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Archive Reference (shelfmark) IOR/L/PS Subject Training Place Kabul, Afghanistan

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. IOR/L/PS/12/2034

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2034
Title:
Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: Reports on’
Scope & Content:
The file contains periodical reports by the British Military Attaché at Kabul (Colonel Alexander Stalker Lancaster) on the Afghan Air Force, they cover the period 1 March 1938 to 31 October 1947. There is a gap for the period 2 May 1938 to 31 October 1940 for which no reports are present in the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
14 Jun 1938-30 Dec 1947
Extent:
1 file (214 folios)

4. IOR/L/PS/12/2035

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/L/PS/12/2035
Title:
Coll 5/73 ‘Afghan Air Force: reports by British Military Attache Kabul 1 November 1947 to 31 October 1947’
Scope & Content:
The file contains periodical reports by the British Military Attaché at Kabul (Colonel Alexander Stalker Lancaster and J H Prendergast) on the Afghan Air Force, covering the period 1 November 1947 to 31 October 1949. The reports cover a range of topics such as training flights, operations cond...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1948-29 Nov 1949
Extent:
1 file (27 folios)