Appeal from the Jammu & Kashmir Muslim Conference to Qaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Urging Intervention in the Kashmir Political Crisis

Subject: Kashmir Political Crisis | Muslim Conference vs. Congress | Appeal for Muslim League Intervention

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 3 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27913

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Jammu & Kashmir Muslim Conference -- Kashmir Politics | Maharaja Hari Singh -- Gandhi -- Congress -- Prime Minister Kak | Muslim League Intervention -- Political Appeal -- Pre-Partition

Abstract: A confidential letter from the All Jammu & Kashmir Muslim Conference to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, detailing the intense political maneuvers in Kashmir. It reports on secret negotiations involving the Maharaja, Gandhi's push for a Muslim Prime Minister, and the oppressive rule of Prime Minister Kak. The letter urgently appeals for the All India Muslim League to abandon its neutrality, provide active support to the Muslim Conference, and intervene diplomatically to prevent the Congress from capitalizing on the anti-Kak sentiment and misleading the Muslim masses.

Description: This letter represents a critical communication from the leadership of the Kashmir Muslim Conference to the supreme leader of Indian Muslims, M.A. Jinnah, on the eve of Partition. It reveals the volatile internal politics of the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir, where the Muslim majority was chafing under Dogra rule and became a battleground for influence between the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress. The plea for Jinnah's direct involvement underscores the high stakes of the Kashmir issue and the Conference's perception that their survival as a political force depended on the League's active patronage. This document is a key primary source for understanding the roots of the political struggle in Kashmir that would explode shortly after Independence. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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