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Coll 5/35 ‘Sale of Auster Aircraft by Govt of India to Govt of Iraq’ [‎26r] (51/71)

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The record is made up of 1 file (34 folios). It was created in 9 Jun 1948-12 Mar 1949. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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This is an unparapnrased version of a Secret cypher (typex) message and
the text must first be paraphrased if It Is essential to communicate it
to persons outside British and United States Government Services.
Inward Telegram to Commonwealth Relations Office
ALLOTTfiB TO F.A. A U.N.DEPT .
CYPHER (TYPEX) D.II
Prom: U.K.High Commissioner in India
D. 10th June, 1948. 5.0 p.m.
R. 10th " " 2,0 p.m.
IMPORTANT
No. 1825 CONFIDENTIAL
Your telegram No.1651.
Message was given to the Government of India on
29 th May. The first paragraph of a reply dated 8th June
acknowledged the message. Following is text of second
paragraph. Begins.
’’Government of India are glad to note that the
resolution sponsored by His Majesty's Government in the Security
Council received the requisite support and trust it succeeds in
bringing about a month's truce in Palestine. The Government
of India for their part in conformity with their obligations
as a member of the United Nations will always use their best
endeavours to enable a peaceful solution, satisfactory and just
to all parties, to be reached in Palestine". Ends,
Copy to:-
Prime Minister's Private Secretary
P.S. to Foreign Secretary
P.S. to Minister of Defence
Foreign Office Mr. B.A.B.Burrows
Cabinet l B' Distribution
Chiefs of Staff Distribution

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The file contains telegrams related to the sale of ten Auster aircraft by the Government of India to the Government of Iraq; communication between the Indian and Iraqi governments is facilitated by the British Embassy in Baghdad. The file documents a delay in the release of these aircraft as a result of a United Nations Security Council Resolution to prohibit the import of war materials into Palestine, and the eventual decision by the Government of India to release the aircraft in January 1949.

The main correspondents are as follows: the UK High Commissioner in India, HM Ambassador to Iraq (Sir William Henry Bradshaw Mack), officials of the Commonwealth Relations Office, and officials of the Foreign Office.

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1 file (34 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. A set of file notes can be found at the front of the correspondence on folios 33-35. Serial numbers in ink, which occur throughout the file (red for incoming, blue/black for outgoing correspondence), refer to entries in the notes.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

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