Exzellenz mitteilen, dass sich auch die Regierung von Afghanistan an uns gewendet hat, um in Afghanistan einen Luftverkehr einzurichten. Die Handelsbeziehungen zu diesen Staaten würden aber sicher durch eine schnellere Vermittlung von Nachrichten ausserordentlich günstig beeinflusst werden, unberücksichtigt der sonstigen grossen Vorteile, die die Türkische Regierung durch Junkers in dieser Gesellschaft hat. Falls die eben von mir skizzierten Ansichten mit den Absichten Ew. Exzellenz in Einklang zu bringen sind, würde ich um eine kurze Benachrichtigung bitten, da ich dann einen auf vorstehender Basis basierenden Vertragsentwurf einreichen würde. Ich verbleibe mit dem Ausdrucke meiner vorzüglichsten Hochachtung Ew. Exzellenz ganz ergebener gez. Sachsenberg.” <RZ 207/30646/390> 24 February 1927 First flight Teheran-Kazvin. Only 20 covers were flown. The landing of mails at Kazvin was discontinued after some weeks owing to its proximity to Teheran and Rescht, and also due to lack of aerial correspondence. (The above details are recorded in a private letter from S.N.Mirfakhrai, Minister of War.) March 1927 Contractual start of service Teheran-Hamadan-Kermanshah-Kasir-i-Shirin. There are only 2 German pilots, 2 mechanics, and 2 Junkers machines in Persia, other than those in the service of the Persian Air Force. Both machines are all-metal 6-seater machines with 320 HP engines. They are used on the TeheranPahlevi postal service. A machine leaves Teheran for Pahlevi every Tuesday, and returns on Sunday to synchronise with the Pahlevi-Baku boat service. The German activities in USSR were considered to have enabled German spying and to have resulted in excessive German influence. Both Germany and USSR were unsure of whether there were any true loyalties between the two powers. This mutual distrust was exacerbated by calls from Soviet agencies with vested commercial interests to terminate the Junkers contracts. The Politburo considered the matter and ultimately, in March 1927, payment of 3,000,000 roubles was authorised to compensate Junkers for termination of the contracts. Junkers relinquished the Fili plant and machinery, together with fourteen aeroplanes with engines and spare parts.
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