To
The Chairman
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Enquiry Committee,
Tokyo
Dear Sir,
With reference to your letter of the 18th May, 1956, to Ambassador
Sen regarding the visit of the Committee to Formosa, I am
desired to say that the contents of your letter were conveyed
to the government of India with the request that the matter
may be placed before the Prime Minister.
The Ministry of External Affairs have replied vide their
telegram of May 22nd that as had already been mentioned to
the Commission at Delhi, it would neither be advisable or
practicable to visit Formosa. The Ministry of External Affairs
have added that the hospital; concerned in Formosa was being
run by the Japanese, all of whom would have left Formosa but
now and no first hand evidence would be available in Formosa
under the circumstances. The Ministry of External Affairs
feel, however, that there might be entries in hospital registers
at Formosa which would be relevant and these may be obtained
through the Japanese Government by arranging for the Japanese
Ambassador in Formosa to make certified copies of the entries
and to send them to this Embassy for handing over to the Commission.
The Ministry of External affairs feel strongly that any attempt
to visit Formosa may well turn out to be embarrassing all
round and lead to frustrating complications without any advantage
for the Commission. Under the circumstances, I am to request
for advice of the further action desired in the matter of
securing authenticated copies of the entries in the hospital
register at Formosa.
This letter has been written in the absence of the Ambassador
and, if the Commission, so desire, conformation of the above
reply from the Ministry of External Affairs can be secured
when the Ambassador returns to Tokyo.
Yours faithfully
(A. K. Dar)
First Secretary.
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