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IJA 3753

Correspondence between Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary School and Iraqi Government

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These are documents from the Frank Iny School and the Shamash Secondary School. The item includes correspondence between school administrations and the Iraqi government concerning inspection results, library holdings, teacher employment, requests for school-related supplies, and reports about male/female integrated education.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3753
Item Number
12953
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Annotation, Exam, Frank Iny School, Handwritten, Ink Stamp, Iraqi Government, Letterhead, Ministry of Education, Receipts, Shamash Secondary School, Students, Teachers, Typed

AI English Translation, Pages 401-425

Archival unit 401

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.: Sh/60/⟦illegible⟧
Date: 25 / 8 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your letter No. 30786 dated 17 / 8 / 1960.
We return to you herewith the certificates of completion of preparatory studies for the students listed
below after taking the necessary actions. It was found that the name of the grandfather of the student Samir Munshi Nahum =
Nahum was written incorrectly as it was written (Nahim), noting that we have previously requested the correction of
that in our letter No. Sh/87/60 dated 21 / 7 / 1960, which was followed up by our letter
No. Sh/99/60 dated 18 / 8 / 1960, so please correct that on your end.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Samir Munshi Nahum
Maurice Naji Houri
Sabah Shafiq Adas

Archival unit 402

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number: SH / 601
Date:
Date: 25 / 8 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 30786 and dated 17 / 8 / 1960.
We return to you herewith the preparatory school completion certificates for the students listed
below after taking the necessary actions. It was found that the name of the grandfather of the student Samir Munshi Nahum
Nahum was written incorrectly as it was written (Nahim), noting that we have previously requested the correction of
that in our letter numbered SH / 87 / 60 and dated 21 / 7 / 1960, which was followed up by our letter
numbered SH / 99 / 60 and dated 18 / 8 / 1960. Please correct that on your end.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director
Samir Munshi Nahum
Maurice Naji Houri
Sabah Shafiq Adas

Archival unit 403

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number: 60 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date:
Date: 18 / 8 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Preparatory Study Examination Center
Greetings.
The administration of this school has been accustomed to distributing special prizes to the top students in
their classes every year, and it also allocates prizes for the students of this school who achieve
priority in the general examinations for the three studies. Since the student
(Munshi Farid) Salman Jetayat, a graduate of the preparatory study for the academic year 59 / 1960
whose examination number is 234, has obtained a total of (652) out of
(700) and he believes that he may have achieved priority among all students of
Iraq's schools. Please inform us about that so that we can grant him the allocated prize
with thanks.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Odia
The Director

Archival unit 404

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah City
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
No.:
Number: SH / 87 / 60
Date:
Date: 18 / 8 / 1960
Secondary School Examination Center (Scientific)
Greetings.
Subject/ Confirmation of Letter
⟦line⟧
Please note our letter numbered SH/87/60 dated 21/7/1960 and inform us
what has been done regarding our request to correct the names that appeared incorrectly in the results of the
General Examination for Secondary Education.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
Principal
Copy to /
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa

Archival unit 405

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number: F/ ⟦150⟧
Date:
Date: 18 / 8 / 1960
Intermediate Study Examination Center
for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Greetings.
Subject/ Confirmation of Letter
Please refer to our letter No. F/ 202 dated 19 / 7 / 1960 and inform us
what has been done regarding our request to correct some names that were written incorrectly in the results
of the general examination for intermediate studies pertaining to our school.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Oweidia
Principal
Copy to /
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa

Archival unit 406

Attached is our letter Sh / 98 on 11 / 8 / 1960
Name | Branch | Graduation Year | Exam Number | Nationality | Birthplace | Residence | Total Grade | Session | Non-revocation ID number and date | Birth Year
1 | Serousi Bahoum Bakr | Scientific | 59/60 | 220 | Iraqi | Baghdad | Baghdad | 579 | First | 265 14 / 4 / 1954 | 1942
2 | Moussa Ibrahim Al Houb | " | " | 275 | " | " | " | 521 | " | 8 2 / 2 / 1954 | 1942
3 | Saleh Shamo Akanous | " | " | 232 | " | Basra | " | 570 | " | 4528 21 / 8 / 1959 | 1941
4 | Salman Hanbal Salman Lami | " | " | 229 | " | Baghdad | " | 559 | " | 1281 12 / 4 / 1954 | 1944

