There was, however, a possibility of trouble in the Iraqi army, since a number of Iraqi military leaders are known to have hesitated: to sup-Port Rashid All, 'When further contingents of British troops arrived at Basrah, Rashid All, on Instructions from Berlin, refused to allow them to land and' ordered most of the pro. German group of the Iraqi army stationed in Baghdad concentrate round Habbaniyah. As the British Ambassador had already warned Rashid All, a clash became inevitable, On the death of King Felsal traq became an arena for many political struggles which unsettled the people and made the country a fertile spot for foreign intrigue, In°1936 military leaders began to take an active part in polities, and German agents began subsidizing young officers.
The military coup d'etat on April 1, the correspondent declares, was engineered by these officers.
Premier Nuri gave 162 Germans then
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