Memorandum to Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the Inclusion of Khulna in Eastern Pakistan

Sub title : Eastern Pakistan and Khulna

Subject: Khulna (Bangladesh) | Politics and government | 20th century

Place: Khulna, Bengal

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 31 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27322

Keyword: Partition of India | Bengal Boundary Commission | Khulna — Pakistan — East Bengal — Gangetic Delta — Muslim League — M.A. Jinnah — 1947

Description: This file contains a cover letter from A.J. Meyrick forwarding a memorandum and census data to M.A. Jinnah. The accompanying memorandum, "Eastern Pakistan and Khulna," makes a detailed case for why the Khulna district should be assigned to East Pakistan, critiquing the partition of Bengal and arguing based on history, geography, and economic necessity. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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