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Department Copy
829
3/ /1949
Directorate of Public Health
Baghdad
Greetings,
Further to our letter No. 930 dated 3/21/1949
The Israeli Hospitals Committee intends to appoint Dr. Yusuf
Ishaq Hayya, a graduate of the Royal Iraqi Medical College for the year 1946/47, at
Mir Elias Hospital to fill the vacancy in the Internal Medicine Department
at the aforementioned hospital.
We kindly request your approval for this appointment.
Sincerely,
Issued
3/24
Head of the Community
Mr. President,
Please approve based on the request of
the Committee Chairman, Mr. Sassoon Abed
⟦signature⟧
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The Iraqi Government
Department: Directorate of Public Health
Office: Al-Diwan
Number: 6291
Date: 2 / 4 / 1949
Subject:
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Reference to your letter No. 939 dated 27 / 3 / 1949.
Dr. Yusuf Ishaq Hayya is not licensed to work in Baghdad
Therefore, please nominate another licensed doctor to work in
Baghdad.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Public Health
⟦illegible⟧
Nazim
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3/ ⟦illegible⟧ /1949
Directorate of Public Health
Medical Staff Cadre for Health Institutions Belonging to the Community
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 4668 dated 10/3/1949:
We list below the number of doctors in the permanent cadre of the health institutions belonging to the community for your kind review.
Institution and Department | Number of Doctors in Permanent Cadre | Number of Doctors Currently Present
Meir Elias Hospital | |
Internal Medicine Department | 3 (Head and two assistants) | 3
Two Surgical Disease Units | 4 (Two heads and assistants) | 4
Gynecology and Obstetrics Department | 3 (Head and assistant) | 1
Pediatrics Department | 2 (Head and assistant) | 1
Radiology Department | 1 | 1 Dr. Shawkat Mahmoud performs radiology work in the afternoon
Laboratory Department | 1 | Dr. Mills and Dr. Raouf Sabih perform laboratory work in the afternoon
Resident Doctor | 1 | 1
Rima Khedouri Eye Hospital | |
Patient examination, treatment, and operations | 3 (Head and two assistants) | ⟦illegible⟧
Dar Al-Shifa Dispensary | |
Patient examination and treatment | 2 (Head and assistant) | ⟦illegible⟧
Laboratory | 1 | ⟦illegible⟧
1- We have previously submitted a request via our letter No. (920) dated 1/3/1949 regarding approval for the appointment of Dr. Ezra Nissan.
2- Note - One of the heads of the surgical department at Meir Elias Hospital also examines patients for a few specific hours per week at the Dar Al-Shifa Dispensary.
3- We have previously submitted a request via our letter No. (15) dated 6/1/49 to reappoint Dr. Yusuf Qattan to fill the vacant cadre.
Please accept our respects,
Head of the Community
This letter was issued based on the request of the Meir Elias Hospital Directorate
Issued 21/3
Hospitals
6115
21/3
Office Copy
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86/5321
Mar Elias Hospital
Statement of amounts spent in the aforementioned hospital until March 17, 934
Kitchen Department
Total amounts spent in the kitchen until 16 / 5321 according to the lists attached herewith 8233
This is for purchases for the aforementioned kitchen until the date mentioned above as shown below in the attached lists
Until April 15, 934 until the 17th of it until March 18, 934 until the 17th of it Kitchen Department under number
7 | From Mar Elias shop according to the lists | 7 | According to the attached lists
3 | From Mar Elias shop according to the lists | 3 | According to the attached lists
1 | From Mar Elias shop according to the lists | 1 | As in the attached list until the 17th of it
1 | From Mar Elias shop according to the lists | 1 | In the attached list until the 17th of it
1 | Value of 17 kg of meat according to a receipt from the butcher | 1 | Value of 17 kg of meat
1 | Value of ⟦illegible⟧ according to a receipt from the butcher | 1 | Value of ⟦illegible⟧
| Total expenses in the kitchen | |
Lighting and Fuel Department
From Mar Elias shop according to the lists
7 | From Mar Elias shop according to the lists | 1 | According to the attached lists
| | 1 |
Total amounts spent until March 17, 934 (562)
According to the lists attached herewith according to the receipts of the aforementioned butcher
Total amounts spent in the kitchen according to the lists mentioned above 900
Total amounts spent on lighting and fuel according to the lists mentioned 50
The grand total spent until March 17, 934 according to the lists mentioned above
(562) according to the lists attached herewith until March 17, 934
