Political Correspondence of M.A. Jinnah: League Strategy, Elections, and War-Time Policy

Sub title : Letters from Choudhry Khaliquzzaman and Other Associates

Subject: All-India Muslim League | Indian Independence Movement | Pakistan Movement

Date of publication: 1938

Language: English

Page: 32 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27678

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Choudhry Khaliquzzaman -- All India Muslim League -- Pakistan Resolution -- Muslim League Elections | World War II and India | Indian National Congress -- Raja Saheb of Mahmoodabad -- Lucknow Politics | British India -- Pakistan Week

Abstract: This collection of letters and telegrams, primarily from Choudhry Khaliquzzaman to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, details the inner workings and strategic challenges of the All-India Muslim League between 1938 and 1944. The correspondence covers critical issues such as securing attendance from key leaders like the Raja of Mahmoodabad, managing hotly contested provincial elections, formulating the League's stance towards World War II, and countering the political maneuvers of the Indian National Congress. It also includes discussions on the "Pakistan" idea, organizational strengthening following the Madras session, and high-level political negotiations, providing a granular view of the League's political machinery under Jinnah's leadership.

Description: This is an extensive collection of sixteen digitized pages of original correspondence, predominantly from Choudhry Khaliquzzaman in Lucknow to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah. The documents span a crucial period in the Pakistan Movement and include typed letters, handwritten notes, and telegrams. They reveal the day-to-day political management, from logistical planning for League meetings and electoral politics in Uttar Pradesh to high-stakes strategic discussions about the War and negotiations with other parties. This collection is an invaluable primary source for researchers studying the operational history of the Muslim League and the political leadership of M.A. Jinnah during the late 1930s and early 1940s. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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