Correspondence and Communications to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Threats, Political Directives, and International Appeals

Subject: Death threat to M.A. Jinnah | Political support and interventions | Protests on Palestine | Women's rights and labor issues in Zanzibar

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 77 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28317

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Death threat -- Telegram -- Palestine protest -- Zanzibar -- Women's rights | Pakistan governance -- Provincial ministry -- Muslim League | Bohra community -- Assam food crisis -- Political leadership

Abstract: A diverse collection of communications to and from M.A. Jinnah, dominated by political and community appeals. It is notably headed by a direct, anonymous death threat. The file also contains protests against British policy and the Anglo-American Palestine report, a message regarding women's activism in Zanzibar, telegrams showcasing Jinnah's post-1947 authority in directing provincial government formation in Pakistan, statements of loyalty from various Muslim groups, appeals on agricultural policy, and routine administrative correspondence and forms.

Description: This file presents a striking contrast in the nature of communications received by M.A. Jinnah. It opens with a rare and ominous warning letter, underscoring the intense hostility and risks he faced. The subsequent documents return to more familiar themes of political advocacy, international Muslim solidarity (particularly on Palestine), and diaspora concerns. A significant subset includes telegrams from Jinnah in his capacity as Governor-General of Pakistan, giving direct orders for a provincial constitutional crisis, which highlights his pivotal role in the nascent state's politics. The collection encapsulates the spectrum of challenges he navigated, from personal danger to complex national and international political management. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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