Memorandum on Proposed Legislation
Memorandum on Proposed Legislation to Authorize the Naturalization and Admission Into the United States Under a Quota of Eastern Hemisphere Indians of India, presented by Sirdar J.J. Singh, President of India League of America. The document contains an assortment of statements by vested interests (U.S.
Letter from Mubarek Ali Khan to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter from India Welfare League President Mubarek Ali Khan to Senator Richard B. Russell, chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. The letter, on League letterhead, urges Chairman Russell to swift consideration of S.236, a bill to permit all people from India residing in the United States to be naturalized. The letter became part of the committee's records regarding S.236.
Letter from India Muslim League of America to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter from India Muslim League of America to Senator Richard B. Russell Senator (D-GA), chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration urging consideration of S.236, a bill to permit all people from India residing in the United States to be naturalized. The letter became part of the committee's records regarding S.236.
Letter from India Welfare League Inc. to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter from India Welfare League President Mubarek Ali Khan to Senator Richard B. Russell, chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. The letter, on League letterhead, urges Chairman Russell to immediate passage of S.236 and H.R.1624, legislation that would permit all people from India residing in the United States to be naturalized.
Correspondence and Petition from India Welfare League, Inc.
Letter from the India Welfare League to Senator Richard B. Russell, chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. The letter, on League letterhead, asks for Chairman Russell’s support for S.236 and H.R.1624, legislation that would permit all people from India residing in the United States to be naturalized. Senate bill S.
"What U.S. Citizenship Means To India"
An abridged version of a speech given by Aftab Ali on May 18, 1944 at an Indian Association for American Citizenship dinner. Aftab Ali was President of the Indian Seamen’s Union. Ali mentioned that while Indians risk their lives fighting against Germany and Japan, a dozen Indian seamen were detained at Ellis Island.