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Abwehr Activities in Irag(V3)
a. Introduction
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Irag had been a center of German Abwehr activities for some time.
In 1941, the former Iraqui minister, Rashid El Gailani, strated a revolution.
He was aided in this by the German consul, Graba, who sent assistance
in the form of three Abwehr II men, Hptm Kohlhaas, Upfz Brass and
Upfz Krautzberger. The revolution failed and resulted in the hasty withdrawal
of the German military and Abwehr missions.
Many prominent citizens left the country at that time and went to
s.-5 ) Germany, where, encouraged by the Abwehr, the continued intriguing against
the Iraqui,government. Most notorious of El Gailani's supportersin this
respect were Hassan El Hinoi,_who became an Italian agent after his negotiations
with the GIS failed in 1942, Mahmud Salmat, a major in the Iraqui
air force and assistant to El Gailani, and Abdullahad Daoud.
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b. Aldullahad Daoud.
Daoud was an optician from BAGDAD and used the cover name of Domath
in his tra*elsAhrough'the Balkans. He became an Abwehragent,doinean
extensive black , market-businees at the same time and continuallrgettinginto
trouble because of his financial transactiOnt. 'Daoud had inflUenbe with
the'lraqui-prime minister, Pachachi, but on the other h4nd-iwas not popular
with either-the : Grand Mufti or El Gailani, : perhaps for religious reasons.
, •- - Daoud .:Weilt-successively-from Greece to GeraanYiTurkeyyBulgaria,and
baCkA07Greeä&-in 1941 and was-lastreported in'the'lyre&it the end--of.Ahe
war. AlajorLooswaWsuspicious of-Daoud's'manytravelt,-snd believed'him.to
be:an senemy agent. :Fend is convinced that DaoUd wasa loyal:Abiebn.agent.
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. TheGerbah SD and Abwehr Activities in Iran.
Introduction
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nThe 4Abmehr maintained several agents in-Irani ,iChief.of whOmtwas.ii‘,
Lt Go1MS0hulzSThe SD had--.1ohly a4lew agentskwhe.wei'SiCAmiande&IxT,Hinpt
sturirUisbrei. MSYer. The-SD*ante&to .force1WI:q0;004f;Jranand4Or that'r
reasCUI;OSI1t etimber.otagents'byplane-intbAramin".:190:
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b::; prganization in Iran.
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terrif 8 '. 11e a Ghait ighis on i: 5 July l 192: 4 '.0 S oe ''. .enot.reealltne_name
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