Coll 5/48 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of military aircraft to the Afghan Government; Supply of maps etc. to the Afghan Govt.’ [115r] (229/1019)
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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Draft Paper.
The Afghan Minister.
n
Department.
I have the honour to refer to
your call at the Foreign Office on 24th
February regarding the negotiations for
the sale of aviation equipment to the
Afghan Government, when you were
informed that in accordance with the
promise made to abdul Majid Khan at the
Foreign Office on 12th February, the
Government of India were asked by
telegraph whether they were in a
position to increase the sum in respect
of which they are prepared to afford
credit facilities to the Afghan
Government for the^^aj
of aviation
equipment.
2, The reply of the Government of
India has now been received. They
have given the fullest consideration
to the question, but regret that they
cannot increase the sum of £45,000
between now and 31st March 1938 which
was offered to you in my Note of
1st February, No.N.413/2/97. As Abdul
Majid Khan was told on 12th February,
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the door is not closed on7further
assistance to the Afghan Government
in regard to the purchase of aviation
equipment in fat-are years, but I can
give no undertaking on this point.
5319c 5)00 10.36
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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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- 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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