Letter from Abdussamad Khan to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah on Behalf of the All-India States Muslim League

Sub title : Navigating Princely State Politics and Seeking Representation in Wartime Deliberations

Subject: Princely States | World War II | Viceroy's Advisory Council | Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 1 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27741

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- All-India States Muslim League -- Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung | Princely States -- World War II -- Viceroy's Advisory Council | Political Representation -- Muslim Minorities in States

Abstract: This is a letter from Abdussamad Khan, Propaganda Secretary of the All-India States Muslim League, to M.A. Jinnah. The writer encloses a resolution from the League's Standing Committee, clarifying that it is provisional and passed under unique circumstances related to World War II. Unable to meet in person due to illness, he urgently requests that Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung, President of the States Muslim League, be invited to the Working Committee meeting to explain the context of the resolution and seek Jinnah's advice. The letter also appeals to Jinnah to advocate for the political rights and "effective cooperation" of Muslims from the Princely States in his upcoming meeting with the Viceroy, specifically regarding representation in the new Advisory Council.

Description: This letter highlights a crucial but often overlooked aspect of the Pakistan Movement: the political mobilization of Muslims within the Princely States. It reveals the States Muslim League as an active body navigating a complex political landscape, seeking alignment with the All-India Muslim League's central leadership under Jinnah. The correspondence demonstrates the strategic importance of the states in all-India politics and the efforts to ensure that the interests of their Muslim populations were not sidelined during critical wartime negotiations between the British government and major political parties like the Congress and the League. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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