Dawn Trust Dispute, Newspaper Finances, and Loyal Service Appeal to M. A. Jinnah

Sub title : Legal Claim by Dawn Trustees, Expenditure Estimates for Dailies, and Personal Plea from Eastern Times Owner

Subject: M. A. Jinnah | Dawn Trust | Pakistan Herald Ltd. | Eastern Times | Muslim League press

Date of publication: 1942

Language: English

Page: 13 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28544

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah -- Dawn Trust -- Pakistan Herald -- Eastern Times -- Muslim League press -- Newspaper finance -- Trust dispute

Abstract: This collection comprises multiple documents related to M. A. Jinnah’s involvement with Muslim League newspapers. A legal notice from the Trustees of the Dawn Trust (appointed by the Chief Court of Sind under Jinnah’s registered deed) demands that the Pakistan Herald Ltd. hand over the Dawn and all its assets, render accounts, and surrender the declaration. Separate financial statements estimate monthly expenditures for proposed morning and evening dailies in Bombay of varying sizes.

Description: Legal and financial documents concerning Jinnah’s Dawn Trust, press expenditure estimates, and a personal appeal from the Eastern Times owner protesting plans for a rival League daily, highlighting internal Muslim League press politics. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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