In his letter dated Istanbul, Turkey 2 March 1940 No. 801 g. 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 on 23 February the British ship Reedpool for account of the Cunard Line was in the evening of 21 February ready with unloading at Derince and arrived the morning of the next day in Istanbul in the roads of Hayderpaşa to unload more war stores. Until now not possible due to the storm but probably tomorrow. On 28 February was reported that she unloaded at Hayderpaşa and Beikos. A part of the disassembled and stored in boxes aircraft were transported to Yeşilköy and one part via Hayderpaşa towards Eskişehir and Anatolia. On 26 February was the unloading at Beikos completed. Totally were 16 aircraft unloaded. She continued her voyage towards Constanta, Romania with 1,250 ton machine guns, some war stores and ammunition for Romania. The major part of the disassembled and stored in boxes aircraft delivered by England to Turkey was shipped from Australia to Port Said and Alexandria, Egypt and by air via Palestina to Turkey. Responsible was the firm G.&A. Baker Ltd.
Source
Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.
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