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Project / Collection Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme Subject Training Name Hawker Aircraft Limited, 1920-1963

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2007

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2007
Title:
Coll 5/53(2) ‘Afghanistan: Employment of British nationals in various branches of Afghan air services; Air instructors’ contracts’
Scope & Content:
The file contains correspondence, contracts (with both English and Persian translation), and notes related to the employment of British nationals from Hawker Aircraft Limited and Rolls Royce Limited with the Afghan Air Force. The file primarily documents the process of recruiting Harry Pearson t...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English and Persian
Date Range:
23 Oct 1942-15 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (342 folios)