According to the lists mentioned above until 17 / 3 / 934 according to the lists mentioned
Mar Elias Hospital until the mentioned date
The matter is yours, respected Mr. President
Mar Elias Hospital
Please order the payment of the mentioned amount
To the accountant for the purpose of settling it
Financial Accounting Department
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His Excellency the Minister of Finance, the Respected
Subject - Consumption Fees
After greetings and respect
We wish to present to Your Excellency that Meir Elias Hospital, whose management belongs to
the Presidency of the Jewish Community, has been requested by the General Revenue Directorate to pay consumption fees
for the subsistence materials consumed therein starting from 15 / 10 / 948, given that they are not supported
by consumption forms confirming their taxation. Since it has been the custom to purchase what
the aforementioned hospital needs in terms of food supplies since its establishment in 1924 directly from the markets
similar to families and heads of households, the hospital administration did not support all purchases
with consumption forms that confirm the taxation of the materials it purchases.
The demand for this fee means considering all purchases of Meir Elias Hospital
of products subject to consumption fees as untaxed (i.e., smuggled), while all
our purchases were made from known shops where there can be no doubt about the validity of their transactions
and the taxation of the items sold therein according to the laws in force. It is not possible for consumption inspectors
and specialists to verify the truth of our claim; furthermore, it is inconceivable that a humanitarian
institution like Meir Elias Hospital - which bears the burden of treating no less than 150 internal patients
for free at all times - would think of breaking the law and allowing itself to accept materials without ensuring
that they are taxed and meet all legal conditions.
The hospital administration has, as of 10 / 12 / 948, after the ⟦alerting⟧
of the officials regarding the necessity of supporting all its purchases with forms according to the condition stated in the circular
of the Ministry of Finance No. 12799 dated July 15, 1944, despite the difficulties of the methods of expenditure
and the process of collecting them to implement the instructions of this circular.
Therefore, we submit to Your Excellency this petition, requesting a careful look with an eye of
kindness and mercy regarding the approval to exempt this humanitarian institution from paying
consumption fees for the expenses consumed in the period between 15 / 10 / 1948
and 10 / 12 / 1948, considering that they were purchased from grocers and retail vendors who had previously
paid the consumption fee for them, as it is not hidden from Your Excellency that the failure to support these purchases
with the required forms was done in good faith and nothing else.
Please, Your Excellency, accept our utmost thanks and respect
Head of the Community
Copy to -
His Excellency the Director General of Revenues
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1019
6/28/1949
Consumption Fees
His Excellency the Respected Minister of Finance
After greetings and respect
We wish to present to Your Excellency that Mir Elias Hospital, whose management belongs to the Presidency of the Community, has been requested
by the General Revenue Directorate to pay consumption fees on the subsistence materials consumed therein starting from
1/15/1948, given that they are not supported by consumption forms confirming their taxation. Whereas the practice
has been to purchase what the aforementioned hospital needs in terms of food supplies since its founding in 1932 from
the markets directly, similar to hotels and homeowners, the hospital administration did not support all purchases with consumption
forms that confirm the taxation of the materials it purchases.
The demand for this fee means considering all purchases of Mir Elias Hospital of products subject
to the consumption fee as untaxed (i.e., smuggled), while all its purchases were made from known shops
where there can be no doubt about the validity of their transactions and the taxation of the sales materials therein according to the laws in force, and it is not
impossible for the specialized consumption inspectors to verify the validity of our claim, in addition to the fact that a
humanitarian institution like Mir Elias Hospital - which bears the burden of treating no less than 1500 inpatients
for free at all times - cannot think of breaking the law and allowing itself to buy materials without ensuring they are taxed and meeting
all legal conditions.
