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Coll 5/54 ‘Afghanistan: Training of Afghan Air Personnel in India’ [140r] (279/519)
The record is made up of 1 file (258 folios). It was created in 25 Mar 1937-15 Jul 1946. 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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From
GoTernment of India* External
Affairs Department* to Secretary
(COPIES of State for India.
CIRCULATED)
Dated Uew Delhi* 26th February, 1938,
SECRET
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Received 26th February, 1938* 3.30 p«m* ^
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Addressed to Secretary of State for India, repeated
to Kabul 78., Reference correspondence ending with my telegram
2 .^. Ro. 62, January 13th e Training facilities for Afghan Air Force,
2,. We have considered question further and are prepared
to undertake training on the following lines. Training to
commence from April 15th, 1938 0
8 pilots * Some months elementary course at civil
training centre, Delhi. 5 months intermediate course at
aircraft depot, Karachi* 4 months advanced course with Royal
Air Force squadrons in different places in India.
8 observers . 8 months elementary course at aircraft
depot, Karachi. 4 months advance (sic ? advanced) course
with Royal Air Force squadrons.
12 mechanics. 8 months initial training at aircraft
depot, Karachi. 4 months secondary training with Royal Air
Force squadron.
It is hoped that we shall be able to undertake training
of meteorologist and wireless operator mechanic but details
have not yet been arranged. A further communication will follow.
3. Messing and accommodation will be provided free, also
transport between stations in India during training. Afghan
Government will be expected to pay for initial and final
journeys between Afghanistan and stations in India.
4 . The entire cost of training is estimated at about 3
ML ^'•’iaJchs and it is proposed to meet it from Afghan fund
2 8 FEB 1938
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The file contains correspondence related to arrangements for the training of personnel for the Afghan Air Force by the Government of India: such as accommodation and messing arrangements, training provision, numbers of students, estimated expenditures, uniform requirements etc. The majority of the file focuses on documenting three training schools held in 1937, 1938-39, and 1939-40 respectively. The file includes detailed reports for each session, which include progress summaries for individual students: see folios 173-185 (1937), 77-119 (1938-39), and 40-44 (1939-40). This training was undertaken at the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Karachi.
The main correspondents are as follows: HM Minister at Kabul (William Kerr Fraser-Tytler and 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 External Affairs Department of 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 (258 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 259; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2008
- Title
- Coll 5/54 ‘Afghanistan: Training of Afghan Air Personnel in India’
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:143v, 145r:162v, 164r:242v, 244r:254v, 256r:259v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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