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LBA Chaya ELBA RADO ELBA ELBA
IJA 2847
Correspondence between President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and the Iraqi Government about Members who Abrogated Citizenship
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This item contains correspondence between the Iraqi government and the President of the Baghdadi Jewish community concerning information about members of the Iraqi Jewish community who possibly abrogated their Iraqi citizenship and traveled abroad. Some of the documents are requests from the government for certain individuals to appear before the Office of Citizenship to provide information concerning their identity, location of residence, and nationality.
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Telephone Number (President 83531 (Secretary 80452 Number T/: 760/1340 Date: 15 / 8 / 1976 720 Subject / Respected Directorate General of Nationality Identities After greetings Reference to your letter numbered Sh/ 6110/1237 and dated 1 / 8 / 1976 Upon checking the death records, we did not find a record of the death of the mentioned persons from the date indicated in your letter until this day. Please accept our highest respect. On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
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720 Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Incoming Stamp Directorate /: Al-Suwaikat Number /: Q / 1237 Date /: 8/8/1976 To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject / Death Certificate Please provide us with the death certificates of the Jews whose names are listed below and check the death records from the year indicated next to each name to see if they are deceased, as quickly as possible.. Names 1- Shaoul Hayyim Pinhas and his wife from the year 960 until now. Nouriya Eliyahu Pinhas. 2- Saleh Eliyahu Zalkha from the year 1956 = = 3- Salha Menashi Moshi Shasha = = = = = and her daughter Farha Menashi Yusuf Zalouf Nationality Colonel Thamir Shaker Al-Allam On behalf of / Director General of Nationality Upon reviewing the death records We did not find a death certificate for the persons mentioned above on the date ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 630 / 76
Date: 15 / 8 / 1976
729
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Identities
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 6822/31 and dated 2/8/1976, it is not possible
to search for the religion of Shamoun Ishaq Shmuel.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
A copy to:-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - for your information please.
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729 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Directorate of: Information Number /: File / 301 Date /: 8 / 8 / 1976 Incoming Stamp To - Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject / Statement of Information Please provide us with all available information regarding the individual named - Shamoun Ishaq Shmuel - and state whether he is a member of your community or not.. Nationality Colonel Thamer Shaker Al-Hallam For the Director General of Nationality A copy to: - General Secretariat for Frozen Assets: Your letter / Revocation / 18269 on 1976/7/19 to await the result please.. Presidency of the Mosaic Community Incoming Number 1420 Date 8 / 8 / 1976 ⟦Sent?⟧ We have no knowledge of him
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad President 83531 Secretary 80452 Number T/: 124 / 76 Date: 3 / 8 / 1976 728 Subject / Respected Directorate General of Nationality Al-Bahbahat After greetings Reference to your letter numbered Qadima / 281 / 6670 and dated 2 / 8 / 1976 It is not possible to determine the religion of both Saleh Baba Roza Nahum and Nazira Ishaq. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community A copy to: General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for your information please.
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728 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Directorate of /: Identities Number / Old / (28) /: 6670 Date /: 8 / 8 / 1976 Incoming Stamp To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject / Statement of Information Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the individuals mentioned below and state whether they are members of your community or not. 1. Saleh Baba Roza Nahum. 2. Nazari Isaac. ⟦signature⟧ Nationality Colonel Thamer Shaker Al-Salam For / Director General of Nationality A copy to :- General Secretariat for Frozen Assets: Your letter (Rights) 19477 on 31 / 7 / 1976 to await the result please. The gentleman does not appear
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Number ⟦...⟧ President 83531 <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Number T/: 122 / 76 Date: 21 / 7 / 1976 727 Subject / Respectable Directorate of General Nationality Identities Presidency of the Mosaic Community ⟦...⟧ Greetings, With reference to your letter numbered 1237/1317 and dated 4/2/1976. As far as we know, Naeem Ibrahim Eliyahu Dannous traveled outside Iraq with an Iraqi passport. Please accept our highest respect. On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
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747 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior Directorate of General Nationality Directorate /: Identities Number /: 1317 Date /: 2/7/1976 Incoming Stamp Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number ⟦1271⟧ Date ⟦2/15/1976⟧ Al-Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate Subject / Notifying a Jew Please notify the Jew (Naeem Ibrahim Eliahou (Toss)) to attend our department (Identities), noting that he resides in / Baghdad / Al-Bataween / House Number 31 / D 6, as quickly as possible and inform us. ⟦signature⟧ Nationality Colonel Thamer Shaker Al-Allam For the Director General of Nationality A copy to: - Presidency of the Mosaic Community: for the same purpose above, please. Ibrahim Nader Daoud Hayim
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 121 / 706
Date: 25 / 7 / 1976
726
Subject /
Respectable Directorate General of Nationality
Basra
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 6263/21 and dated 24/7/1976, it is not possible
to decide on the religion of the person named (Dora Shaoul).
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible stamp⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Jewish Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
A copy to: -
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for your information please.
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726 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Directorate /: Identities Number / File /: 32 / ⟦illegible⟧ Date /: 20 / 7 / 1976 Incoming Stamp To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject / Statement of Information Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the named (Dora Shaoul) and state whether she is a member of your community or not.. Nationality Colonel Thamer Shaker Al-⟦...⟧ For General Director of Nationality ⟦...⟧ A copy to :- General Secretariat for Frozen Assets: Your letter / Rights / 17638 on 8 / 7 / 1976 to await the result please.. Presidency of the Mosaic Community 1411 25 / 7 / 976 For follow-up Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Number T/: 120 / 76 Date: 15 / ⟦8⟧ / 1976 Number ⟦...⟧ Number 83531 ⟦...⟧ 20427 725 Subject / Respected Directorate of General Nationality Identities After greetings Reference to your letter numbered 6362/31 and dated 24 / 7 / 1976, the named Shamo Hawka is not a member of our community and we have no information about her. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community A copy to:- General Secretariat for Frozen Status - Rights - for your information please.
