HC Deb 30 November 1932 vol 272 c797
6. Sir ALFRED BEIT

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any progress has been made in the conclusion of a treaty with Persia whereby the British air route to India may revert to the Persian coast of the Persian Gulf?

Sir J. SIMON

The reversion of the Eastern air route to the Persian coast of the Persian Gulf is not contemplated by His Majesty's Government, and there are therefore no negotiations on foot for the conclusion of a treaty with Persia to that end. The question of the air route has never formed part of the negotiations now being conducted with the Persian Government for a general treaty settlement.