BASRA QUIET
THE IRAK OUTBREAK BRITISH AIR FORfcE FIGHTING AT AERODROME (Official Wireless) (Received May 8, 11.15 a.m.) RUGBY, May 7 Information available in London indicates that all is quiet at Basra. There is no confirmation of the spirited reports of heavy fighting in that area to which reference was made in a broadcast from Bagdad The Habbaniyah aerodrome, which has been the scene of recent operations, is situated about fifty miles from Bagdad and is reputed to be one of the finest flying fields in the Middle East, with facilities for botn land and-water craft in peace-time It was a civilian airport as well as the headquarters of the British forces in Irak. At the outbreak of the war it housed five Royal Air Force squadrons, used mainly for training, and an armoured car company for police patrol work. The Royal Air Force general hospital and a special meteorological station are also there. Demonstration by Hooligans Fictitious reports of a grave attack on the British Consulate at Damascus by thousands of Arabs, in which the building was destroyed, are stated authoritatively to be based on a demonstration in front of the consulate a few days ago by a band of hooligans. Some stones were thrown and a few windows were broken, but no serious damage was done and the whole business was disposed of in a few minutes.
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21415, 8 May 1941, Page 7
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229BASRA QUIET Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21415, 8 May 1941, Page 7
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