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Ext 5821/43 'General Hurley's mission to Persia and China' [5r] (9/84)
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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Extract from Intelligence Summary
No. 2, British Legation, Kabul, for
•week ending the 14th January, 1944.
4. Visit of President Roosevelts Special Representative to
Kabul.
Reference Summary No. 1, para. 19.
(a) Maj. Gen. Patrick Hurley, President Roosevelts
special envoy in the Middle East, arrived in Kabul from India on
8 th January, and was the guest of the Afghan Govt, during his
stay. He was accompanied by Major Henry U.S. Air Corps, and
Capt. Clarke U.S. Medical Service.
Gen. Hurley arrived by car, and his transport aircraft
did not reach Kabul until 12th January owing *to unsatisfactory
landing conditions and bad weather. Gen. Hurley left Kabul
by air on 14th January, for Peshawar.
(b) The Afghan Govt, and the Kabul Press appear to
have welcomed this visit, and the Govt, made every effort to
entertain Gen. Hurley and give him a good impression of
Afghanistan. He was given an audience by King Zahir Shah on
13th January, and entertainments given in his honour included
Minister for Foreign Affairs. Dinner on 11th January,
Minister of Defence. Dinner on 12th January,
Deputy Prime Minister. Dinner on 13 th January.
(c) Gen. hurley was also entertained by Foreign
Missions in Kabul, the engagements including a dinner given by
the Persian Ambassador on 10th January, and lunches by the
Egyptian Minister, the American Minister, the British Minister,
and the Russian Charge d 1 Affaires.
(d) The visit was a success, and Gen. Hurley’s frank
ness and strong personality impressed Afghan officials.
The/
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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)
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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 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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