HC Deb 06 June 1928 vol 218 c166
9. Mr. DAY

asked the Secretary of State for Air whether any further progress has been made in the negotiations for the establishment of a civil air service between Iraq and India; and, if so, will he state the particulars?

The SECRETARY of STATE for AIR (Sir Samuel Hoare)

The Persian Government having expressed their readiness to enter into negotiations regarding the conditions on which a civil air service should be operated over Persian territory, a representative of Imperial Airways, Limited, has proceeded to Persia and I understand that discussions upon the subject are now taking place at Tehran.