r e t e d by two l o r r i e s f u ll o f J a p a n e s e s o l d i e r s we,. t a k e n 015 o f t h e c o f f i n a n d p l a c e d mp-..d s t a f f o f t h e H o s p i t a l e n d J a p a n e s e o f f i c e r s F ar m -
C.A.L. ( F i g g e s s ) R e p o r t C . 5 . D . I . C . R e p o r t N o . 1 1 5 6 d a t e d 3 1 - 1 2 - 4 5 B e f o r e S. N. Kh an C o m m i t t e e o n 6 - 4 - 5 6 P o i n t d a t e d 2 9 - 9 - 4 5 A
i n a f u r n a c e . T h e d o o r o f t h e f u r n a c e was i n f o u r s t a f f c a r s : T h e r e w e r e a l s o a few c i v i l i a n s l o c k e d a n d t h e key was k e p t b y s J a p a n e s e p r e s e n t . I n o n c e o f t h e c a r p , J a p a n e s e G e n e r a l M i l i t a r y o f f i c e r . 0 . 1 2 6 9 h ad d e c l i n e d t o ( p r o b a b l y g a r r i s o n co mma nd e r ) a l s o c a m e . .... As f a r t a k e c h a r g e o f t h e k e y 811 h e was a t t h e a s 1 r e c o l l e c t o n e c a r was l e a d i n g f o r w a r d b y t h e t i m e r u n n i n g a temperature a n d was i n a L o r r y c a r r y i n g N e t e j i ' s c o f f i n , f o l l o w e d b y e s c o r t s v e r y d e p r e s s e d s t a t e o f m i n d . T h e bo d y a n d o t h e r c a r s . I was i n o n e o f t h e c a r e i n t h e was t h e n s e t a l i g h t by t h e c l e r i c ' s a s s i s - r e a r . A f t e r a r r i v a l e t t h e crematorium .... N e t e j i ' s t a n t . At t h e c r e m a t i o n t h e r e w e r e a b o u t c o f f i n was r e mo v e d f r o m t h e l o r r y b y t h e J a p a n e s e 30 J a p a n e s e m e d i c a l an d m i l i t a r y o f f i c e r , s o l d i e r s a n d t h e e s c o r t p a i d compliments a c c o r d i n g p r e s e n t . 5 . 1 2 6 9 does n o t r e c o l l e c t a n y t o t h e i r cu s t o ms a n d a l l t h o s e p r e s e n t a l s o p a i d o f t h e i r n a me s . 8 . 1 2 6 9 s t a t e s t h a t h e compliments...... As f a r cc 1 r e me mb er a J a p a n e s e was t h e o n l y I n d i a n p r e s e n t a t t h a t t i m e . p r i e s t was a l s o p r e s e n t a t t h a t t i m e . Body was Ab o u t h a l f en h o u r a f t e r t h e body h a d b e e n t a k e n o u t o f t h e c o f f i n a n d was t a k e n up by t h e s e t a l i g h t . 8 . 1 2 6 9 l e f t t h e crnmatorium J a p a n e s e i n s i d e t h e crematorium. w i t h o t h e r s . T h e body o f N e t a j i was t a k e n o u t o f t h e c o f f i n a n d was p l a c e d o n a s t r e t c h e r l i k e t h i n g , i n t o t h e incinerator. .... The d o o r o f t h e incinerator was l o c k e d a n d I k e p t t h e k e y w i t h me o v e r n i g h t ...... T h i s was approximately b e t w e e n 1 1 e n d 1 2 n o o n . I was b r o u g h t be ck t o t h e H o s p i t a l f r o m t h e --rematorium a f t e r t h e f i r e was s e t on .....
M. NO mE NTION On Au g u s t 2 3 , 1 9 4 5 , 6 . 1 2 6 9 i n t h e Company "On t h e m o r n i n g o f Au gu st 2 1 , 1 9 4 5 , I went t o t h e o f t h e c l e r i c a n d s t a f f m a j o r a n d 1 o r 4 crematorium accompanied by t w o o r t h r e e J a p a n e s e o c h e ' J e r n n e s e v i s i t e d t h e crematorium when i n c l u d i n g t h c c i v i l i a n ani, o p e n e d t h e l o c k o f t h e t h e a s h e s o f Bose w -, e c o l l e c t e d a n d p l a c e d incinerator w i t h k e y w h i c h wee w i t h me . I was i n a wooden b o x s n e c ) a l l y made f o r t h e p r e s e n t e n d I sew t h e a s h e s o f N e t a j i ' s b o d y i n s i d e n u r p o e e . 5 . 1 2 6 9 was -ho mn a s m a l l p i e c e o f i t . We h a d a wooden u r n t o c o l l e c t t h e a s h e n . We g o l d among t h e a r h e r whiCh h e b e l i e v e s war c o l l e c t e d some ash y!: f r o m t h e h e a d s i d e , n e a r e s t to P a r t o f one o f B o s e ' . g e l d t e e t h . T h e box t h e d o o r , a n d p l a c e r , th e m i n t h e u r n . !r e me mb e r c o n t a i n i n g t h e nf.h,!r .462 t h e n t a k e n t o a d i s t i n c t l y t h a t a l i t t l e p i a c e o f c o l d , w h i c h was J a p a n e s e t e m p l e i n t h ,1 C i t y , wh er e a r e l i g i o u s f r o m t h e f i l l i n g o f o n e o f Ne t e j i ' s t e e t h wee r e mo v e d ce r e mo n y was a g a i n -d er f or me d by t h e c l e r i c . an d p l a c e d i n t h e u r n " . P a g e - 4
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N. On S e p t . 4 , 1 9 4 ! h e ( R a h ma n ) a c c o mp a - On S e p t . 4 , 1 9 4 5 , 8 . 1 2 6 9 r e t u r n e d t o I wee b r o ..,:t i t down t o T e i h o k o a i r f i e l d , and n i t e d t h e a s h e s o f Bo s e t o GIFU H o n s h u , T a i h o k u e n d b o a r d e d t h e p l a n e w h ic h was f l o w n t o an a i r p o r t , some d i s t a n c e away J a p a n f r o m w h e r r h e t r a v e l l e d b y r a i l c a r r i e d 4 o t h e r J a p a n e s e p a s s e n g e r s f r o m T o k y o , Accompanying me at t h e t i e s w e r e t o T o k y i , a r r i v i n g o n S e p t . 6 , 1 9 4 5 . i n c l u d i n g L t . - C o l . S a k e . a k i a n d 3 c i v i - tw o o r t h r e e J a p a n e s e o f f i c e r s , p r o b a b l y o n e Rahman was me t t y 2 / L t . (FNU) H a s e g a w a , l i a n s wh os e names w e r e n o t kn ow n t o o f them was C o l . N o n o g e k i . T h e u r n c o n t a i n - a J a p a n e s e representative o f t h e 1 3 . 1 2 6 9 ...... 8 . 1 2 6 9 c a r r i e d w i t h h i m i n g a s h e s o f N e t e j i e n d t h e wo o de n b o x e s G e n e r a l S t a f f who t o o k h i m t o M r . t h e woo den b o x c o n t a i n i n g t h e as h e s o f c o n t a i n i n g v a l u a b l e s w e r e a l s o t a k e n c h a r g e Ramamurti's r e s ; d e n c e . B o s e . t h e two photographs o f B o s e t a k e n o f b y t h i s o f f i c e r . o n Au g u s t 2 1 , 1 9 4 5 , t h r e e photographs ..... When I l e f t T a i h o k u I was a g i v e n a o f t h e w r e c k e d p l a n e a n d a rectangular w a t c h b y t h e O f f i c e r Comma ndi ng o f t h e w r i s t g o l d w a t c h w i t h a l e a t h e r s t r a p . H o s p i t a l who h a d t r e a t e d N e t a j i s a y i n g t h a t i t wee N e t a j i ' s w a t c h w h i c h was r e mo v e d f r o m h i s w r i s t a f t e r h i s d e a t h . .... L a t e . r o n , I ma n a g e d t o ha n d i t o v e r t o N e t a j i ' s f a m i l y t h r o u g h Mr . S h u l a b h a i D e s a i . I was t o l d G e n e , a 1 S h i d e i h a d be e n k i l l e d e n d 3 o t h e r h a d 41 10 b e e n k i l l ed. T h e n 3 o r 4 h a d d i e d i n t h e H o s p i t a l la t e r o n . O n l y 4 p e r s o n s s u r v i v e d . ... I was t o l d t h a t 4 h a d s u r v i v e d i n c l u d i n g m y s e l f o u t o f t h e w h o l e nu mb e r o f 1 2 . " DR. T. TOSHIII
