All India Muslim League Central Fund Committee Minutes and Accounts, 1946

Sub title : Financial Management of Election Funds Under M. A. Jinnah's Supervision

Subject: All India Muslim League Central Fund | M. A. Jinnah | Accountability Procedures

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 202 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27369

Keyword: Central Election Fund — Financial Committee — Fund Disbursement | M. A. Isphahani — A. W. Baskza — Shaheed Suhrawardy — Constituency Estimates — Financial Accountability | Election Campaign — Habib Bank — Cheque Payments — Financial Controls — Urgent Funding | Procedural Compliance — Candidate Support — Banking Operations — Financial Oversight — Election Finance Management.

Abstract: Documents from March 1946 detailing the operations of a three-member committee appointed by M. A. Jinnah to manage the All India Muslim League Central Election Fund. The records show strict financial controls, requirements for detailed constituency estimates, and tensions between urgent electoral needs and procedural compliance with Jinnah's directives. Includes cheque disbursement lists showing substantial payments to various candidates and organizations.

Description: This file contains committee minutes, financial statements, and banking correspondence related to the management of the All India Muslim League Central Fund during the 1946 elections. The documents reveal a carefully structured financial control system established by Jinnah, with detailed tracking of disbursements to candidates and organizations across Bengal and Assam, highlighting the balance between rapid response to electoral emergencies and maintaining financial accountability. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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