Coll 5/55 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of Aircraft to Afghan Govt: Contract between Air Ministry & Hawker Aircraft Ltd’

Name: Coll 5/55 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of Aircraft to Afghan Govt: Contract between Air Ministry & Hawker Aircraft Ltd’
Author: Hawker Aircraft Limited (correspondent) | Counsellor, British Legation, Kabul (correspondent) | Air Ministry (correspondent) | Foreign Office (correspondent) | Indian Political Service, External Affairs Department (correspondent) | HM Ambassador to Afghanistan (correspondent)

İsim	Coll 5/55 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of Aircraft to Afghan Govt: Contract between Air Ministry & Hawker Aircraft Ltd’
Yazar	Hawker Aircraft Limited (correspondent) \| Counsellor, British Legation, Kabul (correspondent) \| Air Ministry (correspondent) \| Foreign Office (correspondent) \| Indian Political Service, External Affairs Department (correspondent) \| HM Ambassador to Afghanistan (correspondent)
Basım Tarihi:	1937/1944
Basım Yeri	- Qatar National Library
Konu	Military aircraft \| Hawker Hind (Bomber) \| Contracts \| Arms sales \| more \| less
Tür	Kitap
Dil	İngilizce
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Hayır
Sayfa Sayısı	617
Fiziksel Boyutlar	1 file (617 folios)
Kütüphane:	Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi
Demirbaş Numarası	81055/vdc_100000000555.0x000223_ar \| 81055/vdc_100000000555.0x000223_en \| IOR/L/PS/12/2009
Kayıt Numarası	81055%2Fvdc_100000000555.0x000223_dlme
Lokasyon	British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
Tarih	1937/1944
Notlar	The file documents the drafting of a contract between the Air Ministry and Hawker Aircraft Limited for the purchase of eight Hawker Hind aircraft, associated aviation equipment, and weaponry, for resale to the Afghan Air Force. This includes a deal for a supply of munitions from Air Ministry stocks. A number of drafts of this contract can be found throughout the file; the contracts include detailed schedules listing and pricing the equipment desired by the Afghan Government. Supplementary correspondence related to the dispatch of British instructors to Kabul, the financing of the purchase by the Government of India, and the provision of aviation training in India for the Afghan Air Force, has also been included.The subsequent process of shipping the aircraft and associated equipment from England to Kabul via Karachi towards the end of 1937/early 1938 is also partially documented by the correspondence, as are the associated customs delays at Karachi. Furthermore, the file includes correspondence recording repayments made by the Afghan Government to the Government of India. This includes the payment of an insurance claim resulting from damage to the aircraft during shipment to Kabul.Extracts from various reports have also been filed within, they generally report on the Afghan Air Force. This includes reports of flights made using the aforementioned Hinds, accidents and damaged incurred to aircraft, and use of aircraft in military action.The main correspondents in the file are as follows: HM Minister at Kabul (William Kerr Fraser-Tytler), the Counsellor at the Kabul Legation (Arthur Ernest Henry Macann), officials of the Air Ministry, officials of the Foreign Office, officials of the India Office, and representatives of the External Affairs Department of the Government of India. A small amount of correspondence with the Collector of Customs at Karachi, R & J Park Limited, and Eastern Express Limited, can also be found within.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence. \| 1 file (617 folios) \| The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. \| Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 618; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. \| more \| less
Parçası Olduğu	British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers

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Coll 5/55 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of Aircraft to Afghan Govt: Contract between Air Ministry & Hawker Aircraft Ltd’

Yazar Hawker Aircraft Limited (correspondent) | Counsellor, British Legation, Kabul (correspondent) | Air Ministry (correspondent) | Foreign Office (correspondent) | Indian Political Service, External Affairs Department (correspondent) | HM Ambassador to Afghanistan (correspondent)

Basım Tarihi 1937/1944

Basım Yeri - Qatar National Library

Tür Kitap

Dil İngilizce

Dijital Evet

Yazma Hayır

Sayfa Sayısı 617

Fiziksel Boyutlar 1 file (617 folios)

Kütüphane Ortadoğu Dijital Kütüphanesi

Demirbaş Numarası 81055/vdc_100000000555.0x000223_ar | 81055/vdc_100000000555.0x000223_en | IOR/L/PS/12/2009

Kayıt Numarası 81055%2Fvdc_100000000555.0x000223_dlme

Lokasyon British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers

Tarih 1937/1944

Notlar The file documents the drafting of a contract between the Air Ministry and Hawker Aircraft Limited for the purchase of eight Hawker Hind aircraft, associated aviation equipment, and weaponry, for resale to the Afghan Air Force. This includes a deal for a supply of munitions from Air Ministry stocks. A number of drafts of this contract can be found throughout the file; the contracts include detailed schedules listing and pricing the equipment desired by the Afghan Government. Supplementary correspondence related to the dispatch of British instructors to Kabul, the financing of the purchase by the Government of India, and the provision of aviation training in India for the Afghan Air Force, has also been included.The subsequent process of shipping the aircraft and associated equipment from England to Kabul via Karachi towards the end of 1937/early 1938 is also partially documented by the correspondence, as are the associated customs delays at Karachi. Furthermore, the file includes correspondence recording repayments made by the Afghan Government to the Government of India. This includes the payment of an insurance claim resulting from damage to the aircraft during shipment to Kabul.Extracts from various reports have also been filed within, they generally report on the Afghan Air Force. This includes reports of flights made using the aforementioned Hinds, accidents and damaged incurred to aircraft, and use of aircraft in military action.The main correspondents in the file are as follows: HM Minister at Kabul (William Kerr Fraser-Tytler), the Counsellor at the Kabul Legation (Arthur Ernest Henry Macann), officials of the Air Ministry, officials of the Foreign Office, officials of the India Office, and representatives of the External Affairs Department of the Government of India. A small amount of correspondence with the Collector of Customs at Karachi, R & J Park Limited, and Eastern Express Limited, can also be found within.The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence. | 1 file (617 folios) | The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. | Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 618; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. | more | less

Parçası Olduğu British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers