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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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Description

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 English Translation, Pages 276-300

Archival unit 276

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1654 / 75
Date: 26 / 8 / 1975
Subject /:
596
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 31/7477 and dated 12 / 8 / 1975, it is not possible
to decide on the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
A copy to :-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for your information please.

Archival unit 277

Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate / Identities
Number / File / 31 / 7477
Date / 8 / 1975 / ⟦...⟧
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Incoming Stamp
To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / (Statement of Opinion)
Please provide us and the General Secretariat with all available information you have regarding the persons
listed below and state whether they are members of your community or not.
1- Bashira Estifan
2- Ashur Wafra Daghi
3- Ilya Raphael Kabwi
4- Arslan Eliyahu
5- Moallem Shaul
6- Isaac Yabila
7- Haroun Tawfiq Qattan
8- Ismail Obeida
9- Joseph Aghai
10- Hesqel Yousef Khamso
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
On behalf of the Director General of Nationality
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 1086
Date 17 / 8 / 975
596
A copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Legal 7947 on 23 / 3 / 1975
to await the result, please.
Name does not exist
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 278

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number ⟦illegible⟧ 83531
⟦illegible⟧
Number T/: 1653 / 75
Date: 26 / 8 / 1975
Subject /:
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Travels
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 7377/96 and dated 1/8/1975, it is not possible
to verify the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter ⟦illegible⟧
Please accept our highest respect.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
A copy of it to:-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for information please.
595

Archival unit 279

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate of: Identities
Number: <del>File / 96</del> 7277
Date: ⟦...⟧ / 8 / 1975
Incoming Stamp
To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1082
Date 11 / 8 / 1975
Subject: Statement of Information
Please provide us and the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets 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- Makhlouf Rahmin Tankaji
2- Masouda and Nassim Sahouka
3- M. H. - Ephraim
4- Masouda Abdul Aziz
5- Khudair Nawi
6- Rene Haskeel
595
For follow-up ⟦...⟧
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
On behalf of the Director General of Nationality
A copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / your letter Legal 7846 on 22 / 3 / 1975
to await the result, please.

Archival unit 280

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
President's Phone Number 83531
Secretary 80005
Number T/: 1652 / 75
Date: 12 / 8 / 1975
Subject /: Withdrawals
594
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 16/7418 and dated 8/10/1975, it is not possible
to confirm the religion of the persons mentioned in your letter referred to <del>above</del>.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community
A copy to:
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for your information please.
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 281

594
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate / Identities
Number / Special / 96 / 7218
Date / 10 / 8 / 1975
Incoming Stamp
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1085
Date 11 / 8 / 1975
To
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us and the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets 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.
1- Manshi Yaqu
2- Media Hayu Ezra
3- Habouba Afar Hana
4- Hatu Sasson
5- Oranim Bikhu Shiti
6- Elia Basouda
7- Nazir Ezra
8- Baalbal Samih
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Assaf
For/ Director General of Nationality
A copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Legal 8122 on 1975/7/24
to await the result please.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Incoming⟧

Archival unit 282

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. ⟦President⟧ 83531
⟦Secretary⟧ 80002
Number T/: 1651 / 75
Date: 12 / 8 / 1975
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
592
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Travels
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 7417/16 and dated 10/8/1975, it is not possible
to determine the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter, except for what was stated in paragraphs
7 and 13, as they 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
A copy to: -
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for information please.

Archival unit 283

592
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Incoming Stamp
Directorate /: Identities
Number /: Special / 96 / 7437
Date /: 7 / 8 / 1975
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Outgoing Number 1084
Date 11 / 8 / 1975
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us and the General Secretariat with all available information regarding the persons
listed below and state whether they are members of your community or not.
Names
1- Samra (wife of Isaac Abu Al-Arouq)
2- Awad Nassim
3- Rachel Hassoun
4- Mikha Na'mar
5- Ephraim Jajjo
6- Benjamin Jeremiah
7- Hayyim Eliya Darwish
8- Shabu Hamous
9- Yaqub Dukhi
10- Saoun Nahum
11- Hay Maryam
12- Shamash Habib Moallem Rahim
13- Ghaeb Eliahu Nahum Habib
14- Yahya Hubbi Baba Habbo
15- Munshi Adamka
16- Ibrahim Laqqa Agha
17- Halika
Nothing was found with us except what was stated on page 70
Please provide us with the information available to you, with thanks
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
For / Director General of Nationality
A copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Legal 8242 on 26 / 3 / 1975
To await the result, please.

Archival unit 284

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. ⟦illegible⟧ 83531
Number T/: 1600 / 75
Date: 12 / 8 / 1975
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
592
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Visas
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 66 / 2408 and dated 10 / 8 / 1975
It is not possible to decide on the religion of the persons mentioned in your letter above, except for what
was stated in paragraphs 2, 4, and 7, as they are members of our community and we have no information about them.
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 information please.

