Active diplomatic moves by Iraq aimed at conclusion of an “Asiatic pact” grouping Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan, are underway, it was learned here today by the Havas News Agency.
At the same time, qualified observers stated the recent visit of German Economics Minister Hjalmar Schacht to Baghdad, Iraq capital, would have important repercussions on the political and commercial relations between the Reich and the Near East.
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