During World War II, the British had reoccupied Iraq to reverse a pro-Axis coup that had taken place in 1941.
However, the agreement consisted of a joint British and Iraqi defence board to oversee Iraq's military planning.
After it had convinced Syria, Jordan and Egypt to join, Britain conceded Mandatory Palestine, that the United Nations had approved its partition of into Arab and Jewish states, to Iraq.
[3] As a staunch reaction to the treaty, Iraqis led the Al-Wathbah uprising against the continued British presence in Iraq.
[4] The treaty was repudiated after the Free Officers coup in 1958 removed Faisal II from power, and his pro-Western policies were reversed.