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Coll 5/65 ‘ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AIR ATTACHE KABUL & LOAN OF AIR PERSONNEL TO AFGHAN GOVNT’ [14r] (27/260)
The record is made up of 1 file (128 folios). It was created in 1 Apr 1948-15 Dec 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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staff plus an aircraft and aircrew* These people are therefore able to
delegate minor duties to their staff and are able to go on tour leaving
behind personnel to progress ordinary routine matters, and thfir have this
additional help in clearing up accumulations of work which occur whilst on
tour*
^5* This note on duties is included to demonstrate that there is not the leisure
in this appointment to permit me to reconmend the assumption of further duties in
respect of quarterly (approximately) visits to KABUL unless some form of assistance
is forthcoming to enable me to carry out this additional duty effectively* In my
opinion the most practical form of assistance would be in the provision of a personal
communication aircraft vdiich would not only reduce time spent in travelling but would
permit my own required schedules to be observed and also allow ad hoc visits to be
carried out when conditions are favourable in this office; one menber of the aircrew
could act as assistant to me in this office in minor service matters, the incidence
of which in the Pakistan oocrdtment alone tends to submerge the major issues*
Without this assistance, the aircraft aide of which has always been stressed by the
High Commissioner, I cannot see that the Afghanistan ocmmitznent can be added to this
post without the risk of serious interruption to my present duties* Suggestions
regarding the most economical use of such an aircraft are at Appendix "A"*
6* The terms of this letter have been approved by the High Commissioner.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
lour obedient Servant,
(P.A. MclHANNELL).
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The file is predominantly concerned with plans for the supervision of Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel working for the Afghan Air Force at Kabul. This includes the drafting of a directive for Wing Commander P A McWhannel, the Air Adviser attached to the UK High Commission to Pakistan at Karachi, outlining the responsibilities he is to assume over the aforementioned personnel. The file also contains an application from McWhannel for an aircraft to be made available to facilitate regular visits to Kabul: see folios 12-15.
Another significant topic covered by the file is a request from the Government of Pakistan for a copy of a plan for the expansion of the Afghan Air Force; the Air Ministry had prepared a plan for the expansion of the Afghan Air Force at the request of the Afghan Government. A copy of an abridged version of this plan is included in the file: see folios 52-66.
A report by Wing Commander A R L Griffiths on his visit to Afghanistan (24-28 May 1948) has also been filed: see folios 88-93. This reports on the Afghan Air Force and the role of RAF personnel. It also tackles the question of supplying an aircraft for the use of the Air Adviser at Karachi.
The main correspondents are: HM Minister/Ambassador at Kabul (Giles Frederick Squire), the UK High Commissioner to Pakistan (Sir Laurence Barton Grafftey-Smith), officials of the Air Ministry, officials of the Commonwealth Relations Office, and officials of the Foreign Office.
On the inside front cover can be found a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year.
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- 1 file (128 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. At the beginning of the correspondence is a set of file notes: see folios 118-129. Serial numbers in black, blue, and red ink, which occur throughout the file refer to entries in the notes.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 129; 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/12/2028
- Title
- Coll 5/65 ‘ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AIR ATTACHE KABUL & LOAN OF AIR PERSONNEL TO AFGHAN GOVNT’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:129v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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