S t a t e m e n t on 1 9 - 1 0 - 4 6 D e p o s i t i o n f r o m 2 2 - 5 - 5 6 t o 2 3 - 5 - 5 6 D e p o s i t i o n on 2 4 - 4 - 7 1 ( B e f o r e t h e A l l i e d Intelligence) ( B e f o r e S hah Newer C o m m i t t e e ) ( B e f o r e G.D. K h o s l a )
1 . On 1 8 t h Au g u s t a t 5 p.m., Bo s s On 1 8 t h a t a b o u t 2 P.M. r e c e i v e d T e l e p h o n e L i t t l e b e f o r e n o o n r e c e i v e d T e l e p h o n e c a l l f r o m t h e -- w i t h 6 o r 7 p e r s o n s w e r e b r o u g h t me s s a g e f r o m A i r p o r t i n t i m a t i n g p l a n e c r a s h . A i r p o r t . 7 p e r s o n s , i n c l u d i n g 2 I n d i a n s , a r r i v e d a t t o t h e H o s p i t a l . 2 0 m i n u t e s t h e r e a f t e r i n j u r e d e v e n b r o u g h t t h e H o s p i t a l a t a b o u t 1 3 - 3 0 P.M, (N o m e n t i o n a b o u t a T e l e p h o n e i n c l u d i n g BOSS. 13 o r 14 p e r s o n s w e r e me s s a g e o f c r a s h ) b r o u g h t .
2 . H e p e r s o n a l l y c l e a n e d B o s e ' s i n j u - DR. T5URUTA ( n o t b s ) a p p l i e d w h i t s o i n t m e n t He t r e a t e d h i s b u r n s a l l o v e r h i s b o d y . Hs was r e r i s e w i t h o i l an d d r e n s e d t h e m . a g a i n s t b u r n s and b a n d a g e d . b a n d a g e d a ll o v e r h i s bo d y a f t e r a p p l y i n g p l a s t e r .
1 . 9 o s e was s u f f e r i n g f r o m e x t e n s i v e H e was s e v e r e l y b u r n t . I t t o o k g r e y i s h C h s n d a B o s e s u f f e r e d g e n e r a l b u r n s a l l o v e r t h e b a d
b u r n s o v e r t h e w h o l e bo d y so much c o l o u r l i k e e s h . E v e n h i s h e a r t h a d b u r n t . ) l i e h e a r t waft n a t b u r n t . T h a t i s m i s t a k e . so t h a t v e r y L i t t l e was l o f t o f h i s Y e h a d 3 r d deists's° b u r n s . N i s f a c e a n d e y e s ( H e s i g n e d t h e e a r l i e r s t a t e m e n t a f t e r v e r i f y i n g identification m a r k s . ( S t il l t h i s w e r e s w o l l e n . He was i n h i g h f e v e r s h i s t h e s a m e ) . H i s b u r n wee t h e t o f 3 r d d e g r e e . temperature was 39 0 centigrade. H i s p u l s e J a p a n e s e i d e n t i f i e d N e t a j i a f t e r 1 1 ( C a n a n yo n e r e m a i n c o n s c i o u s a f t e r h a v i n g 3 r d y e a r s o f t h e c r a s h when shown N e t s j i - r a t e was 12 0 p e r m i n u t e . H i e h e a r t c o n d i t i o n d e g r e e b u r n s 7 ) - ' s p h o t o ( f u l l y d r e s s e d ) b y t h e S h ah was a l s o w e e k . V i a f e a t u r e s s t i l l r e m a i n e d when h e was b r o u g h t t o New er K h a n Committee). ( C a n a n y o n e r e me mb e r a l l t h e s e de W ils ( e v e n t h e H o s p i t a l , t h e r e w e r e n o b r u i s e s , no s w o l , i n g , p u l s e r a t e ) a b o u t a p a t i e n t a f t e r 1 1 y e a r s o n l y t h o c o l o u r o f t h e s k i n c h a n g e d . L a t e r o n h i s a n d o f whom no r e c o r d was k e p t . , f a c e s w e l l e d . Ste a d m i t s t h a t h i s e a r l i e r s t a t e m e n t a b o u t s w e l l i n o was i n c o r r e c t .
