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Coll 7/4 'Afghanistan: purchase of arms from Great Britain' [182r] (368/1146)
The record is made up of 1 volume (568 folios). It was created in 2 Jan 1930-19 Feb 1935. 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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Coniml for Afgftanistsn'B Serial So. 244.
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'!he Government, Kfe/bul*
Collector of Cuetoma, Karachi*
I have the honour to request that the inden entioned
good*, imported per S*S* * ^{&fyr*l** which arrived at &rmohi
on the 29-11 •52, are being cleared by A#R. KEa^ & SOBS# KAIUdBl
?^ay be admitted without payment of Duty. I certify that the
good* are the property of the Government of Afghani*tan and
are required for the purpose of public service* of Afghanistan
and not for the purpose of State Monopoly or '4ate Trade ?iHd
are being emt to Afghanistan under orders of that Governm^it
Tim BBSRAWAH, KHaIBaK TORKKA^ (Route). Iht good* will be
presented before the frontier Officer of official named by
him in hi® bghelf for identification before crossing the
border.
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Karachi, 5
29th November 1932,
Royal Consul for Afghanistan
mt Karachi.
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The volume contains correspondence regarding the purchase by the Afghan Government of arms, ammunition and explosives from a number of sources, including the War Office and British and French firms.
It includes communications between British officials (HM Minister in Kabul and the Foreign Office) and the Afghan Foreign Ministry and Afghan legations to Paris and London, regarding: requests to purchase and transport materials; negotiations over customs dues and transport costs; requests for the recommendation of arms firms; and the quality of materials supplied by private companies.
Folios 552-567 consist of a memo titled 'Applications for the Export of Arms and Munitions to Afghanistan', providing details of the procedures to be followed, and a copy of the Anglo-Afghan Treaty (1921).
The file also contains correspondence between British and Indian officials (the War Office, the Board of Trade, 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, the Government of India Political Department, the Collector of Customs at Karachi) and a number of British firms, regarding: informal requests for permission to sell or transport munitions to the Afghan Government; applications for export licences; concerns over the quality and source of munitions; and details of alleged attempts by a German firm to supply arms, in possible violation of Article 170 of the Treaty of Versailles. The firms include: Messrs A Fleming; Gray, Dawes & Company; Mackinnon Mackenzie & Company; Imperial Chemical Industries Limited; and Machine Tools (India) Limited. The correspondence also includes information on the involvement of the French firm L'Office Générale de l'Air, and its dealings with Messrs A Fleming.
The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 4-5).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (568 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 570; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2173
- Title
- Coll 7/4 'Afghanistan: purchase of arms from Great Britain'
- Pages
- 339r:339v, 351r:351v, 176r:176v, 182r:182v
- Author
- Government of Afghanistan
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