760219 - Letter to Manager, Central Bank of India written from Mayapur

Letters by Date, 1976

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

February 19, 1976

Branch Manager
Central Bank of India
Camac Street Branch
10, Camac Street
Calcutta-17

Mayapur Candrodaya Mandir
P.O. Sridham Mayapur
Dist. Nadia, West Bengal

Dear Sir,

I beg to enclose herewith two foreign bank drafts. The first Dubai Bank, no. 75/3213/1517 for U.S. $8,000.00. The second Commercial Bank of Dubai Limited, no. 009148 for U.S. $4,000.00. Please enchash these two drafts and make a fixed deposit for one year at eight percent (8%) interest in the name of Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. I gave got a Bhaktivedanta Trust account in your Gowalia Tank Branch in Bombay and the account number is 16066. I am the authorized signatory of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust. So you can make the Fixed deposit in your branch in Calcutta, but if you feel any inconvenience then transfer the cash derived from the above foreign drafts by mail order to your Gowalia Tank Branch in Bombay in favor of Bhaktivedanta Book Trust account number 16066. You wanted some money fixed deposit in your branch. So you can make it in your branch and keep the receipt in your custody. When I return I shall take it. In the meantime I advise you also that you can make fixed deposit for one lack for one year deficiting my personal account with you number 831. These two fixed deposit receipts may be kept in your custody until I return to Calcutta. I hope you will find this in order. Please acknowledge receipt per bearer and oblige.

Yours sincerely,

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami

Chairman Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

Enclosure - 2 checks