M.A. Jinnah and the Cripps Mission: Correspondence and Notes (1942)

Sub title : Negotiations on the Draft Declaration for Indian Constitutional Reform

Subject: Indian Independence Movement | Cripps Mission (1942) — Pakistan Movement | World War II — India

Place: New Delhi, Aligarh

Date of publication: 1942

Language: English

Page: 17 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27332

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah, Muhammad Ali Jinnah | Cripps Mission — Stafford Cripps — Pakistan | Muslim League — Indian Constitution | British India —Defence — Separate Electorates —Secession

Abstract: This collection of letters and notes from March 1942 details M.A. Jinnah's negotiations and the Muslim League's reactions to the constitutional proposals presented by Sir Stafford Cripps. The correspondence includes official communications from Cripps revising the draft declaration (notably paragraphs concerning the rights of provinces and defence responsibilities), urgent queries from Jinnah seeking clarifications, and internal strategic advice from a Muslim League associate. The documents highlight Jinnah's focus on critical issues: the demand for Pakistan, the structure of a future Indian Union, representation based on separate electorates, and the right of secession for Muslim-majority areas.

Description: A set of primary source documents centering on M.A. Jinnah's involvement in the Cripps Mission. It comprises letters between him and British officials (Sir Stafford Cripps, his secretary), along with an analysis from a Muslim League associate. The papers focus on the last-minute revisions to the proposed draft declaration and Jinnah's political positioning regarding the British offer, which was ultimately rejected. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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