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Proposed Protocol for Flying the Union Jack Alongside Dominion Flags in India and Pakistan

Sub title : On Agreement with Jinnah and Nehru Regarding Ceremonial Display of British Flag on Specified Dates

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 5p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28033

Keyword: Union Jack -- Flag Protocol -- M.A. Jinnah -- Jawaharlal Nehru -- Lord Mountbatten | Partition 1947 -- Dominion Flags -- Ceremonial Agreement -- Independence Day -- British Empire -- Viceroy's Note

Abstract: A set of documents outlining the proposed ceremonial protocol agreed upon verbally by Viceroy Lord Mountbatten with M.A. Jinnah and Jawaharlal Nehru, whereby the Union Jack would be flown alongside the new Dominion flags of India and Pakistan on approximately twelve specified days each year. The attached list includes a mix of British imperial occasions (Empire Day, King's Official Birthday), military commemorations (Army Day, Navy Day), international observances (United Nations Flag Day), and the pivotal Independence Day on 15 August. The note also suggests that warships should "dress ship overall" on these dates.

Description: This file contains the administrative documentation of a symbolic agreement made at the highest level during the Partition of India. The papers reveal the negotiated continuity of British imperial symbolism within the new political reality of independent Dominions. The list of dates represents a careful blend of loyalist, martial, and modern international observances, reflecting the complex transition of power. The verbal agreement between the Viceroy, Jinnah, and Nehru highlights the diplomatic and ceremonial considerations that accompanied the seismic political changes of 1947, illustrating how the visual landscape of sovereignty was deliberately managed in the early days of independence. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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