AI en Translation, Pages 526-550
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 83531 President
Number T / 537 / 74
Date 1974 / ⟦illegible⟧
Subject / Travel
The Honorable Director General of Nationality
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.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
Copy to:-
Baghdad Travel Directorate for your kind information.
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T/ ⟦1278⟧ / 74
Date ⟦...⟧ 197⟦...⟧
475
Subject / Travel
The Honorable Director General of Nationality
Greetings,
Some members of our community have submitted a request regarding their travel to England, and the Ministry of Interior has approved
this request; however, the Baghdad Travel Directorate has refused to add England to their passports
or remove it from them. Since the majority of them have reasons and interests that necessitate this travel,
please reconsider their matter and order the addition of England to their passports
as per the approval of the respected Ministry of Interior.
Please accept our highest respect.
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Mosaic Community
A copy to:
Baghdad Travel Directorate for your kind information.
⟦signature⟧
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The Honorable Director General of Nationality
After greetings.
⟦Inquiry⟧
Some members of our community submitted a request regarding their travel to England, and the Ministry of
this request the Secretariat of the Capital
Interior approved their request; however, the Baghdad Directorate refused to identify them on the pretext that their passports
or their excerpts are ⟦missing⟧, and since some others among them will emigrate and the interests of
this travel, please reconsider their matter and facilitate and expedite the order
in the principle of their matter as stated in the letter of the Ministry of Interior No. ⟦...⟧
This is for you
A copy of it to the Baghdad Travel Directorate for your kind information.
Sassoon Khedhouri
⟦Signature⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Number T/ 1377 / 74
Date 27 / 8 / 1974
474
Subject /
Respected Directorate General of Nationality
Identities
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 10553/1013 dated 24/8/1974
We confirm that Mr. Salim Munshi Elia Isaac is still residing in Basra.
Please accept our highest respect.
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Community
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior:
General Directorate of Nationality:
Identities:
Directorate /:
Number /: 1013
Date /: 8 / 1974
Incoming Stamp
622
8/25
To: - Directorate of Nationality of Basra Governorate
Subject / Nationality of a Jew
Please confirm the presence of the Jew (Selim Munshi Ilya Ishaq) residing
in Basra / Al-Ashar, Al-Aziziya neighborhood, Kazara, house number 942/1 in Basra
currently, and his retention of Iraqi nationality, by summoning him before you
and informing us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Salam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy thereof to /-
General Secretariat of Frozen Assets / Your letter 7/Rights/6891 on 18/8/1974
to await the result.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / For the same purpose above, please.
⟦Urgent⟧
We confirm that Mr. Selim Munshi Ilya Ishaq is still residing in Basra
Muhammad Jawad /-
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number T 6 / 1376 / 74
Date 27 / 8 / 1974
President's phone number 83531
Secretary ⟦illegible⟧
417
Subject /
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Identities
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 10519/161 and dated 24 / 8 / 1974 ,
It is not possible for us to notify (Anisa Shaul Sina) due to not knowing her address.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
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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
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 622
Date 25 / 8 / 1974 Incoming
Number /: 1354 / ⟦15502⟧
Date /: 15 / 8 / 1974
To :- Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Sub/ Notification of a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Fuad Eliyahu Moallem Heskel) to report to the
General Directorate of Nationality / Identities.
Note that he resides on New Baghdad Road, House No. 46/5115, as quickly
as possible and inform us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Assaf
p.p. Director General of Nationality
Copy to /-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Your letter Liquidation 26628 on 15 / 8 / 1974
for notification notice.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad - for the same purpose above, please.
Immediate notification
File
25
Ahmed Jawad /-
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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 628
Date 26 / 8 / 1974
Incoming Stamp
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: 731 / 10556
Date /: 21 / 8 / 1974
To :-:
471
Al-Saray Police Directorate
Subject/ Notification of Jews
Please notify the Jews whose names are listed below to attend our directorate, and they are :-
01 Salim Haroun Daoud Haym
02 Daoud " " "
03 Karjiya " " "
04 Amouma " " "
Note that they reside in Baghdad / Qanbar Ali - House Number 113/13
As quickly as possible and inform us.