Archival unit 407

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number: Sh / 98 / 60
Date:
Date: 11 / 8 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings,
We enclose herewith a list of the names of the students who visited this school for the purpose of obtaining
the graduation certificate from preparatory studies with the information required for that.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 408

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Date:
Number: F / 60 / 208
Date: 1960/7/30
Primary Education Examination Center
for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 25 and dated 1960/7/24
The surname of the student with examination number 7287 is still written incorrectly for the third time
The correct one is Huwaydia, not Awaydia, so please correct that on your end and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Huwaydia
The Director
⟦illegible⟧
A copy to -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa

Archival unit 409

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ Number: F/802/60
Date ⟦line⟧ Date: 27 / 7 / 1960
Primary Education Examination Center
Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Greetings,
Reference to your letter No. 25 dated 24 / 7 / 1960
The surname of the student Luay, examination number 7287, is still written incorrectly for the third time
The correct spelling is Awaydia, not Awbadia, so please correct this on your end and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Awaydia
Principal
⟦signature⟧
Copy to -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa

Archival unit 410

Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE No. 91693
No.: F / 60
Date: 7 / 7 / 1960
No.:
Date:
Intermediate Education Examination Center
for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa.
Greetings.
Upon auditing lists numbered 38 and 50 regarding the general examination results for intermediate education
pertaining to our school, it was found that some names were written incorrectly. Please correct them on your end
and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
Copy to -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa.
Examination Number | Incorrect Name | Correct Name
3996 | Albert Sassoon Shaul Raymond | Albert Sassoon Shaul Raymond
3998 | Eliahu Anwar Shantoob Bahash | (Eliahu Anwar) Shantoob Bakhash
4001 | (Heskel Sabah) Shalom Nathan | (Heskel Sabah) Shalom Nathan
4003 | <del>David</del> David Salim Munshi Kabbay | David Salim Munshi Kabbay
4004 | (David Munir) Ephraim Bain Haroun | (David Munir) Ephraim Yamin Haroun
4005 | Sassoon Ephraim Bain Haroun | Sassoon Ephraim Yamin Haroun
4009 | Samroubien Sassoon Naqqar | ⟦illegible⟧
4011 | Sabah Isaac Aw Hammoud Yen | Sabah Isaac Hayyou Dubai
4494 | Lysia Khedhouri Youssef Dubai | Lydia Khedhouri Youssef Dubai

Archival unit 411

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No. / Number: F/60
Date / Date: 7 / 7 / 1960
Primary Education Examination Center
for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 19 and dated 2 / 12 / 1960.
Please note our letter numbered F/176 and dated 4 / 7 / 1960 where
the name of the student with examination number 7287 was rewritten incorrectly, so please correct
that and write it as (Richard Abdullah Shaul Ovadia)
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Ovadia
The Director
Copy to -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 412

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.: | No.: Sh/607
Date: | Date: 12 / 7 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings,
Upon referring to the records of the Private Preparatory School, currently closed, it was found that the school administration had requested
the General Directorate of Education in its letter No. 1854 dated 9/11/1944 to appoint Mr. Yusuf Samaan Haddad,
a graduate of the Higher Teachers' Training College, Mathematics Department, for the year 1944, to teach mathematics at the school. The Ministry of
Education approved, in its letter No. 18125 dated (Shawwal 1363) September 27, 1944, the appointment of the aforementioned person as a teacher
of mathematics at the said school. The aforementioned person commenced his duties as of 10/15/1944 and continued ⟦line⟧
in his teaching position until he resigned and his relationship with the school ended at the end of the academic year 1947/48, specifically on
9/30/1948. The administration of the Private Preparatory School reported in its letter No. 4728 dated 10/17/1948
addressed to the Schools Committee the resignation of Mr. Yusuf Samaan. The school administration also informed the Directorate of Education of Baghdad
Province of the resignation in its letter No. 4823 dated 11/8/1948, the content of which was conveyed by the Directorate of Education of
Baghdad Province to the Ministry of Education in its letter No. 15704 dated (15 Muharram 1368) 11/17/1948.
We have provided Mr. Yusuf Samaan with this letter based on his request.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Odia
Principal
Copy to - Mr. Yusuf Samaan

