The document makes clear the British government is aware that any SAS involvement in the operation at the Golden Temple could cause serious problems between Indians and Sikh communities. “An operation by the Indian authorities at the Golden Temple could, in the first instance, exacerbate the communal violence in Punjab,” Mr Fall wrote to the Home Secretary’s private secretary Hugh Taylor on February 23.The Dal Khalsa, one of the original militant groups which continue to support the creation of a Sikh state, Khalistan, said Sikhs were shocked by the revelation.