Letter from George Catlin to Miss Fatima Jinnah

Sub title : Regarding his wife's visit to Pakistan, accompanied by a Government of Pakistan receipt slip

Subject: George Catlin | Vera Brittain | Fatima Jinnah | Quaid-e-Azam | Biography

Date of publication: 1949

Language: English

Page: 2 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 29397

Keyword: George Catlin -- Fatima Jinnah -- Visit to Pakistan -- Wife's Visit -- Correspondence | Fatima Jinnah -- George Catlin -- Government of Pakistan Receipt Slip -- Correspondence Fatima Jinnah | Pakistan -- Visits and Tours -- Foreign Visitors -- Correspondence | George Catlin -- Fatima Jinnah -- Meeting in Simla and Delhi -- Correspondence

Abstract: Letter dated November 21, 1949, from George Catlin, Professor at 2 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, to Miss Fatima Jinnah in Karachi. Catlin recalls meeting her in Simla and Delhi and informs her that his wife is visiting Pakistan. He mentions that his wife, a well-known biographer, is keenly interested in the story of Miss Jinnah's distinguished brother, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet her. The second document is a receipt slip from the Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Interior, Information & Broadcasting Division, dated January 6, 1950, acknowledging receipt of the letter through the High Commissioner for Pakistan in India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, Karachi.

Description: The first is a typewritten letter dated November 21, 1949, on letter head from 2 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea S.W.3, addressed to The Hon. Miss Jinnah, Karachi, Pakistan. The writer, George Catlin, Professor, refers to meeting Miss Jinnah previously in Simla with Mrs. Shukla Hari Das and at a dinner at the Viceroy's in Delhi. He states that his wife is visiting Pakistan and has been in touch with the High Commissioner for Pakistan in London. He requests that if Miss Jinnah has time, his wife would appreciate meeting her, noting that she is a well-known writer of biographies and is keenly interested in the story of Miss Jinnah's distinguished brother. The letter is signed "George Catlin" and bears a handwritten note "To reply" at the bottom left. The second document is a printed receipt slip from the Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Interior, Information & Broadcasting Division, dated Karachi, January 6, 1950, which states "With the compliments of Information and Broadcasting Division, Ministry of Interior" and notes that it was received through the High Commissioner for Pakistan in India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations, Karachi. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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