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Coll 7/4 'Afghanistan: purchase of arms from Great Britain' [267r] (538/1146)
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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assured of the friendly intentions of that country, the
British Governraent has nib desire to make trifling
incidents an excuse for the stoppage of such arms and
munitions. It would only he in the event of the
Governraent of Afghanistan showing plainly by its attitude
that it had determined on an unfriendly and provocative
course of policy towards Great Britain contrary to the
neighbourly treaty above mentioned that the latter State
would exercise the right of stoppage. There is every
ground for hopethat such a contingency will never arise,
in view of thdfriendly relations which are expected to
spring from the treaty which has now been concluded.
(Usual ending).
TI. - letter. Eo.113. from
Sardar
Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division.
-i-Ala. the Afghan,
Foreign Minister, to the Brit ^ at Katul^.
(after compliments).
Regarding tHe purchase of arms and munitions which
the Government buys for the protection oi its rl a h1;s 8114
welfare, from the Governments of the world (ana) impuiis
to its own territory from the ports of Great Britain ana
British India, in accordance with article 6 of the treaty
between the two great Governments, I, m oiaei
the sincere friendship which my Government nas with „ our
Government, promise that Afghanistan shall, iro^ ^ime to
time before the importation of the arms ana munition
British ports, furnish detailed list of those to the
to the Court of my sacred
British Minister accredited io
, ^ ■Rr'ii'i sh Government
and great Government, so that t
. itself with the list and
having known and acquaint
, ^ in accordance
the number of imported articles snoul
with article 6 of the treaty Between the
afford the necessary facili^i® 3,
(Usual ending).
Dated, 29th .agrab A.H. 1300.
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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).
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- 1 volume (568 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume
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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
- 559r:559v, 411r:411v, 378r:378v, 384r:384v, 386r:386v, 333r:334v, 267r:267v, 307r:307v, 163r:163v, 19r:19v
- Author
- Government of Afghanistan
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