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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.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2847
Item Number
9781
Date
Approx. January 1, 1971 to December 31, 1980
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Abrogation of Citizenship, Annotation, Correspondence, Eagle Crest, Envelope, General Secretariat, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Letterhead, Ministry of the Interior, Office of General Citizenship, President of the Mosaic Community, Typed

AI en Translation, Pages 501-525

Page 501

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior:
General Directorate of Nationality:
Directorate /: Nationalities
Number /: File / 310
Date /: 1 / 1 / 1975
To :-: Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 810
Date 19 / 8 / 197
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us with all available information regarding the Jews whose names are listed
below, stating whether they are members of your community or not.
1- Farha, wife of Nova Abdul Aziz
2- Isaac "
3- Mir Wali "
4- Shah Hol "
5- Khazna " children of Nova Abdul Aziz
6- Simha "
7- Jahla "
8- Amama "
9- Hababa "
10- Masouda "
They do not own the house
⟦signature⟧
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Assaf
On behalf of / General Director of Nationality
Incoming Stamp
492

Page 502

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Nationality
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Outgoing Number 808
Date ⟦1975/1/15⟧
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: 8932 / 262
Date /: 1975/1/12
To :-: Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
492
Subject / Notifying a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Salim Eliyahu Hazqeel Moallem)
to attend our department. Note that he resides in Baghdad
New Baghdad Road - Al-Ghadir Racecourse
House No. 15/46 opposite Al-Ghadir Racecourse Police as quickly
as possible and inform us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Assaf
On behalf of the Director General of Nationality
Send
1/15
A copy to
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad - for the same purpose above
please.
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter No. 181
on 1975/1/4 to await the result please.
Mr. ⟦illegible⟧
1/15

Page 503

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number ⟦President⟧ 83531
⟦Secretary⟧ 80400
Number T / ....1476.... / ....74....
Date 23 / 12 / 1974
491
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Secretariat
Greetings,
Reference to your letter number 31/14638 dated 12/22/1974,
It is not possible to determine whether both (Hansha Mastouq) and (Sami Mastouq) are
members of our community.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community

Page 504

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Republic of Iraq
Presidency of ⟦illegible⟧
Special Number 801
Date 22 / 12 / 1974
Incoming Stamp
Directorate / Identities
Number / File / (310) / 14627
Date / 22 / 12 / 1974
To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us with the information available to you regarding the two Jews
(Hansha Matouk) and (Bakhas Matouk) with a statement of whether they are
members of your community or not.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
On behalf of / Director General of Nationality
Search not possible
491

Page 505

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number ⟦{⟧ 83531
80451
Number T/: 1475 / 74
Date: 23 / 12 / 1974
Subject / 490
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Investigations
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 14637/21 and dated 22/12/1974
It is not possible to determine whether (Shalmon Yohanna) is a member of our community.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community

Page 506

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Presidency of the ⟦illegible⟧ Community
Number: 800
Date: 22 / 12 / 1974
Incoming Stamp
Directorate /: Identities
Number / File /: 31 / 27 / 14627
Date /: 20 / 12 / 1974
To: - Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us with all available information you have
regarding the Jew (Shlimon Yokhana) while stating whether he is a member
of your community or not.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
On behalf of the Director General of Nationality
22
490
Does not own a residence

Page 507

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { ⟦President⟧ 83031
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1455 / 74
Date: 9 / 12 / 1974
489
Subject /
Respected Directorate General of Nationality
Identities
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 13877/31 dated 1 / 12 / 1974, the voucher of
Yaqub Ibrahim Nassim is one of the members of our community and we do not have information about her or her father except
Ibrahim Nassim and about the members of her family.
Please accept the highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community

Page 508

Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Nationality
Directorate / Identities
Number / File / 31 / 12155
Date / 12 / 10 / 1974
To :-
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 767
Date 2 / 10 / 974
Incoming Stamp
489
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide any information you have regarding the Jewish woman
(Fahima Yaqub Ibrahim Nassim), a resident of Diyala Governorate /
Khanaqin / Al-Jami' neighborhood. She was received in the year ⟦...⟧
according to the legal deed in Khanaqin. Therefore, please inform us about her and about
her father, who died in 1946, named (Yaqub Ibrahim Nassim), and his family
members as quickly as possible.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
For / Director General of Nationality
A copy to /-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets -- Follow-up to our letter No. / File / 31 /
12155 on 12 / 10 / 1974
To await the result, please.
We have no information about her
nor about her father and family members
Ahmed Jawad /

Page 509

Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate / Al-Mina
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number 764
Date 27 / 11 / 974
Directorate / ⟦illegible⟧
Number / 836 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date / 11 / 1974
To :-
488
Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject/ Notification of a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Heskel Shamil Shamil Thal) to report to
our office - noting that he resides in Baghdad - Bataween - Bustan Kubba, House No.
1/11/141 adjacent to Al-Adl Club as soon as possible and inform us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Salam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy to /-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad - for the same purpose above, please.
File
Ahmed Jawad /-

