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1. IOR/L/PS/12/2171

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2171
Title:
Coll 7/2 'Afghanistan: purchase of arms by Afghan Government from financial assistance granted by Government of India'
Scope & Content:
Correspondence regarding the provision of a £75,000 grant of assistance by the Government of India to the Afghan Government, and arrangements for the supply of arms and ammunition. The correspondents are: the Government of India's Foreign and Political Department; HM Envoy and Minister at Kabul ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 Mar 1931-4 Jan 1935
Extent:
1 file (65 folios)

2. IOR/L/PS/12/2172

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2172
Title:
Coll 7/3 'Afghanistan: supply of arms by Italian Government'
Scope & Content:
Papers regarding the purchase by the Afghan Government of arms and ammunition from Italy. The file contains correspondence with the Afghan Legations in Rome and London, and the Afghan Foreign Ministry, plus correspondence between the India Office Political Department, the Government of India's...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1 Jun 1931-21 Jun 1939
Extent:
1 file (121 folios)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2173

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2173
Title:
Coll 7/4 'Afghanistan: purchase of arms from Great Britain'
Scope & Content:
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 Offic...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jan 1930-19 Feb 1935
Extent:
1 volume (568 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2174

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2174
Title:
Coll 7/5 'Afghanistan: purchase of arms etc. from foreign sources: Germany'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence regarding the purchase of weapons and ammunition by the Afghan Government from Germany and other sources. It includes correspondence between Afghan Officials -- the Foreign Minister, the Legations to Paris and London, and the Consulate of Afghanistan in India -- ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
3 Jul 1931-24 Oct 1939
Extent:
1 file (517 folios)

5. IOR/L/PS/12/2177

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2177
Title:
Coll 7/8 'Afghanistan: import of arms by private traders; import of sporting guns'
Scope & Content:
The file contains requests to import arms and ammunition to Afghanistan via India, received from the Afghan Government. It also contains related correspondence regarding export licences, formal procedures, and arrangements for the transport of arms, conducted between: the Karachi Collector of Cu...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Nov 1931-11 Dec 1946
Extent:
1 file (105 folios)

6. IOR/L/PS/12/2191

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2191
Title:
Coll 7/23 'Afghanistan: sale of 5000 rifles with 3 million rounds of ammunition to the Afghan Government by the Government of India, 1935'
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence and minutes regarding requests by the Afghan Government for arms, ammunition and aircraft to be supplied by either the British or Indian Governments. The material predominantly consists of telegrams sent to the India Office by HM Minister at Kabul (William Kerr F...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Apr 1934-13 Jul 1938
Extent:
1 file (338 folios)