The M.A. Jinnah Papers: Negotiating the Interim Government of 1946

Sub title : Correspondence with Lord Wavell and the Cabinet Mission on Parity and Portfolio Distribution

Subject: Jinnah, Muhammad Ali, 1876-1948—Correspondence | India—Politics and government—1919-1947

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 84 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27327

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah | Muhammad Ali Jinnah — Interim Government 1946 — Lord Wavell | Cabinet Mission — Parity — Muslim League — Portfolio Distribution — Constitutional Negotiations

Description: This collection captures a crucial month of political maneuvering in 1946, centered entirely on M.A. Jinnah. It includes his direct, strategic correspondence with Viceroy Wavell, official invitations and statements from the Viceroy's House, and internal notes regarding representation. These primary sources are indispensable for understanding Jinnah's diplomatic tactics, his unwavering defense of the Muslim League's status as the sole representative of Indian Muslims, and the high-stakes struggle that preceded the final breakdown of the Cabinet Mission Plan and the eventual decision to create Pakistan. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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