Miscellaneous Correspondence from Miss Fatima Jinnah’s Office

Sub title : Requests for Messages, Interviews, and Advice – Replies from Her Private Secretary

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Adamji Memorial Free Reading Room & Library | Interview requests | Bank of America

Date of publication: 1961

Language: English

Page: 112 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29040

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Correspondence | Fatima Jinnah -- Adamji Memorial Library -- Bank of America | Secretarial correspondence -- Pakistan | Administrative correspondence -- Pakistan -- History | Advice-seeking correspondence -- Pakistan

Abstract: A request for a message for a souvenir commemorating Sir Adamjee Hajj Dawood’s death anniversary; an interview appointment granted to Mrs. Shahzad Begum; a letter from Bank of America’s manager‑designate requesting a meeting (declined due to her European travel); a widow seeking advice on claim re‑verification and agricultural lands; and an interview granted to Mr. M. A. Ahsan.

Description: The Adamji Memorial Free Reading Room & Library (Karachi) requests an inspiring message for a souvenir to be published on 27 January 1961 (page 1). On 24 February 1961, Mrs. Shahzad Begum requests an interview; her secretary replies granting an appointment for 3 March 1961 at 5 p.m. (page 2). J.D. van Oenen, Manager‑designate of Bank of America, Karachi, writes (26 June 1961) seeking to pay respects before Miss Jinnah’s departure to Europe; her secretary regrets she cannot find time due to a heavy programme (pages 7‑8). Mst. Jannat Khatoon, a widow from Nazimabad, requests advice on “reverification of claims” and agricultural lands in possession of widows, infirm, and orphans (page 9). Finally, Mr. M. A. Ahsan is granted an interview on 3 October 1961 at 11:30 a.m. (pages 13‑14, duplicate). These documents illustrate the range of personal and official requests handled by Miss Jinnah’s office in 1961. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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