Indian Independence Act forwarded to Quaid-e-Azam with the compliments of the Cabinet Secretary (Pakistan)

Main Author: Parliament of the United Kingdom  

Subject: Jinnah, Muhammad Ali, 1876–1948 | Correspondence

Publisher: Printed at the Government of India Press, New Delhi, India

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 141 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27316

Keyword: Indian Independence Act | Partition of India | Pakistan — 1947 — British Parliament — Dominion of India | Dominion of Pakistan — Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah

Description: This document is an Indian reprint of the Indian Independence Act, originally passed by the British Parliament in 1947. It includes a forwarding note from the Cabinet Secretariat (Pakistan) dated July 24, 1947, addressed to Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The Act outlines the creation of two new dominions (India and Pakistan), their territories (including divisions of Bengal, Assam, and Punjab), governance structures, legislation, armed forces divisions, and other provisions for the transition from British rule. The title page features the British royal coat of arms and publication details from the Government of India Press in New Delhi. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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