Show tURKS lURKS i OFFER TO MEDIATE IRA WAR Ousted busted Regent of War-Torn War Iraq w rn A I 7 7 j ti 4 Associated Press Photo REPORTED LEADING REVOLT AGAINST Emir Abdul Illah Iliah friend of British LONDON HINTS EMPIRE READY TO OKEH OFFER Loss of Oil Line By British Believed Certain LO LONDON DON May 5 Z W JP Reuters British news agency said Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day night the British government government govern govern- ment was compelled to refuse the Turkish offer to medi mediate between between be bt- tween Britain and Iraq BEIRUT Syria May I 5 UP Iraq Iraq sources claimed Monday that two vo British troop carrying planes hail had been shot down killIng kill kill- ing 37 men LONDON May 5 UP UP-R UP Radio UP-Radio Radio dio Berlin claimed Monday night that Iraqi troops have ha occupied Hab- Hab bani a airport and that Basra has been encircled LONDON May 5 AP AP- AP Turkey has offered or will offer to mediate the undeclared undeclared unde unde- dared war between Iraq and Britain reliable reports said Monday night Informed sources in London said Britain would accept mediation mediation mediation media media- tion contingent upon Iraq's withdrawal of forces menacing the British held air air- drome Virtual confirmation of reports that the Iraqis have succeeded in cutting Britain's fuel line to the Mediterranean from the Iraq oil oilfields oilfields oilfields fields meanwhile was contained in a e which admitted that the forces of Iraq Premier Rashid Ali All al had occupied occupied occupied pied an an important station on the pipeline The said the natives na natives natives na- na tives attacked an unarmed British construction party in the vicinity on May 2 and occupied the post The greater part of the Iraq air force however was said to have been destroyed by British bombing bombing bombing bomb bomb- ing of air bases and in air fights while Iraq artillery which has been shelling airdrome airdrome airdrome air air- drome was declared almost silenced si silenced si- si by persistent British air attacks Very few casualties have re resulted resulted re- re suited from the shelling of the theair theair I air base 60 miles west of Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad Bagh Bagh- dad the said Authoritative British quarters predicted that if axis influences in Iraq triumph a new thrust eastward eastward eastward east east- ward toward Iran fourth richest oil producer in the world will not be long in taking shape British Destroy Iraq Air Force CAIRO Egypt May 5 UP Most P Most of air force already has been destroyed the British middie middle middle mid mid- dle die east command said Monday and Iraq artillery which had pounded the besieged British airport at was rendered comparatively comp com corn p inactive Sunday by our aircraft The British garrison at iyah is intact and has suffered very few casualties the com Cons said and British troops remain without interference in Continued d on Page Four Column Seven Turks Offer to Mediate Iraq British War Continued from from race Page Ont On occupation of ot the Basra area at athe atthe I the he head of the Persian gulf gult I IThe The royal air force con- con slated Isted of two army-air army cooperation squadrons a transport bomber-transport squadron a fighter squadron and anda a communication squadron besides planes lanes attached to a training school chool R A F Rains Bombs On Iraq Bases LONDON May 5 BrItish UP-BrItish UP British planes lanes blasted heavily at nt Iraq milItary mil mil- tary objectives according to reports reports re- re ports orts from the fighting front received received re- re Monday but Iraq troops were described In foreign radio reports as closing In on the besieged besieged be- be royal air force garrison at The air ministry reported that hundreds of bombs were rained upon pon the Rashid airdrome at t Baghdad smashing hangars workshops buildings and ground aIrcraft A report from the Swiss radio heard icard here claimed that Iraqi batteries batteries bat- bat teries erics have continued their bombardment bom- bom of airdrome and nd that Iraqi troops are closing In n on the British defenders The radio report claimed fires tires and nd explosives have been caused In Inthe Inthe the he compound of the Iraqi attack Occupy Key Points British forces have occupied key points in irs Basra and the ousted Iraq regent Emir Abdul Illah IIlah was said aid to be raising the flag of revolt revolt revolt re re- re- re volt against the of Rashid All Mi Al Gailan But to offset any undue optimism optimism optimism there were reports the Iraqi had cut the oil pipe line and anda a belief rong military experts that hat unless the Ra Rashid All regime could be crushed quickly Germany would be compelled to go to its aid ald A Cairo of the royal air force told of a second heavy British raid on Baghdad's Rashid airdrome Sunday Severe damage was done to airdrome buildings and workshops and at least east 22 Iraqi aircraft were putout putout put putout out of action the said Two Iraqi planes which tried to Interfere were shot down it was asserted British Occupy Airport The war office here announced British forces had occupied the airport airport airport air air- port dock area and power station at it Barsa Friday after Iraqi authorities authorities authorities ties had ignored an ultimatum to withdraw According to the Cairo British planes bombed an armored train and forced it to turn turnback turnback back sack and in raids on Iraqi gun positions positions mechanized units and troop concentrations outside yah airdrome west of Baghdad did die severe damage Raids on the were continued throughout Sunday the said after the iraq Iraqi ra had shelled the airport and caus caU causal some casualties among ants M The foreign office announced t ousted Regent Abdullah Illah IlIah h hi proclaimed from his In n Palestine that he was going ba bato bac to Iraq to restore constitution a government In his proclamation he hc ic urged Iraqi soldiers to remain their posts peaceably to await hir hi hint He said a group of ot rants and other ill disposed perso bought by foreign gold ih hi hj thrust me from my sacred as is guardian of my nephew yo o beloved young king pg I 1 am returning to restore t tarnished honor of our native 1 and lead It back again to peace prosperity he said I call onT oiT true sons of Iraq to drive out t ti band of traitors A United Press Jerusalem d patch reported that martial I Ia had b bee been e e n declared in northen northe north s Iraq mi miA A Dally Daily Sketch dispatch fro Baghdad reported that Brit residents had gathered In grounds of the British and that the embassy was isolated iso 10 but had not been attacked British planes arc are cruising ive VOI Baghdad as a warning the oils patch said j There were reports that Gep Ger Germany many might either attack j or put immediate pressure o aided by its possession of u islands dominating the Darda nelles that Germany now h dj colony of residents in Irai led by a nazi 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