Statements, Correspondence, and Press Reports of M. A. Jinnah

Sub title : On Pakistan, Palestine, and Constitutional Negotiations

Subject: History | Indian Independence Movement | Pakistan Movement | Anglo-American Committee on Palestine

Date of publication: 1944

Language: English

Page: 217 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28123

Keyword: Pakistan -- Muslim League -- Cabinet Mission -- Constitution-making body -- Palestine -- Anglo-American Committee | British Government -- Hindu-Muslim relations -- Minority rights -- Federalism -- Jinnah -- Liaquat Ali Khan | Viceroy -- Sovereignty -- Civil war -- Elections -- Corruption -- Railway Employees

Abstract: This collection comprises press statements, interviews, telegrams, and private correspondence of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the All-India Muslim League, from the crucial period of 1944-1946. The documents highlight his unwavering demand for Pakistan, his firm rejection of a single constitution-making body for India, and his detailed vision for the future Pakistani state—including its economic potential, federal structure, and protection of minority rights. Simultaneously, they showcase Jinnah's fierce international advocacy for the Arab cause in Palestine, condemning British and American policy as a "betrayal" and promising Muslim resistance. The collection also includes internal Muslim League communications regarding electoral tickets and organizational strategy, providing insight into the League's operational dynamics under his leadership.

Description: This is a curated set of digitized archival pages featuring the political and diplomatic communications of M. A. Jinnah during the final years of British rule in India. The documents range from public press interviews where he articulates the case for partition and responds to British constitutional proposals, to private telegrams to figures like Prime Minister Clement Attlee warning of disastrous consequences over Palestine. Internal party documents reveal the organizational challenges and electoral preparations of the Muslim League. Collectively, they portray Jinnah as a determined nationalist leader, a skilled constitutional strategist, a champion of Muslim causes internationally, and the central architect demanding the creation of a sovereign state for Indian Muslims. The materials are essential for understanding the political discourse, high-stakes negotiations, and ideological underpinnings of the Pakistan movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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