Forging the State : Final Partition Council Agendas and Departmental Reports for the Dominion of Pakistan under M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Military, Financial, and Administrative Allocations (July 1947)

Subject: India – History – Partition, 1947 | Jinnah, M. A. (Mohammad Ali) | Partition Council

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 213 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27448

Keyword: Partition of India 1947 — Partition Council | M.A. Jinnah — H.M. Patel — Armed Forces Reconstitution | Pakistan Navy — Indian Pioneer Corps — Finance Department — Commerce Department — Government Staff Division — Railway Priorities

Abstract: This collection comprises the final series of agendas, decisions, and detailed reports from the Partition Council in July 1947, directly addressed to M.A. Jinnah. The documents capture the critical, last-stage decisions on a wide range of issues essential for launching the new Dominion of Pakistan. Key items include the allocation of military assets like the Indian Pioneer Corps and the location of Pakistan's Naval Headquarters in Karachi; the intricate division of the Railway Priority Organisation and Rolling Stock; and the proposed organizational structure and staffing for Pakistan's central Finance and Commerce Departments

Description: A critical primary source collection from the immediate pre-independence period, showcasing the operational finale of the Partition Council. These documents, marked "Immediate Secret," reveal the concrete decisions that translated the idea of Pakistan into an administrative reality. From determining how many companies of the Pioneer Corps Pakistan would receive to designing the skeleton of its Finance Ministry, these papers illustrate the immense practical challenges of division. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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