In 1948 India's London High Commission under Krishna Menon ordered 2,000 reconditioned Army jeeps at 250 pounds each. 65% was paid on 1,004, only 155 were ship…
Review finds key stores short.
Reconditioned, at £250 each.
How the order shrank.
Still in Britain.
Job cards for the rest.
Pay first, inspect less.
65% paid on 1,004 in all.
Further shipments stopped.
£143,162 credit for India.
£250 used vs £395 new.
Lapses, but no bad faith.
Irregularities only.
Fix individual responsibility.
They never agreed.
PAC keeps its criticism.
Then a closed file.
Critics cite the jeeps.
Both sides drop claims.
The file outlived the inquiry.
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