In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 27 January 1940 No. 690g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the neutral ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea and loaded with contraband for or chartered by the enemy. An item reported the the Turkish ship Tan of Yelkenci Zade Pascha, loaded by the French agent Laurent Reboul&Co. For a single voyage Izmir-Istanbul, Turkey-Marseille France to depart in begin February. Not listed in Lloyds. Added was that a 6 months charter was signed and already used in the Mediterranean. The owner was paid 16/month/deadweight on paid by a cheque from London, England. Further more paid the French fuel bunker costs, harbour payments and war insurance. The owner paid the crew and the standard insurance.
Source
Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.
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