All India Muslim League Financial Correspondence and Banking Records under M. A. Jinnah

Sub title : Donation Management, Bank Transactions, and Election Fund Disbursements (1942-1947)

Subject: All India Muslim League — Financial Management | Muslim League Finance 1940s

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 47 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27382

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah — All India Muslim League — Banking Transactions —Election Funds | High Denomination Notes | Financial Management — Donation Records | Punjab Election Fund — Demonetization 1946 — Muslim League Finance

Abstract: This collection comprises detailed financial correspondence and banking records of the All India Muslim League under M. A. Jinnah's leadership. The documents include donation acknowledgments from various cities, management of high denomination bank notes during demonetization, substantial election fund transfers (including Rs. 3,00,000 to Punjab), banking instructions to secretaries, and confidential financial disbursements for political work. The papers reveal the sophisticated financial machinery behind the Muslim League's operations, showing meticulous record-keeping, strategic fund allocation, and personal involvement of Jinnah in financial management during the critical years leading to Pakistan's creation.

Description: A comprehensive collection of financial correspondence and banking documents detailing the monetary operations of the All India Muslim League under M. A. Jinnah's direct supervision. The archive includes donation management from provincial branches, handling of high-value currency during government demonetization, substantial fund transfers for election campaigns, and confidential financial arrangements for political work. These documents provide unprecedented insight into the financial infrastructure that supported the Pakistan movement, demonstrating Jinnah's personal attention to fiscal management and the organized financial network that sustained the League's political activities during this pivotal historical period. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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