Correspondence and Articles Concerning M.A. Jinnah and the Strategy for Pakistan (1941-1946)

Sub title : A Grassroots Perspective on Strategy, Organization, and Migration

Subject: M.A. Jinnah | Direct Action Day | Hindu-Muslim Relations | Internal Party Criticism

Date of publication: 1941

Language: English

Page: 18 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27613

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah — Muslim League — Pakistan — Lahore Resolution | Interim Government — Direct Action — Communal Riots — Bihar — Migration — Congress Party — British Raj

Abstract: A collection of letters and an article primarily addressed to or discussing M.A. Jinnah (Qaide Azam). The documents reveal internal concerns about the Muslim League's organizational weaknesses, debates on political strategy (including "Direct Action"), the fallout from communal violence, and the advocacy for Muslim migration from minority to majority provinces as a solution to minority problems. They provide a ground-level perspective on the critical years leading up to the Partition of India.

Description: This collection comprises personal letters and a published article from 1941-1946. The correspondence, much of it from J.M. Imam and Abul Aas Lane, is directed to M.A. Jinnah, offering advice, criticism of the League's provincial inefficiency, and strategic suggestions. Key themes include the need for internal organizational reform, preparation for a political struggle, the aftermath of communal violence in Bihar, and the proposal for a planned migration of Muslims. The article "Our Struggle For Freedom" explicitly debates the form and targets of the League's "Direct Action," providing contemporary insight into the ideological and practical challenges facing the Pakistan movement. The documents are crucial for understanding the internal dynamics and strategic calculations within the Muslim League on the eve of Partition. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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