مجموعة ٤٣/٧ "ذخيرة مطلوبة لولاية سوات" [و‎‎١‎٦] (٧٩/٣١)

CONFIIKHTUl.
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Ko. F.135-F/39.
From
The Deputy Secretary to the GoTamment of India
in the External Affairs Department,
To
The Chief Secretary to the Government of the
North West Frontier irovinoe.
Dated Simla, the /^/A AP&ist 19&.
SUBJ :(7T:- Anne for the lali of S«at»
C-rWCe
With reference to the oorreepondin^jrith your
letter No.26305-P/yi9(b)-Sta, dated the 17th and 19th
July 1939, I ■«! directed to state that it is r^ainst
the policy of the Crown Representative to supply
Frontier States other than Chitral with .303 rifles or
aBmunition - vide memorandum from the Government of India
in the External Affairs Department N0.D.4L79-//37, dated
the 28th July 1937. The pemission asked for by the
tali of Swat for the purchase of 300 rifles of .303 V
cannot therefore be granted. There is however no objection
to the purchase by the tali of Swat of 300 rifles of
.275 bore and 200 rounds of ammunition per rifle*
2. This amaunication is issued under the authority
of the Crown Representative.
1 have the honour to be.
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Sd/- W.R. Hay,
Deputy
Secretary to the Government of India.
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