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720407 - Letter to All ISKCON Temple Presidents written from Melbourne



Tridandi Goswami
A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI
Founder-Acharya:
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS

CENTER: 14 Burnett Street,
St. Kilda, Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia.

Date: April 7, 1972

MEMO TO ALL ISKCON TEMPLE PRESIDENTS:

On April 6, 1972, the following message was dispatched by cable, one copy each to Karandhar, Rupanuga, and Hansadutta:

YOUR MATERIAL LEGAL FORMULA WILL NOT HELP US.
ONLY OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE CAN HELP US.
HANSADUTTA MUST RETURN GERMANY IMMEDIATELY AND DON'T LEAVE AGAIN.
ATREYARISHI HAS NO AUTHORITY FROM ME TO MANAGE ANYTHING. REMOVE HIM.
I HAVE NO APPROVAL FOR ANY THESE PLANS. DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING.
ACKNOWLEDGE CABLE 26 RENNY STREET PADDINGTON SYDNEY.

BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI

On the following morning, April 7, 1972, three replies were received:

1. JAI! ALL MY MISGIVINGS CONFIRMED BY YOUR TELEGRAMS.
RAISED STRONG OBJECTIONS AT GBC MEETINGS.
LETTER SENT TO YOU ON 30TH ABOUT THIS. DETAILS TO FOLLOW.
HANSADUTTA LEFT 30TH FOR GERMANY.
ATREYA RISHI NOTIFIED. GBC NOTIFIED. NOTHING SIGNIFICANT CHANGED YET.
DO NOT WORRY. HARE KRISHNA.

RUPANUGA.

2. I WILL REMAIN IN GERMANY AND FOLLOW YOUR INSTRUCTIONS.
WILL REMOVE ATREYA RISHI.

HANSADUTTA.

3. HANSADUTTA HAS RETURNED TO GERMANY. ATREYA REMOVED.
AWAITING ANY FURTHER INSTRUCTION.

KARANDHAR.

cc. All Temple Presidents.

ACBS/sda


APPROVED: [signed]
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami,
Founder-Acarya, ISKCON.