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Letter from Mubarek Ali Khan to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter dated February 8, 1944 from Mubarek Ali Khan, President of the India Welfare League, Inc., to Senator Richard B. Russell, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Khan urged Russell to support Bill S. 1595, which if passed would permit the naturalization of Indian nationals in the United States.

Letter from Joseph Fox to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter dated April 25, 1944 from Joseph Fox, Secretary-Treasurer of the Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 302, to Senator Richard B. Russell, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. On behalf of 5,000 members that the Union, Fox wrote to show support for Bills H.R. 4415, H.R. 4479, and S. 1595, which if passed would permit the naturalization of Indian nationals in the United States.

Letter from Raphael B. Malsin to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter dated April 27, 1944 from Raphael B. Malsin, President of Lane Bryant, Inc. to Senator Richard B. Russell, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Malsin urged Russell to support Bill S. 1595, which if passed, would permit the naturalization of Indian nationals in the United States.. Malsin cited fairness and democratic principles as reasons to support the bill.

Letter from R.J. Thomas to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter dated May 27, 1944 from R.J. Russell, International President of the United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America Union, to Senator Richard B. Russell, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Thomas urged Russell to support Bills H.R. 4415, H.R. 4479, and S.

"Quotas for India?"
Article from unknown paper written May 22, 1944 in regards to Congressional Bills which would permit Indian nationals living within the U.S. to become citizens. The article speaks against allowing ‘other races’ to become U.S. citizens.

Letter from Julius Hochman to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter dated May 23, 1944 from Julius Hochman, General Manager of the Joint Board of the Dress and Waistmakers’ Union of Greater New York, to Senator Richard B. Russell, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Hochman wrote in support of Bill S. 1595, which if passed, would permit the naturalization of Indian nationals in the United States.

Letter from Albert C. Hofrichter to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter dated May 31, 1944 from Albert C. Hofrichter, Jr., Minister of the Winchester Avenue Christian Church, to Senator Richard B. Russell, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Minister Hofrichter wrote in support of Bills H.R. 4415, H.R. 4479, and S. 1595, which if passed, would permit the naturalization of Indian nationals in the United States.

Letter from Chas. D. Spotts to Senator Richard B. Russell
Letter dated May 29, 1944 from Reverend Professor Chas. D. Spotts, Secretary of the Commission on Christian Social Action Evangelical and Reformed Church, to Senator Richard B. Russell, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Immigration. Reverend Spotts wrote in support of Bills H.R. 4415, H.R. 4479, and S.

Letter from Krishnalal Shridharani to U.S. Senate Immigration Committee
This letter dated September 14, 1944 from Krishnalal Shridharani to U.S. Senate Immigration Committee is part of the Senate Committee on Immigration’s records regarding S.1595. Shridharani mentions his work with the National Committee for India’s Freedom and thanks Senator Langor for proposing S. 1595.

"Predicted Trouble for India In 1942, Now Sees Her Freedom"
A Washington Post article by Genevieve Reynolds dated September 16, 1944. Reynolds wrote about Dr. Krishnalal Shridharani, who, in 1942, predicted a long struggle for Indian Independence. At the time the article was written, Dr.

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