Diplomatic Correspondence of M.A. Jinnah with Foreign Representatives (1946-47)

Sub title : Letters from the Ceylon Government and the United States of America on the Eve of Independence

Subject: Indian Political History | Pakistan Movement | Diplomatic History | M.A. Jinnah

Date of publication: 1946

Language: English

Page: 5p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27429

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah — Diplomatic Correspondence | American Embassy — Ceylon Government | Pakistan — Interim Government — Independence 1947 | Howard Donovan — U.S. Consulate Lahore — Karachi Embassy

Abstract: This file contains a small but significant collection of diplomatic correspondence addressed to M.A. Jinnah in his capacity as President of the All India Muslim League during the crucial period leading up to the independence of India and Pakistan. It includes a letter from W.W.K. De Silva, the Special Representative of the Government of Ceylon in India, dated October 16, 1946, congratulating Jinnah on the Muslim League's decision to join the Interim Government and expressing a desire to meet. Jinnah's brief reply arranges a meeting.

Description: A concise but historically vital set of letters that capture a pivotal moment of transition, as M.A. Jinnah begins to be recognized internationally as the head of a nascent state. The correspondence with the U.S. Embassy, in particular, outlines the very first practical steps in establishing a diplomatic relationship between Pakistan and the United States, demonstrating Jinnah's immediate engagement with the responsibilities of statehood even before the formal creation of the country. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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