⟦illegible⟧
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Salam
For the Director General of Nationality
A copy of it to /-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Reference to your letter Legal / 27205 on 20 / 8 / 1974
To await the result.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad - For the same purpose above as quickly as possible, please.
⟦illegible⟧
21 / 8
Ahmed Jawad /-
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T /: 1268 / 74
Date: 14 / 8 / 1974
Subject /:
470
Respectable Directorate General of Nationality
Travel Department
Greetings,
Based on your request to notify the persons whose names are listed, we inform you of the following :-
1 - Maryam Ibrahim Shua'a Samira had died in Baghdad on 21 / 5 / 1968 .
2 - Karjiya Ezra Sassoon Hakham Awni had died in Baghdad on 13 / 11 / 1966 .
3 - Salim Munir Yusuf Al-Sayegh died in Baghdad on 26 / 11 / 1973 .
4 - Ibrahim Ezra Yaqub Yehuda ⟦missing⟧ and cannot be notified or brought forward .
5 - Mary Baruch Daoud Zakiha, to our knowledge, she traveled with an Iraqi passport .
6 - We have notified Habawi Hayu Al-Sarraf and his family to visit your directorate .
7 - Our representative will attend along with Naima Daoud, Regina Sion Hakok, and Yusuf Sion Levi .
Please accept our highest respect .
⟦signature⟧
Munir Bassoon
Acting President of the Community
File
⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T/: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 14 / 8 / 1974
Subject /:
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Investigations Department
Greetings,
Based on your request to notify the listed persons, we inform you of the following:-
1 - Maryam Ibrahim Shua'a Samra had passed away in Baghdad on 26 / 5 / 1968.
2 - Kojia Ezra Sassoon Hakham Moshi had passed away in Baghdad on 12 / 11 / 1966.
3 - Salim Munir Yusuf Al-Sayegh passed away in Baghdad on 26 / 11 / 1973.
4 - Ibrahim Mirza Yaqub Yehuda is mentally incapacitated and cannot be notified or brought in.
5 - Mary Baruch Dawood Zakaria, to our knowledge, traveled with an Iraqi passport.
6 - We have notified Habawi Abbo Al-Sarraf and his family to visit your directorate.
7 - Our representative will attend along with Naima Dawood, Regina Sion Hanouka, and Yusuf Sion Levi.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T / 1368 / 74
Date 13 / 8 / 1974
Returned herewith
Subject /:
Respectable General Directorate of Nationality
Identity Division
Greetings
Based on your request, we inform you that :-
Notification of the persons whose names are listed below, we inform you
1 - Maryam Ibrahim Shua'a Samra had died in Baghdad on 26 / 5 / 1968
2 - Karjiya Ezra Sassoon Hakham Moshi had died in Baghdad on 13 / 11 / 1966
3 - Salim Meir Yusuf Al-Sayegh died in Baghdad on 26 / 11 / 1973
4 - Ibrahim Mirza Yaqub Yehuda, his ⟦place of residence⟧ is unknown, he cannot be notified or brought in.
5 - That Marie Baruch Daoud Zakaria, to our knowledge, traveled with an Iraqi passport.
6 - We have notified Hayawi Ezra Hayu Al-Sarraf and his family to visit your directorate.
