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TIME, IT WAS THE BPRL INTENTION TO RESTRICT ARIF TO THE PERFORMANCE 
OF A CEREMONIAL ROLE, WHILE USING HIS NAME AND CHARISMA TO ATTRACT 
SUPPORT FROM NATIONALIST AND PRO-NASIR ELEMENTS. THE FACT THAT ARIF 
HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE REVOLUTIONARY 
COMMAND, FORMED ON 8 FEBRUARY I963, MAY BE REGARDED As AN INDICATION 
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DEPLETED THE NATIONALIST SIDE OF THE CAREFUL BALANCE, HE WAS WONT 
TO KEEP IN THE OFFICER CORPS, IN THE WAKE OF THE ABORTIVE BPI/UAR 
SPONSORED SHAWAF MUTINY IN MOSUL IN I959 QASIM MADE HIS SECOND 
MISTAKE BY RESTORING AMMASH AND BAKR TO ACTIVE DUTY, THE FORMER 
AS OPERATIONS OFFICER OF THE IRAQI AIR FORCE AND THE LATTER AS 
OFFICER COMMANDING THE NINETEENTH BRIGADE. ALTHOUGH BAKR WAS 
RETIRED SUBSEQUENTLY, HIS SKILL IN ORGANIZING CLANDESTINEUYAND THE 
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MINISTER. IF, AS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN SYRIA, THE YOUTHFUL 
LEADERS OF THE BATH BEGIN TO DISPLAY INERTIA AND PREDILECTION TO 
SEEK PERSONAL POWER ONCE THEY HAVE EMERGED FROM THE UNDERGROUND 
IN WHICH THE PARTY HAS OPERATED FOR SO LONG BAKR MAY HAVE THE 
STRENGTH TO HOLD THE NEW GOVERNMENT TOGE…