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Coll 7/36 'Afghanistan: sale of 1914 pattern rifles to the Afghan government; incidence of liability between Indian and Imperial revenues' [31r] (62/542)
The record is made up of 1 file (270 folios). It was created in 13 Jul 1935-3 Mar 1939. 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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negot iations/
5319c
P.z. 9150/36.
Draft Paper.
Department.
SECRET aIR I'AIl.
^oreigi Secy, to the G. of I..
& P. PeDt.,
NEW DELHI.
Sir,
I am directed by the S. of ,S. to
refer to your letter, No. F.320-F/34 of
5th December, regarding the G. of I.'s
liability in respect of the sale of
1914 pattern rifles to the Afghan
Govt. The S. of S.'s agreement with the
Treasury and the W.O. for the sale of
these rifles provided, as was stated in
1.0. telegram No. 1552 of 19th May,
1936, for the limitation of the G. of I.’s
liability in the event of an Afghan
default to the out-of-pocket expenditure
incurred m respect of rifles not paid
for at the time of the default. The
S. of S. notes, however, from para. 1
of your letter that the G. of I. have
hitherto not appreciated that thts^
arrangement^ constituted a definite
i agreement under which the liability of
the G. of I.'s Afghan Reserve Fund m
the case of a default would be limited
to the r.O.'s out-of-pocket expenses,
but in respect only of that proportion
of the rifles for which the purchase
price had not already been received ffom
'the Afghan Govt, at the time of such
default.
2. It is regretted that this
misunderstanding should have arisen.
The V/.O. have throughout these
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This file is a continuation of Collection 7/23, reference IOR/L/PS/12/2191. It contains correspondence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of State for India, HM Minister at Kabul, the War Office, the Government of India Foreign and Political Department, and 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. Political Department, regarding requests for rifles and ammunition received from the Afghan Government.
The opening correspondence concerns an Afghan Government request for 10,000 rifles and 6 million rounds of ammunition, and covers the following topics: the possibility of supplying 1914 pattern rifles from War Office surplus stocks, plus .303 Mk VII ammunition; Afghan concerns over the quality of the older rifles; payment options; Afghan overtures to arms manufacturers in Czechoslovakia; the possible provision of aircraft and training; and the need to compensate Messrs Soley Armament Company for any 1914 pattern rifles sold.
The bulk of the correspondence concerns arrangements over the division of liability between the British Government and the Government of India for extraordinary expenditure on Afghanistan, and the Afghan Reserve Fund. A memorandum providing details of the Fund can be found at folios 67-71.
At the end of the file it is agreed to supply a further 25,000 1914 pattern-rifles, plus ammunition, over six scheduled payments. The Government of India agree to assume liability for out of pocket expenditure (commission to the Soley Armament Company, plus inspection, packing and freight charges) in respect of rifles not wholly paid for at the time of any default on payment.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).
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- 1 file (270 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 270; 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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- front, front-i, 2r:270r, back-i, back
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