7 - Our representative will attend along with Naima Daoud, Regina Sion Hanuka, and Yusuf Sion Levi.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meir Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦stains and burn marks on the left side of the page⟧
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Mr. Director of the Research Division
General Directorate of Nationality
Research Department
Based on your request, we inform you that:
1- Sabri Daoud Al-Hakim lived in Kirkuk until 1956, then in Baghdad, ⟦...⟧ Street
2- Karjiya Ezra Sassoon lives in Khanaqin
3- Salim Munir Youssef Al-Sayegh passed away on 11/22/72
4- Lutfan Ibrahim Murad Yaqoub lives in Manchester
Employed at the Tunisian Representative Office in London
Resides at the Embassy
5- Anne Marie Edward Daoud left for London
Traveled with a passport
6- Leila Benjamin ⟦...⟧ left for London
And her family currently lives in London
7- Jacqueline Sion and her husband Meir Bashir Daoud
Rouhi Sassoon left for London
And they currently reside in London
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
11/22/72
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Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Disbursement Sheet
⟦illegible⟧ Fils
Number ⟦line⟧
Date / / 19
Disbursement Voucher
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad
The amount written above, totaling ⟦line⟧
In cash ⟦line⟧
Check No. ⟦line⟧
On Bank ⟦line⟧
For ⟦line⟧
Recipient
⟦illegible⟧
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1- Regina Sion Hanouka
2- Ibrahim Menashe Yaqub Yehuda
<del>3- Salim Matta Yusuf Saigh</del> X Haram Matta
4- Habawi Ezra Hayu Al-Sarraf and his family
5- Maryam Ibrahim Shoka X
6- Kamal Salman Daoud Shalom alone
7- Yusuf Sion Yusuf Lari *
8- Anisa Shaul Shina
<del>9- Sabiha Eliyahu Nassim Levi</del>
10- Karjiya Ezra Sassoon Hacham Ishaq No
11- Mary Baruch Daoud Zakaria
Attendance
Died ⟦5/26/68⟧
Wife of Khedhouri Al-Salem ⟦Handhal⟧
Died on 6/27/63
Wife of Sassoon Nuri ⟦Hayto⟧
Her son Samir Ezra Hajji
Wife of Ezra Sassoon Hayu
Mary wife of Al-Salem Zakaria
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone number { President ⟦83530⟧
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1360 / 74
Date: 7 / 8 / 1974
469
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Identities
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 9875/566 and dated 6 / 8 / 1974
We do not have information regarding the address of (Karim Hesqail Salman Daoud Shalom Plas).
Please accept our highest respect.
Maseer Basri
Acting President of the Community
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Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special No. 602 Incoming Stamp
Date 7 / 8 / 974
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: 566 / 9875
Date /: 7 / 8 / 1974
469
To :- Al-Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject / Notifying a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Karim Hesqel Salman Daoud Shalom Balas) to report
to our department.
Note that he resides in Baghdad / Al-Masbah, House No.
26 / 7 / 35 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 /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad - for the same purpose above, please.
We have no information about him at his address
⟦signature⟧
Ahmed Jawad /
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Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Republic of Iraq
Presidency of the ⟦illegible⟧ Community
Incoming Number 597
Incoming Stamp
Date 29 / 7 / 1974
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: 9512 / 1260
Date /: 8 / 7 / 1974
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To :- Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject / Notification of a Jew and his sister
Please notify the Jew (Salim Ibrahim Murad Sabha) and his sister (Margaret)
to report to our directorate, noting that they reside in Baghdad - Karrada Al-Sharqiya
(Al-Naqib Street) near Hajja Hasiba Mosque, House No. 15 H / 21
as soon as possible.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Shaker Shaker Al-Salam
For / Director General of Nationality
A copy to :-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - your letter / Rights / 24440 on 24 / 7 / 1974
⟦illegible⟧ to await the result.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad - for the same purpose above as soon as possible.
They were notified by Moussa Tahhan on 1 / 8 / 74 Thursday
Ahmed Jawad /-
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Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate / Identities
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 409
Date 10 / 2 / ⟦illegible⟧
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Number /: 103506 / 2752
Date /: 3 / 3 / 1974
To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Notification of a Jew and his wife
Please notify the Jew (Hesqel Hayyim Hesqel Sheth) and his wife
(Shafiqa Ibrahim Munshi) and their son (Meir Hay) Hesqel
to report to the General Directorate of Nationality, Identities Section. Note
that he resides in Al-Tawrat, his job is a shoemaker, as quickly as possible.
