Letter from the High Commissioner for India to Mohtarama Fatima Jinnah regarding the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Exhibition

Sub title : Request for material and photographs for the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Exhibition, accompanied by a press release

Subject: Fatima Jinnah | Jawaharlal Nehru | Memorial Exhibition | Correspondence | Jawaharlal Nehru

Date of publication: 1964

Language: English

Page: 3 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29396

Keyword: Indian High Commissioner -- Fatima Jinnah -- Jawaharlal Nehru -- Memorial Exhibition -- Correspondence | Jawaharlal Nehru -- Quaid-i-Azam -- Relations -- Pakistan -- India | Jawaharlal Nehru -- Memorial Exhibition -- 1964 -- Correspondence | Fatima Jinnah -- Letters and Photographs -- Exhibition Material -- Correspondence | Indian High Commission, Karachi -- Jawaharlal Nehru -- Exhibition -- Material Request | Deputy High Commission, Dacca -- Jawaharlal Nehru -- Exhibition -- Material Request | Jawaharlal Nehru -- Letters -- Photographs -- Exhibition | Correspondence -- Fatima Jinnah -- Indian High Commissioner

Abstract: The letter informs her of a decision to hold an exhibition in November 1964 in memory of the late Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru. Recalling the long and close relations between Mr. Nehru and the Quaid-e-Azam, the High Commissioner requests Miss Jinnah to temporarily lend any material, such as letters and photographs, that might add value to the exhibition. A copy of a press release addressed to all citizens of Pakistan is enclosed with the letter, providing further details about the exhibition, its purpose, and the urgent need for material to be sent to the Indian High Commission in Karachi or the Deputy High Commission in Dacca.

Description: The first is a typewritten letter on "High Commissioner for India, Karachi" letterhead, dated August 13, 1964, addressed to Mohtarama Fatima Jinnah at Flag Staff House, 41 Bonus Road, Karachi. Signed by G. Parthasarathi, the letter requests the temporary loan of letters, photographs, and other material for an exhibition in memory of the late Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, noting the close relations between Nehru and the Quaid-e-Azam. The second document is the enclosed press release titled "JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MEMORIAL EXHIBITION," which details that the Government of India is organizing the exhibition in November to showcase Nehru's contributions to modern India. It appeals for relevant material, including letters, photographs, films, and reminiscences, to be sent urgently by registered post to the Indian High Commission in Karachi or the Deputy High Commission in Dacca, assuring that all material will be returned after the exhibition. The third document is an addressed slip to Mohtarama Fatima Jinnah at the same address, bearing the text "HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR INDIA KARACHI." SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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