Banking Correspondence and Financial Documents Related to M.A. Jinnah's Accounts

Sub title : Payment Instructions Handled by the Private Secretary During a Period of Political Unrest

Subject: Banking & Financial Transactions | M.A. Jinnah | Imperial Bank of India | Account Management

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 5p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28000

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Banking & Financial Transactions -- Banking Correspondence | Imperial Bank of India -- Cheques -- Demand Draft -- Private Secretary -- 1946 -- Bombay -- Account Management -- Pre-Partition Finance

Abstract: A collection of banking letters, payment instructions, and deposit slips, concerning the financial transactions and account management of M.A. Jinnah. The documents include correspondence from Jinnah’s Private Secretary to the Imperial Bank of India, instructing the deposit and clearance of cheques and demand drafts into Jinnah’s Current Account No. 2. One letter references the deferral of cheque collections due to communal disturbances in Bengal, indicating the impact of political unrest on financial operations. The papers provide a glimpse into the routine financial administration supporting Jinnah’s work during a critical pre-Partition period.

Description: This file consists of practical financial documents that shed light on the banking and monetary transactions associated with M.A. Jinnah in 1946. The correspondence, primarily between Jinnah’s Private Secretary and the Imperial Bank of India in Bombay, details the deposit of cheques from various banks across India (Lahore, Rampur) and a demand draft, reflecting the inflow of funds to Jinnah’s account. The mention of deferred cheque collections due to the “communal disturbances in Bengal” subtly links these routine financial tasks to the broader tense political climate of 1946. These documents serve as a record of the financial infrastructure and administrative support that underpinned Jinnah’s political activities on the eve of Partition. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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