Ku dhammee oraahdan soo socota: Kadib markii dib loo dayactiray, "Falmouth" waxay dib ugu laabatay howlaheedii Khaliijka. 3-tii iyo 4-tii Abriil 1941, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Ra'iisul Wasaarihii hore ee Ciraaq, ayaa bilaabay afgambi, isagoo la wareegay awoodda Ciraaq wuxuuna ku hanjabay danaha Ingiriiska ee Ciraaq, oo ay ku jirto saldhigga weyn ee RAF ee Habbaniya. Jawaab ahaan, kolonyo ka socotay Karachi oo u socotay Malaya oo ay la socdeen guuto ka tirsan ciidamada Hindiya ayaa loo weeciyay Basra ee Ciraaq, iyadoo la amray in la qabsado aagga Basra, iyadoo la hubinayo saldhigga hawlgallada haddii loo baahdo. Markabka "Falmouth" wuxuu qeyb ka ahaa ilaalada kolonyada, oo soo gaaray Basra 18kii Abriil, isagoo ka caawiyay hogaaminta maraakiibta kolonyada ee ku teedsan Shatt al-Arab. Ciidamadii Ciraaq ma aysan ka hor imaan. Markabka "Falmouth" ayaa la socday kolonyo badan oo Basra ah iyadoo Ingiriisku ay dhisayeen ciidamadooda si ay ugu diyaar garoobaan Dagaalkii Ingiriiska iyo Ciraaq. Bishii Ogosto 25, 1941 Ingiriiska iyo Midowgii Soofiyeeti ayaa weeraray Iiraan, iyadoo "Falmouth" ay mas'uul ka ahayd soo degista Khorramshahr, oo ay saarnaayeen laba shirkadood oo ka tirsan 3/10th Baluch Regiment. Waxay ku dhacday xeebta markii ay ka baxaysay Basra, doonnida Australia waxay sii waday iyada oo aan "Falmouth" si loo hubiyo in ciidamada badda ee Iran ee Khorramshahr aysan faragelin, iyagoo daad gureeyay doonnida Iran iyo qabashada laba doomood oo qoryo leh oo Iran ah. "Yarra" ayaa markaas sugeysay in "Falmouth" ay timaado ka hor inta aysan labada markab soo dejin ciidamadooda. Bishii Oktoobar 1941, "Falmouth" waxaa loo diray Suez, dibna loogu celiyay Ceylon kadib
Duulaankii Japan ee Malaya bishii Diseembar 1941.