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Correspondence of M.A. Jinnah Regarding Princely States and the Lahore Resolution

Sub title : Jamsaheb and the Jem Sahib of Las Bela on Muslim League Policy and State Accession

Date of publication: 1941

Language: English

Page: 7p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28001

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Correspondence -- Lahore Resolution -- Pakistan -- Princely States -- Muslim League Policy | State Accession -- Las Bela -- Kalat -- Jamsaheb -- 1941 -- 1947 -- Diplomatic Correspondence -- New Delhi.

Abstract: A collection of private and confidential letters written by Muhammad Ali Jinnah (Quaid-i-Azam) in 1941 and 1947. The 1941 letter to the "Jamsaheb" outlines the Muslim League's Lahore Resolution (Pakistan), explaining its federal structure without a strong central government and assuring non-interference in princely states, with an invitation to join on fair terms. The 1947 correspondence involves the Jem Sahib of Las Bela, who seeks Jinnah's sympathy and a meeting to discuss his state's relationship with Kalat and potential alignment with Pakistan, to which Jinnah responds with caution due to his pressing workload.

Description: This set of letters provides crucial insight into Muhammad Ali Jinnah's diplomatic strategy towards the princely states in the lead-up to Partition. The 1941 document is a key exposition of the Muslim League's vision for Pakistan, explicitly distancing it from a strong Indian central government and addressing the concerns of state rulers. The 1947 exchange with the ruler of Las Bela illustrates the practical challenges and urgent negotiations Jinnah faced in the immediate pre-Independence period, as smaller states sought directives and assurance from the emerging leader of Pakistan. The correspondence underscores Jinnah's role as the central figure for negotiation and his cautious, principled approach to state integration. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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