Coll 5/10 ‘Air Route to India: Persia; Arabian Coast Route; Negotiations with Arab Sheikhs’ [‎23r] (56/800)

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Arabian Coast Civil Air Route*
Notes of a Meeting held in Room 24, Owydyr House,
at 3 p*m # on Monday, 15th February, 1932*
Presents•
Lieut*Colonel Shelmerdine (In the Chair) )
Mr* Holloway )
Group Captain Peirse
wing Commander McClaughry
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Air Ministry*
Mr* Burkett
Mr* Grieve
Treasury.
Admiralty*
Captain Cunningham
Mr* fralton
Mr* Clauson
Mr* Baxter
Major Hind
Mr. Andrews
l 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. ,
Foreign Office*
Committee of Imperial Oelhnoe.
Air Ministry.
Colonel Lhel.ierdlne enquired whether the Foreign Office
had received a reply to their telegram No. 10 of the 10th February
to Mr, Ho&re (Tehran) asking for information regarding the prospects
of an extension of Imperial Airways* permit, Lr* Baxter said that
& telegraphic reply had been received in which Mr. Hoar© reported
his opinion that so long as the Minister of Court believed in the
likelihood of a general settlement of the general treaty
negotiations Imperial Airways Ltd. would probably be allowed to
continue to function on the present route* In his telegram,
Mr. Hoare also enquired what variations, if any, were desired in
the agreement with the company* Mr* Hoare proposed to press,
about the end of February, for a provisional permit if the Minister
did not mention the matter in the meantime. The Foreign Office
were in agreement with Mr, Hoare , s proposed line of action*
Mr* Hoare probably thought It best not to try to force the pace
by raising the question forthwith since it would quite likely
arise naturally in the course of the negotiations for the proposed
general treaty with Persia,
the present permit became necessary an extension of twelve months
should be sought: he was anxious to avoid the purchase of a yacht
for use at Yas Island unnecessarily* Colonel 5helmerdln e said
that a shorter extension (with the possibility or renewal) would
be acceptable* Arrangements for the operation of the alternative
route could probably be completed in two months.
press for a provisional extension pending the conclusion ol t-he
general treaty negotlationsj but the general treaty negotiations
might not run as smoothly as we hoped, and might break down
altogether, so that the Persian Government might refuse to give
us a provisional extension of the Pe.rsian route* In such
circumstances Mr* Hoare would probably try for a final extension
of the present permit, in order to enable arrangements lor the
Arabian route to be completed* ifce could not, however, be ^iue
that the Persian Government would be willing to give an extension
Mr* Baxter in reply to Mr* »alt on said that as
M, 1 almourtaohe had only just returned to Persia from Kurope
Mr* Grieve suggested that if a temporary extension of
Mr* Baxter thought that Mr. Hoare would first of all