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PAKISTAN MOVEMENT HISTORIC DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED FOR fH E DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI KARACHI ALL RIGHT $ g£S«l/£5> BY W6 AUTHOR. i\pp»py K*T'0^*l i*,«iTrruT* •nn. it 0 . u *. I •- -* *• • * ^ ^ PUBLISHED BY Paradise Subscription Agency 3 - Bonus Road, KARACHI My wife Jenubai and our children Mehrunissa, Pyar Ali and Sultana I I ir.H^RY NiTIOl'Ml IKSTITU7F 9 f i *u«jl»c *rmi' I U ____ DJ L — — i UBR Ootgifdttk flA tic Admin istrottop Trahtiig Centrt & W %Dkaba PREFACE About two years ago I began my work on the biography of Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Father of our Nation. I looked around for books on our struggle for freedom, particularly old ones, which are now out of print, in order to make my book as comprehensive as possible. Recent books were available in our libraries, and they presented no problem. This search was rewarding, as I was able to lay my hands on some very valuable books and documents, some of which are so rare that only one known copy exists in the world today. I was soon able to add to my* private library books on the subject matter of my study, and it is this collec tion that has been the basis of the present compilation. While going thrpugh these books, I was struck with the wealth of basic material on the political struggle of the Muslims of this sub-continent, which ultimately resulted in the establishment of Pakistan. I thought it may prove useful, if some of these documents could be preserved in one book. I was encouraged in this venture by some of my friends, who are connected with our Universities, as they believed it would prove to be a useful book. I owe them a debt of gratitude for all the encouragement I received from them. The word “Document" is comprehensive in its applica tion and is used to denote a treaty; parliamentary proceedings; resolutions of parliaments and political parties; text of a speech; a political statement or writing; a sale, mortgage, or gift deed; a testament or a will; Governmental or administrative orders and appointments. It may even connote an old' crumpled up paper in a forgotten corner. While search fo r, documents is primarily a part of the work 6! a research student, circumst ances that existed at the time and which were directly or in directly responsible for a document to be written are mainly the concern of a historian. Without original documents, the work of a historian may well be hampered. It is with a view to make these easily available to persons interested in studying and understanding the history of the struggle for Pakistan that this book has been attempted. LIBRARY Bamgimttak H M lc Adminlstra&mi TntMing Centre B ern * Dkakm Historic documents are national treasures, as also a source of inspiration. To recall them from, time to time in school, col lege and public gatherings would help us to remember our past, and to spur us on in the present to greater dedication, with a view to lead our nation to a higher destiny in the future. To forget them would be to lose them, which Would be a na tional loss. This book is intended to inform the reader what its title implies; no more, no less. Selection of documents to be included in this book presented a difficult task. If the reader feels that a particular document should not have been exclud ed, the fault is entirely mine. Although the contents of this book do not exhaust the subject matter, yet they do certainly cover the field adequately. Some of them are undoubtedly mile stones of “Pakistan Movement” . Their collection, I venture to hope, will supply a long felt want in our national literature. In the absence of authentic documents, mythical images get enshrined in the pages of history, and round them accumu late much fable and fiction, but little historical truth. Historic documents tabulated in this book in chronological order, it is' hoped, will enable the reader to visualise for himself the un folding of the drama of political struggle that the Muslim Na tion of this sub-continent waged for a century. On the surface there may appear to be no relationship that each event has with subsequent events, but deep down in their roots they all bear the stamp of a common origin. In conclusion, I wish to express my special thanks to Messrs. Ashiq Ali, A.Q. Lutfi, and Nasir Ahmed Khan for the, long hours of work they have devoted to type the manuscript, and to Pyarali G. Allana, M. A. Siddiqui and Sahar Ansari for their valuable assistance to me in my task. G. Allana. "Al-Barakat1’. 307, Garden West, Karachi. DOCUMENT. Year. Pages. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan,—Extracts from Speeches and Writings. 1882 to 1893. 1. Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk on Survi val of Urdu Language. 