Dear Shri Nehru: ¶
Please accept my greetings. After my arrival in India I advised my disciple Sriman Brahmananda Brahmachary (Mr. Bruce Scharf) to present my books to you personally. I hope by this time you have received my edition of Srimad Bhagwatam and hope that you will enjoy them. ¶
It is understood also that you are coming back to India very soon as Governor of Assam. As I told you on the plane, there was pending a bill in the Congress of the ¶
U.S. for my permanent visa, but since I have come back to India on account of my indifferent health, the pending bill is now automatically cancelled. ¶
Now I wish to return to the States by the end of October, 1967, and you told me that you could help me in getting a permanent visa; you also asked me to see you when I return. But if in the meantime you come back to India, then I would request you to leave a note to your successor about this, or better yet, obtain the visa now. Because I have already opened six branches (New York, San Francisco, Montreal, Boston, Sante Fe, and Los Angeles), I require to travel in so many places. As you have seen personally, my spiritual activities are genuine, and are beneficial for all the people of the world. I hope you will help me in having a permanent visa, and oblige. Hope you are well, and thanking you in anticipation. ¶
Very sincerely yours,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami ¶
Shri B. K. Nehru
Ambassador of India
Indian Embassy Consulate
Washington, D. C.
U.S.A. ¶