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Coll 7/37 'Afghanistan: sale of 25,000 1914 pattern rifles from War Office stocks and 7 million rounds of ammunition from Government of India stocks; negotiations with Afghan Government' [247v] (494/1201)
The record is made up of 1 file (598 folios). It was created in 13 Jul 1935-28 Mar 1941. 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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transferred from surplus to reserve stocks, and are no
longer available for disposal. If, exceptionally, any
were now sold, a considerably higher price than that
agreed upon with the Government of Afghanistan would be
charged. Even though, in the Councils opinion,a reply
on the lines suggested would be adequate, if appears
that the time and manner of informing the Government of
Afghanistan of the omission of the firing test should be
carefully chosen. Subject to the views of the
Secretary of State for India in Council, the Army Council
incline to the opinion that the information should be
deferred until they have had the opportunity of
considering further the claim of the Government of
Afghanistan for the replacement of damaged components.
Government of India and H.M. Minister at Kabul of
which copies have been forwarded under
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.
reference numbers P.Z.6113/37 and 5943/37, the Council
are not prepared at the present stage to accept the
claim of the Government of Afghanistan, and they are of
opinion that although the evidence obtainable by an
examination of the last batch of rifles at Karachi may
not be conclusive, it will probably be found to be of
material value in reaching a satisfactory settlement of
the claim in question. In this connection it will be
useful if in the comprehensive report, which has been
called for, particulars of damage could be given
separately in respect of rifles packed 10 to a case and
of those packed 18 or £0 to a case. The last
consignment of rifles was packed in 110 cases containing
18 rifles each and £ cases containing 10 rifles each.
The larger and smaller cases have been used as they
happened to be available and it is not the fact that
smaller cases were resorted to as a result of complaints
about the condition of rifles packed in the larger cases.
With reference to the telegrams from the
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant
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This file is a continuation of Collection 7/36, reference IOR/L/PS/12/2203.It contains correspondence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State for India, HM Minister at Kabul, the War Office, the Government of India Foreign and Political (later External Affairs) Department, and 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.
Much of the early correspondence duplicates that found in IOR/L/PS/12/2203, and concerns the Afghan Government's request for an additional 25,000 rifles plus ammunition, debates over the division of liability between British and Indian revenues, and discussion of possible payment options.
The rest of the correspondence concerns arrangements for shipping the arms and ammunition, and is accompanied by delivery invoices and reports on the quality inspections conducted prior to shipping. Details of the procedures, including examples of examiners' marks, and a sketch of the packing crates used, can be found at folios 262, and 234-238.
Prior to sale, the War Office had undertaken to perform firing tests on all the rifles for an additional charge. These tests were not conducted, and the file contains correspondence between 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. and the War Office, discussing the best options for presenting this fact to the Afghan Government, options for conducting the tests or reducing the price of the order, and the potential damage that would be caused to Britain's reputation, and Anglo-Afghan relations.
The correspondence also concerns complaints by the Afghan Government that a number of rifles were damaged in transit or badly corroded. It documents the disagreement between the War Office, 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. and the Government of India over the provision of replacement rifles and parts, and contains details of the eventual arrangements and final agreement with the Afghan Government (found at folios 117-122).
The file includes dividers which give lists of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are found at the end of the correspondence (folios 2-3).
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- 1 file (598 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate 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 599; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2204
- Title
- Coll 7/37 'Afghanistan: sale of 25,000 1914 pattern rifles from War Office stocks and 7 million rounds of ammunition from Government of India stocks; negotiations with Afghan Government'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:121v, 123r:244r, 246r:367v, 370r:490v, 491ar, 491r:491v, 492ar, 492r:599v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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