Scenes just prior to the mlitary Coup and mob revolt in Iraq. King Faisal II is seen addressing an assembly of people, prior to the revolt in which His uncle, Crown Prince Ilah was killed by street mobs, and the whereabouts of King Faisal II and Premier Nuri as-Said were unknown. Flashback scenes show them arriving in Jordan on an Iraqi Airways 4-engine turboprop airliner. They are greeted by King Hussein, Faisal's cousin, as they come down the steps of the airplane. A brass band plays as they cross the tarmac. Flags of Iraq and Jordan fly from flagpoles.The two cousin kings, Faisal II and Hussein, sit side by side and watch parade of tanks, armored vehicles and trucks. (Note: both King Faisal II and Premier Nuri as-Said lost their lives in the subsequent revolt.)
Date Culture in Iraq by the United States Department of Agriculture. Local man climbing palm tree to get the ripe Sayer variety of dates from the palms in Mesopotamia, Iraq. Dates purchased from the natives are transported from the gardens by boat.
United States MAAG (Military Assistance Advisory Group)and military mission in Basra, Iraq. Equipment being unloaded from freight by Iraqi workers on Basra dock, Iraq. Iraqi officers and American ordnance officer check arrival of military assistance equipment. Crate with sign reading 'From USA for Mutual Defense'.
Iraqi military units in Mosul, Iraq. Cavalry troops moving in a formation. Officers leading the cavalry units salute. Soldiers holding guns marching in formation. Cavalry maneuvers during a review by the representatives of the League of Nations on a visit to settle a dispute between Iraq and Turkey.
League of Nations representatives in Mosul, Iraq. A market place in Mosul. Several civilians moving about in front of buildings on a street. People crossing a river on a boat. A jeep on the boat. People at a harbor. The jeep moving on the harbor among people. A cluster of houses on a hill side. The representatives of the League of Nations, on their visit to settle a dispute between Iraq and Turkey, in front of a building. The houses on the hill side. A market place. Several civilians walking in the market. Boats moving in the river.
The results of a revolt in Iraq. Soldiers in jeeps and other vehicles move about on the streets after riots in Iraq. Iraqi Officers and leaders on review stand. A soldier salutes. Houses damaged as a result of the riots. Soldiers stand near a tank. A soldier works on a jeep and he shows the bullet marks on the vehicle. An officer questions a suspect as he takes down notes. Another officer looks on. Jordanian soldier loads a rifle and mans an outpost. Group of Jordanian soldiers holding rifles and being inspected. Israeli Defense Forces soldiers (IDF) soldiers loaded into an open railroad car. Israeli soldiers traveling in an armored truck. They get off, holding rifles. IDF soldiers advance across a field. They check the papers of civilians and search them. A man puts up a poster on a wall. Civilians cheer as they demonstrate outside a building in Cairo, Egypt.
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