September 23, 1944
DEAR MR. GANDHI,
I am in receipt of your letter of September 23. May I refer you to
my letter to today's date which I sent to you in reply to yours of
September 22? I have nothing new or fresh to add, but I may say that
it is not a case of your being asked to put your signature as representing
anybody till you clothe yourself with representing capacity and are
vested with authority. We stand by, as I have already said, the basic
and fundamental principles embodied in the Lahore resolution of March
1940. I appeal to you once more to revise your policy and programme,
as the future of this subcontinent and the welfare of the peoples
of India demand that you should face realities.
Yours sincerely,
M. A. JINNAH
Gandhi-Jinnah Talks, p. 25-26