GBC Special Investigation

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FROM: Balavanta das, appointed by the GBC Executive Committee as special

independent investigator into charges that Srila Prabhupada was allegedly

poisoned, on behalf of the GBC Executive Committee to all ISKCON devotees:

 

On a tape from Srila Prabhupada's room in Vrindavan, India dated November

8, 1977, the original of which is with the Bhaktivedanta Archives, there

is a statement by Srila Prabhupada in Hindi which some people have

interpreted to mean that Srila Prabhupada was being poisoned. Balavanta

was asked to investigate this matter.

 

In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that another tape

from the same location dated November 10, 1977, the original of which is

also with the Archives, contains a whisper which was picked up by the tape

recorder. The statement in the whisper refers to poison. This tape was

digitally processed for clarity by an independent laboratory in

Gainesville, Florida. According to the laboratory technician the following

is the probable contents of the whispered statement either:

 

1. "Lets not poison him and go" or

2. "Lets now poison him and go."

 

We are currently sending the tape to another laboratory with more advanced

equipment for further investigation. We will report the results of that

study as available.

 

Balavanta das