The Partition Proposal: M.A. Jinnah's Terms for Pakistan

Sub title : Meeting Notes on the Two-Nation Theory and Constitutional Foundations

Subject: Indian Partition | Pakistan Movement | Cabinet Mission Plan | Two-Nation Theory

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 7 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27816

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Pakistan -- Partition of India -- 1946 -- Cabinet Mission | Two-Nation Theory -- Constitutional Assembly -- Hindustan | Territorial Adjustment -- British Government -- Godfrey Tiekles.

Abstract: This collection consists of contemporaneous notes from a meeting over tea with M.A. Jinnah in February 1946. The notes outline Jinnah's specific terms for the partition of India, including the constitution of Pakistan from six Muslim-majority provinces, the necessity for territorial adjustments for the new state's economic and strategic survival, and the proposed process for the two sovereign states of Hindustan and Pakistan to draft constitutions and negotiate treaties, with the British Government as a potential adjudicator.

Description: This is a crucial primary source document comprising handwritten notes from a personal meeting with M.A. Jinnah at a critical juncture in Indian history, just before the Cabinet Mission's arrival. The pages detail Jinnah's clear and structured vision for Partition, moving beyond the principle of Pakistan to the practicalities of its creation. The notes cover the core provinces, the insistence on viable boundaries, and the proposed diplomatic process between the two new dominions. The final page includes the notetaker's verification that the contents were confirmed by Jinnah himself, lending significant historical weight to the document. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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