ROLE OF COLONEL ABD-AL-KARIM MUSTAFA NASRAT IN THE 8TH FEBRUARY COUP

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05711234
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2019
• Case Number: F-2018-01337
• Publication Date: February 20, 1963

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INFORMATION REPORT
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SUBJECT ROLE OF COLONEL A3D-Z-Ki.:1714
MUSTAFA NASRAT IN TEE 8 711...RIIARY
COUP a14.1 A.
DATE OF
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DATE DISTR. 20 FE3RUARY 1963
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TMS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINOX tRE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT It TENTATIVE.
DURING THE EARLY
ESTAAELAI3D=.5iL-KAP.IMMTAFANASiZAT
OURS OF THE 8 FEBR"ARY COUP D'ETAL4AS INACCURATELY AND PURPOSELY
NAMED BY THE REBF. RADIO AS THE COMMANDER OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
COMMAND AND AF 1HE IMPLIED LEADER OF THE COUP ATTEMPT, IN ORDER
TO PROTECT -1E TRUE-LEADERS IN THE EVENT THE COUP ATTEMPT ENDED
IN FA I LUF COLONEL NASRAT COMMANDED THREE
TANKS 34WD ONLY WITH CANNON AMMUNITION AND WAS AMONG THE FIRST
TO 14TER RASHID CAMP DURING THE MORNING OF 8 FEBRUARY.) LiATHI
diLEADERS REASONED THAT NASRAT WOULD HAVE MOST PROBABLY BEEN KILLED
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OR CAPTURED IN ANY EVENT HAD THE COUP ATTEMPT FAILED:
2. tEk-S SOON AS IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE COUP WOULD SUCCEED,
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COLONELJJASRAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE REBEL RADIO AS THEOMMANDER,',H
OF THE NATIONAL GUARD RATHER THAN OF THE REVOLUTIOWWY COMMAND.
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HE IS BELIEVED TO BE A MEMBER ',F THE REVOLUTION-
ARY COMMAND, WHICH PROBABLY HAS NO SINGLE LEADER.)
3. ANOTHER SOURCE
REPORTED THAT COLONEL NASRAT WAS BORN AND
RAISED IN MOSUL AND COMMANDED A PVACHUTE UNIT JUST PRIOR TO THE
8 FEBRUARY COUP. ACCORDING TO 'AK 17 FEBRUARY IRAQ TIMES, NASRAT
HAS BEEN APPOINTED_COMMANDER JF THE FOURTH
ARMORED DIVISION, A KEY CrWMAND FOR THE CONTROL AND DEFENSE OF
BAGHDAD. :TANKS OF THIr DIVISION SPEARHEADED THE COUP AND ARE
STILL HEAVILY DEPLOY_D IN STREETS OF BAGHDAD AND SUBURBS. )
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