Letter from Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola to M. A. Jinnah on Industrialization

Sub title : Proposal for Key Portfolios and Fragmentary Notes

Subject: Cabinet Mission Plan | Industrialization | Muslim League in Interim Government | Economic Planning

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 4p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27960

Keyword: Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola -- M. A. Jinnah -- Cabinet Mission Plan | Industrialization -- Interim Government -- Portfolio Allocation -- Economic Development -- Bombay

Abstract: This file contains a clear, strategic letter from Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola in Bombay to M.A. Jinnah, dated 26 June 1946. Written immediately after the Muslim League's acceptance of the Cabinet Mission's constitutional proposals, Rahimtoola urges Jinnah to ensure that portfolios critical to economic development—specifically Reconstruction and Planning and/or Commerce and Industry—are held by a League representative in the proposed Interim Government. He stresses this is "imperative" for supporting the Muslim community's drive toward industrialization.

Description: This primary source file centers on a significant political-economic recommendation made at a pivotal moment in 1946. The main letter reveals the early strategic thinking within League circles about securing leverage in economic planning for the future of Muslim communities, anticipating state-building needs. The accompanying fragmented pages, while offering little contextual clarity, represent the ancillary notes or drafts that often accompany personal and political archives. The core document is valuable for understanding the economic dimensions of the League's political negotiations and the foresight of its supporters regarding industrialization as a pillar of community advancement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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