M.A. Jinnah Correspondence and Financial Records

Sub title : Bihar and Pakistan Relief Funds, 1947

Subject: M. A. Jinnah | Bihar Relief Fund | Pakistan Fund | Habib Bank | Muslim League

Date of publication: 1947

Language: English

Page: 404 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27479

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah — Bihar Relief Fund — Pakistan Fund — Habib Bank | Muslim League — Qaide-e-Azam — Partition of India 1947 — Donations — Financial Administration and Refugees.

Abstract: This is a collection of letters, bank correspondence, and financial statements from early 1947. It documents the inflow of donations and the administrative management of the Bihar Relief Fund (for Muslim refugees) and the nascent Pakistan Fund. The documents are addressed to or involve Muhammad Ali Jinnah, showcasing the financial underpinnings of the political movement leading up to the Partition of India.

Description: This collection of scanned document images serves as a primary source for understanding the financial and administrative activities surrounding M.A. Jinnah in the pivotal year of 1947. It includes personal correspondence from donors and leagues, official bank acknowledgments from Habib Bank Ltd., and brief financial statements for the Pakistan Fund. The documents provide a ground-level view of the massive fundraising efforts for relief and the political cause, illustrating the trust placed in Jinnah's leadership and the complex financial network that supported the movement. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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