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725 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Directorate /: Identities Number / File /: 6222 / 631 Date /: 20 / 7 / 1976 To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject/ Statement of Information Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the named (Shabu Hamouka) and state whether she is among the members of your community or not.. ⟦Dara⟧ Nationality Colonel Thamer Shaker Al-⟦lam⟧ p.p. General Director of Nationality A copy of it to :- General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter / Rights / 17644 on 10 / 7 / 1976 to await the result please.. Presidency of the Mosaic Community Outgoing Number 1410 Date 25 / 7 / 1976 President ⟦illegible⟧ Incoming Stamp
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 419 / 76
Date: 19 / 7 / 1976
Subject /:
724
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Identities
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 6231/31 dated 18/7/1976, it is not possible
to determine the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter and we have no information about them.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
A copy to:-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for your information please.
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Directorate of: Identities Number: Notification / ⟦illegible⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / 6 / 1976 Incoming Stamp To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject: Statement of Information Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the persons whose names are listed below and state whether they are members of your community or not. (( Names )) 1- Abid Shantoub 2- Hasna = 3- Saliha = Brigadier of Nationality Aziz Al-Souf On behalf of the Director General of Nationality A copy to: General Secretariat for Frozen Assets: Your letter / Rights / 4849 / ⟦illegible⟧ on 27 / 5 / 1976 to await the result, please.. The name does not exist And we have no information Presidency of the Mosaic Community Private Number 1408 Date 19 / 7 / 1976 724
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80441
Number T /: 118 / 76
Date: 16 / 7 / 1976
722
Subject /
Respected Directorate General of Nationality
Identities
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 31/3771 and dated 26 / 4 / 1976, it is not possible
to decide on the religion of Maurice Menashi Gutstoga.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Jewish Community
A copy to: -
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for your information please.
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior Directorate General of Nationality Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 1240 Date 26 / ⟦April⟧ / 1976 Directorate /: Identities Number / File /: 31 / 277 Date /: 4 / 4 / 1976 To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject / Statement of Information 722 Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the person named (Maurice Munshi Gutstov) and state whether he is a member of your community or not. ⟦signature⟧ Nationality Colonel Thamer Shaker Al-Allam On behalf of the Director General of Nationality A copy to :- General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Rights 10161 on 11 / 4 / 1976 to await the result please.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number T/: 817 / 76
Date: 19 / 7 / 1976
Telephone Number { President 83531
{ Secretary 80452
Vcc
Subject /
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Identities
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 31/3770 and dated 26 / 4 / 1976, it is not possible
to decide on the religion of Shamma Shaalan Nissan and Leah Ezekiel Shaya.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Jewish Community
A copy to :-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for your information please.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
⟦Issued⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 1229 Date 26 / 4 / 1976 Incoming Stamp Directorate /: Identities Number / File / 31 /: 277 Date /: 10 / 4 / 1976 To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject / Statement of Information Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the persons whose names are listed below and state whether they are members of your community or not. Names Shamma Shilan Nissan Leah Haskel Shaya Colonel of Nationality Thamer Shaker Al-Allam p.p. General Director of Nationality A copy to :- General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Rights - 10102 on 10 / 4 / 1976 to await the result please. 722 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary ⟦83532⟧
721
Number T/: 116 / 76
Date: 13 / 7 / 1976
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Identities
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 31/6111 and dated 11/7/1976, the mentioned
persons are members of our community and we have no information about them.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Incoming
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
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721 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality Republic of Iraq Directorate /: Identities Number / File /: 301 / 6111 Date /: 7/7/1967 To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject / Statement of Information Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the persons whose names are listed below and state whether they are members of your community or not 01 Ephraim Yaqub Harun 02 Yaqub = = 03 Daoud = = Brigadier of Nationality Aziz Al-Suf p.p. Director General of Nationality 1455 12/7/1967 ⟦They are not⟧ members of our community We have no information Incoming Stamp
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72 Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Telephone Number President 83531 Secretary 80452 Number T/: 114 / 76 Date: 5 / 7 / 1976 Subject / Respectable Directorate General of Nationality Identities After greetings With reference to your letter numbered 5868/31 and dated 4 / 7 / 1976, it is not possible to determine the religion of the person named Elias Yaqoub Habib. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Ministry of Interior General Directorate of Nationality ⟦Republic of Iraq⟧ Incoming Stamp ⟦illegible⟧ 72 Directorate /: Identities Number /: News / 301 / 586 Date /: 4 / 7 / 1976 Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject / Information ⟦line⟧ Presidency of the Mosaic Community Outgoing Number 1401 Date 5 / 7 / 1976 Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the individual (Elias Yaqub Habib) and state the date of his death if he is deceased as quickly as possible. Brigadier General of Nationality Aziz Al-Sufi Acting Director General of Nationality A copy to: - General Pension Directorate / Baghdad: Your letter numbered 11733 / 5 / ⟦80⟧ Basra / 66294 dated 12 / 6 / 976 awaiting the result please
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719 Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Telephone Number President 83531 Secretary ⟦83532⟧ Number T/: 113 / 76 Date: 5 / 7 / 1976 Subject / Respected Directorate of General Nationality Identities After greetings With reference to your letter numbered 5866/31 and dated 4/7/1976, the person named Sadqa Haham Moshi Sadqa is a member of our community and we have no information about her. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community A copy to :- General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for your information please.