East Pakistan Committee of Combined Opposition Political Parties

Sub title : Fund Request, Organisational Proposals, and Propaganda Plans for Presidential Election Campaign

Subject: Combined Opposition Parties | East Pakistan | Miss Fatima Jinnah | Presidential election 1965

Date of publication: 1964

Language: English

Page: 0.7916666666666666

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28877

Keyword: Combined Opposition -- East Pakistan -- Miss Fatima Jinnah -- Presidential election 1965 -- Election campaign | Fundraising -- Central Action Committee -- Propaganda | Basic Democracy -- Sahib Muhd. Azizur Rahman -- National Democratic Front -- Quaid-i-Azam -- Ayub Khan.

Abstract: This file contains a letter from Sahib Muhd. Azizur Rahman, Chairman of the East Pakistan Committee of Combined Opposition Political Parties, addressed to Madar-e-Millat Miss Fatima Jinnah (8 December 1964). The letter urgently requests financial resources for the election campaign in East Pakistan, noting that the ruling party is using government machinery to coerce electors. It asks for leaflets, information on Miss Jinnah’s availability for public meetings, and mentions that the Treasurer is being sent to discuss the situation. Accompanying documents contain strategic proposals for the Combined Opposition: the need for a permanent stable organisation, a Central Action Committee (with nominees from constituent parties and the National Democratic Front, subject to Miss Jinnah’s veto), and detailed propaganda plans including posters, quotations from Quaid‑i‑Azam and Iqbal, slogans, photographic units, and mobilisation of poetic talent.

Description: This file contains a letter and accompanying strategic documents from the East Pakistan Committee of the Combined Opposition Parties during the 1964–65 presidential election campaign. The letter, dated 8 December 1964, urgently appeals to Miss Fatima Jinnah for funds to counter the ruling party’s use of government machinery and coercion of electors. It requests leaflets and information on her availability for public meetings. The subsequent pages present detailed organisational and propaganda proposals: the establishment of a permanent Central Action Committee (with members from constituent parties and the National Democratic Front, subject to Miss Jinnah’s veto), a plan for provincial, district, and local action committees, and a comprehensive propaganda strategy including posters, photographs, quotations from Quaid‑i‑Azam and Iqbal. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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