Why Was There No Tranfer Of Population?

[G.Subramaniam]

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[f.1]Canada—Chapter 1.
[f2]The Political Future of South Africa, 1927.
[f3]The South African Commonwealth, p. 365.
[f.4]On this point, see Report of the Inquiry Committee appointed by the All-India Muslim League
to inquire into Muslim grievances in Congress Provinces popularly known as Pirpur Report. Also
Report of the Bihar Provincial Muslim League to inquire into some grievances of Muslims in Bihar
and the Press Note issued by the Information Officer, Government of Bihar, replying to some of the
allegations contained in these reports published in Amrita Bazar Patrika of 13-3-39.
[f.5]Canada Year Book, 1936.
[f6]South Africa Year Book. 1941.
[f.7]Statesman's Year Book, 1941.
[f.8]That is for the Province of Quebec.
[f.9]Italics not in the original.
[f.10]Quoted by Sir James O'Connor—-History of Ireland, Vol. II, p. 257.
[f.11]History of Ireland, vol. II
[f.12]Italics are mine.
[f.13]Eastern Times (Lahore) of 17th November 1942.
[f.14]Hansard (House of Commons), 1920, Vol. 129, p. 1315. Italics are mine.
[f.15]Those who want more information on the question of transfer of population may consult with
great advantage The Exchange of Minorities, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey by Stephen P. Ladas
(Mac), 1932, where the scheme for the transfer of population between Greece and Bulgaria and
Greece and Turkey has been fully set out.
[f16]The text of the resolution is as follows :—
" The A. I. C. C. is of opinion that any proposal to disintegrate India by giving liberty to any
component Slate or territorial unit to secede from the Indian Union or Federation will be highly
detrimental to the best interests of the people of the States and Provinces and the country as a whole
and the Congress, therefore, cannot agree to any such proposal."
[f.17]On this point see Life of Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson by Major General Sir C.
E.Callwell, Vol. 1., Chapter IX ; also Parliamentary Debates (House of Lords), 1914, Vol. 15, pp.
998-1017, on Ulster and the Army. This shows that the Army had been won over by the Ulsterites
long before the Curragh Incident. It is possible that Mr. Asquith decided in 1913 to bring in an
Amending Bill to exclude Ulster from Home Rule for six years because he had become aware that
the Army had gone over to Ulster and that it could not be used for enforcing Home Rule.
[f.18]See Parliamentary Debates (Commons), 1938-39, Vol. 341, pp. 1987-2107 ; also (Lords)
1936-37, Vol. 106, pp. 599-674.
[f.19]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in his autobiography says that Mr. Jinnah wanted the Congress to
restrict its membership to matriculates
[f.20]The formula was discussed with Mr. Gandhi in March 1943 but was not communicated to
Mr. Jinnah till April 1944.
PAKISTAN OR THE PARTITION OF INDIA
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Contents
APPENDICES
Appendix I : Population of India by Communities
Appendix II : Communal distribution of population by Minorities in the Provinces of British India
Appendix III : Communal distribution of population by Minorities in the States
Appendix IV : Communal distribution of population in the Punjab by Districts
Appendix V : Communal distribution of population in Bengal by Districts
Appendix VI : Communal distribution of population in Assam by Districts
Appendix VII : Proportion of Muslim population in N.-W. F. Province by Districts