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Coll 5/62 ‘India-Kabul Route: Question of establishment of an air service between India and Kabul’ [‎23r] (45/677)

The record is made up of 1 file (336 folios). It was created in 7 Jun 1938-1 Mar 1948. 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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U) n lu. ' la-litr. It will b« ,o I
n< 2 CQ£ »ry for who Af$b n Goverr*<B«?ot to provide io
«ay •ujtoflui # bo ilth &nd lac One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees i^r ti >ii f«cilivioi i? ^**bul
«oro<2roiiio» T^i© proeoduro* In this rogird should ho olaipliflod
os umch &s posslhlo tb one>ur& 4 « tr file hotso^u Afghanlst n
and India* Mo oloh r^ to nccoia .od^ tlon for thos^ *orvic«ss
is consiuorod naeos^ary tut It shouXu ha of o sufficiently
high simniarh to «oot the ro^ulregents of international air
r* _
Currency Bogulationo sho JL4 ho suppilod to losers
hifi Ispohani and «ho vill study th^oi and will
report ahothor It *111 be necessary to request for *ny
relaxations in order to overcoat oostacies in the way of
operation of air services bet*e*?n India and Afsnanistsn*
jlhCnA/l ^Uu^l . At present there sre no Afghai« Aircraft Kules*
The D*tt*C»A* suggested that he st^y he ready to send a copy
of the I»oiAa Aircraft Eul^s for the coi slder , lion of the
Afghan Goyern&ent* His axc^liency agreed to examine thetc*
In conclusion His excellency the £duealion minister
requested thn t the ^hole position ateuid bo suuua^rissi
so as to indicate to the Afghan Government prsc^ss ly *bat
they xouid he r<iq .* ted to undertake and supply and at
what cost In order to enable the starting of an airline
service hetee^c India and Afghanistan without delay* He
aanted a non-technic i picture of t. © co hitmen^s of the
Afghan G vcrjiu</nt in the amt ter of -
Mr C* Ch *cravar^I «■»s bskod to craw up a eonplete picture
in consult ticn with the represent tiv«a of tha Orient Airways
and 1*S*A*
The 1*G*C*A* also directed that Chakrav^rti should
act &s the Co-ordln. tl ^ officer bclMiKi the various sub-
com&ltt%2<»3 nc should dr^a up a su&m^ry referred to »bove v
The Director Genera-l of Civil Aviation requested
Major Hiox Aho*£<i, Controller of Com^unlc tions f ^ing G^a^uinder
A*b* A»an, ?ind Dr Erishan R*o to give a brief resume of the
technical discussions they h&ve had with the expert* nominated
by the Afghan Government* Tbuse officers thereupon briefly
expl ined the progress they had so far a^de u^d they premised
to complete their reports and tc submit them before the
departure of the Deleg tlon on 51st ««*y.
Hi# Excellency pointed out that sometiim ago the
experiment of having reciprocal arrangements *ivh other Govts
In the matter of airlines operating to Kebul h^c be^n tried*
The result had b*<sa thut with the terdna tion of those: lin**
their coimtry still refined undeveloped* His Excellency said
that the Afghan Government would, th reform. Ilk«, the Indian
representatives tu cunsid&r wheti.er i-
*a) The Goverx;m«$nt of India would be in a position to
advance a Io n *hich would be adequate for the constr ction end
eouiaitvnt of eerodrom^s, whetiier
(b) lose Indian business CwCpijny would ui.dert ke to
advance such a lo n on suitable terms*
As regards the starting of an Afgh n Coe any Hi* Hxce.lc^
Hi# excellency directed that a co ?y of the Afghan
Vb; Transport facilities,
Ac/ Persontiel,
Id) Other accessorte^*
la) Huildlngs,,
(b; Transport I

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The file contains papers related to a number of unsuccessful attempts to establish civil aviation services between Afghanistan and India. The file includes related policy discussion over the use of Lend-Lease aircraft supplied by the United States, as a result of wartime proposals. It also includes intelligence report of rival negotiations between the Government of Afghanistan and competing powers: Germany, the Soviet Union (USSR), and the United States.

The file also discusses India's post-war civil aviation plans: see folios 122-131. An Indian Delegation sent to Kabul in May 1947 is the predominant topic between folios 7-58: see folios 15-24 for a detailed report on this mission. Folio 318v contains a list of Germans employed in Kabul in 1938.

The main correspondents are as follows: HM Minister at Kabul (William Kerr Fraser-Tytler and Giles Frederick Squire), 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. , and representatives of the External Affairs Department of the Government of India.

The file does not include any papers for the years 1940 and 1942.

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 (336 folios)
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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 337; 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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