The officer himself flew down the Euphrates Valley dropping pamphlets: nevertheless he was fired on by isolated batches of rebels with machine guns.
He added. "During the last few days I saw several unidentified aircraft flying over Iraq. probably German. They all sheered off most quickly on the approach of our aircraft. The Iraqians are tough soldiers but easily influenced and with the arrival of reinforcements from India the position is rapidly easing."
The officer confirmed reports of the arrive] of a number of Nazi planes at Syrian air fields. British and Imperial forces established in the Near East are confident of their ability to handle the situation.—Reuter.
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