London. May 3.
The British Broadcasting Company. yesterday broadcast in Arabic to the People of Iraq, asking them, to overthrow the Premier, Rashid All Al-
"People of Iraq." said the message, "Disown Rashid Ah Al-Gailani, and those few military leaders who, for} the sake of their own gain. sought a quarrel with Great Britain and. betrayed the interest of your country.
"Rashid All has overthrown the Iraq. constitution and threatened the life of the lawful Regent, whom he @rove from the country. He is ready: to extend the war to drag ut the bidding of the Axis and will bring untold misery to your country unless he is quickly repudiated.
"You desire to live in pence. Overthrow these mercenary intriguers and let law and order reign once more," United Press, Baghdad, May 3, Violent fighting is going on between British and Traqi troops to the ad-Vantage of the latter. an official com= munique claimed this morning.
Iraqi troops captured several oil wells and bombed the Cineldebane and Habbaniyah aerodromes, the communique added.
'A. later communique announced that Iraqi troops have secured the control of all the all folds and of several all refineries at Kirkuk. Hanikin and Gayara, as well as of all the pipelines in Northern Iraq, The communique No.4 issued at 10 am. stated that in Western Iraq. Iraqi infantry is encircling the Cineldebane aired whiter had pre= viously been bombed by the artillery. Fires broke out in several all reservoirs and explosions occured la munitions depots. Iraqi advanced uunlts are contacting the British troops. The British are reported to have lost, over a hundred soldiers, In southern Iraq. artillery activity reported.
A communique issued by Iraqi ale Force stated that the Habbaniyah aerodrome was severely bombed last night and that direct hits were registered on all reservoirs and hangars.
'A. British plane this morning bombed the military camp of Rachid. neer Baghdad but no damage New York, "May 3, All classes of specialized reserv= ists in Iraq were called to th colours and general amnesty wi extended to political prisoners, the German radio said yesterday' in a brondeast heard here by the Na= tonal Brondeasting Company, Iraq troops guarded all strategic positions, including Bastah, the radio said, 'Youth organizations in' Traq demonstrated outside the residence of the Prime Minister, Rashid' All Al~ Gailani, who declared that "the raq_ Government has done all in Ais power to ensure that the coun. try remain at peace," the German radio also said, 'The Premier,' said the radio, had demanded that "no more British troops be landed in Iraq until' the first' contingent landed had left, A second contingent was landed, hi ever, contrary to the Anglo-frag treaty, the radio said, Meanwhile, the Columbia Broadcasting System picked up a German radio report that the Prime Minis of Iran and his- entire Cabinet attended _a May Day reception given by the German Legation in Teheran on Thursday—Unlted Munitions Reloaded Beirut, May 2, It is reported from Haifa that five British troop transports which had been unloading a cargo of arms and munitions in that port hav received instructions fo reload this, material Immediately and to proceed with it to Basrah, in Iraq, 'The vessels arrived in Haifa' be tween last Monday and Wednesday, while the order to reload was ceived on Thursday morning.—Havas Telemondial,
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