The Archive · 1941

Premature Revolt

Germans in Ankata admit that Raschid Ah, leader of the rebellion, Upset their' "timetable when decided to fight the British at the beginning of May, says a message from Ankara, German aid to traq is small but the Germans sugges! that. Raschid Ali_"may" operate at Mosul and carry on guerilla warfare "to prevent the British from reaestab~ fishing communications with Turkey or massing troops on the Syrian fron tier, The German aim, says the report, 40 keep the British out of the all lands of Mosul until the Germans are firmly established in Syria,

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