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	'''Bhola Nath Mullik''' was an Indian civil servant, [[spymaster]] and the second director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)\|Intelligence Bureau of India]] (IB).<ref name="ThurstonThondup2015">{{cite book\|author1=Anne F. Thurston\|author2=Gyalo Thondup\|title=The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QMf3BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT141\|date=16 April 2015\|publisher=Ebury Publishing\|isbn=978-1-4481-7596-3\|pages=141–}}</ref><ref name="A spy and a gentleman">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.panunkashmir.org/kashmirsentinel/jan2003/20.html \|title=A spy and a gentleman \|date=January 3, 2003 \|work=Kashmir Sentinel \|access-date=2018-05-26}}</ref> He served as the director of IB from July 15, 1950, to October 9, 1964.<ref name="Archived copy">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816020917/http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf \|archive-date=2013-08-16 \|url-status=dead \|access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref> He was known to be a hardworking official, with close contacts with the then [[Union government]].<ref name="MaddrellMoran2018">{{cite book\|author1=Paul Maddrell\|author2=Christopher Moran\|author3=Mark Stout, Ioanna Iordanou\|title=Spy Chiefs: Volume 2: Intelligence Leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_FGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT268\|date=1 February 2018\|publisher=Georgetown University Press\|isbn=978-1-62616-523-6\|pages=268–}}</ref> It was reported that Mullik had been a close associate of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the erstwhile Indian prime minister<ref name="The guilty men of '62">{{Cite news \|url=http://archive.asianage.com/columnists/guilty-men-62-491 \|title=The guilty men of '62 \|last=Sinha \|first=S. K. \|date=October 20, 2012 \|work=The Asian Age \|access-date=2018-05-26 \|language=en~~}}</ref> and assisted Nehru to keep a watch on the movements of the relatives of [[Subhash Chandra Bose]] in the aftermath of Bose's disappearance in 1945.<ref name~~=~~"Intelligence Bureau didn’t believe Netaji died in 1945~~ - ~~Times of India">{{Cite news \|~~url=https://~~timesofindia~~.~~indiatimes~~.com/~~india~~/~~Intelligence~~-~~Bureau~~-~~didnt~~-~~believe-Netaji-died-in-1945/articleshow/49082139.cms~~ \|~~title=Intelligence Bureau didn’t believe Netaji died in 1945 - Times of India \|work=The Times of India \|access~~-~~date~~=~~2018-05-26~~}}</ref> It was on his advice, that Nehru ordered for the establishment of [[Special Frontier Force]] (SFF) (also known as Establishment 22) for defending against the Chinese army in the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962.<ref name="The curious case of establishment 22">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-curious-case-of-establishment-22/story-eiDenZvNioffJFupLzNGOI.html \|title=The curious case of establishment 22 \|last=Sanyal \|first=Amitava \|date=2009-11-14 \|access-date=2018-05-26 \|language=en}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Bhushan]], the third-highest Indian civilian award, in 1964.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ \|title=Padma Awards \|date=2018-05-17 \|website=Padma Awards \|publisher=Government of India \|access-date=2018-05-17}}</ref>		'''Bhola Nath Mullik''' was an Indian civil servant, [[spymaster]] and the second director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)\|Intelligence Bureau of India]] (IB).<ref name="ThurstonThondup2015">{{cite book\|author1=Anne F. Thurston\|author2=Gyalo Thondup\|title=The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QMf3BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT141\|date=16 April 2015\|publisher=Ebury Publishing\|isbn=978-1-4481-7596-3\|pages=141–}}</ref><ref name="A spy and a gentleman">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.panunkashmir.org/kashmirsentinel/jan2003/20.html \|title=A spy and a gentleman \|date=January 3, 2003 \|work=Kashmir Sentinel \|access-date=2018-05-26}}</ref> He served as the director of IB from July 15, 1950, to October 9, 1964.<ref name="Archived copy">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf \|title=Archived copy \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816020917/http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf \|archive-date=2013-08-16 \|url-status=dead \|access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref> He was known to be a hardworking official, with close contacts with the then [[Union government]].<ref name="MaddrellMoran2018">{{cite book\|author1=Paul Maddrell\|author2=Christopher Moran\|author3=Mark Stout, Ioanna Iordanou\|title=Spy Chiefs: Volume 2: Intelligence Leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_FGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT268\|date=1 February 2018\|publisher=Georgetown University Press\|isbn=978-1-62616-523-6\|pages=268–}}</ref> It was reported that Mullik had been a close associate of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the erstwhile Indian prime minister.<ref name="The guilty men of '62">{{Cite news \|url=http://archive.asianage.com/columnists/guilty-men-62-491 \|title=The guilty men of '62 \|last=Sinha \|first=S. K. \|date=October 20, 2012 \|work=The Asian Age \|access-date=2018-05-26 \|language=en \|archive-date=26 May 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526191159/http://archive.asianage.com/columnists/guilty-men-62-491 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> It was on his advice, that Nehru ordered for the establishment of [[Special Frontier Force]] (SFF) (also known as Establishment 22) for defending against the Chinese army in the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962.<ref name="The curious case of establishment 22">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-curious-case-of-establishment-22/story-eiDenZvNioffJFupLzNGOI.html \|title=The curious case of establishment 22 \|last=Sanyal \|first=Amitava \|date=2009-11-14 \|access-date=2018-05-26 \|language=en}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Bhushan]], the third-highest Indian civilian award, in 1964.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ \|title=Padma Awards \|date=2018-05-17 \|website=Padma Awards \|publisher=Government of India \|access-date=2018-05-17 \|archive-date=15 October 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015000149/http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

