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Coll 5/65 ‘Loan of services of airmen of R.A.F. in India to Afghan Govt’ [70r] (139/695)
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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fns■ruc‘-.r. firstly Lancastesr was away in Peshawai- and vha:^ I
\ t h.> Christmas holidays have intervened. I have just sent you
a telegram giving the outlines of the pr- sent position and tni
j.e :,ter will fill in tha aetails.
^a) he asked for £1650 per-annum partly to oe cn the ^ sal?
side in case the officer selected should be married
and partly because the financial pundi*, s i*a^ uelbi
have recently come forward with he claim that the
Af c han Gov^rnirr nt should pay in addition to the
ary of - ! ... ... . an .ilitary employees fur h
contributions on account of leave and pension
amounting to some 11 pa* cent of the salary, m are
taking up this matter separately with the Government:
of India but I hope that, now that arrangements will
be made with II.g.G., this difficulty wall not arise.
(b) he have not asked the Afghan Government *o pay icr
the cost of pass age for families because we know
quite well tha' 'hey will nev*r agree to this.
(c) he have raised the'suggested pay of the i .C.^.
Instructor to fe. 850/*** per mensem to >/^the ^
fficulty over pension contribution mentioned ^ove.
^,n rkirn at. r.n ft t a I'Sclv from the Afghan Gov^r
2. I enclose a copy of the Aide
aole discussion I gave tc the _inis
which banc as- r & ave to th^* Chief o
one or two points which may require
;e a copy of the Aide gemoire, which aftei consider
,n j gave tc the minister of Foreign Affairs and
r & ave to the Chief of General Staff. n here are
,nts which may require explanation:
)onaldson Gsquire,
r* *, •• r\
V • . \JT • ,
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.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (346 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
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
- front, front-i, 2r:7v, 9r:10v, 14r:121v, 127r:135v, 142r:151v, 159r:225v, 232r:277v, 280r:347v, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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