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Coll 5/54 ‘Afghanistan: Training of Afghan Air Personnel in India’ [201r] (401/519)
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 :
No.31 (AC) Squadron
To:
Aircraft Depot.
Ref:
31S/58/Air.
Date:
30th July, 1937.
Subject:- QN THaININQ OF JdR FQRCEl OFFlOm .
On the 19th July the six Afghan officers reported to
this unit for a course of instruction in Army Co-operation
work*
2* They were shown round the Squadron by an officer i
accompanied by the interpreter in order to give them a
general impression. Latfcr on in the morning a lecture was;
attempted, but the official interpreter’s knowledge of
inglish was so poor that it had to be abandoned*
3. It was found that with the interpreter more progress;
could be made with some demonstration in which equipment /
was available*
4. Lectures were delivered on the 20th July on Artillery
Observation and the Clock Code described. A general
description of the H.A.D. sight and bombs was then given.
They were shown the W/T and RA sets but very little
%
progress could be made as the interpreter only knew very
simple English words.
5. On July 21st the new interpreter, Subedar AFZAL
KHAN from the Baluch Regiment arrived. He has a good
knowledge of English and real progress is now being made.
Copious notes are being taken by the Afghan trainees so
that they are only able to complete about 4-5 pages of the
lecture daily.
6 . Lectures on the following subjects have now been given:-
(1) The organisation and allotment of the Army
Co-operation Squadron*
(2) Types of Reconnaissances.
(3) Liaison between the Army and Royal Air Force.
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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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