Archival unit 285

593
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate of /: Identifications
Number / Private / 196 /: 7988
Date /: 8 / 8 / 1975
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 1082
Date 11 / 8 / 1975
To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us and the General Secretariat with all available information regarding the persons
listed below and state whether they are members of your community or not.
1- Saleh Al-Kuwaiti
2- Murad Benkhas
3- Munshi Salman Kahila
4- Moshé Simah
5- Ibrahim Kokhi
6- Naeem Salim Benkhas
7- Isaac Aboudi Somiekh
8- Ibrahim Bashah
9- Zahra Bashah
⟦illegible⟧
It was not mentioned what happened to the ID
Number ⟦illegible⟧ of the members of our community
Saleh A ⟦illegible⟧
With you Saturday 23 / 8 / 75
There are no records for them with us and our sources
do not confirm that they are members of the community
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Assaf
For/ Director General of Nationality
Copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Law 7943 on 23 / 3 / 975
Awaiting the response please.

Archival unit 286

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1648 / 75
Date: 5 / 8 / 1975
591
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Identities
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 7072/66 and dated 31 / 7 / 1975, it is not possible
to determine the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter.
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 information please

Archival unit 287

591
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Directorate of: Identities
Number / Special / 96 /: 7074
Date /: 2 / 7 / 1975
Incoming Stamp
To: - Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Presidency of the ⟦Mosaic⟧ Community
Special Number 1072
Date 2 / 8 / 1975
Please provide us and the General Secretariat 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- Ibrahim Ghazal Yusuf
2- Saqu Ilya
3- Harun Wayumah
4- Hubba Yamin
5- Moshi Abed Yam Shawi
6- Hubba Saleh Harun
None
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Assaf
For/ Director General of Nationality
A copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Legal 7673 on 20 / 3 / 1975
Awaiting the result, please.

Archival unit 288

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
President's Phone Number 83531
⟦line⟧ 80452
Number T/: 1647 / 75
Date: 5 / 8 / 1975
Subject /:
Respectable Directorate of General Nationality
Deportations
590
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 16/7071 and dated 31 / 7 / 1975, it is not possible
to decide on the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter, except for what was stated in paragraphs 6
, 7 and 8, as they are members of our community and we have no information about them.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
A copy to:
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for information please.

Archival unit 289

59-
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Directorate of: Nationalities
Number: Special / 96 / 7070
Date: 7 / 5 / 1975
Incoming Stamp
To the Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us and the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets with all available information
about the persons listed below and state whether they are members of your community or not.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Registration Number 1072
Date 2 / 8 / 1975
Names
1- Eliahu Yaqu
2- = Abu Tuba
3- Gershon Yusuf Nawah
4- Khairiya Abboush Murad
5- Marboukha daughter of Abraham
6- Ibrahim Ephraim Israel
7- Albert Victor Karaj
8- Albertine Yaqub Shantoub
There is no Mr.
except what was stated in paragraphs
6, 7, and 8 that they are
members of our community
and they do not have files
⟦signature⟧
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
For / Director General of Nationality
A copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Legal / 7834 on 22 / 3 / 1975
To await the result, please.

Archival unit 290

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number
President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1646 / 75
Date: 21 / 7 / 1975
589
Subject /
Respected Directorate General of Nationality
Identities
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 16/1683 and dated 7/30/1975. It is not possible
to decide on the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter, except for what was stated in paragraph
(1) as he is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
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 information please.

Archival unit 291

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate of: Identities
Number: Special / 66 / ⟦9682⟧
Date: ⟦1⟧ / 7 / 1975
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1070
Date 21 / 7 / 1975
To:-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us and the General Secretariat 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
-/ ⟦line⟧
01 Meir Eliyahu Shmu
02 Yaqub Haywani
03 Ibrahim Wara'
04 Gabi Abdullah
05 Sassoon Ayub
⟦Opinions⟧
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Allam
On behalf of the Director General of Nationality
A copy of it to:-
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets: Your letter Rights / 7622 on
20 / 3 / 1975 awaiting the result please.
589
For the Lord's sake
According to what was stated in paragraph (1)
The declaration was not completed ⟦for our sheikh⟧
And we have no information
Incoming Stamp

Archival unit 292

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 64-1
Date 22 / 7 / 1975 Incoming Stamp
Directorate /: Policies
Number /: 1580 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date /: 22 / 7 / 1975
588
To :-
Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject / Notifying a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Nassim Eliyahu Kirkukli) residing
in Baghdad, Al-Arwatliya, House No. 3 B 1/3, to report to our office
as soon as possible and inform us.
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Hussam
For / Director General of Nationality
A copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Legal 19208
on 10 / 7 / 1975 to await the result, please.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community Baghdad / For the same purpose above, please.
File

