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Iranian claims 463

SAVIHCjUAM
BY DAO
From Tehran to Foreign Office.
Oil* Roger 8 bo verm
Mo. 55 Waving
August 21,
Repeated to Bulirain Waving No. 7
Washington Saving No. 210.

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Addressed to F. 0. telegram Ho. 55 Saving of August 21.
Koiieutod for information to Bahrain and Y/aohington.
My telegram Ho. 990. Following is text of Persian
note.
"The lmx>crial Ministry for Foreign Affairs present their
compliments and have the honour to state that as they are
already aware the Imperial authorities concerned considering
the situation of Iranian aerodromes have announced three
uerodromes, namely: Tehran, Abadan and Zahedan to be
international customs airport9. In accordance with the
provisions of the Chicago Convention and the general
principles practised in all counties, the first landing
by foreign aircraft in Iran should be at a customs airport
and their last flight for exit over frontier also take
place at u customs airport.
"In accordance with the Iranian Civil Aviution
regulations foreign aircraft cannot carry freight and
passengers inside the country aguinst freight charges.
On the other hand Bahrain is a part of the Iranian territory
and some foreign aircraft take freight and passengers in their
services from Bahrain and use Iruniun uirports for toelmical
purposes and refuelling and in certain eases when destined
for places beyond Iranian frontiers first land at Bahrain
which has not been notified as a customs uirport and then
land at one of the three International Iranian aerodromes.
"Ac this is against the proviuions of internal flight
regulations of Iran and the international laws and regulations,
it is requested that the air authorities concerned of your
Government muy be notified of the fact that that Governments
aircraft may observe the following points when flying to
Iran:-

(1) As Bahrain Is an internal part of Iran, therefore
foreign aircraft cannot, either-at the beginning oJ
their arrival at the frontier, or ut the time of
exit from the frontier, land owing to the fact
that its aerodrome is not included in the
international airports.

(2) In casjof necessity landing at Bahrain should
be with the previous permission.

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