In doing so the Iraq government express d as a condition to the proposal ti Soviet Union should make a certain declaration regarding Arabitn countries, but the U.SS.R., after ce ering the proposal for th establish of diplomatic relations between the U.S.S.R, and Iraq, di not consider t possible to this condi the publication of any declaration A reply in this sense was he Iraq government, in consequence thereof negotiate 1941, th Iraq govern-the medium of the ambassador at Ankara, propos-establishment of relations bee USSR. and Iraq without e the establishment of lations dependent on uch as a declaratie ug Arabian countries, "The government of the USSR. ts object and accepted e proposal of the Iraq g vernmei the estab diplomatic Cairo, May 12 Continued attacks by the Royal Air Force on rebel-occupied aeqodromes and other military objective in Iraq, and bombings of similar targets in other theatres in the Middle Fast, form the highlights of an R.A.F. Middle East communique just issued.
"In Cyrenaica," it sta he Demo aerodrome upon which a considerable number of enemy aircraft were dispersed, was bombed by aircraft of the R.A.F. both during the night of May 9-10 and Saturday believed that the damage was considerable.
"At Jedabaya, some large Junkers op-carry g aircraft were bombed 4 damaged.
Our fighters maintained active patrol schmidt 109 was royed on la aerodrome s ing begin e off. A e number of enemy were These machine-gunned by our fighters.
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