Archival unit 293

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Incoming Stamp
22 / 7 / 1975
1061
Directorate /: Nationalities
Number /: 1399 / ⟦...⟧
Date /: 22 / 7 / 1975
To :- Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject / Notifying a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Moshe Khadhouri Abdullah Tahhan) residing at
Al-Alwiya, Hamdi Al-Pachachi Farm, House No. 12/6/23, to report
to our department as soon as possible and inform us.
Incoming
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Assaf
On behalf of / Director General of Nationality
Copy to:
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Rights 19505 on
13 / 7 / 1975 to await the result, please.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad - for the same purpose above, please.
587
Archive

Archival unit 294

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 1067 Incoming Stamp
Date 27 / 7 / 1975
Directorate /: Notifications
Number /: 817/253
Date /: 20 / 7 / 1975
586
To :-
Karrada Al-Sharqiya Police Directorate
Subject / Notifying a Jew
Please notify the Jew (Sassoon Heskel Shaoul Raymond)
residing in Al-Masbah at house number 21/265 to report to our department
as soon as possible and inform us.
⟦signature⟧
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Muslim
For/ Director General of Nationality
A copy to
New Baghdad Shareholding Company / Your letter No. 408/10 on
16 / 7 / 1975 to await the result please.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / For the same purpose above please.
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 295

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Number T/: 1644 / 75
Date: 28 / 7 / 1975
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Ambiguities
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 16/6888 and dated 27/7/1975, it is not possible
to decide on the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter except for what was stated in paragraphs 2,
3, and 4, as they are members of our community and we have no information about them.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
A copy to: -
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets - Rights - for your information please.

Archival unit 296

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate of: Identities
Number: Special / 96
Date: 20 / 7 / 1975
Incoming Stamp
To:-
⟦Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad⟧
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us and the General Secretariat with all available information regarding the persons
listed below and state whether they are members of your community or not.
1- Ephraim Habbo
2- Elise Eliyahu Moallem
3- Elias Ezra Yaqub
4- Suad = =
5- Al-Dasqo Elias
6- Ibrahim Nouriel
7- Gurji Shakarji
⟦illegible⟧
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Assaf
For / Director General of Nationality
Copy to:
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Legal 7229 on 15 / 3 / 1975
Awaiting the result, please.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Outgoing Number 1069
Date 28 / 7 / 1975
Please provide us with the requested information
regarding those mentioned in the list above, with appreciation
Head of the Spiritual Council
585

Archival unit 297

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
President's Telephone No. 83521
Secretary 52
No. T/: 1643 / 75
Date: 28 / 7 / 1975
Subject /:
584
Respected Directorate of General Nationality
Alerts
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 6845 and dated 26 / 7 / 1975, it is not possible
to decide on the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter, except for what was stated in paragraph
( 6 ) as he is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
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.

Archival unit 298

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate of: Identities
Number /:
Date /: 1975/7/⟦...⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number 1068
Date 27 / 7 / 1975
To: - Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Information Statement
Please provide us and the General Secretariat 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- Maroudi Baroukh
2- Khedhouri Masasa
3- G. Daoud
4- Subhi Abed
5- Wast Sayoum and Mikhail
6- Nahum Shlomo Moallem Moussa
7- Eliza Fikhakhor
8- Orha Yamo
9- Azghir Nahum
10- Afroja Q. Rahilo
11- Almo Shamo
12- Arslan Shalom
584
Second - No record was found in our registers and we have no information -
Mr. Meir Mayer is not required in paragraph (6)
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Hallam
For / Director General of Nationality
A copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Rights / 7340 on 16 / 3 / 975
To await the result, please.
Incoming Stamp

Archival unit 299

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. (President 83531
(Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1642 / 75
Date: 28 / 7 / 1975
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
582
Respected Directorate General of Nationality
Identities
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 16/6641 and dated 20 / 7 / 1975, it is not possible
to decide on the religion of the persons mentioned in your above letter, except for what was stated in paragraph (1)
as he is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
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 information please.

Archival unit 300

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Nationality
Directorate of: Identities
Number: Special / ⟦96⟧
Date: ⟦1975/7/7⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1060
Date 21 / 7 / 1975
To: Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Statement of Information
Please provide us and the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets 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.
1- Ibrahim Ephraim Moallem Salman
2- Ishaq Abboudi Baqir
3- Idris Munshi Gabbay
4- Ibrahim Ayoub
5- Ibrahim Ghazala
6- Eliyahu Sushka
7- Shmeil Ishaq
8- Awast Mikael
⟦signature⟧
Nationality Lieutenant Colonel
Thamer Shaker Al-Assalam
For / Director General of Nationality
A copy to
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets / Your letter Legal 7094 on 13 / 3 / 1975
Awaiting the result, please.
We have no information about them
If they were born in Baghdad, please (?) check our community register
Incoming Stamp
582