M.A. Jinnah Correspondence with the Viceroy on Constitutional Matters

Sub title : Conversations with Political Leaders and Representatives, 1939-40

Subject: Constitutional History | India-Politics and Government-1919-1947 | World War, 1939-1945-India

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 144 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27411

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Lord Linlithgow — Viceroy | World War II — Constitutional Talks — Muslim League | Indian National Congress — Gandhi —Rajendra Prasad — Pakistan Resolution — War Aims — Self-Determination

Abstract: This file contains the confidential correspondence between M.A. Jinnah, President of the All-India Muslim League, and Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy of India, during a critical period from 1939 to 1940. The documents centre on the Viceroy's conversations with Indian political leaders following the outbreak of World War II, aiming to secure India's cooperation. It includes the Viceroy's pivotal policy statement of October 17, 1939, covering letters, subsequent clarifications, and detailed responses from Jinnah and Congress leaders like Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Description: This is a bound volume of official secret correspondence (File No. Q.A.1) spanning 179 pages. It provides a firsthand account of the high-level political negotiations in British India at the start of the Second World War. The core of the collection is the Viceroy's attempt to build a consensus for India's support in the war, which was met with distinct demands from the Congress (focused on immediate independence and war aims) and the Muslim League (focused on constitutional protections and the future of Muslims). SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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