Administrative and Political Correspondence Involving M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Governance, Cabinet Mission Reactions, and Household Management at Governor General’s House

Subject: Cabinet Mission | Constituent Assembly | Communal autonomy | Visvakarma proposals

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 96 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28419

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Cabinet Mission -- Communal autonomy -- Visvakarma Plan | Governor General’s House -- Fatima Jinnah -- Servant inspection | Police cordons -- Household duties -- Constitutional proposals

Abstract: This archival set includes political letters and administrative notes involving M.A. Jinnah and other key figures during the formative years of Pakistan. It covers reactions to the Cabinet Mission Plan, proposals for communal autonomy, and internal governance at the Governor General’s House. The documents reflect both high-level political strategy and day-to-day administrative concerns.

Description: This collection features correspondence and proposals from 1946 to 1948, including letters from M.A. Jinnah discussing group representation in the Constituent Assembly and strategic responses to the Cabinet Mission. It also includes memoranda from the Backward Classes League advocating for communal safeguards and decentralized governance through Panchayat Boards. Administrative notes from the Governor General’s House detail household management, servant oversight, and noise control measures to protect the comfort of Quaid-i-Azam and Miss Fatima Jinnah. Together, these documents offer a unique view into both the political and domestic dimensions of leadership during Pakistan’s founding years. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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