[3] Eleven Iraqi military planes dropped leaflets over Baghdad on October 29, 1936, requesting the King for the dismissal of Yasin al-Hashimi's administration and for the installment of the ousted anti-reform Prime Minister Hikmat Sulayman.

He threatened to attack the palace using military units loyal to him and his allies by his authority as acting of Chief of Staff and overthrow the government if his demands were not met in three hours.

In an interview conducted by Majid Khadduri, the writer claims that Sidqi had disclosed Khodduri that the king had called the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, over to Zahur Palace for advice.

Of those in attendance were Yasin al-Hashimi, Nuri as-Sa’id, General Ja’far al-Askari and Rashid Ali, minister of interior.

The king initially discounted any notion of a revolutionary movement; however, this proved incorrect as reports of bombing in Serai and the advancement of troops towards Baghdad reached the palace.

With the exception of Nuri al-Sa’id, all those present in the palace agreed to comply with the demands of Bakr Sidqi and allow Hikmat Sulayman to step into power.

Coincidentally, Sulayman arrived at the palace to deliver the letter, written by Sidqi and Latif Nuri, to the king explaining the implications of the coup.

The exact details of the negotiation are subject to speculation; some have suggested that King Ghazi was jealous of Nuri al-Said and on bad terms with Yasin al-Hashimi anyway, leading to the quick decision to surrender.

Cautious of any dissension, Sidqi sent two of his men, Akram Mustapha, a member of the air force, and Ismail Tohalla, who had participated in the Simele Massacre, to assassinate him.

The death of al-Askari was widely viewed as a personal threat to the old government and demonstrated Sidqi's quest to purge any who might contest his shaky control over the army.

Sulayman also began investigations of the sources of wealth from members of the previous government, which uncovered various incidents of corruption and abuse of office for personal gain.

Sidqi had stopped in Mosul on August 11 on the way to Turkey to spend the afternoon with Jawed when a soldier named Muhammad ‘Ali Talla’fari opened fire, instantly killing both men.