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July 10, 1941.
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No. 1572—VOL. LVII.
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1941
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The aims of this Journal are the interpretation of Great Britain to the East, and of the East to Great Britain,
Page
NOTES OF THE WEEK .................. 17
LEADING ARTICLES—
The Russian Barrier ... ... 19
Middle East Command ... ... 19
SPECIAL ARTICLES—
The Nazi Coup that Failed. From our
Baghdad Correspondent ... 20
The War in the East. By J. M. Bee 21
Cleansing the Syrian Desert...”
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“...may calculate that sufficient will remain for her objects, but
by the interval of comparative quiet given to the West she
has enabled Great Britain and America to add immensely
to their defensive strength. For the moment we would
consider another aspect of the campaign. ThteCRussians
stand not only defending their own soil, but forming a
powerful barrier against any German march to the East.
Until they are disposed of in one way or another, Hitler
can swing no armies eastward to the conquest of Iraq
or Iran and finally of India. Through the ages the dream
of the conquerors coming from Europe has been the same
—an empire carved out among the lands of the Eastern
races. Germany has the same purpose, but can never
attempt iltsi realisation while Russia remains unbroken.
The battle of the Soviets is for the defence of Russian soil
in the first place; circumstances make it as certainly a
battle for the freedom of Eastern peoples.
Hitler would no doubt will that at this crisis, upon which
hangs...”
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“...Great Britain and the East
July 10, 1941.
(From Our Baghdad Correspondent')
The Nazi Coup that Failed
Inside Story of Rashid Ali’s Treachery
It will take Iraq some time to recover from the criminal
folly of the German quisling, Rashid Ali. Luckily the usurp-
ing regime had a short life, but it was long enough to com-
plicate the healing task of Jamil Madfai and his associates.
The Iraqi people are now seeing that Germany’s sole interest
in Iraq was to promote trouble and unrest—to the point
of war—whereas Britain’s obvious interest is to keep the
country at peace.
Rashid Ali and his confederates made great play of
Britain’s alleged violation of the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of
alliance signed in 1930. But that is an incomplete picture,
very incomplete indeed. The treaty provides for help by
each party to the other should the other find himself at
war. In September, 1939, there was no point in Iraq’s
going to war with Germany, but the then Iraqi Government
at once broke off diplomatic relations...”
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“...information was
absolutely right. But mention has been publicly made, not
only of the columns from Iraq, but also of troops from
Transjordan and it is about these latter that I write.
As I have often emphasised, Transjordan has already
proved of very considerable value to the Allied cause. Its
ruler, the Amir Abdullah, has never swerved from the path
which he outlined at the beginning of hostilities, and his
subjects have loyally followed his lead. During the height
of the Rashid Ali affair, which might have been thought
to disturb profoundly ail Arab opinion, the people of Trans-
jordan made not the slightest sign of wishing to harass the
British in a delicate and difficult task. On the contrary,
they zealously supported every move to restore the rightful
regime in Iraq, and they showed most justifiable pride on
the return to Amman of the Arab Legion after it had played
its part in helping to rid Iraq of an Axis tool. '
An Epic Story
So it has been in the Allies’ fighting against the Vichy
people...”
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“...Exchequer grants to the tune
of one million pounds, receiving £3,290,000 in place of the
£4,242,000 originally specified.
Notwithstanding the expected deficit of £243,000, there
was a cash surplus enabling the total reserve to be increased
to £4,300,000
If the Axis sphere of influence is to include Soviet Russia, the
Near East, and Africa, says the Right Wing Japanese newspaper
Kokumin, there is no reason why Italy and Germany should not
recognise Japan’s influence over India, Australia, Iran, Iraq,
Saudi Arabia and Soviet territory east of the Urals.”
Mr. Quo Tai-Chi, the new Chinese Foreign Minister and former
Ambassador in London has arrived at Chungking.
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“...to tackle
economic problems. The territories over which the
Imperial Army of the Middle East has acquired control
are of considerable importance. In addition to Abyssinia
and other former Italian East African possessions, they now
include a large part of Syria, and will soon, it is believed,
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fixing of exchange rates in occupied countries or the regula-
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