4 . A f t e r 9 P.M. h e was s i n k i n g i n t o " It wee s h o r t l y a f t e r 8 P.M. t h a t M r . Bose He was c o n s c i o u s f o r 7 / 8 h o u r s . M r . BOSS S u r v i v e d unconsciousness - h e was i n c o m e n s v e r b r e a t h e d h i s l a s t " . T r i e d t o g i v e er t i f i c i - i n t h e H a p o i t a l f o r 1 2 h o u r % a n d d i e d i n h i s r e g a i n e d consciousness an d d i e d a t e l respiration. ( N e v e r m e n t i o n e d e a r l i e r ) P r e s e n c e . H i s ' s t a t e me n t t e f o r s S hah Newer K h a n 1 1 P.M. C o m m i t t e e t h a t N e t a j i d i e d s h o r t l y a f t e r 8 P.M., h e t h i n k s to los i n c o r r e c t .
5 . A f t e r 1 0 d a y s ' ( i . e. o n 2 8 t h ) H a b i b l e f t H o s p i t a l o n t h e 2 0 t h Au g u s t w i t h H a b i b l o f t W i t h N a t a j i ' s b o d y t h e day a f t e r h i s t r e a t m e n t H e h i b u r Reho,wan went t o N e t o i i ' s b o d y and n e v e r came b a c k . H e d o e . d e a t h . H, n e v e r came b e - A. T h e dead b o d y was HOKUTUArmy H o s p i t a l t a k i n g N e t e i i ' a n o t know w h e r e h e w e n t . He do e s n o t r e me mb e r r e mo v e d on t h e 1 9 t h m o r n i n g ( w h e n c o n f r o n t e d w i t h
As he o w i t h h i s . now t h a t H a b i b took t h e a s h e s . h i s e a r l i e r s t a t e m e n t h e s a i d t h a t h e was n o t s u r e w h i c h o f h i s own s t a t e m e n t s was c o r r e c t ) .
T h e D o c t o r ga v e b l o o d transfusion. No b l o o d t r a n s f u - 6 . ( N o t h i n g rnmeabersd) I n c a s e o f s e v e r e bATr ni o f 3 r d d e g r A I . t h e b l o o d g e t s t h i c k e r and t h e r e i s h i g h p r e s s u r e p i o n was g i v e n by a S u r g e o n f r o m Ar my M.Q. whose o f t h e h e a r t . B l o o d n e e d s t o b e l e t o u t . name h e d i d n o t r e me mb e r . He d i d n o t let o u t b l o o d So t h e D o c t o r h i m s e l f l e t o u t approximately f r o m B o s e ' s b o d y . E v e n i n 3 r d d e g r e e b u r n s b l o o d j 0 0 C.C. o f b l o o d end t r a n s f u s e d 4 0 0 C C. transfusioe p o a = i b l e w i t h o u t l e t t i n g o u t b l o n d .
o f b l o o d i n t o h i s . f i l o o d trans'usion was r o t g i v e n b y h i m . Hs a d m i t s t h a t h i s s t a t e w s n t b e f o r e S hah Newer K h a n C o m m i t t e e was e r r i n g , H a we. p o t P r e s e n t when b l o o d trensOusion
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Dear Vi an a th Protecji,
I find i r today's Calcutta Statesmar (21.8.90) about a report that M s . Emilie Sc h an k l n t a latter t o yo u re c;a rdin the so cal l -d 'ashes' o f 4 Subhas Chanara 3ose kept a t the Renkcji temple a t To k y o . I shall feel highly obliged i f you kindly direct
t o s2nd me Q copy o f the latter U 5 early as possible. Thi j vely ne ce ss ,: ry for me and o;har associates Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose because o f the recent controversy raised i n th e pres s by some people :about the identity o f the so called 'ashes' kept a t th e enkoji templ e a t Tok c . kind re Ga rd s and na r,a s ka r.
Yours sincer l y
3hVAii G'JHA
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Derr Shri Singh,
2urther to my letter dated, the 28th July, 1990 regarding bringing down to India :Fake Ashes kept at Renkoji Temple 15T7'.Za;- -EriFrable-pl-iht o: 2reedom 2ighters uostly old & infirms vis-a-vis the spiral rising of daily necessities Of life and the very corruption all round may I request you again for the verply which iz absent till date conspicuously.
The crisis which you and the government of India is facing almost daily may engoulf the people and country as a whole. The infighting among 'politician' it seems has forgotton the von' Value Oriented Politics and are indul:ing in dxpediancy. The Freedom cf all catagories in India and outsiC,e are very much pertubed and would be happy if the government and the incumbents are really truth conscious and be up -and -doing in eradicating the root cusc of Crisis.