Archival unit 413

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.: F/650
No.:
Date: 7/6/1965
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
We list below the required information regarding the student Siham Heskel Sheena for the purpose
of preparing the primary school graduation certificate.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
Principal
Name: Siham Heskel Youssef Sheena
Examination Number: 8712
Year of Graduation: 1958 / 1959
Session: First
Score Achieved: 372
Maximum Score: 500
Date of Birth: 1946
Place of Birth: Baghdad
Nationality: Iraqi
Place of Residence: Baghdad
Non-Deprivation Identity Number: 175 dated 2/10/1952

Archival unit 414

Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE No. 91693
No.: F / 60
Date: 4 / 7 / 1960
No.:
Date:
Primary Education Examination Center
For Baghdad Governorate Schools / Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your letter No. 12 dated 2 / 7 / 1960.
Upon auditing lists No. 217 and 236 sent to us enclosed with your above-mentioned letter regarding
the general examination results for our school, it was found that some names were written incorrectly, so please correct
that and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect =
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director
Copy to -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Examination Number | Name incorrectly | Name correctly
7284 | Baljit Falwar | Baljit Dhwar
7287 | Richard Abdullah Shaul Owaidia | Richard Abdullah Shaul Owaidia
7296 | (Mir Hami) Shlomo Mir Somikh | (Mir Hai) Shlomo Mir Somikh
7297 | Yusuf Hayawi Munshi Sudani | Yusuf Hayawi Munshi Sudai
7298 | Yusuf Salman Rahim Attar | Yusuf Salman Rahim Attar
7757 | Odile Yusuf Moshi Wankour | ⟦Lily⟧ Odile Yusuf Moshi Dankour
7758 | Yvonne Nouri Khalifa Abdullah | Yvonne Nouri Khalif Abdullah
7761 | Janet Shlomo Mir Shomin | Janet Shlomo Mir Somikh
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 415

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.:
Number: Sh / 60
Date:
Date: 20 / 6 / 1960
Directorate of General Technical Affairs
In the Ministry of Education
Greetings.
We certify that (Munshi Farid) Salman Jetayat is one of the students of the
Fifth Preparatory Class (Scientific) in this school for the current academic year
1959 / 60 and he participated in the general examination for preparatory studies and was the first
in his class regarding the annual effort average. Based on his request, we have provided him
with this letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Odia
The Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 416

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
No.: Sh / 607
Date: 2 / 6 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad District / Rusafa
Examinations
Subject / Correction of a student's name ⟦(Examination Number)⟧
Greetings.
Reference to your letter No. 23196 dated 31 / 5 / 1960.
Please <del>correct</del> add the surname of the student with examination number 233 Fawzi Salih
Moshe "Elia" as it was written in your above letter without a surname and not as it appeared in our letter No.
Sh / 58 / 60 dated 5 / 5 / 1960.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Obadia
Principal

Archival unit 417

FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
No.:
Date:
No.: F/60/
Date: 30 / 5 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Examinations
Subject / Correction of names of students participating in intermediate studies.
Greetings.
Reference to your letter No. 22480 dated 24 / 5 / 1960
Please make the following correction in the lists sent to us attached to your above letter. As they were written
incorrectly.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Odia
Principal
Examination Number | Name written incorrectly | Name written correctly
4007 | Sami Abdul Rahman Salmoun | Sami Abdul Rahman Suleiman
4010 | Samir Abdullah Robin Samra | Samir Abdullah Robin Samra
4487 | Ferial Ezra Salem Musfi | Ferial Ezra Shalom Musfi
4490 | Carmela Yousef Shaul Balbool | Carmela Yousef Shaul Mashal
4492 | Lydia Khedhouri Yousef Debsi | Lydia Khedhouri Yousef Debi
4495 | Norma Khedhouri Saleh Kabbay | Norma Khedhouri Saleh Kabbay

