Correspondence between M. A. Jinnah and the Nizam of Hyderabad

Sub title : Diplomatic Exchanges on Hyderabad's Status and Legal Affairs

Subject: Hyderabad State | Princely States | Accession to India/Pakistan | Diplomatic Negotiations

Date of publication: 1941

Language: English

Page: 5p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27955

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah -- Nizam of Hyderabad -- Mir Osman Ali Khan -- Princely State | Accession -- Diplomatic Correspondence -- Hyderabad-Deccan -- Post-Partition

Abstract: This file contains a series of letters exchanged between Governor-General-designate M.A. Jinnah and His Exalted Highness the Nizam of Hyderabad in July 1947. The correspondence includes a confidential letter from the Nizam thanking Jinnah for his support and congratulations on becoming Pakistan's Governor-General, and Jinnah's reply affirming his friendship and willingness to assist a delegation from Hyderabad, while strongly advising the Nizam not to take any final decisions without his "concurrence and knowledge." Other fragments discuss a pending legal case, council reconstruction, and travel plans, highlighting the personal and political consultations between the two leaders during the critical months surrounding the Partition of India.

Description: This collection of correspondence is a significant primary source documenting the high-stakes diplomacy between the founder of Pakistan and the ruler of India's largest and most populous princely state in the immediate pre- and post-Partition period. The letters, particularly the confidential exchange from mid-July 1947, reveal Jinnah's strategic role as an advisor to the Nizam, who was under immense pressure to decide Hyderabad's future—whether to join India, Pakistan, or seek independence. Jinnah's cautious yet supportive stance, urging consultation and promising help, underscores the complex political landscape of 1947 and the interconnected fates of Pakistan and Muslim-ruled states like Hyderabad. The documents provide crucial insight into the personal rapport and political maneuvering at the highest levels during the dissolution of British India. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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