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Coll 5/65 ‘Loan of services of airmen of R.A.F. in India to Afghan Govt’ [12r] (23/695)
The record is made up of 1 file (346 folios). It was created in 24 Jan 1939-11 Mar 1948. 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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this and other leave to vzhich he would be entitled so as to
enable him to take it in one or more unbroken periods which he
will be at liberty to t ko either in or outside Afghanistan* it
being understood that' permission to travel in Afghanistan must
twelve ecuel instalments payaoxe monthly in errear which will
paid in sterling into fer. neid* s account with the Jinnko *illle
Kabul. Pa> r msiits due will be calculated from the 16th April* 194
end no restrictions will be placed cn the withdrawal as desire
from Afghanistan of any unexpended balance*
sterling for pessage and carriage of goods from United Kingdom
to Kabul. An equal sum will be paid by the Afghan Government t
Mr. Held for the return passage on the termination of his
contract.
10. The Royal Afghan Government will provide Mr. Held with
frse unfurnished quarters consisting of four or five rooms *
average sise* bathroom* kitchen* etc., or if the Royal Afghan
Government cannot find a house for him they will pay him the i
full rent charged by the owner of the house.
11. ihis contract may be terminated either by Mr.Reid or by
the Royal Afghan Government on three months* notice. The *oya3
Afghan Government may give three months* pay in lieu of notict
12. If the Royal Afghan Government terminates the contrad
on account of any breach of law* inefficiency or neglect of
duty on the part of kr. Reid, no allowance in respect of his
return journey will be paid.
13. If Mr. Reid terminates this contract before the
aspiration of one year from its commencement, he will not
receive an alio wanes for his return journey.
14. In the event of i^r. neid absenting himself without
leave or without a medics! certificate* he will be liable to
a deduction from his salsry of a sum proportionate to the
duration of his absence.
S. The Royal Afghan Government agrees to pay hr.Reid £150
The payments will be made free from ail deductions* taxes, etc
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The file contains correspondence related to the secondment of Royal Air Force personnel as instructors to the Afghan Air Force. It covers matters such as terms and conditions of employment, travel expenses (including accompanying family members), the recruitment of replacement personnel, and requests from the Afghan Government for the loan of additional personnel. The file also includes copies of the contracts for a number of pilot-instructors employed by the Afghan Air Force: B Wigginton (folios 226-231), B P King (folios 122-126, 136-141, and 152-158), and G F Reid (folios 11-13). The file includes both English and Persian versions of all the aforementioned contracts with the exception of G F Reid, which is only available in English. Folios 92 and 104 outline the qualities that are considered desirable in pilot-instructors sent to Kabul.
The main correspondents are as follows: HM Minister at Kabul (William Kerr Fraser-Tytler, Francis Verner Wylie, and Giles Frederick Squire), officials of the Air Ministry, officials of the Foreign Office, 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. (from August 1947, the Commonwealth Relations Office), 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 (346 folios)
- Arrangement
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 (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 347; 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 script View the complete information for this record
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- IOR/L/PS/12/2027
- Title
- Coll 5/65 ‘Loan of services of airmen of R.A.F. in India to Afghan Govt’
- Pages
- 11r:13v, 122r:126v, 136r:141v, 152r:158v, 226r:231v
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