Correspondence Addressed to M.A. Jinnah: Public Appeals, Political Intelligence, and Economic Proposals

Sub title : Letters on Relief, Industry, Transport, and External Affairs

Subject: Public appeals to M.A. Jinnah | Political intelligence from South Africa | Economic and industrial proposals for Pakistan

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 341 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28199

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- 1947 -- Pakistan Movement -- Petrol rationing -- Sind transport -- Industrial proposal | Karachi mill -- South Africa Indian Congress -- Yusuf Dadoo -- Police atrocities | Bengal reorganization -- Muslim League administration -- Public appeals -- Pre-Partition economy.

Abstract: This collection of letters from early 1947 is addressed to M.A. Jinnah, covering a wide spectrum of concerns on the eve of Pakistan's creation. Correspondents include an Indian expatriate in South Africa warning against a communist-leaning activist (Dr. Yusuf Dadoo), a government official in Lucknow supplying data for the Muslim League, Sindhi transport contractors protesting cuts in petrol rations, and industrialists from Porbandar proposing to set up a hosiery and textile mill in Karachi. Additional letters forward reports of police atrocities in Ratnagiri and relay proposals for Bengal's political reorganization. The correspondence highlights Jinnah's central role as an arbiter of political, economic, and communal issues, reflecting public trust in his leadership during a period of transition.

Description: This file comprises letters and petitions sent to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah in the first months of 1947. The documents capture the diverse appeals made to him as the paramount leader of the Muslim League, ranging from international political alerts—such as a warning about Dr. Yusuf Dadoo’s activities in South Africa—to domestic economic grievances like petrol rationing affecting transporters in Sind. They also include ambitious industrial proposals for the future state of Pakistan, such as the establishment of a textile mill in Karachi. Together, these letters illustrate the multifaceted demands placed on Jinnah’s leadership, blending grassroots complaints with strategic economic planning, all set against the backdrop of imminent independence and state formation. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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