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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Container Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS/12/1947-2060 Place Afghanistan, Asia

1. IOR/L/PS/12/1949

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1949
Title:
Coll 5/4 ‘Afghanistan: Kabul-India Civil Air Service — Air Convention & the NWF prohibited area’
Scope & Content:
The volume is concerned with proposals for the development of air services to, from, and across Afghanistan. In particular, proposals from the German firm Junkers for an air service from Persia, and Russian proposals for an air bridge across Afghanistan, for the purpose of delivering mail betwee...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
22 Jul 1930-13 Apr 1932
Extent:
1 volume (452 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/1952

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1952
Title:
Coll 5/7 ‘Afghanistan: Violation of frontier by RAF machines; Special instructions to pilots; General international practice’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned broadly with three topics. The first, found predominantly between folios 102-224, is about complaints made by the Government of Afghanistan over violations of its territory by aircraft of the Royal Air Force, and complaints made by HM Minister at Kabul that the Government o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Nov 1930-20 Mar 1947
Extent:
1 file (223 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/1958

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1958
Title:
Coll 5/13 ‘Afghanistan: Reports on condition of Afghan Air Force’
Scope & Content:
The file contains a number of reports submitted by Francis Henry Humphrys, HM Minister at Kabul, regarding the Afghan Air Force and the development of aviation in Afghanistan. These reports generally provide information on the following: the aircraft in use, the personnel employed, the armament ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1926-5 Feb 1929
Extent:
1 file (51 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/1959

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1959
Title:
Coll 5/15 (1) ‘Afghanistan: Violations of Afghan Frontier by, and landing in Afghanistan of British aircraft; Landing of Afghan aircraft in India’
Scope & Content:
The file is made up of correspondence generated as a result of complaints submitted by the Government of Afghanistan to the Government of India, via the British Legation at Kabul. These complaints concern allegations of violations of Afghan territory by aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF) base...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Jun 1930-29 Jun 1942
Extent:
1 file (448 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/1960

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1960
Title:
Coll 5/15 (2) ‘Afghanistan: Violations of Afghan Frontier by, and landing in Afghanistan of British aircraft; Landing of Afghan aircraft in India’
Scope & Content:
The file is made up of correspondence generated as a result of complaints submitted by the Government of Afghanistan to the Government of India, via the British Legation at Kabul. These complaints concern allegations of violations of Afghan territory by aircraft of the Royal Air Force (RAF), and...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
28 Jun 1942-13 Aug 1945
Extent:
1 file (279 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/1976

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1976
Title:
Coll 5/26 ‘Afghanistan: Purchase of bombing aeroplanes from United States of America’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with two topics. The first is a report from G Stuart Morgan regarding the intention of Barr Shipping Corporation to deliver six American bombers to Afghanistan in 1933: see folios 28-40. The second is the gift of a PT 17 (Stearman) from the United States to the Government o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Apr 1933-12 Jun 1943
Extent:
1 file (39 folios)

7. IOR/L/PS/12/1977

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/1977
Title:
Coll 5/27 ‘Question of retention of right to use aerial bombing for police purposes’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and newspaper extracts related to the right of nations to utilise aerial bombardment for internal police purposes. It covers the attitude of the Iraqi and Afghan governments towards the use of air power in, or adjacent to, their territory. There is also some exam...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jun 1933-29 Sep 1934
Extent:
1 file (62 folios)

8. IOR/L/PS/12/2001

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2001
Title:
Coll 5/48 ‘Afghanistan: Supply of military aircraft to the Afghan Government; Supply of maps etc. to the Afghan Govt.’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, notes, and records of meetings documenting negotiations between the British Government and the Government of India on the one hand, and the Government of Afghanistan on the other. The purpose of the negotiations was to facilitate the financing and purchase of mi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jan 1935-28 Feb 1936
Extent:
1 file (508 folios)

9. IOR/L/PS/12/2004

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2004
Title:
Coll 5/52 ‘Aviation: German Service to Far East’
Scope & Content:
The file is concerned with proposals for Lufthansa to operate an air service linking Germany with China via Egypt, Iraq, Persia, and Afghanistan (Kabul). The file contains correspondence, extracts from intelligence summaries, memoranda, and notes documenting the efforts of British officials to o...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
24 Aug 1936-30 Sep 1938
Extent:
1 file (619 folios)

10. IOR/L/PS/12/2006

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2006
Title:
Coll 5/53 ‘Afghanistan: Employment of British nationals in various branches of the Afghan air services; Air instructors’ contracts’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and notes regarding the employment of British nationals by the Government of Afghanistan. It predominantly documents the employment of civil aviation instructors from Hawker Aircraft Limited and Rolls Royce Limited to provide training to the Afghan Air Force. Thi...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
30 Aug 1934-7 Sep 1943
Extent:
1 file (596 folios)