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1958(Dec 12) Airmail envelope to BBC London from 181 Sac. Huggins L, RAF Habbaniya, BFPO 61 bearing 40f & 1f overprints tied smudged Habbaniya cds & with triangular Iraqi vernacular Censor in violet ……On 14 July 1958 a Iraqi Military Coup d’Etat occurred that toppled King Faisal II & censorship was imposed, while at this time the RAF Contingent numbered about 400 & towards the end of March 1959 when Iraq’s withdrawal from the Baghdad pact was announced RAF families inc. 60 women & children were evacuated from the Habbaniya Staging Post see :- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_July_Revolution