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Coll 5/8 ‘Persia: Development of Commercial Aviation — Junkers Air Service’ [59r] (117/571)
The record is made up of 1 file (284 folios). It was created in 4 Jul 1924-21 Sep 1938. It was written in English and French. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
PERSIA.
CONFIDENTIAL.
'[E 6547/40/34]
P.Z. 1
1151 ;
December 10, 1932.
Section 1.
1933 j
No. 1.
Mr. Hoare to Sir John Simon.—(Received December 10.)
(No. 462.)
Sir, Tehran, November 4, 1932.
WITH reference to paragraphs 2 and 3 of my despatch No. 408 of the
24th September regarding the possibility of acquiring an aeroplane for the
conveyance of the Legation mails, I have the honour to inform you that Mr. Weil
recently told the military attache that he had definitely severed his connexion
with the Junkers Company, and was now an employee of Luft Hansa. Junkers
will not run any more air services, but will concentrate on construction. Luft
Hansa are prepared to take over Junkers’ aeroplanes, which have been standing
idle on the aerodrome since the service closed down last March, and to run a
service between Bagdad and Tehran, and possibly between Tehran, Meshed and
Kabul. They do not want to operate subsidiary lines in Persia, but will do so,
if necessary, on a subsidised basis.
2. Mr. Weil indicated to Colonel Dodd that, much against his will, he had
been rather drawn into the outer currents of the Teymourtache versus Taghizadeh
feud. He had intended approaching the Minister of Court personally, as he had
always done in the past, with a view to securing a contract with the Persian
Government, but Taghizadeh had instructed him to negotiate with the Minister
of Posts and Telegraphs. Mr. Weil had concluded that Teymourtache no longer
had the power to negotiate a final contract, and that his powers would be further
curtailed as the result of disclosures on the subject of the National Bank which
Dr. Lindenblatt was expected to make.
3 . I do not know what importance to attach to Mr. Weil’s conclusions. The
general manager of the Imperial Bank of Persia is inclined to think that
Dr. Lindenblatt, though probably responsible for definite irregularities, is astute
enough to emerge more or less unscathed from the present investigations, and if
he does so it seems to me doubtful whether there will be any sensational
revelations.
4 . As regards air matters, a reference to my despatch No. 355 of the
29th July show's that many months ago Teymourtache was disposed to leave to
the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs the conduct of any discussions with foreign
firms. '
5 . I am sending copies of this despatch to the Foreign Secretary to the
Government of India (No. 226), His Majesty’s Minister at Bagdad (No. 115), and
His Majesty’s Minister at Kabul (No. 106 M.).
I have, &c.
R. H. HOARE.
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The file contains correspondence and related papers concerning the development of civil aviation in Persia (referred to as Iran from 1935), its primary focus being the activities of the German company Junkers. The file covers negotiations surrounding the grant of a five year concession to Junkers in 1927 for the provision of internal air services within Persia, and the failed negotiations surrounding an attempt by the Company to renew the agreement in 1932. It therefore also contains correspondence about the subsequent withdrawal of Junkers from Persia, and subsequent attempts by Luft Hansa to replace Junkers. Correspondence in the file also discusses a proposal from Imperial Airways to establish a Trans-Persian route between the United Kingdom (UK) and India; this is mainly related to whether the experience of Junkers should be allowed to discourage this proposal.
To a lesser extent the file also covers the establishment of air mail and passenger services between Tehran and Baghdad; this ranges from a initial proposal from Airworks Limited in 1932 to the eventual establishment of a service by Iranian State Airways in 1938. Also briefly discussed is a proposal — briefly advanced by the North West Indian Trading Company — from Captain Louis Murphy in 1926 for the establishment of an air service between Duzdap [Zahedan] and Meshed [Mashhad]: see folios 155-9.
The French content includes a draft contract between the Government of Persia and Junkers dated June 1925 (see folios 205-16), a copy of the final contract (see folios 139v-143) dated 9 February 1926, and a copy of a notice on changes to Junkers' Persian air services dated 17 October 1931. Occasional extracts can also be found in French.
The main correspondents are as follows: HM Minister at Tehran, officials of the Air Ministry, and officials of the Foreign Office. The correspondence is periodically forwarded to the Under-Secretary of State for India by the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 file (284 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 285; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top centre of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- Coll 5/8 ‘Persia: Development of Commercial Aviation — Junkers Air Service’
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- front, front-i, 2r:14v, 16r:49v, 53r:62v, 65r:75v, 77r:78v, 80r:95v, 98r:108r, 110r:138v, 144r:173v, 175r:177v, 180r:187v, 194r:204v, 217r:221v, 223r:285v, back
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