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Prom His Majesty’s Minister KaPul to Secy.of
State for Foreign Affairs, India Office.
Dated Katui! 19.10 hours, 29th July, 1941.
Received 23.16 hours, 29th July, 1941.
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I MMEDIATE .
249. Addressed to Socy.of State for Foreign Affairs,
repeated To^Foreign Simla. Katodon 247 dated July 27th para.
No. 9. Policy.
2. I saw Russian Ambassador this morning. He told me
that (vhe had not) (? had his) instructions (Vfrcm) Moscow as
to representations about Von Hcntig hut hoped to do(?so)ahortly.
He had however received telegrams from Moscow giving proposals
of the B ritish Governmont fox* action in the event of Prime
Minister refusing to reconsider his decision regarding Hentig
i.e. proposals given in paragraph No.4 (a) of Government of
India telegram 35(?83).
3. Ambassador* was inclined to criticise these proposals as
not likely to have (?decisive) effect and to do little more than
irritate Afghans without seriously embarrassing them. He
suggested that if his representations failed we should take
immediate joint action to establish economic blockade. (?0elay)
in getting effect to strong measures would in his opinion merely
afford Germans opportunity to (?consolidate) (?their) position
and put forward proposals to Afghans for measures to meet the
situation.
4. I am inclined to agree with the Ambassador* As His
Majesty 1 s Government have decided on policy of coercion and time
is of importance there appears (?little) object in delaying
(?firm) application of economic blockade proposed in paragraph
No.4 (b) Government of India telegram. Swift and firm action
now would bring home to the Afghan Government that we are in
earnest and might cause them to reconsider their attitude.
Delay (Vwill) (?give) Germans opportunity to increase their
(Vhold) on Afghan Government and (?embitter) them further
thus making eventual success of economic pressure more
difiicult. It might also give Germans time to arrange for some
form of veil'd subsidy which would largely (Voffset) effects
of partial (y corrupt group)s now proposed.
^ ^ have unconfirmed report that Hentig arrives in Kabul
about the (Ymiddle of) September.
Fraser Tytler 249 July 29th .