Coll 7/19 'Afghanistan: supply of machinery for the manufacture of ammunition' [95r] (190/219)
The record is made up of 1 file (109 folios). It was created in 5 Dec 1924-25 Jul 1935. 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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Minute Paper.
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SUBJECT.
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Under Secretary
Secretary of State...
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Under Secretary
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Afghanistan.
Supply from India of acids and
other material for use in
the Powder
Factory
An East India Company trading post.
established with Russian
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licence can be applied to the export from
India of articles required for use in this
powder
factory
An East India Company trading post.
: but Sir F.Humphrys seems to be
going rather far in suggesting that restrict
ions should be applied,just because the
factory
An East India Company trading post.
is being set up under Russian auspices.
By the Treaty we are committed to
permit the import by Afghanistan from British
India of whatever material is "required for
the strength and welfare" of Afghanistan,
"without let or hindrance," on the understanding^
in regard to munitions, that there is no
immediate danger to India from such importa
tion. A powder
factory
An East India Company trading post.
is a natural enough
piece of equipment for the Afghan Government;
so long as we permit the importation
of
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The file contains correspondence regarding the supply of machinery and raw materials to the Afghan Government, intended for the manufacture of ammunition. The principal correspondents are: the Foreign Office; the 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. Political Department; the Board of Trade Imports and Exports Licensing Section; HM Minister at Kabul; and the Afghan Legation to Rome.
The following topics are discussed throughout the correspondence:
- the establishment of a nitro-glycerine and cordite factory An East India Company trading post. by the Afghan Government, with financial backing from Russia;
- a request from the Afghan Government for British labour to work in the factory An East India Company trading post. ;
- a request from the Deutsch-Afghanische Compagnie AG, to be put in contact with British machinery manufacturers;
- requests for information on the arrangements for supplying steel to the Afghan Government, received from the United Steel Companies Limited, and Thomas Firth and John Brown Limited;
- a request for information on the supply of machinery for the Afghan Powder Factory An East India Company trading post. , received from Messrs Adair, Dutt and Company Limited;
- the importation from Italy of spare parts for artillery.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references found within the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (109 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 109; 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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- front, front-i, 2r:8v, 10r:13v, 15r:27v, 31r:33v, 35r:37v, 39r:40v, 42r:46v, 48r:50v, 52r:61v, 67r:74v, 76r:77v, 79r:89v, 91r:93v, 95r:107v, 108v:109v, back
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