The hospital administration has, as of 12/1/1948, after the officials therein understood the necessity of supporting
all its purchases with forms due to the requirement for that in the Ministry of Finance circular No. 12769 dated
July 15, 1946, despite facing many practical difficulties in implementing the instructions of this circular.
Therefore, we submit to Your Excellency this petition, pleading for your kind and merciful consideration of our request regarding
approval to exempt this humanitarian institution, whose budget suffers from a large financial deficit, from paying consumption fees
for the products consumed therein for the period between 1/15/1948 and 12/1/1948, considering that they
were purchased from grocers and retail sellers who had previously paid the consumption fee on them, as it is not hidden from
Your Excellency that the failure to support these purchases with the required forms was done in good faith and nothing else.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of our highest gratitude and respect.
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
Urgent
⟦...⟧
7/8
Copy to His Excellency the General Director of Revenue
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Department Copy
Consumption Fees
1060
1949/8/17
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Finance
After greetings,
We wish to refer to our petition numbered 1019 and dated
28 / 6 / 1949 regarding the consumption fee on subsistence materials consumed
in Mir Elias Hospital, hoping that you will include us in your kindness and exempt this
charitable institution from the required consumption fees.
Please accept our highest thanks and respect.
Head of the Community
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A copy of this letter
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7 / 10 / 1949
Consumption fees for Mir Elias Hospital
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Finance
After greetings,
We wish to refer to our petition numbered 1012 and dated
28 / 6 / 1949 and our memorandum numbered 1060 and dated 17 / 8 / 1949
regarding our exemption from the consumption fees requested by the Presidency of Consumption Control
of Baghdad Province. We wish to assure Your Excellency that the management of Mir
Elias Hospital follows the special instructions regarding the submission of consumption forms according
to the ⟦line⟧ procedures.
Please accept our highest gratitude and respect;
On behalf of
The Head of the Community
His Eminence the President
This letter was written based on
the request of the Hospitals Committee
⟦signature⟧
6 / 10
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JEWISH HOSPITALS COMMITTEE
BAGHDAD
Established. 1884
Telephones 3006
7480
Meir Elias Hospital
Rimah Khedouri Eyes Hospital
Refouah Pharmacy
Jewish Hospitals Committee
Baghdad
Established in 1884
Telephone Number Baghdad 3006
7480
Meir Elias Hospital
Rimah Khedouri Eye Hospital
Dar Al-Shifa Pharmacy
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 740
Date 29 / 7 / 949
No. Number: L / 698
Date: 27 / 7 / 1949
Presidency of the Community
Presidency of the Lay Council
Presidency of the Schools Committee
Greetings,
We convey to you below a copy of Resolution No. (1) taken on 24 / 7 / 1949 regarding the allowances
decided to be granted to the community employees at Meir Elias Hospital for your kind information. Sincerely.
Honorary Secretary
⟦illegible⟧
Copy to -
Director of Meir Elias Hospital
Copy of the Resolution
1- The committee reconsidered its first resolution No. (1) taken on 13 / 2 / 1945 and the second
No. (7) taken at meeting No. (48) on 19 / 1 / 1948 regarding the fee exemptions
decided to be granted to community employees at Meir Elias Hospital for accommodation, surgeries, analyses, and X-rays. After
deliberation on the subject, it was decided to cancel the two aforementioned resolutions and grant allowances as listed below to all
community employees (as well as persons they are legally obligated to support personally), provided that the costs of necessary medicines
are collected from them in full:-
In the Excellent Class 25% (twenty-five)
In the First Class 50% (fifty)
In the Second Class 75% (seventy-five)
(What follows)
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
7111
31 / 3 / 1938
The Honorable Hospital Director
Greetings and respect
Based on the decision of the esteemed Lay Council in its session held
on 31 / 3 / 1938, it was decided to appoint Mr. ⟦Saleh⟧ Shaoul Shukur as a
clerk in the aforementioned hospital with a monthly salary of five dinars starting from
tomorrow 1 / 4 / 1938, provided that he be under probation for a period of six months.
