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Coll 5/53(2) ‘Afghanistan: Employment of British nationals in various branches of Afghan air services; Air instructors’ contracts’ [‎8r] (15/687)

The record is made up of 1 file (342 folios). It was created in 23 Oct 1942-15 Dec 1947. It was written in English and Persian. 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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F 15327/10422/97 F0REI0H OFFICE,
I am directed by ttQ ^cretkpy
Bevin to forward ta-you tbe aaal^bsa
cheque for £7 aad to request that
you will be good enough to
acknowledge its receipt*
2* This cheque has been sent
from Kabul in settlement of your
claim for re—iifriaurseraent of
certain baggage expenses, incurred
as a result of your return journey
from Afghanistan, and about which
you were previously corresponding
with 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. .
I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
S.W.l.
26th November,1947
(So.) R. H. S. ALLEN
H* Pearson, Esq.,
50 Ashford Eoad
Boscombe East,
Bournemouth,
Hampshire.
/.

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The file contains correspondence, contracts (with both English and Persian translation), and notes related to the employment of British nationals from Hawker Aircraft Limited and Rolls Royce Limited with the Afghan Air Force. The file primarily documents the process of recruiting Harry Pearson to replace Derick Wilfred Russell Robinson in 1943. Harry Pearson returned to the United Kingdom (UK) in December 1945, though his expense claims for his return trip are not wrapped up until December 1947 when the file was closed. Letters from Mrs Pearson regarding difficulties in obtaining passage for herself and her child to join her husband in Kabul have also been filed.

A small minority of the correspondence documents the employment of Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel with the Afghan Air Force, initially as temporary replacements for, and later in preference to, British civilians.

Also included in the file is correspondence related to a case of insubordination by Harold Bradley (b 1901) of Hawkers against Squadron Leader B P King of the RAF on 8 March 1945, which led to the dismissal of Mr Bradley from employment with the Afghan Government. Statements from each individual conveying their version of events can be found on folios 82-83.

The main correspondents in the file are as follows: HM Minister in Kabul (Giles Frederick Squire), 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 aforementioned British firms. Occasional reference is made to the Government of India.

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 (342 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 343; 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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English and Persian in Latin and Arabic script
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Coll 5/53(2) ‘Afghanistan: Employment of British nationals in various branches of Afghan air services; Air instructors’ contracts’ [‎8r] (15/687), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2007, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100037555515.0x000010> [accessed 28 March 2024]

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