And in this context it would be very much befitting thiT7s if you and loveralcnt do 'invite all eatagories of freedom fie ters in the Country and outside India' then it will be selfrevealli examples that this Government pay them : the all kind of people, the %c h a n t the Lazdur, the Intellectuals and et all, will be obliged and feel that they are not being neglected by you. And it should be kept, in mind that they - the freedom fightsrs, must not be deprived of the tangible benefit of Social sequrity and Natural injustice solar it con -a cern in providing them with Rs.100U/- per month instedd of Rs.7503- pm they are receiving from Central Revevenue.
We would be looking forward your pronouncing this from the Rampant of the "lied Fort" - where the whole Nation so to.smY came under the INA. Netaji Subhas.upheld this slogan and in Red Fort the National Flag at the Rampant is the result. The intigrated whole VJP of India is the end products of Natinal Staggle for Indepenance against m riIit tnd outside.in e all though therevere and are now few 'renegades'
1040 Your reply to my Telegram and the letters that follsN should have to be forth with as also the reply of it and4 in the meant3 figl° with all the good wishes,
Yours, sincerely , J. 4-sowy S. SAW AL. 41 ail.- Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Prime Linister, India, South Block, Nn =XI - 110011.
I 5-8 1,1 1 - M 4 3 ( cc Co: Shri R. Yenhataraman, 1 4 4 - President of India, Rastrapati Bhavr,n, iiew uelhi - 11u UU.., .. )"1, (D-`' N. K Sinhat Joint Secretary to PM
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ID ear Shri Chandra,
There is a dispute regarding ashes of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. One group wants to bring these ashes to India while another group is against bringing the ashes to India on the ground that the ashes are not of Netaji. There is also controversy about whether Netaji is dead or whether he is still alive.
2. Prime Minister desires that this matter be brought before the CCPA.
With regards,
Yours sincerely,
(N. K SInha)
Shrl Naresh Chandra, Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block.
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Respected Shri V.P.Singhji, Pranams.
At the outset my humble compliments to you for the aplomb with which you have brought back dignity to the highest executive office which was sadly, progressively. getting eclipsed during the tenure of last 3 P.Ms. I am sure, most thinking -minded citizens would join me in this expression of glee at restoration of decorum by you after a span of almost 7/8 years of histrionics, subter- fuge and scant regard to democratic norms they swore they stood for.
Also, I am moved to pen this as the memory of a momen- tuous, chance occasion makes me relive always the exaltation of listening, eye -ball -to -eye -ball, your preelection sound out at a Meeting (at S.K.Patil Udyan Lane, Thakurdwar. Bombay 2) where you spoke to transparently fervently.
Now the purpose of writing, please.
You must be doubtless aware of a news report by the Calcutta Times of India Info.Service on fresh light being thrown on probable true facts_of_Netaji Subhas Bose's untimely, unfortunate end. ,
1 I ' TO put it briefly; Shri Amiya Nath Bose, a nephew of Netaji and also an ex -Member of Parliament, is stated to have heard from a Swedish diplomat (who was involved in Human Rights movement) that he had some bad news about Netaji which happened to him in 1947. He also stated (Mr.Bose) that his Father late Shri Sarat Chandra Bose had received info. in 1949 that Netaji might have been executed by Stalin or he might have been detained in a concentration camp. He also stated (Mr.Bose) that American intelligence reports had clearly stated that there had been no air crash at Taihoku airport in Formosa in August 1945 and that he had reached his pre -determined destination MANCHURIA (in Japan) safely which was Later taken over by the Soviets during WAR.
To put it briefly, since recently confirmed news have been obtained on two other Revolutionaries who were liquidated by Stalin (Mr.Abani Mukherjee and Mr.Virendra Nath Chattopadhyay) and since it is almost sure Netaji did not meet his end in 1945 It! t is worth following this matter up with Mr. Gorbachov who was instrumental in confirmation of bad news about above Iwo-- revolutionaries.
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Also COL. Habibur Rahman (who died recently in Pakistan) who was with Netaji in I.N.A. while latter was escaping is stated to also have confirmed that there was no air crash at Formosa on 18.8.1945 and therefore Netaji must have reached his destination MANCHURIA In japan which was LATER TAKEN OVER BY THE SOVIETS.
