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IOR/L/PS/12/2036
- Record Id:
- 040-000557055
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 037-000556965
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x00023e
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100037822243.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOR/L/PS/12/2036
- Title:
- Coll 5/74 ‘Afghanistan: British connection with the Afghan Air Force’
- Scope & Content:
-
The file is concerned with the position of British instructors employed by the Afghan Air Force. Most of the file consists of policy discussion – prompted by a letter from Colonel Alexander Stalker Lancaster, dated 13 April 1941, folios 23-31 – as to how this position should be developed considering wartime limitations, and the potential for foreign competitors to challenge Britain's position. The countries examined are Italy, Russia, Germany, France, Japan, and the United States.
A small amount of correspondence related to the Afghan Government's decision to postpone consideration of the purchase of Tiger Moth trainer aircraft (folios 4-6) has also been included in the file.
Most of the correspondence is generated by HM Minister at Kabul: William Kerr Fraser-Tytler and Francis Verner Wylie. Contributions from the Air Ministry, the Foreign Office, the India Office, and the Government of India are also present.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Records
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-000538283
036-000554996
037-000556965
040-000557055 - Is part of:
- IOR/L/PS : Political and Secret Department Records
IOR/L/PS/12 : Departmental Papers: Political (External) Files and Collections
IOR/L/PS/12/1947-2060 : Political (External) Collection 5: Aircraft and Aviation
IOR/L/PS/12/2036 : Coll 5/74 ‘Afghanistan: British connection with the Afghan Air Force’ - Hierarchy:
- 032-000538283[0012]/036-000554996[0006]/037-000556965[0090]/040-000557055
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOR/L/PS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file (31 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000555.0x00023e
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1941
- End Date:
- 1942
- Date Range:
- 1 May 1941-8 Jan 1942
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 32; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
- Former External References:
- Coll 5/74
- Arrangement:
- The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)