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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-117-013
This folder contains telegrams and memoranda primarily regarding the overthrow of Iraqi Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim by the Ba’th Party (also known as the Ramadan Revolution). Topics include Iraq’s relations with the Soviet Union, United States, and the Arab world; the U.S. position on Iraq’s new regime; and Kurdish independence.