M.A. Jinnah: Financial and Business Correspondence

Sub title : Share Transactions; Brokerage Letters; Banking Communications; and a Business Proposal

Subject: Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Personal Investments | Stock Market | Share Brokerage | Banking

Date of publication: 1938

Language: English

Page: 184 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28430

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Financial Papers -- Share Broker -- Stock Market -- Bombay | Lloyds Bank -- National Bank of India -- Devkaran Nanjee -- Sirpur Paper Mills | Share Transfer -- Dividend -- Business Proposal

Abstract: This collection comprises financial and commercial correspondence addressed to M.A. Jinnah from 1938 to 1945. It includes letters from share and stock brokers (Brijmohan Lakshminarayan, Devkaran Nanjee) regarding share ownership, dividends, and transaction settlements. Banking letters from Lloyds Bank and the National Bank of India detail inquiries into selling foreign shares, managing dividend warrants, and processing large share transfers for companies like Sirpur Paper Mills. A significant component is a detailed business proposal and prospectus for "Tropical Productions Limited," a company aimed at entering the film production, distribution, and exhibition industry.

Description: This file offers a rare glimpse into the personal financial and business interests of Muhammad Ali Jinnah during the late 1930s and mid-1940s. The correspondence showcases his engagement with Bombay's financial ecosystem, dealing with prominent brokers and banks on matters of share trading, foreign investments, and corporate paperwork. The inclusion of a full-fledged business plan for a film production company highlights the range of commercial proposals that came his way. Collectively, these documents illuminate the financial acumen and private economic dealings of a leading political figure, providing context to his life beyond the public sphere of the Pakistan Movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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