Iraq Military Coup

On this day in 1958, a military coup overthrew the monarchy. Here is a British Movietone newsreel item showing highlight moments of King Faisal and Crown Prince Abdul Illah. GV Iraq from air. GV building from air in desert. GV building - oil pipes in foreground. CU oil pipe join being made. CU same. MS deputation arrive. Closer same. CU plaque and flags. CU King Feisal and Crown Prince turn on oil. Same. MS oil pipes being laid. CU men screw up join. CU Arab onlookers. Same. MS mend round join. MS oil well (apparatus). GV pipe crosses river. MS pipe in desert. MS King Feisal walks in crowd. MS man with cine-camera. CU King Feisal cuts tape. MS bridge wipe to GV aerial of river with pipeline, slip pan to MS King Feisal gets off train. MS King Feisal greets the Queen and Prince Philip. CU King Feisal and the Queen. MS crowd. MS pan coach goes by with Feisal and Queen; CU King Feisal reads speech. Slip pan. MS King Feisal leaves plane. MS King Feisal and King Hussein, sitting talking. Closer same. CU King Hussein. MS two Kings sitting and talking. CU Feisal. MS the two Kings sitting and talking. STORYLINE: The latest Middle East crisis has flared up in Iraq, a country that produces over thirty million tons of oil a year. In this picture, King Feisal is at Kirkuk, with his uncle, Crown Prince Abdul Illah. Early reports of their fate, given out over Baghdad radio, in rebels hands, were contradictory. In 1956, the young King was welcomed to London by Her Majesty the Queen. He was visiting a country he knew well: for he was educated in Britain. And he confirmed the friendship existing between Iraq and Great Britain. Nuri Es Said, Iraq’s political leader for many years, was first reported to have been killed: then to have escaped. It was only recently, that King Feisal and his cousin King Hussein of Jordan, formed a Federation. When the crisis came, King Hussein took over. Meanwhile, the security council has met. American Marines have landed in Lebanon. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this footage for commercial use through AP Archive - the story number is bm74440. #iraq #coup #militarycoup Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: Tumblr: ​​ Instagram: