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September 13, 1949

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Director Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar to Bhabha

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A letter from S.S. Bhatnagar to Dr. Bhabha via the Indian Embassy in Washington D.C. apprising him of a visit with to the Atomic Energy Commission as well as providing an update on the acquisition of needed minerals.



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Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhaba Papers, IDSA-HBP-13091949. Obtained and contributed by A. Vinod Kumar and the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.

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