Staying in Meherazad with Baba were Kaka, Baidul, Bhau and Aloba. Kumar and Pukar were also there temporarily, as was the mast Nilkanthwala. Kaikobad was sent to Meherabad for a week to ten days at the end of July. The six women mandali at Meherazad consisted of Mehera, Mani, Goher, Meheru, Naja and Rano. Except for these few men and women, no one else was called to Meherazad until November of that year.
From 14 July, Baba's complete and total seclusion began. That same day the king of Iraq (Faisal II) was executed, as the Iraqi monarchy was overthrown by an army coup. The following day, United States marines landed in Lebanon, and British troops soon followed into Jordan. Nilkanthwala was heard to comment, "The West enters Mecca and Medina."