International correspondence condolence Resolution, South African Riots Commission, and Aden Urdu School Appeal

Sub title : Ceylon Muslim Association’s Tribute to Quaid‑e‑Azam, Natal Indian Organisation’s Protest on Durban Riots Inquiry

Subject: Quaid‑e‑Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s death | Condolence messages | Ceylon Malabar Muslim Association

Language: English

Page: 43 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28933

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Quaid‑e‑Azam death -- Ceylon -- South Africa | Durban riots -- Natal Indian Organisation -- Cross‑examination | Repatriation -- Apartheid -- Aden -- Urdu school -- Diaspora

Abstract: A condolence resolution from Ceylon Malabar Muslim Association (likely 1948) mourns Quaid‑e‑Azam Jinnah and conveys sympathy to Miss Fatima Jinnah. South African Indian organisation documents (1949‑1950) protest the Durban Riots Commission’s refusal to allow cross‑examination and critique government repatriation and apartheid policies. The Urdu Education League, Aden (1960) appeals to the President of Pakistan and to Fatima Jinnah for financial help to build an Urdu school for poor pro‑Pakistan Muslim citizens in Aden.

Description: A resolution from Ceylon (dated 8 Dec 1946, but referring to “late Quaid‑e‑Azam” – likely a typo for 1948) praising Jinnah and offering condolences to his sister. Lengthy submissions from the Natal Indian Organisation (c. 1949‑1950) regarding the Durban Riots Commission, arguing for the right to cross‑examine witnesses and rejecting the government’s repatriation plan. A 1960 letter from the Urdu Education League in Aden to Fatima Jinnah, enclosing an appeal to Pakistan’s President, requesting funds to complete an Urdu school for the Urdu‑speaking minority whose streets are named after Jinnah and other Muslim heroes. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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