Letter of Congratulations and Introduction from the Constitutional Adviser of Nagod State to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Felicitations and Explanation of Official Role as Chief Minister to the Maharaja of Nagod

Subject: Official Congratulations | Princely State Administration | M.A. Jinnah | Constitutional Adviser | Nagod State

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 1p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28021

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Nagod State -- Constitutional Adviser -- Chief Minister -- Congratulations -- July 1947 -- Princely State -- Satna -- Political Felicitations -- Letters

Abstract: A brief letter dated 14 July 1947 from the Constitutional Adviser and Chief Minister of Nagod State to M.A. Jinnah, extending warmest congratulations (referencing a separate telegram sent the same day). The writer explains that he recently learned the news from the press while on tour and clarifies his current position, having accepted an invitation from the Maharaja of Nagod to serve as his Constitutional Adviser and Chief Minister. The letter serves as both a formal congratulation and a professional introduction during a period of significant political transition.

Description: This file contains a concise yet revealing letter from a senior official in the princely state of Nagod to M.A. Jinnah in mid-July 1947. The document captures a moment of political acknowledgement and professional networking amid the tumultuous pre-Partition period. While the specific reason for congratulations is not stated, the timing suggests it likely pertains to the impending creation of Pakistan or a major political achievement of Jinnah and the Muslim League. The letter also highlights the mobility and roles of political advisers within princely states during the final days of British paramountcy, as states navigated their future relationships with the emerging dominions of India and Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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