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Coll 5/48 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of military aircraft to the Afghan Government; Supply of maps etc. to the Afghan Govt.’ [112r] (223/1019)
The record is made up of 1 file (508 folios). It was created in 25 Jan 1935-28 Feb 1936. 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
Department
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statement was repeated to Abdul Majid by Mr. Collier on
12th February. This difficulty is presumably not a
permanent one as the Government of India fear (paragraph
3 of their telegram No.519), and in any case our
agreement with the Treasury is unaffected^as it was
implicit in that agreement that if the question of a
charge on Imperial Revenues arose, it would have to be
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existing, including the Parliamentary situation.
4. Mr. Collier asked me to go over to the Foreign
Office to discuss this question yesterday. He is
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apprehensive of the consequences of an Afghan Air Force
under the influence of an unfriendly Power. He suggests
that we should go back to the Government of India,
explain that the difficulty of approaching Parliament
applies only in present circumstances, that the agreement
with the Treasury is unaffected, and urge the
desirability of promising the Afghans Rs.4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
in
1938/39^^provided that they meanwhile meet all
their obligations, and with the warning that further
assistance of this sort to the Afghan Government would
not be easy . This sum would probably be sufficient
to achieve agreement with the Afghans, and, taking
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Afghan repayments into account, would leave a reasonable
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balance in the fund. Mr. Collier also suggested that
we should tell the Government of India that if they pay
out these Rs.4
lakhs
One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
at the request of H.M.G., this would
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be a material consideration which the Treasury would
bear in mind in considering the question of a contribution
y
in the event of a call on the fund subsequently arising
which is beyond its capacity. Treasury concurrence
in this course would be required.
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The file contains correspondence, notes, and records of meetings documenting negotiations between the British Government and the Government of India on the one hand, and the Government of Afghanistan on the other. The purpose of the negotiations was to facilitate the financing and purchase of military aircraft – and related equipment, weapons and ammunition – from British sources for the Afghan Air Force, and to provide for the provision of training for Afghan pilots and mechanics in India. The file also outlines the establishment of the Afghan reserve fund by the Government of India for the purpose of funding expenditure related to Afghanistan.
A tour (1936-37) by the Afghan Air Commandant, Ghund Mishar Muhammad Ihdan Khan, of India (Peshwar, Risalpur, and Karachi) and the United Kingdom is also documented in the file; the tour was undertaken at the invitation of the Government of India in order to demonstrate British aircraft and Royal Air Force ground operations. The file therefore includes a number of reports from British officers on the progress of the tour.
The main correspondents in the file are as follows: HM Minister in Kabul (Richard Roy Maconachie and William Kerr Fraser Tyler), officials of the Air Ministry, officials of the Foreign Office, officials of 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 representatives of the Foreign and Political Department (Department of External Affairs from 1937) of the Government of India. The file also contains a limited amount of correspondence with the Afghan Legation and representatives of Hawker Aircraft Limited, as the company chosen to supply the aircraft.
A sketch map of Afghanistan can be found on folio 490 illustrating the effective action of the Westland Wapiti from Kabul, Kandahar, Herat, and Farah.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (508 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 509; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 5/48 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of military aircraft to the Afghan Government; Supply of maps etc. to the Afghan Govt.’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:17v, 20r:36v, 38r:200v, 202r:272v, 274r:275v, 277r:489v, 491r:509v, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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