خارجي ٤١/٥٠٠٠(٢) "بلاد فارس: الوضع قبيل احتلال الحلفاء، وما بعده" [و‎‎٢‎٩‎٨] (٦٠٦/٥٩٥)

0.4. (Tels.)
To M.0.1 (for action)
T7.S. 12073/10957
SECHET CIHiER TELSGRAU.
C•-in-C.. India.
- The War Office.
Rptd. C.-in-O., fiddle Eaat.
Britmil Iraq.
25013
Defm. 1940 28/6/41.
Reed. 1520 4/7/41.
83^f4 • c ipher 28/6.
1. Reouest that the v/hole oiiestron of snryoly of aircraft and aircraft
spares i'iechanical transport vehicles and munitions of war* generally to
Turkey Iran and Iraq should he reviewed in the li^ht of present develonments
and definite policjr formulated.
2. Recent examples are delivery to Tran of Tomahawk aircraft and
arrival in Karachi of snare aero enyine oarts and 75 (repeat 75) cases
machine guns for Iraq, Latter consignment he inn- detained,
3. Govt, of India telegram No.2892 of June 14th to S, of S. for
India deals with the question of curtailing and delaying sunnlies already
ordered from America hut some consignments are already on the seas or at
ports awaiting delivery vide nara. 2 of above,
4. Jo can detain all deliveries to Iraq hut those to Iran and Turkey
must he dealt with in accordance with definite nolicy. From military
asnect deliveries to Iran are most undesirable.
5. In so far as Tran in oarticular is concerned we propose to press
for inclusion of this point in Govt, of India renly to India Office
telegram No.7305 June 25th.