Hbies co Gnance Congress (R). So did bec son and anointed beis, Stnay, whose misguided ambition to build an Indian popular eat flad become India’s Henry Ford depended on government favours. When Mishra was assassinated in 1975, Mrs Gandhi blamed a plot involving “foreign elements’, a phrase which she doubtless intended pa euphemism for the CIA." The New Delhi main residency gave his widow 70,000 rupees from its active-measures budget.” Though there were some complaints from the CPI leadership at the use of Sovict funds to support Mrs Gandhi and Congress (R),® rer: funding forthe CPI scoms to have been unaffected. By 1972 Biz import-export business founded by the CP! a decade eae to se withthe Soviet Union had contributed more than 10 millon ess ro Party funds. Other secret subsidies, toraling at last Bis million ropecs, had gone ro stare Communist partis, indivi duals and media associated with the CPI." The funds which were sent from Moscow to Party headquarters via the KGB were larger sill Inthe frst six months of 1975 alone they amounted to over 25 million rupees.” Bete mic rs7os Soviet fonds forthe CPI were passed by oper tions officers of the New Delhi main residency to a senior member ‘Of the Party’s National Council codenamed BANKIR at a number Bb Giferene locations. The simplest transfers of funds occurred BeDKGB officers under diplomatic cover had a pretext to vit ely taken 10 BRETEIRs office, such a his briefings for visiting press delegations Suita ful of hanknots weed be rote STRUM the Sov Hac Ouker aac Howrey were mich Prime Minister's house, Former Syndvate. ete sceun el Bote complex. One fle noted by Mitrokhin records 2 Sshing reported to have said thar Mrs Gandhi Iepedition to a lake not far from Delhi arranged to provide cover serie unlikely to have paid close attention tol Mora transfer of funds to BANKIR. Shebarshin and two operations ious ongns of some oF sh ce Te largely to her peng a about 8 a.m, and spent swo and a half hours fishing At coffe na Narayan Mishra, who ~ though she doubeles dil Bio a.m. they left the lake and headed to an agreed rendezvous fan aaa ee vine Ont east one cca NE th BANKIR, making visual contact with his carat 11.15. a en apes rormee Plot Cones Ramm BE Tsidency car overrok hs ona Section ofthe roud which See eo ed after midnight by the head of Line PR in NER not be observed from cither side, packages of banksores were Be See ae anorer lion pecs were given oxtlmmied through the open window of BANKIR’s car.” Rajeshwar Dal a esciwopaper which supported Mrs Gandhi Rao, general secretary of the CPI from 1964 t0 1990, subsequently aa ny fins, Mishra looked the part ofthe coms BOviHed recip fr the sume received. Further subwantial sums | oe wih strains Mi dh dept be gg Met othe Commune led Anda Congress of Trade Unio, sttonian meligenc nd scutty agence, was unin tg ects ony erry ee fam were Indian intelligence officers.* Kalugin recalls one occasion 08 were nda ntl yume don anor fom an Ina sich Andon Pe rmavonmreurnforSs0000 08th ou Pr eipcay wel supplied wih matral fom te that KG ene Minne seme Hke the ni ae es eK anit CIA hep pena aa ee ee Afera whe cherie corned seat Fa scaling th enemy would Know peirrener ny ’ Pa ise, was more sco han he Cl aoe Fel inexloung be comupion which bs dane des Cab repe "Asner Maho ot ‘Toaghcorapon wes oo ew a na — peopl expected ina Gand psy commited o bringing aroun to bemorehonestandceaner than the ol undivided Congas Taare ry, compared with the Fev ut bea vain hope On the conta) Om vettung of weath by some of her ose abate the ides oft “Tnaed Syma endes, once looked pon as godaters of coal Congressmen, began to appeat trivial