Brigadier of Nationality
Ahmed Mahmoud Sami
For/ Director General of Nationality
They were notified and they attended
⟦illegible⟧ Identities
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Archive
467
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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 750
Date 19 / 2 / 1974
Incoming Stamp
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: 5810 / ⟦1974⟧
Date /: 18 / 2 / 1974
To :-: Al-Saadoun Police Directorate
Subject / Notifying a Jew and his wife
Please notify the Jew (Saleh Shlomo Saleh Boushan) and his wife
(Khatoun Shaul Mikhail Al-Basri) to report to the Directorate of
General Nationality - Identities Division - as soon as possible please.
Brigadier of Nationality
Ahmed Mahmoud Sami
For/ Director General of Nationality
They were notified and they attended
O Identities Department
⟦illegible signature⟧
Possession
A copy to:
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter numbered 35961 on
6 / 2 / 1974.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad / For the same purpose above please.
466
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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: 8144
Date: 16 / 6 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Stamp
565
19 / 6 / 1974
465
To: Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject: Notification of Jews
Please notify the Jews Satie, Adib, and Ibrahim, sons of Khedhouri Omran Nissan, to report
to the General Directorate of Nationality, Identities Department. Note that they reside in Baghdad - Alwiyah
Plot 510, as soon as possible.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Salam
Director of Identities Department
Copy to:
General Directorate of Civil Status / Your letter No. T / 63817 on 12 / 6 / 1974
to notify of the result.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / For the same purpose above for information.
Notified
⟦signature⟧
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Incoming Stamp
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Directorate /: IDs
Number /: 45 / 222
Date /: 4 / 4 / 1974
To :- Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject / Death of a Jew
We confirm our letter 18 / 68 / 322 on 17 / 2 / 1974
regarding informing us about the place and date of death of the Jew (Eliyahu Haskel
Dannos) as soon as possible please ..
For the Nationality
Ahmed Mahmoud Sami
for/ Director General of Nationality
464
ell
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T / 8 / 1308 / 74
Date 15 / 5 / 1974
462
Subject /
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Al-Suhoubat
After greetings
With reference to your two letters numbered 4566 / 1322 and 5511 / 1322 dated
14 / 4 / 1974 and 5 / 5 / 1974 respectively, please refer to our letter numbered T / 1284 /
74 dated 18 / 4 / 1974 regarding the subject.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate / Institutions
Number / 1322 /
Date / 5 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special No. 512 Incoming Stamp
Date 6 / 5 / 1974
To :- Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject / Confirmation
We confirm our letter 1322 / 4569 on 14 / 4 / 1974
regarding notifying the Jew (Sassoon Nassim Ishaq Siddiq)
known as (Salim Siddiq) to report to our department urgently
noting that he resides in Al-Masbah, Plot (214), and inform us.
Brigadier of Nationality
Ahmed Mahmoud Sami
For/ Director General of Nationality
A copy to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / for the same purpose above, please.
Correct, and we replied that it was delivered by our letter 1284.
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
⟦Secretary⟧ 80457
Number T/: 1307 / 74
Date: 15 / 5 / 1974
462
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Identities
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 1342 and dated 8 / 5 / 1974, it is not possible to notify
(Moshe Isaac Shlomo Houri) due to his address being unknown.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: 1342
Date /: 5 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Stamp
527
Date 9 / 5 / 1974
529
To :- Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Notification of a Jew
We confirm our letter 1342 / 3848 on 31 / 3 / 1974
regarding the notification of the Jew (Moshe Isaac Shlomo Houri)
residing in Arasat al-Hindiya, plot (306), to report
to our directorate as soon as possible and inform us.
Brigadier General of Nationality
Ahmed Mahmoud Sami
For/ Director General of Nationality
We have no information about him
Treasury
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
President's Phone Number 83531
Secretary 80450
Number T/: 1284 / 74
Date: 18 / 4 / 1974
461
⟦illegible⟧
General Directorate of Nationality
⟦illegible⟧
Subject /
Respected General Directorate of Nationality
Identities
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 1222 / 4561 and dated 14 / 4 / 1974
We inform you that Mr. Sasson Nassim Isaac Siddiq had received
and was named by the name Salem Siddiq.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community