Correspondence and Reports Addressed to M.A. Jinnah

Sub title : On Media Acquisition, International Conferences, and Early Pakistani Administration (1944-1948)

Subject: All India Muslim League Strategy | Media and Propaganda | Post-War International Relations

Date of publication: 1944

Language: English

Page: 44 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27605

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Liaquat Ali Khan — The Statesman | Media Acquisition | All-Orient Conference — Muslim National Guard — Sindh Government — Fortnightly Reports | Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah — Palestine War 1948 | The Economist — Early Pakistan Administration.

Abstract: This diverse collection comprises letters, telegrams, and official reports addressed to M.A. Jinnah from 1944 to 1948. Key documents include strategic advice on acquiring the influential "The Statesman" newspaper to prevent it from falling into rival hands, a proposal for an "All-Orient Conference" to solidify ties with the Arab world, and logistical requests from international journalists. Post-1947, the file transitions to the administration of the new state of Pakistan, featuring confidential fortnightly reports from the Governor of Sindh detailing law and order, political activities, and the paramilitary training of the Muslim National Guard. The collection also includes contemporary international press coverage from "The Economist" on the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and global economic policies, providing context for the world in which Pakistan was born.

Description: This extensive file offers a multi-faceted view of the strategic considerations and administrative challenges facing M.A. Jinnah in the final years of the Indian independence struggle and the first year of Pakistan's existence. It reveals the Muslim League's sophisticated understanding of media influence, its aspirations for a leadership role in the Muslim world, and the practical realities of governing a nascent state. The secret fortnightly reports from Sindh are particularly valuable, offering a ground-level view of the security and political situation in a key province, including the state's monitoring of volunteer organizations. The inclusion of "The Economist" clippings situates Pakistan's birth within the tumultuous post-WWII international landscape, marked by the birth of Israel, the onset of the Cold War, and global economic restructuring. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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