1900. 4. Nawab Mohsln-ul-Mulk on Politi cal Organisation of Muslims. 1905. 4. Address Presented to Lord Minto by H.H. Aga Khan, as Leader of Muslim Deputation; and Lord Minto’s Reply. 1906. 5. Nawab Viqarul-Mulk’s Address On the Occasion of Muslim Educa tional Conference, Dacca. 1906. 21. Resolution that brought into being All-India Muslim League, Dacca. 1906. 22. Resolution of Muslim League on its Objectives. 1907. 23. Office-Bearers of All-India Muslim League. 1908. ' ” 23. Lord Morely on Muslim Demand for Separate Electorates. • 1909. 24. Resolution of Muslim League on Cooperation between Hindus and Muslims. 1913. 24. Resolution of Muslim League on its Goal. 1913. 25. The Lucknow Pact. 1916. 25. Memorandum of the Nineteen. 1916. 33. Resolution of the League, in Sup port of Congress-League Scheme of Reforms. 1917. 40. Memorandum of Kheiri Brothers to the Socialist International at Stockholm. 1917. 48. Aga Khan on Proposed Reforms. 1918. 50. Languages Used by Muslims in India. 1921. 51. Resolution of Annual Session of All-India Muslim League on Cri minal Law Ordinance. _ 1924. 52. U B R 4 R Y | Lir'“ “ y w M M k i M M . < ; * i ° N*L 'KSTiTUTr * IMMqf C m tn unt-tc istimtum* 19. Resolution of All-India Muslim League on Organising Workers and Peasants. 1924. 53. 20. Resolution of Annual Session of the League, on Introduction of Reforms in the Frontier Province. 1924. 53. 21. Resolution of Annual Session of * the League, on the Reforms of 1919. 1924. 54. 22. Resolution of Annual Session of the League, on Indifferent Atti tude of Kashmir Darbar towards Muslims. 1924. 54. 23. ResolutiQn of Annual Session of the League on Hindu-Muslim Unity... 1924. 55. 24. Resolution of Annual Session of the League* on asking Muslims to buy Swadeshi Cloth. 1924. 55. 25. Resolution of Annual Session of The League, regarding Indians in South Africa. 1924. 55. 26. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, Condemning Racial Poli cy of Government of South Africa. 1924. 57. 27. Resolution of League on Muslims in Government Service. 1925. 58. 28. Iqbal Resigns as Secretary of All- 1928. 58. Indi^-Muslim League. 29. Jlnnah’s Fourteen Points. 1929. * 59. 30. Maulana Mohammad Ali’s Speech at the Round Table Conference. 1930. 61. 31. Allama Iqbal on a Muslim State; * Exerpts from his Presidential Address. 1930 76. 32. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, appreciating Work of Muslim Delegation to the R.T..C 1930 76. 33. Quaid-e-Azam’s letters to Abdul Matin Choudhari, while in England in Political Retirement. 1931 77. 34. Iqbal on Rumoured Rift in Muslim League. 1932. 82. 35. Communal Award by His Majesty’s Government. 1932. 82. 36. Supplementary Communal Award. 1932. 100. 37. Iqbal’s Statement on Communal Award. 1932 100. 38. Ch'oudhary Rahmat Ali, “Now Or Never” . 1933. 103. 39. Iqbal on results of Deliberations at the Round Table Conference. 1933. 111. 40. Iqbal on Pan-Islamism. 41. Resolution of All-India Muslim League,, Requesting Quaid-e-Azam and the Age Khan to bring about Muslim Unity. 1933. 11*2. 42. Iqbal on Role of Muslim Delegates at the Round Table Conference. 1933. 113. 43. Communal Representation in Services, Government Resolution. 1934. 117 44. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, Electing Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan as Hon. Secretary 1936 123. 45. Resolution of Muslim League on the Government of India Act. 1935. 1936. 123. 46. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, Appreciating Quaid’s Services in connection with Shahidganj Mosque. 1936. 125. 47. Iqbal’s Letters to Jinnah. 1936 to 1937. 125. 48 . Seats Captured in General Elections * by Muslim League and the Congress 1937. 137. 49. Allama Iqbal’s Statement on Palestine Problem. 1937. 138. 50. Quaid-e-Azam’s Presidential Addless, Lucknow. 1937. 140. 51. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, on Shahidganj Mosque. 1937. 151. 52. Resolution of All-India Muslim Leagu, the Independence Resolution. - 1937. 151. 53. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, on Urdu Language. 1937. 152. 54. Quaid-e-Azam to Subhas Chandra Bose, Basis of League-Congress Talks. 1938. 153. 55. Jinnah-Bose Correspondence. 1938. 153. 56. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, on Palestine. 1938. 163. 57. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, Condemning Balfour ' Declaration. 1938. 163. 58. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, on Death of Kemal Ataturk. 1938. 165. 59. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, on Death of Allama Iqbal. 1938. 165. 60. Resolution of All-India Muslim League, on Fate of Muslims in Indian States. 1938 166. 61. Resolution of Working Committee of League on Formation of National Guards.