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Ext 5821/43 'General Hurley's mission to Persia and China' [4r] (7/84)
The record is made up of 1 file (40 Folios). It was created in 19 Oct 1943-21 Mar 1944. 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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y of a Speech by the Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs
he Foreign Office Dinner for General -Rurley, January 11th,
Your Royal Highness, Yourj Excellencies, land Gentlemen:
It is with great pieasurJt.sJ offer a most
cordial welcome to our esteemed guests in the persons of
General Furley and his companions who have honoured us with
their presence tonight.
I very much wished, General, that you could have had
more leisure and had come in warmer weather so that we could
have better entertained you and shown to you some of the
interesting and historical spots of this land, this ancient
home of ours, just to atone for all the trouble you have
permitted yourselves to take on this journey.
Nevertheless, I hasten to assure you, Sir, that this
visit of yours here in the capacity of the special representative
of His Fxcellency the President of the United States of America
in the Hear East, not mentioning your own great and well-known
personality, is most sincerely acknowledged and highly apprec
iated by the people of this country, and is tak^n by them as
an auspicious token of the establishment of a better mutual
understanding and of putting the already existing friendly
relations of the two countries on a more solid base.
I therefore deem it rny duty to offer to your Government,
Sir, our most profound acknowledgments and thanks.
I believe it will not be irrelevant to this occasion' if
I am permitted to say that seeing a permanent peace established
and a sure freedom and prosperity enjoyed by all nations, great
or small, has been and shall r»main to be the backbone and the
guiding rule of the policy of the Government and the heartfelt
desire of the people of this country.
I can safely say that on this principle the affairs of
this country have been conducted and its obligations have duly
been met.
We hope that the time will come in which all of us can live
in an atmosphere of peace, freedom and harmony, exerting all our
human efforts in a true sense of cooperation and sincerity to
maintain it.
I have no more to say, General, except - if you will permit
me - to offer you once again that warmest welcome which the
Afghans on such an occasion are privileged to give, and a
representative of the President of the United States deserves
to receive.
Thanking you all Gentlemen for being so kindly patient
to listen to ray very poor English, I request you all be pleased
to rise and join with me in drinking to the health of General
Hurley.
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This file contains papers that discuss the visit by American President Roosevelt, and General Patrick Jay Hurley to Afghanistan, Persia, as part of a broader trip to China and the 'Eastern Theatre' of the Second World War. The papers primarily consist of British intelligence reports on the exchanges of these senior American figures, and their lower ranking colleagues with their counterparts in Afghanistan. Some papers detail these discussions with regards to the potential for oil concessions and arms deals. Finally, a few papers discuss Russian intentions in central Asia and possible Russian intentions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
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- 1 file (40 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 front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 42; 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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- Ext 5821/43 'General Hurley's mission to Persia and China'
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- front, front-i, 2r:41v, back-i, back
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