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M.A. Jinnah: Telegrams on Policy, Protest, and Public Appeals

Sub title : Constituent Demands, Economic Protests, and International Muslim Concerns

Language: English

Page: 150 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27872

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Muslim League -- Road-Rail Coordination -- Economic Protest -- Indian National Army (INA) -- Assam Line System | Bengal Sales Tax Hartal -- Khizr Cabinet -- Deliverance Day | Palestine Enquiry -- Anglo-American Mission -- Transport Policy -- Public Advocacy.

Abstract: This collection of telegrams from 1945-1946 reveals the diverse range of issues brought to M.A. Jinnah's attention, demonstrating his role as the central figure for addressing Muslim concerns across India. The documents include multiple appeals from transport companies and associations in Guntur, Belgaum, and Nagpur urging the rejection of the "Road Rail Coordination Scheme," highlighting economic lobbying. Significant political telegrams include an appeal from Kashmir regarding the sentencing of INA Captain Rashid, reports of complete hartals in Bengal protesting Sales Tax and in Assam protesting the "Line System" against Muslim immigrants, and a request to observe "Deliverance Day" upon the resignation of the Khizr cabinet in Punjab.

Description: This set of telegraph forms showcases the vast scope of M.A. Jinnah's leadership beyond high constitutional politics, capturing the granular concerns of businesses, provincial committees, and the diaspora. The repeated, almost identical telegrams from Nagpur against the transport scheme indicate organized lobbying. The documents on the Assam protests and the INA case reveal how regional and national issues were channeled through the Muslim League. The international cable from Cairo is particularly significant, illustrating how Jinnah was seen as the legitimate representative of Indian Muslims on the global stage, even on issues beyond India's borders. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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