Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Correspondence with the Khan of Kalat (1943-1947)

Sub title : Diplomatic Relations, Security Arrangements, and State Affairs

Subject: Kalat State | Baluchistan | Princely States | Indian Independence

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 45 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27347

Keyword: Kalat State — Baluchistan — Muhammad Ali Jinnah — Khan of Kalat | Princely States — Treaty of 1876 | Crown Representative — Security Guards | Partition — 1947 — Diplomatic Relations

Abstract: This file contains correspondence between Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Khan of Kalat from 1943-1947. It includes personal letters, discussions about Kalat's status as an independent state under the 1876 treaty, arrangements for security guards provided to Jinnah, and important diplomatic communications regarding the state's relationship with the British government and future negotiations with the Constituent Assembly during the transitional period leading to Partition.

Description: This collection documents the crucial relationship between the founder of Pakistan and the ruler of Kalat State during the final years of British rule. The file contains: personal condolences and arrangements; significant political correspondence regarding Kalat's independent status and its negotiations with the Chamber of Princes; details about security guards sent by the Khan to protect Jinnah during the turbulent partition period; and historical treaty documents. The papers provide important insights into the complex political landscape of princely states during the transition to independence, highlighting both the personal rapport and formal diplomatic relations between Jinnah and the Khan of Kalat. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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