The Archive · 1926

Activities in Afghanistan

Although not much alarm is felt with regard to Bolshevist intrigues India itself, continued Mr, Main, the activitice of the Communists the frontier, in Afghanistan, cing closely watched.

There is no doubt that the Soviets are carrying on. a active campaign in Afithanista said. "Moscow to-day is carr cut the same old policy Afghanistan as did the Tsarist regime, The Afghan ay force 13) manned by Russian pilots and the growth of that -air force is causing certain amount of uneasiness the north of India because of the fact that there isn't single antiaireragt gun in all India."

Mr. Main then explained that, strategically, Afghanistan is the natural way' into India ard that it kas always served as a barrier inst Russia, While everyone agrees that India's air force is very efficient," he proceeded, "people now want it to be increased in view of the growth of the military air arm in Afghanistan!

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