Please take the necessary measures to implement the aforementioned decision and inform us of the date he starts work
With appreciation.
The matter is for your Excellency with the highest respect
Secretary
Presidency of the Jewish Community
A copy to:
The Accountant to be informed
The aforementioned employee to start work
31 / 3
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JEWISH HOSPITALS COMMITTEE
BAGHDAD
Established. 1884
Telephones 3006 7480
Meir Elias Hospital
Rimah Khedouri Eyes Hospital
Refouah Pharmacy
Jewish Hospitals Committee
Baghdad
Established in 1884
Telephone Number 3006 7480 Baghdad
Meir Elias Hospital
Rimah Khedouri Eyes Hospital
Dar Al-Shifa Pharmacy
No.:
Date: /7/1949
( ⟦...⟧ )
As for the employees of the Jewish health institutions, they are personally entitled (excluding servants) to accommodation
free of charge as follows:-
In the first class for those who receive 15/- Dinars or more
In the second class for those who receive less than 15/- Dinars down to 5/- Dinars
As for the persons they are personally responsible for supporting, they are granted the same rates decided to be granted above to other
employees of the community.
Note:-
This decision shall be implemented as of the first of August 1949.
⟦line⟧
⟦Incoming⟧
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Naturally, and in implementation by His Eminence, the Head of the Israelite Community ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ owners ⟦...⟧ Munir Elias and those located in the Torah neighborhood for a period of two years
Work for a period of six months or more, however, unfortunately, we were faced with some
trees ⟦...⟧ delayed for valid reasons, which are :-
First: The breaking of some wood in the ceilings of several rooms, making living in them ⟦...⟧
The evacuation of the residents on one hand and keeping it vacant throughout this period despite ⟦...⟧
The collapse of a wall onto the private mud, and the entire facade has become in danger ⟦...⟧
Stones falling from under the (balustrades) surface barriers, and these have become ⟦...⟧
sections of them, and it is not hidden from you the danger in this of young ones falling ⟦...⟧
Some columns descending from their bases due to the effect of displacement, as well as ⟦...⟧
hollowed" by the (termite) insect, which led to the descent of some of the ⟦...⟧
necessary for these two fully adjacent buildings, whose number exceeds ⟦...⟧
For these reasons, they stopped paying for the required amount, and it is self-evident that we also ⟦...⟧
The status due from us last August -
Thus, we have approached the hospital administration repeatedly regarding these matters ⟦...⟧
The administration suggested to us to wait on the change until some obstacles disappear
This week, the administration sent builders and they repaired the wall that is on the ⟦...⟧
the successor only and they did not change the wood inside the rooms, which made ⟦...⟧
The six rooms out of a total of thirty-three rooms are vacant despite the return of ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ almost a year has passed since our lease and we have not benefited from these rooms ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ the number of rooms almost any benefit whatsoever, knowing that there exists ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ specified and we have not received a single penny from them yet, and therefore we must ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ the second year continued without benefiting from the aforementioned rooms ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ and we were not, for your workers, desiring our harm and loss, we came with this ⟦...⟧
This vital issue for us at least
Sir, we are tenants because we pay all the dues, so despite that ⟦...⟧
Insurance that we pay from our own pocket as we paid previously
⟦...⟧ Father that ⟦...⟧ time so that we can benefit from ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ the goal ⟦...⟧ the rooms
⟦...⟧ Hospital administration
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10/7/1949
Exemption of Medicines
Directorate General of Customs and Excise
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 12789 dated
9/16/1949.
We attach herewith the two customs declarations numbered 182/2
and 183/2 dated 2/18/1948, hoping to receive a response from
the Ministry of Finance regarding our exemption from customs duties. Thank you.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
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