Political Correspondence and Telegrams of M.A. Jinnah (1940-1947)

Sub title : From Muslim League Leadership to Pakistan's Creation

Subject: Congress-League Relations | Two-Nation Theory | Bengal Muslim Politics

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 54 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27596

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — A.K. Fazlul Haq — Abul Kalam Azad — Two-Nation Theory — Muslim League | Congress — Viceroy — Bengal Politics | Pakistan Movement — Constitutional Negotiations — Hindu-Muslim Relations.

Abstract: This comprehensive collection of telegrams and letters chronicles M.A. Jinnah's political engagements from 1940 to 1947, covering crucial negotiations with the British government, internal Muslim League dynamics, and ideological battles with Congress leaders. The documents include Jinnah's sharp exchange with Abul Kalam Azad rejecting Congress's claim to represent Muslims, his complex relationship with Bengal Premier A.K. Fazlul Haq involving both cooperation and tension, discussions about investigating Muslim grievances in Congress provinces, and finally Fazlul Haq's 1947 letter seeking reconciliation with Jinnah after the achievement of Pakistan.

Description: This extensive collection provides a fascinating window into the high-stakes political maneuvering during the final decade of British India. The documents reveal M.A. Jinnah's multifaceted role as the undisputed leader of the Muslim League - from his firm ideological stance against Congress's claim to represent all Indians, to his management of provincial leaders like Fazlul Haq who sometimes pursued independent initiatives. The correspondence includes Jinnah's famous 1940 rebuttal to Azad's telegram, where he emphatically asserts that Congress is a "Hindu body" and cannot represent Muslims, a cornerstone of the Two-Nation Theory. The ongoing dialogue with Fazlul Haq shows the challenges of maintaining League unity across provinces with different political realities. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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