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On the 6th of February 1941, something happened which disturbed us a good deal. When we were taking our morning tea my neighbour happened to come into our flat. I used to keep the entrance door of Subhas Babu's room closed. That day my daughter forgot to shut the door. My neighbour was an honourable man. But the moment he glanced at Subhas Babu he stood petrified. I was sure that he had recognised him. In the evening my neighbour came and told me that he was too ill to stay in that house. It was necessary, therefore, for the sake of precaution that Subhas Babu should shift to a Serai for a few days. If nothing happened in two or three days Subhas Babu should come back to my residence. My neighbour confessed to me the day after that he had recognised Subhas Babu and he was mentally disturbed so much that he could not stay in the house for the fear of being arrested as the British Government must be hot in the trail of Subhas Babu.

On the 9th of February Signora Karoni [Quaroni] came to my shop and left a letter containing the information that the message of thanks from Subhas Babu had been conveyed to Rome and Berlin and the Italian Embassy at Moscow had been asked to arrange the passport.