Archival unit 418

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.: F/60
Date: 19 / 5 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Examinations
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 21225 and dated 16 / 5 / 1960.
Please correct the name of the female student with examination number 7765 and make it Vivian
Bakhash Ezra Bakhash instead of Vivan Bakhash Ezra Bakhash as it was written incorrectly in the list
sent to us enclosed with your letter referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 419

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.: F / 60
Date: 19 / 5 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Examinations
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 21225 and dated 16 / 5 / 1960.
Please correct the name of the female student with examination number 7765 and make it Vivian
Bakhash Ezra Bakhash instead of Vivian Bakhash Mizra Bakhash as it was written incorrectly in the list
sent to us enclosed with your letter referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadia
The Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 420

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ Number F/60
Date ⟦line⟧ Date 1960/5/19
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Examinations
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 21225 and dated 1960/5/16.
Please correct the name of the student with examination number 7287 and make it Richard
Abdullah Shaul Ovedia instead of Richard Abdullah Shaul Ovedia as it was
written mixed up in the list sent to us enclosed with your letter referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Ovedia
The Director

Archival unit 421

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number: 60/ ⟦line⟧
Date:
Date: 19 / 5 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Examinations
Greetings.
Reference to your letter No. 21225 dated 16 / 5 / 1960.
Please correct the name of the student with examination number 7287 and make it Richard
Abdullah Shaul Ovedia instead of Richard Abdullah Shaul Ovedia as it was
written incorrectly in the list sent to you attached to your above-mentioned letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Ovedia
The Principal

Archival unit 422

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
No.: Sh / 60 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 19 / 5 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Further to our letter No. Sh/60/59 dated 11 / 5 / 1960.
Please be kindly informed that Menachem Ibrahim Al-Ani, who participated in
the General Examination for Preparatory Studies, Scientific Branch, for the year 56 / 1957 under number
2549, his name was written incorrectly as Menahin Ibrahim Al-Ani, and the correct
is Menachem Ibrahim Al-Ani as stated in your letter No. <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 19044 on
20 / 8 / 1957 regarding the name of the aforementioned person.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obeidia
The Director
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 423

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
No.:
Number: SH / 60 /
Date:
Date: 17 / 3 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your marginal note dated 10 / 3 / 1960 recorded on our letter numbered
SH / 31 / 60 and dated 3 / 3 / 1960.
We return to you herewith our above-mentioned letter with its attachment, document number SH / 439
dated 3 / 3 / 1960 for certification, after the owner's guardian obtained a letter from
the Directorate of Travel and Nationality numbered T-S / 1459 / 148 and dated 16 / 3 / 1960
confirming that his Iraqi citizenship has not been revoked.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obeidia
Principal
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 424

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.: F / 60
No.:
Date: 9 / 3 / 1960
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Greetings.
With reference to your marginal note dated 7 / 3 / 1960 on our letter No. F / 85 / 60
dated 3 / 3 / 1960, attached herewith with the document No. F / 438 dated
3 / 3 / 1960.
Please kindly obtain the approval of the Directorate of Missions and Equivalency of Certificates regarding the certification
of the requested document, as the student Kamila Salim Said Al-Turaihi left our school
on 11 / 11 / 1959 and traveled outside Iraq before the issuance of the recent
instructions regarding documents.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Odia
Principal
A copy to - Directorate of Missions and Equivalency of Certificates - for your kind information

Archival unit 425

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: F / 60 /
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 9 / 3 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
Greetings.
Reference to your marginal note dated 7 / 3 / 1960 on our letter numbered F / 85 / 60
dated 3 / 3 / 1960 and attached herewith with the document numbered F / 438 and dated
on 3 / 3 / 1960.
Please kindly obtain the approval of the Directorate of Missions and Equivalency of Certificates regarding the certification
of the requested document, as the student Kamila Salim Saeed Al-Turaihi left our school
on 11 / 11 / 1959 and traveled outside Iraq before the issuance of the recent
instructions regarding documents.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Odia
Principal
Copy to - Directorate of Missions and Equivalency of Certificates - for your kind information