Central Flood Relief Committee Correspondence

Sub title : Bank Transfer of Punjab Flood Relief Fund, Acknowledgment of Wearing Apparels, and Related Documents

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Central Flood Relief Committee | Punjab Flood Relief Fund | Regional Flood Relief Committee

Date of publication: 1957

Language: English

Page: 0.6666666666666666

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29063

Keyword: Fatima Jinnah -- Correspondence | Flood relief committees -- Pakistan -- Records and correspondence | Flood relief -- Pakistan -- Finance | Disaster relief -- Pakistan -- History | Financial administration -- Public funds -- Pakistan

Abstract: A 29 April 1957 letter from Habib Bank Ltd. to Miss Fatima Jinnah (Chairman, Central Flood Relief Committee) confirms transfer of Rs. 11,431/8/5 to its Sialkot Branch for the Deputy Commissioner of Sialkot, closing the Punjab Flood Relief Fund. A 15 March 1958 letter from M. Raschid (Hony. Secretary, Regional Flood Relief Committee, Dacca) acknowledges receipt of two packages of wearing apparels sent by Miss Jinnah, which have been railed from Chittagong for distribution. A bank ledger page and an airmail cover are also included.

Description: Habib Bank’s Bunder Road branch informs Miss Jinnah that as instructed, Rs. 11,431/8/5 has been transferred to Sialkot to pay the Deputy Commissioner, thereby closing the Punjab Flood Relief Fund. A supporting bank statement page shows the debit entry. The Regional Flood Relief Committee in Dacca confirms receipt of two packages of clothing sent by Miss Jinnah, which were forwarded from Chittagong by rail, and promises distribution after a committee meeting. An airmail envelope (postage 2+1 annas) is also present, likely the cover for one of the letters. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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