The Archive · 1929

Minister of Defence

Bagdad, Apr. 29, A sew Cabinet has been formed under the Presidency of Tawfig Bey Suwaidi, formerly Minister of Education, A very significant appointment is that of General Amin Zal officer in the Tarkish Army the War, us Minister of Defence, He replaces General Nuri Bey, who is a strong supporter of conseription, to which the new Minister opposed, as he considers that the solution' of the problem of the defence of Iraq lies in the military support of Great Brituin for a long

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