Page 510

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80003
Number T / 1450 / 74
Date 25 / 11 / 1974
487
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Investigations
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 1034 / 16585 and dated 27 / 10 / 1974
Lilo Yehuda Hazqeel Shiri retains Iraqi nationality and resides at
present in Al-Rawaf neighborhood, house number 5B / 1 / 10.
Please accept the highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community

Page 511

Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate / Identities
Number / 1034 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date / / 10 / 1974
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
⟦Emblem of the Republic of Iraq⟧
Incoming Stamp
725
27 / 10 / 974
487
To: - Presidency of the Mosaic Community Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please inform us if you have information about the Jewish woman
(Lilo Yehuda Haskel Sherry) born in Al-Suwaira 1893. Note
that she was residing in Al-Suwaira and has left the area where she
was residing and moved to an unknown destination as quickly as possible.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy of it to / -
Al-Suwaira Conciliation Court - your letter numbered 30/S/1974 on 13 / 10 / 974
to await the result please.
Al-Rawafi 5B / 15 / 1 Rawafi
She is ⟦registered⟧ in the Iranian books and resides in the house located in Al-Rawafi neighborhood, house
number 5B / 15 / 1
Ahmed Jawad / -

Page 512

Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate of / ⟦Displaced Persons⟧
Number / 318 / ⟦12992⟧
Date / 11/24/1974
⟦127⟧
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 749
Date 11/27/974
Incoming Stamp
Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject/ Notification of a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Naji Nassim Yousef Cohen) to report
to our department. Note that he resides in Al-Bataween - Al-Rawaf, House No.
10 B/4/1/2 as soon as possible and inform us.
⟦Issued⟧
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Bassam Shaker Al-Allam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy to /-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - your letter No. 35425 on 11/3/1974
awaiting the result ⟦line⟧ .
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad - for the same purpose above, please.
⟦Notify the person⟧
Ahmed Jawad /-
486

Page 513

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 722
Date 29/6/74
Incoming Stamp
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: 1410
Date /: 2/6/1974
To :-: Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject /: Information Statement
Please notify the Jewess (Naeema Yaqoub Saleh Najas) to attend
our office if you have information regarding her death. Note ⟦...⟧
that she was born in 1910 Baghdad and holds a servant position residing in Baghdad / Jadid
Hassan Pasha / House Number 10/19 as soon as possible.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
For the General Director of Nationality
485
Ahmed Jawad /-

Page 514

Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Nationality
Directorate / ⟦Al-Bahbahak⟧
Number / 580 /
Date / 10 / 1974
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Iraqi Republic
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 721
Date 29 / 10 / ⟦54⟧
Incoming Stamp
28
484
Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject / Notification of Jews
Please notify the Jews whose names are listed below to attend
to our directorate as quickly as possible and inform us.
Names :-
⟦line⟧
01 Nassim Eliyahu Nassim Kirkukli - resides in Baghdad - Al-Orfaliya, House No. 3 B 9/2
02 Yusuf Salman Rahim Salman Affar - resides in Baghdad - Al-Bataween - House
Number 84 / 11 / 01.
03 Edward Salem Shaul Siddiq - Baghdad - Bustan Kubba - Al-Bataween - Al-Rawaq
Street / House Number 84 / 11 / 01.
Issued
Lieutenant Colonel of Nationality
Thamer Shaker Al-Assaf
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy to /-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad - for the same purpose above, please.
Ahmed Jawad /-

Page 515

482
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Nationality
Directorate /: Al-Bahu ⟦K⟧
Number /: 1036 / ⟦1265⟧
Date /: ⟦20⟧ / 10 / 1974
To :-:
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Special Number 720
Date 10/29/74
Incoming Stamp
Al-Saray Police Directorate
Subject / Notifying a Jewish woman
Please notify the Jewish woman (Lilo Isaac Ezra Shabil) to attend
to our department as quickly as possible
Note that she resides in Baghdad - Souq al-Ghazl - House No. ⟦180/77⟧.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy to /-
Presidency of the Jewish Community / Baghdad - for the same purpose above, please.
Mr. ⟦Khalid⟧
⟦For follow-up⟧
⟦10/29⟧
Mr. ⟦Klaw⟧
Ahmed Jawad /-

Page 516

482
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 672
Date 10 / 8 / 1974 Incoming Stamp
Directorate /: Al-Fayhaa
Number /: 1554 / ⟦12424⟧
Date /: 1 / 10 / 1974
To :-
Adhamiya Police Directorate
Subject / Notification of a Jewish woman
Please notify the Jewish woman (Karjiya Ishaq Yusuf Twayq) to report to
our directorate, noting that she resides in Baghdad / Palestine Street / 14 July Neighborhood
House number 1203/5/3. As quickly as possible and inform us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Salam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy of it to /-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - your letter Rights / 22008 on 1 / 10 / 1974
to await the result.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad - for the same purpose above, please.
Mr. Kamal
Ahmed Jawad /-

