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Extract from a statement by Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the Indian problem (6 December 1945)

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On 6 December 1945, in a statement to the British Government, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leader of the Muslim League, calls for the creation of an independent Muslim state, Pakistan. He explains that Muslims will never be able to live in peace if they are in the minority alongside a Hindu majority, and emphasises that it is impossible for the two societies to coexist within a single nation.

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Source: JINNAH, Muhammad Ali. Annexure II. Extract from a statement by Mr. Jinnah dated 6th December, 1945. 06-12-1945. Kept in: The National Archives of the UK (TNA). CAB - Records of the Cabinet Office, Cabinet Office: Private Collections of Ministers' and Officials' Papers Sir Stafford Cripps. Personal correspondence: Mohammad Ali Jinnah, President All-India Congress Committee. 01/02/1946-31/10/1948, CAB 127/136.

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Metadata language: en
Categories: Diplomatic documents
Type: Physical document
Original title: Annexure II. Extract from a statement by Mr. Jinnah dated 6th December, 1945
Author: Jinnah, Muhammad Ali
Creation date: 06/12/1945
Number of pages: 1 p.

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Provider: The National Archives of the UK (TNA)
Archive collection: CAB - Records of the Cabinet Office
Archive sub-collection: Cabinet Office: Private Collections of Ministers' and Officials' Papers Sir Stafford Cripps
Folder name: Personal correspondence: Mohammad Ali Jinnah, President All-India Congress Committee. 01/02/1946-31/10/1948
Folder number: CAB 127/136