ملف ١٩٢٨/٢٠٠ الجزء ٥ "بلاد فارس: العلاقات الأنجلو-فارسية، مفاوضات بشأن المعاهدة" [و‎‎٨] (١١٣٢/٢٠)

absolute secrecy in connexion witli this question. He added that
the correspondence with Tehran showed that the Charge d 9 Affaires
was of opinion that* if it was decided not to await the Admiralty'^
decision on the practicability of removing their coaling depch
from Hehjr.m to Behrein* it would be best to attempt to secure
from the Persian Government an extension of the permission given
to Imperial Airways to operate the south®:ai air route® Mr 0 Hendel
understood that th© Admiralty were .not at present prepared to state
whether Bahrein was a possible alternative for Hen jama It would be
undesirable to postpone approaching the Persians regarding their
request for the re-opening of the Bus dap Railway g as any delay
on our part would probably lead to Persian retaliation in the
immediate future* possibly at Hen jam® He suggested* therefore* tlia
the Charge d’Affaires at Tehran should be instructed as soon as
possible to approach the Persians on the lines that it makes litvie
difference to us if the railway is to be re-opened or not* that it
could only be re-opened at a substantial loss to us* but- that
if the Persians were willing to give us something as a quid pro quo
we should be ready' to re-open the railway at once® In the Foreign
Office view* if would be better* for the reasons explained above*
t© ask for the air route as a quid pro quo rather than for Henjesu
4o Captain CUBhlhGHM said that it must not be supposed th
the Admiralty had decided in favour of moving the Henjam depot to
Bahrein® The Admiralty attached great importance to'" Hen jam® They
realised that it might conceivably at some time in the future ba
necessary to move from Ken jam* and they were* therefore* making
enquiries whether it would be possible* in such an event* to mak©
Bahrein their depot* and how much this would cost® The necessary
Information on this subject had not yet been received® He was
inclined to consider the present situation as a Heaven-sent
opportunity for regularising ©ur position at Henjam® He thought
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