Letter of Remittance from the Tanganyika Indian

Sub title : Regarding the Bengal Muslim Relief Fund

Subject: Indian Association | Tanganyika | Bengal Muslim Relief Fund | Indian Diaspora

Date of publication: 1944

Language: English

Page: 1 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27800

Keyword: Muhammad Ali Jinnah -- Indian Association Tanganyika -- Dar es Salaam | Bengal Muslim Relief Fund -- Humanitarian Relief -- Financial Donation | Indian Diaspora -- All-India Muslim League -- Bengal Famine

Abstract: This document is a letter from the Indian Association of Dar es Salaam in the Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania) addressed to Muhammad Ali Jinnah as President of the All-India Muslim League. The association informs Jinnah of a telegraphic remittance of 5,000 Rupees sent to him for the Bengal Muslim Relief Fund, requesting an acknowledgement. The letter also mentions a prior donation of 30,000 Rupees sent to the Mayor of Calcutta's relief fund, highlighting the diaspora's significant financial contributions and pan-community support for relief efforts in India during a period of crisis.

Description: This letter is a single-page historical document that exemplifies the role of the Indian diaspora in East Africa in supporting causes in their homeland. Written to M.A. Jinnah, it provides a concrete example of the international financial networks that supported relief efforts in India, likely connected to the devastating Bengal famine of 1943. It shows the Indian Association in Tanganyika as an organized, influential body capable of mobilizing substantial funds and engaging directly with top-tier leadership in India, reinforcing the global reach of Jinnah's influence and the deep connections maintained by overseas Indian communities. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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