I think this is an unfortunate fact;the lingering doubts about it be better settled soon. Perhaps, you may deem fit to seek intervention of good offices of Shri Gorbachov who as stated above has confirmed the bad news about the other two revolutionaries.
With warm personal regards and pranams,
Yours sincerely.
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Shri V.P.Singh p. s . You must also be Prime Minister of India probably aware that Ne w De l h i there were rumours that NETAJI was seen at the time of Gandhiji' death at the pyre or Shri Nehrujils. Even photos had come in news papers in which some one focused more or less looked like NETAJI. SURESWAR DUTTA Phone : 68-3544 Vice President, Janata Dal, Re s :-26 , GUITANDEL LANE, N.11, B. State Committee flOWRAH-711101
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Dear Prime Minister,
A startling news has been revealed by Sri Amiya Dasu an esteemed leader of our party published in Ananda Bazar Patrika en this day of 1st September 19941( the xerox copy of the said news is attached herewith this letter). It is net the event of the death tof a Here of the Natien but the event is this that your predece- ssor late Pandit Jawharlal Nehru had hushed up the matter of Netaji's death er murder in Manchuria As per statement of Sri Dasu that comrade Gerbachaii has recently admitted that Indian communist leaders Abani Mukherjee and Direndra Nath Chatterjee were murdered in Joseph Stalin's regime. His father late Sarat Chandra Dasu had written letter is 1,0 to tate Jr. SsrVapalli Radhakrishnan the then AMbassader in Soviet Vnien, seeking informations 4/out Netaji Sdbhas Chandra aleng with communist , leader Abani Mukherjee. Therefore, the secalled accidental ,\ A ileath of Netaji Sdbhas Chandra in air crash in 1,45 ;\leecemes redundant. Sri Amiya Dasu has emphasized en basis AwnirtmAhn*o lania al o e w44 .11 raufmrc:0.1e.m + f t 1m11 -1 -car o f h ic k :father that Netaji had gone to Manchuria at the close of cond World War . It will be ne second task en the part if our present Government te find out the death incident
bringing ash of Netaji-f?/in Tskye and preservation of the remnant of ash will be a mockery to the nation. It appe- ars to any prudent mane that the se called announcement r, of Netaji's death and admission of the Government if ov Ai ir India simultaneously are matters if deep conspiracy. I had , a telephonic conversation with Sri Amiya Dasu about the i7p credence of his statement and he further asserted that the anneuncement if death of Netaji in socalled air crash and set up of Shawanwaz commission are all -2- all imagination of late Prime Minister Jawharlal Nehru. He has categorically stated that he has document: 014 which will reveal that Netaji died in Manchuria ei,Aer in concentration camp in Stalin's Regime or met a natural death. The nation is eager to knew Whether the then Government had any hand in the matter'7-Kinily arrange to know the truth ehind the curtain through diplomatic means with the present friendly Government of U.S.S.R. especially through Comrade Gorkachalo. Awaiting in extreme anxiety for the reply.
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New Delhi September 18, 1990 e, Sub: Letter dated 1st September, 1990 regarding death of Netaji `)kibhas Chandra Bose.
Dear Shri Sureswar Dutta,
Your letter on the above subject has been received.
Regards,
Yours sincerely,
[Vishwanath Pratap Singh]
Shri Sureswar Dutta Vice President West Bengal State Janata Dal r 26, Guitandel Lane Howrah - 711 101
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Snc losed you will please find a copy o f the Times o r TrVia o r Se ptem be r 3 , wh ich contains a report o r my press co n feren ce on Netaji held i n Calcutta.
-r req u est you t o call up on Mr, qorbachev t o tell the pe o p le o r Tndia what ha p p e ne d t o Netaji Subhas Chandra Eo se , wh i l e h e was i n Ru ssi an cust o dy fr om Au gu st, 19 4 5 .
am go ing t o Europe a s soon a s possible. T know some o r the leading political leaders or West lerman y bel on gi ng t o C.P.T.T. a s well a s S.P.D. T sincerely ho p e that with their assistance mi gh t b e able t o find ou t the truth ab o u t Netaji.
