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Coll 5/48 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of military aircraft to the Afghan Government; Supply of maps etc. to the Afghan Govt.’ [228r] (455/1019)
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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47U5 5000 5.86
supplied/
Minute Paper.
p.z. 8807 / 36 .
POLITICAL
Department.
Mr. Walton,
At a meeting at the Air Ministry on the 10th Decemher
it transpired that Muhammad Ihsan has asked Hawkers to
quote for 8 Hinds with ancillary equipment, and that
Hawkers quotation is likely to he about £80,000. We have
(+ ifi**
hitherto assumed that each Hind would cost about £6,220
at Karachi. If the Afghans are given all the equipment
they want it now appears that the price will work out at
about £10,000 each. Part of the additional equipment
desired by the Afghans is reasonable, and
essential, and consists of such things as spare
engines. On the other hand some of it is aerodrome
equipment, for which it does not seem necessary, from the
point of biew of policy, to give the Afghans credit
facilities. It will probably be possible to beat
down Hawkers’ quotation a bit.
The Air Ministry also hold the view that Hawkers
would probably be ready to give the Government of India
credit so that in the event of 8 aircraft being
delivered this financial year, the Government of India’s
payments could be extended over the years 1936-37, 1937-38
and 1938-39* It would be for the Government of India to
put up a proposition on these lines, through the Air
Ministry, to Hawkers.
As regards procedure, I think the best coursers to
get the Air Ministry’s advice regarding how much of the
ancillary equipment is reasonable, then to put the case
before the Government of India and in the light of their
reply to make an offer to Hawkers. Until we get ^awkers^
answer it will not be possible to give a firm reply to
Ali Mohamed’s request of 7th December whether 8 Hinds can be
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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
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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