Correspondence from Ali Hashim Mehtar to M.A. Jinnah Regarding Burmese Legislation

Sub title : An Appeal for Intervention on Behalf of the Randerian Community

Subject: Indian Diaspora -- Burma | Commercial Interests | Legislative Intervention

Date of publication: 1940

Language: English

Page: 4 p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 27692

Keyword: M.A. Jinnah -- Ali Hashim Mehtar -- Burma Legislation -- Randerian Community -- Aga Khan -- Fazlul Huq | Indian Commercial Interests -- British Imperial Government -- Governor of Burma -- 1940

Abstract: This is a letter from Ali Hashim Mehtar, a member of the Randerian community with business interests in Burma, to M.A. Jinnah. The writer appeals to Jinnah, as the leader of Muslim India, to intervene with the British Imperial Government to pressure the Governor of Burma to veto an "unfair bill" that threatens the vast commercial and landed stakes of the Randerians in that country. The file includes copies of supportive correspondence from prominent figures like A.K. Fazlul Huq (who forwarded the matter to Jinnah), the Aga Khan, and Rajah Sir Annamallai Chettyar, each suggesting different political avenues for redress.

Description: This collection consists of four digitized pages, featuring the main appeal letter from Ali Hashim Mehtar to Quaid-e-Azam M.A. Jinnah and copies of three supporting letters from other influential leaders. The documents highlight the transnational concerns of the Muslim League, showing how it was approached to protect the economic interests of the Indian diaspora in Southeast Asia. It demonstrates Jinnah's perceived influence and the strategic use of his position to lobby the British government on extra-territorial issues. The involvement of figures like the Aga Khan and Fazlul Huq underscores the importance and wide recognition of the case within Indian political circles. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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