"ملف ٢/٦ I طائرة أجنبية (خط الخطوط الجوية الملكية الهولندية)" [و‎‎٤‎٥] (٣٨٨/٨٩)

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W.833/833/27)
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Ko.125.
P.2.470/40
Italian : mbaesy,
L ondcn •
10th January, 1940*
Received in Foreign Office 10th January, 1940.
My Lord,
With reference tc this Embassy’s note 1 o. 4419 of 3£th
August, 1938, I have tie honour to inform Your Excellency that
the Italian company Ala Littoria, which is at present running
the Bome-Basra air line, is considering a plan to prolcng this
line as far as Bangkok, across Iran and British India.
The above-mentioned company has under consideration two
different routes;-
1. Air France route (Forth Persian Gulf); Eushire,
Jask (Iran), Karachi, Jodpur, Allahabad, Calcutta,
Akyab, Kangoon (India), Bangkok (Thailand).
2. Imperial Airways route (South Persian Gulf);
Bahrein (Emirate); Shardjak, Jivani, Gwadar,
Karachi, Jodpur, Allahabad, Calcutta, Akyab,
Rangoon (India), Bangkok (Thailand).
In regard to the foregoing and in fulfilment of
instructions from my Government, I have the honour to request
Your Excellency to be so good as to let me know whether there
is any objection, so far as the British Government and the
Government of India have jurisdiction, to Italian aircraft
flying over and landing on the routes indicated.
Finally I have the honour to inform you that the
Ala Littoria Company are ready to send a representative to
London if the British authorities would like to take the
opportunity to obtain information and complete techincal
particulars about the proposed air line.
Thanking you in anticipation etc.
I have, etc.
(Signed) G. BASTIAUIFI
The Bight Honourable
Viscount Halifax K.G.,
etc., etc..