1.Mr. Krishna Menon, a popular minister of Nehru's era remained a mystery to the historians and the journalists; he was dubbed as an "intriguer” as his letters were intercepted, and his phone was subjected to checks.
2. Mr. Menon was a frequent visitor to the offices of the Communist Party in London, had connections with the communist leaders like Harry Pollit and Ted Bramley. But he was not a communist and Mr. Nehru knew his psychological flaws; controversial financial dealings; leftist associations; and a succession of love affairs.
3.After Independence, M15, the British Security Agency, discovered that Mr. Menon continued employment of several communists in the Indian High Commission. The M15 found that some workers were passing the secret information to the Communist Party but his pro-communist stance was not confirmed.
4 The MI5 complained to Mr. Nehru. But Nehru's relationship with Mr. Menon was a political compulsion.