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HITLER'S ORDER ON IRAQ REVOLT
AND MIDDLE EAST CONQUEST
Sec. Gcn/C-73
COPY OF TRANSLATION
SECRET
FROM GERMAN (6 Sep. 1945)
Fuehrer HQ 23 May 1941
The Fuehrer and Supreme Commander
22 copies
of the Armed Forces
5th copy
OKW/WF St/Dept.L (I Op.) no. 44772/41 (Secret)
Order No. 30
Middle East
1) The Arabian Freedom Movement in the Middle East is our natural
ally against England. In this connection special importance
is attached to the liberation of Iraq. It strengthens beyond
the Iraq borders the forces in the Middle East hostile to
England, disturbs English communications. and ties down Eng-
lish troops as well as English shipping space at the cost
of other theaters of war.
I have therefore decided to move forward in the Middle
East by support of Iraq.
Whether and how the English position between the Medi-
terranean and Persian Gulf--in connection with an offensive
against the Suez Canal-- is to be later finally solved, is
not up for decision until`after Barbarossa.
2) In summary of my individual decisions I order for
Support of Iraq
the sending of a Military Mission
Auxiliary accomplishment by the Air Force,
Shipments of arms
3) The Military Mission (Code name: Sonderstab F) is under the
Air Force General Felmy (pencil note: "There he is again:")
Their jobs are
a) To advise and support the Iraq Armed Forces,
b) As much as possible to produce military connections
with forces hositle to England, even outside of Iraq,
c) to gain experiences and foundations for the German Armed
Forces in this area.
The set-up corresponding to these jobs is regulated by the
Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces.
For the chain of command this is valid:
a) All members of the Armed Forces to be sent to Iraq are
under the Chief of the Military Mission, except the Liaison
Command Syria.
b) The Chief of the Military Mission is under the Chief of the
High Command of the Armed Forces with the provision that
orders and policy for flying units issue exclusively from the
Commander-in-Chief
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