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	* {{Cite news \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151009/jsp/opinion/story_46869.jsp \|title=Snippets from the world of secrets \|last=Sanyal \|first=Amitava \|date=November 15, 2009 \|work=The Telegraph \|access-date=2018-05-26}}		* {{Cite news \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151009/jsp/opinion/story_46869.jsp \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526193144/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151009/jsp/opinion/story_46869.jsp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=26 May 2018 \|title=Snippets from the world of secrets \|last=Sanyal \|first=Amitava \|date=November 15, 2009 \|work=The Telegraph \|access-date=2018-05-26}}

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'''Bhola Nath Mullik''' was an Indian civil servant, [[spymaster]] and the second director of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau of India]] (IB).<ref name="ThurstonThondup2015">{{cite book|author1=Anne F. Thurston|author2=Gyalo Thondup|title=The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QMf3BQAAQBAJ&pg=PT141|date=16 April 2015|publisher=Ebury Publishing|isbn=978-1-4481-7596-3|pages=141–}}</ref><ref name="A spy and a gentleman">{{Cite news |url=http://www.panunkashmir.org/kashmirsentinel/jan2003/20.html |title=A spy and a gentleman |date=January 3, 2003 |work=Kashmir Sentinel |access-date=2018-05-26}}</ref> He served as the director of IB from July 15, 1950, to October 9, 1964.<ref name="Archived copy">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf |title=Archived copy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816020917/http://www.bprd.nic.in/writereaddata/mainlinkFile/File1052.pdf |archive-date=2013-08-16 |url-status=dead |access-date=2013-08-12}}</ref> He was known to be a hardworking official, with close contacts with the then [[Union government]].<ref name="MaddrellMoran2018">{{cite book|author1=Paul Maddrell|author2=Christopher Moran|author3=Mark Stout, Ioanna Iordanou|title=Spy Chiefs: Volume 2: Intelligence Leaders in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_FGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT268|date=1 February 2018|publisher=Georgetown University Press|isbn=978-1-62616-523-6|pages=268–}}</ref> It was reported that Mullik had been a close associate of [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], the erstwhile Indian prime minister<ref name="The guilty men of '62">{{Cite news |url=http://archive.asianage.com/columnists/guilty-men-62-491 |title=The guilty men of '62 |last=Sinha |first=S. K. |date=October 20, 2012 |work=The Asian Age |access-date=2018-05-26 |language=en}}</ref> and assisted Nehru to keep a watch on the movements of the relatives of [[Subhash Chandra Bose]] in the aftermath of Bose's disappearance in 1945.<ref name="Intelligence Bureau didn’t believe Netaji died in 1945 - Times of India">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Intelligence-Bureau-didnt-believe-Netaji-died-in-1945/articleshow/49082139.cms |title=Intelligence Bureau didn’t believe Netaji died in 1945 - Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=2018-05-26}}</ref> It was on his advice, that Nehru ordered for the establishment of [[Special Frontier Force]] (SFF) (also known as Establishment 22) for defending against the Chinese army in the [[Sino-Indian War]] of 1962.<ref name="The curious case of establishment 22">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-curious-case-of-establishment-22/story-eiDenZvNioffJFupLzNGOI.html |title=The curious case of establishment 22 |last=Sanyal |first=Amitava |date=2009-11-14 |access-date=2018-05-26 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Bhushan]], the third-highest Indian civilian award, in 1964.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{Cite web |url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/ |title=Padma Awards |date=2018-05-17 |website=Padma Awards |publisher=Government of India |access-date=2018-05-17}}</ref>

== Publications ==

* B. N. Mullik (1971). ''My Years with Nehru: The Chinese Betrayal.'' Volume 1. Allied Publishers.
* B. N. Mullik (1971). ''My Years with Nehru: Kashmir''. Volume 2. Allied Publishers.
* B. N. Mullik (1971). ''My Years with Nehru, 1948-1964''. Volume 3. Allied Publishers.

==See also==
* [[Death of Subhas Chandra Bose]]
* [[R. N. Kao]]

==References==
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== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book |title=India : the crucial years |last=Rajeswar, T. V. |publisher=Harper Collins |year=2016 |isbn=9789351772866 |location=New Delhi |page=296 |oclc=921977922}}

==External links==
* {{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1151009/jsp/opinion/story_46869.jsp |title=Snippets from the world of secrets |last=Sanyal |first=Amitava |date=November 15, 2009 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=2018-05-26}}

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