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I read through more of the parliamentary records, and the kidnapping and subsequent execution of the 3 officers and their driver were brought up quite a bit for the next while in parliament. There were questions as to whether the Officers involved were merely joyriding, going out for lunch, or on official duty. There were also queries as to why there was not an immediate armed raid on the castle where the 4 were reported to be held. Apparently the father of Lt Henderson also sent a letter to one of the major papers wanting answers.
There was the usual political posturing back and forth about what happened. It all makes very interesting reading. A fellow by the name of Churchill seems to have been required to do a lot of the answering. I emailed the Green Howards museum last night and was surprised to see a response today from a Captain Appleyard, with the Green Howards HQ. He sent me an attachment where apparently someone from the British Military Liaison Office in the British Embassy (Kabul) had also sent a query about this same statue. Apparently a local provided photos of it, and wanted to repatriate (sell) it. The commission member wanted to know if it was worth recovering. Apparently, they did not as it found it's way south to our local market. The commission was also intrigued about how it found it's way to here. Information provided in that attachment included: Quote:
When I emailed the museum, I asked about how such an item may have found it's way out of the Officer's silver collection and into local Afghanistan hands. I did not get a reply to that query, so the mystery continues. Perhaps it was in the British embassy when the Taliban over ran it back in the 70s? More to follow on that subject I hope. |
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