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Coll 5/35 ‘Sale of Auster Aircraft by Govt of India to Govt of Iraq’ [‎29r] (57/71)

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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 unparaphrased 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.
Outward Telegram from Commonwealth Relations Offi ce
F,j\, & U.N. DEirAkTMF.NT
F, 2781/48 "^^
CYPHER ( TYFEX)
DIET.II.
TOi U.K. HIGH COMMISSIONER IN INDIA..
(SENT: 9.15 f , 28th May, 1948.)
IMMEDIATE
No. 1651 .. S ECRET
My telegram 27th May H.No. 205 Palestine. Please give
following message urgently to Indian Government. Indian
Government will have learned that U.K. representative in
Security Council did in fact move a resolution on 27th May in
sense of ten points in paragraph 4 of my telegratm under
reference.
2. We think that a resolution on these lines would be fair
to both Jews snd Arabs and offers best prospect of putting
an early end to the fighting which is common aim of all of
us. If by such a resolution a cease fire could be put into effect
tbs Mediator and Truce Commission would have a chance to ascertain
basis for a longer term settlement, and there would be time for
tempers to cool off on both sides. As stated in point (1) of
resolution, it would be without prejudice to rights, claims
and positions of either party. While we still had mandatory
responsibility for Palestine we felt precluded from taking an
initiative, but, now that we have laid down the mandate, we have
put forward this resolution as a constructive first step
towards a solution.
5. It may well be that a resolution such as this offers the
last prospect of the U.N. dealing with the matter under chapter
six of Charter and thus obviating need to proceed under chapter
/axrC'en

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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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