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Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: reports by British Military Attache Kabul 1 November 1947 to 31 October 1947’ [11r] (21/56)
The record is made up of 1 file (27 folios). It was created in 26 May 1948-29 Nov 1949. 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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6 • Chief of Air Staff. (G.M, II (w/Cdr) Asaif Khan),
He has no staff and is really deputy Commandant. He is, as one would
suppose, related to the Commandant. Ho has more personality than his superior
but no clearly defined duties.
The H.Q. is organised as follows :
Commandant
Chief of /dr Staff (Dep. Comdt).
H.Q., K.A.A.F.
Admin Brarich
Stores Accounts. Internal Security Branch
Pay Accounts
Ops and Trg.
8. Admin Branch ( K.lvl. (S/Ldr) Said Karim Khan).
This branch deals with overall admin of the R.A.A.F. Their scope includes
thf 1 issue of ration cards, register of personnel, leave register etc. It is, in
I 1 fact, a S.H.Q. Orderly Room. The above officer is at present under arrest for
accepting bribes in exchange for exemption from conscription.
9. Pay Accounts.
This section deals with all pay matters including (in a dilatory manner) pay
of A.A.F. personnel.
10. Ops and T rg. _ (K,M. Abdul S^id Khan),
'This officer is merely a cypher, he has no ability or enthusiasm. He is
elderly. He has a small staff of civilian clerks. He is glad to accept
programmes set out by the R.A.F, instructor without comment although this does
not help train the man ultimately responsible. There is no equivalent in the
R.A.F.
11 . Internal Security Branch.
Criticism even
never heard.
This H.Q. has a small administration staff. The above is one of the best
officers in the force, being energetic and a good disciplinarian. All orders
for wksps, sqns, etc. are passed from A.F. H.Q. to him and he does in fact see that
they are carried out. He can be described as W/Cdr Flying, and Squadron Admin
Ofiicer.
1 3. Photog raphic Secti on. (T,M. Ghul Muhd Khan),
This section lias done little in the past. Photography is about to be carried
out at the time of writing; as an experiment, archaeological excavad-ions west of
Kar ohar are to be photographed .Cameras have been made ready by the R.A.F. technical
officer in the Ansons. The above officer (Ghul Muhd) is R.A.F. trained and is
r'ff 'Qient. Due to lack of photographic activities he is also Adjutant to the
bt'- ■'or p-der.
An internal 'Gestapo* to damp down unrest within the unit,
constructive criticism of the forces methods is, as a result ?
1 2. S tation H.Q .( K.M. Shah Muhd Khan).
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The file contains periodical reports by the British Military Attaché at Kabul (Colonel Alexander Stalker Lancaster and J H Prendergast) on the Afghan Air Force, covering the period 1 November 1947 to 31 October 1949.
The reports cover a range of topics such as training flights, operations conducted, condition of aircraft, accidents, maintenance work, availability of spares, petrol stores, ground facilities, administrative or political developments, and any proposals for the purchase of additional aircraft. The reports also include policy discussion related to the maintenance of British instructors at Kabul.
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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (27 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. A set of file notes is present at the beginning of the correspondence (folios 26-27). Serial numbers in red ink, which occur throughout the file, refer to entries in the notes.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 28; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2035
- Title
- Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: reports by British Military Attache Kabul 1 November 1947 to 31 October 1947’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:27v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence