Correspondence Regarding Returned Cheque for Quaid‑e‑Azam Trust

Sub title : Letters Between Miss Fatima Jinnah’s Office and Mercantile Bank Ltd., Karachi, About a Cheque from Bombay

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Quaid‑e‑Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Trust | Mercantile Bank Ltd.| Returned cheque

Date of publication: 1965

Language: English

Page: 0.5833333333333334

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29010

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Quaid‑e‑Azam Trust -- Mercantile Bank -- Returned cheque -- 1965 -- Bombay | Finance, Personal -- Records and correspondence | Bank accounts -- Records and correspondence

Abstract: A 1965 letter from the Mercantile Bank Ltd., Karachi, forwards a cheque for Rs. 705 from Canteen Contractors Syndicate Ltd., Bombay, payable to “Trustees, Quaid‑e‑Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Trust.” Miss Fatima Jinnah’s private secretary returns the cheque, stating that no such account exists, and requests the bank to contact the sender for the correct account details.

Description: The bank’s letter (11 May 1965) encloses cheque No. KD 236003 for Rs. 705 from Canteen Contractors Syndicate Ltd., Bombay, addressed to “The Manager, Trustees, Quaid‑e‑Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Trust.” A draft reply from Miss Fatima Jinnah’s secretary (on Qasr‑e‑Fatima, Clifton letterhead) returns the cheque, explaining that there is no such account, and asks the bank to inquire with the sender about the correct account name. The correspondence highlights the management of the Quaid‑e‑Azam’s trust affairs. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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