With kind regards
Yo u rs sincerely,
She V.P.Si ngh , /) Prime !" n 4 St PT o r Tnd i a l South Fl o ck I' --
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IF TIMES OF INDIA NEV. DELHI MI)NDAY SEPTEMBER .994. 5 'Fresh clue on Netaji's death' The Times of India News Service mystery surrounding the last day CALCUTTA. September 2. of Netaji in the Soviet Union. HE controversy over the mys- He said American intelligence Ftery of Netaji Subhas Chandra reports clearly stated that there had .ose's death was revived here yes- been no air crash at Taihoku airs terday when Mr Amiya Nath Bose, port in Formosa in August, 1945 a nephew of Netaji. claimed that he and that Netapi was able to reach had received fresh information safety his "pre -determined desti- that Netap did not die in an air nation", which, according to Mr crash at Taihoku airport on August Bose, was Manchuria. He pointed IS. 1945, but something very out that Manchuria was occupied bad had happened to him in by the Soviet Union from Japan, 1947. after atom bombs were dropped on Mr Amiya Nath Bose, former Hiroshima and Nagasaki MP and former Indian ambassador Mr Bose said that Colonel to Burma. told newspersons that Habibur Rahman of the INA, who. was with Netaji while the latter was diplomat. now involved in human escaping, admitted in Pakistan al rights movement in Europe, had few months before his death that 1 told him over telephone from Gen- there had been no air crash at 1 va that he had some very bad Taihoku airport in August, 194571 news about Subhas Chandra Bose. All these new facts went to show ating back to 1947. that Subhas Chandra Bose had not., However, the Swedish diplomat died in air crash at Taihoku airport was not prepared to disclose any- in 1945 Mr Bose asserted. thing more over the telephone and urged Mr Bose to fly to Europe as Bills on Local early as possible to help him in making further inquiries in the Govt, welfare of matter. Mr Bose revealed to news- handicapped soon persons that his father, late Mr Sarat Chandra Bose, had received NEW DELHI, September 2 information through diplomatic (PTI): The government will bring a combined constitution amend- channels in 1949 that Netaji might ment Bill for strengthening local. have been executed in the Soviet government institutions like pan- Union by Stalin or he had been chayati raj and nagar palikas in the, held in custody in a concentration current session of parliament. Camp. PATEL HELP SOUGHT: At The official spokesman today- said that a Bill for providing -for. that time Mr Sarat Chandra Bose the welfare of the handicapped had tried to get to the truth with would also come before parliament:. the help of Sardar Vallavbhai in the monsoon session. PateL A letter was sent to Dr. S. He said that a Bill for making the Radhakrishnan, the then Indian reservations for scheduled castes ambassador to Moscow, but, un- and scheduled tribes in Central fortunately, no reply was received government services and public from Dr. Radhakrishnan. sector services statutory was under Mr Bose said that since the finalisation. Reservations for_ Soviet president, M r Mikhail SC/ST had been done by a govern- Gorbachov, had recently admitted ment order to make it more effec- that the two Indian revolution- tive is bringing in a legislation, the anes, Abani Mukherjee and Vir- spokesman added. endra Nath Chattopadhyay, had It was also planned to amend the been liquidated by Stalini he would Official Secrets Act and guarantec. request the government of India to the right of information to. thc; urge Mr Gorbachov to unravel the citizen. 62
Please find enclosed a copy of a letter dated September 13, 1990 addressed to PM from Shri Amiya Nath Bose regarding Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for appropriate action.
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I m l ci t o see YOU, O s i uromisine yo u n c m a n , i n L0_ Pr i m e i.,inisters' f f i c os a minister, th o u h extr em e unhappiness s_ized mo t u find so manv years olo friends are now eivided. Hav e th c bles sinc ,s an d c o o d ii l l ul n elder for yn u r s ,ccess i n nej job.
, 4 I visuali4e a future, - no very far o f f , - when new poii?icui co mmu lsiu n w i l l c a l l upon old friends t o wor .; toueth r . l c sh o , fle 1.):: th e effort o f a l l i n bo th cam ps t o se e ,hat t h i r relation=; ri r e no t furtber embittered by th e exe ye n cie s o f pr es ent p o l i t i c s .
You are an emotional admirer o f , e t a j i Ch a nd_ r a I wo u l d need your help soon, when I w i l l be i n Delhi next ti me for some v i t a l w or ks ab o u t the hreatest he ro of India's national free oom. ,Jith best wishes, Treat this l e t t e r as personal.
Shri ka m a l Nurarka You rs sincerely, :Pr ime Ministers' Office 'Government o f India 'Ne w D ,I.hir ( SAMAR ODHA )
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