Building a Foreign Policy: The Establishment of Pakistan's External Affairs and International Trade Machinery under M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : Partition Council Reports on External Affairs, Commonwealth Relations

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

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 158 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27449

Keyword: Partition of India 1947 — Partition Council | M.A. Jinnah — H.M. Patel — External Affairs — Commonwealth Relations | Foreign Policy — Import Export Controls — Joint Defence Council — Cypher Equipment —International Treaties

Abstract: This collection contains critical reports and agendas from the final weeks before Partition, detailing the creation of Pakistan's diplomatic and international trade architecture. Central to the file is a comprehensive report from the External Affairs & Commonwealth Relations Department Sub-Committee, which includes detailed organizational charts and staffing proposals for the new ministry, lists of international treaties and agreements to be shared with Pakistan, and the division of subjects like Tribal Areas control, Haj pilgrimage, and UN representation.

Description: A foundational primary source collection that reveals the meticulous planning behind Pakistan's engagement with the world. These documents, addressed to M.A. Jinnah, show the transition from discussing internal administrative divisions to building the organs of a sovereign state. The detailed charts for the External Affairs ministry and the lists of treaties provide a blueprint for Pakistan's foreign policy, while the discussions on cyphers and trade controls highlight the practical necessities of independence. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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