مجموعة ٥/٢ "أفغانستان: إصلاح الحكومة البريطانية للطائرات الأفغانية" [و‎‎١‎٨] (٧٠/٣٥)

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Department.
Please see Mr. Maconachie’s telegram of 14th
January (Katodon ^ on i J .Z. 312/31) and the Government
of India’s comments on it dated 31st January on
P.Z. 608/31. The Air Ministry concur in the views
expressed by the Government of India,in their letter
of 7th February on P.Z. 803/31 (copy of which went to
the Foreign Office), but action has so far been
postponed because a decision to some extent depended
on the decision to be taken in regard to the second
instalment of the Afghan subsidy. It has now been
agreed that this shall be restricted to £75,000^ and
that being so, the Government of India’s proposal that
certain miscellaneous expenses in connection with the
present proposal should be met from the reserve of
£25,000 retained in their hands presents no
difficulties.
There is general agreement as to the
desirability of assisting the Afghans on the lines
recommended by the Minister, and the detailed
arrangements suggested by the Government of India
appear satisfactory and have the approval of the Air
Ministry, in these circumstances, I submit that the- ** هذه التواريخ تقريبية
proposal may be sanctioned. Ttr-