REVOLT CRUSHED
TROUBLE IN BAGDAD BAGDAD, February 12. ■ Ali Khalid, Director-General of Police, has been arrested after an unsuccessful attempt to seize key areas of Bagdad to-day. The revolt was quickly crushed without bloodshed.
An official communique said: “As a result of a decision taken by the Council of Ministers to transfer Ali Khalid from his post, he tried to use force to disturb peace and order, but his action was foiled immediately.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 103, 14 February 1950, Page 3
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