Central Flood Relief Committee, Karachi: Shipping, Donation, and Administrative Records

Sub title : Clearing Agent Invoices, Port Trust Correspondence, Customs Permits, and Donation Acknowledgments

Subject: Central Flood Relief Committee | Flood Relief Administration | Port Clearance | International Donations

Date of publication: 1955

Language: English

Page: 53 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28658

Keyword: Central Flood Relief Committee -- Karachi -- Fatima Jinnah -- Fairways Clearing Agents | Karachi Port Trust -- Customs Clearance -- Wharfage Fees -- Import Permits | Donation Records -- Flood Relief Fund -- East Pakistan Floods 1955 -- State Bank of Pakistan | Payment Orders -- International Donations -- Baluchistan States Union -- UK Donation -- Administrative Correspondence.

Abstract: Collection of shipping documents, customs permits, and financial correspondence related to the Central Flood Relief Committee, Karachi (1955), chaired by Fatima Jinnah. Records include clearing agent invoices from Fairways, Karachi Port Trust correspondence regarding wharfage exemptions, customs clearance permits, and donation acknowledgments from various sources including individual contributors and government offices.

Description: Central Flood Relief Committee, Karachi, chaired by Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah. Includes Fairways clearing agents' invoices for processing relief goods; Karachi Port Trust correspondence regarding exemption of wharfage charges for used clothing donations ex S.S. Karanja; customs clearance permits for imported relief goods; a South African export bill for used clothing; individual donation letters including a Rs.100 check from a concerned citizen and a Rs.17 donation from Baluchistan States Union officials; and correspondence regarding a missing State Bank of Pakistan payment order of Rs.12,021-6-3 from the Office of the Pakistan High Commissioner in London. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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