مجموعة ٣٦/٧ "أفغانستان: بيع بنادق من طراز ١٩١٤ للحكومة الأفغانية؛ مدى تقاسم المسؤولية بين الإيرادات الهندية والإمبراطورية" [و‎‎٤‎٩] (٥٤٢/٩٨)

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Dear Rumbold,
^ -Jvay, 1936.
I have one or two minor amendments to suggest to
the draft letter which you propose to send to the Government
of India with regard to the liability of their Afghan Reserve
Fund in respect of the 1914 pattern rifles*
In paragraph 2, in lieu of the words ’’involving
publicity Public Accounts Committee,” we should
prefer to see a separate sentence as follows : ’’Such a charge
would not be an appropriate-one oU for Army funds to bear, and
would in addition invite publicity to the
transaction.” Paragraph 4 (line 4): after ’’their out-of-
pocket expenses” add ”in the financial year;^ and in para
graph 5 (line 13) add the words ”in full” after”paid for.”
Incidentally, we make out the figures of the
actual example you give in paragraphs 3-5 to be £11, 979* 3* 4 .
y £13>64 5* 16* 8 (paragraph 3); £11, 979. 3* 4 . and £1,666,13, 4
(paragraph 4); and £11. 979* 3* 4 . and £9,375 in paragraph 5:
you will no doubt check the variations I have underlined.
As you know, the War Office concern is with the
acceptance by India of an undertaking in general to reimburse
to Army funds, in the event of default by the Afghans at any
stage of the transaction, the out-of-pocket expenditure
necessarily incurred on rifles not paid for in full at the
time of default; and, in addition, for accounting reasons
to cover Army funds, in the twelve months period over which
the rifles will be despatched, against the risk of showing a
deficit on the transaction, which is to pay for itself. In
asking India to undertake this liability, as we understand
your letter to do, you have thought it well to indicate to
India what it might amount to in certain eventualities. It
is hardly practicable to cover all possible combinations of
Afghan default and/or expenditure incurred at the time of
default; but if the Government of India accept the general
liability stated above there should be little difficulty in
agreeing upon its translation into terms of cash in the
H.A.F. Rumbold, Esq
India Office,
S. W. 1.
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