Political Telegrams to Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Sub title : Correspondence via Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department

Subject: Political communication during late British India | Muslim League affairs | Inter-communal tensions | Wartime developments

Date of publication: 1939

Language: English

Page: 200 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28436

Keyword: Muhammad Ali Jinnah -- Muslim League -- Telegraph -- Political mobilization -- Congress-League relations | Shahidganj -- Communal tensions -- World War II -- Hyderabad -- Press censorship.

Abstract: A set of telegraphic messages addressed to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, covering a range of urgent political, organizational, and communal issues from 1939 to 1948. The telegrams include appeals for intervention in local disputes, updates on League activities, reactions to Congress moves, wartime congratulations, and internal strategic discussions.

Description: This collection consists of multiple telegraph forms sent to Muhammad Ali Jinnah between 1939 and 1948, reflecting key concerns during a volatile period in Indian politics. Themes include local religious disputes (e.g., fair site relocation in Bilaspur), strategic debates within the Muslim League, reactions to Congress unity proposals, wartime loyalties, and issues of press freedom in princely states like Hyderabad. The telegrams highlight Jinnah’s central role as an interlocutor and leader, and illustrate how telegraphy facilitated rapid political coordination across regions. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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