Page 517

481
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Nationality
Number / 1806
Date / 10 / 1974
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
⟦emblem⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Special Number 672
Date 10 / 10 / 974
Incoming Stamp
12022
1974/10/⟦illegible⟧
To :-
Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject / Notification of a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Nassim (Nazim) Mansi Salem Dayan) to report
to our directorate. Note that he resides in Baghdad / Karrada / Masbah
⟦illegible⟧ black house number 24/26 as soon as possible and inform us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Salam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy to /-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Rights/32011 on 1/10/1974
to await the result, please.
And the Presidency of the Jewish Community / Baghdad / for the same purpose above, please.
Ahmed Jawad /-

Page 518

48
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Nationality
Nationality
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Outgoing Number 671
Date 10 / 10 / 1974
Incoming Stamp
Directorate /:
Number /: 1126 / ⟦2019⟧
Date /: 10 / 10 / 1974 / ⟦112⟧
To :-
Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject/ Notification of a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Ibrahim Eliyahu Saleh Abdullah Jawi) to attend
our department - Nationality - residing in Baghdad / Al-Alwiya / Arsa 226
as soon as possible and inform us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Salam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy to :-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets for your letter / Rights / 22007 on 1 / 10 / 1974
to notify the result please.
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad / for the same purpose above please.
Notified on 11 / 10 / 74 by Ibrahim
Ahmed Jawad

Page 519

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
No. T / 1400 / 74
Date 20 / 9 / 1974
No. ⟦...⟧ President
Secretary 804
Subject / 479
Respected Directorate General of Nationality
Identities
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 11361/566 dated 17 / 6 / 1974,
We have previously replied to your above-mentioned letter with our letter No. T / 1361 / 74 on
7 / 8 / 1974, stating that we have no information regarding the address of (Karim Hazqeel Daoud Shalom
Balash).
Please accept our highest respect
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

Page 520

419
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 655 Incoming Stamp
Date 19 / 9 / 1974
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: 566 / 11261
Date /: 17 / 9 / 1974
To :-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community Baghdad
Subject / Notification of a Jew
We confirm our letter 566 / 9875 on 6 / 8 / 974
Please respond as quickly as possible.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy of it to ⟦illegible⟧ referred to above finally ⟦illegible⟧
We answered their letter above with our letter 1291 on 7 / 8 / 974 regarding Karim Balash

Page 521

Ministry of Interior:
General Directorate of Nationality:
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: 1284 / 79 / 112
Date /: 1 / 9 / 1974
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 656 Incoming Stamp
Date 19 / 9 / 1974
478
To :-
Al-Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject/ Notification of a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Rubin Naji Hazqeel Elias) to report
to our office. Note that he resides in Baghdad
Al-Masbah / House No. 12 A / 35/5 as soon as possible and inform us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Salam
On behalf of the Director General of Nationality
A copy to /-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - your letter / Rights No. 30186 on 12 / 9 / 1974
Please inform us of the triple names
of the aforementioned persons in your letter so that it can be answered.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad - for the same purpose above as soon as possible please.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Ahmed Jawad /-

Page 522

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate of: Identities
Number: 1278
Date: 12/9/1974
⟦Presidency of the Mosaic Community⟧
Incoming Stamp
Special Number 652
Date 15/9/974
477
To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject: Notification of a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Naeem Karji Ezra Al-Cohen) to report
to our department as soon as possible.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
For the General Director of Nationality
⟦Notification⟧
Ahmed Jawad /-

Page 523

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number T/ 1394 / 74
Date 16 / 9 / 1974
President 83531
Secretary 80451
Number ⟦12⟧
476
Subject /
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Investigations
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 11255/1460 and dated 6/14/1974
It is not possible for us to notify (Mary Baruch Daoud Zakaria) and her two children (Baruch) and (Linda)
and Eliyahu Khadhuri Harun Zakaria, to attend, due to not knowing their address.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community

Page 524

Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Republic of Iraq
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 651
Date 15 / 9 / 974
Incoming Stamp
Directorate of: Identities
Number: 11 / 52 / 1460
Date: 12 / 6 / 1974
(( Urgent ))
To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Sub / Notification of a Jewish woman and her children
Please notify the Jewish woman (Mary Baruch Dawud Zakaria)
And her two children (Baruch) and (Linda), children of Eliyahu Khadouri Harun
Zakaria ⟦residing in the Astasian Building, apartment⟧
To appear at our office as soon as possible and inform us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
For the General Director of Nationality
⟦See notification request⟧ ⟦...⟧
476
Ahmed Jawad /

Page 525

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T / 1378 / 74
Date ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧ / 197⟦...⟧
475
Subject /: Travel
Mr. Director General of Nationality, Respected
After greetings
Some members of our community submitted a request regarding their travel to England, and the Ministry of Interior has approved
this request; however, the Baghdad Travel Directorate refused to add England to their passports
or deleted it from them. Since the majority of them have reasons and interests necessitating this travel,
please reconsider their matter, and kindly order the addition of England to their passports
as stated in the approval of the respected Ministry of Interior.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Community
Copy to :-
Baghdad Travel Directorate for your kind information.