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IJA 3079

Financial Transaction, Insurance Policies, Baghdadi Jewish Community

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These are financial documents from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews including financial transaction receipts, bills, and tax records. Receipts are for newspaper and journal advertisements, pharmacies and doctors, taxis, books and stationary, utilities, accountants, plane and train tickets, and insurance policies. There is also correspondence from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to various Jewish schools, reports on Jewish community holdings, such as the synagogues and charitable endowments, and the distribution of charitable funds, and correspondence with the government regarding property taxes.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3079
Item Number
2778
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Accounting, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Advertisement, Al-Rāfadīn Bank, Annotation, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Bank Note, Bank of the East, Britain, Charity, Correspondence, Doctors, Endowment, Ezra Menahem Daniel, Financial, First Court of Baghdad, Frank Iny School, Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Handwritten, Heskel Menahem Daniel, Hospital, Ink Stamp, Insurance, Invoice, Iraqi Government, Iraqi State Railways, Ledger, Letterhead, Medicine, Meir Eliyahu Synagogue, Menahem S. Daniel, Menahem S. Daniel's School, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Justice, Office of Education – Baghdad, Office of Telephone Administration, Personal Letterhead, Pharmacy, Printed Text, Property Tax, Railways, Receipts, Revenue Stamp, Shamash Secondary School, Society of Water, Stamps, Sun Crest, Synagogue, Tax, Taxi, Thumbprint, Typed, Waqf

AI en Translation, Pages 401-425

Page 401

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
No:
Date: 1 / 8 / 196
Fils | Dinar
625 | 12
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of
Only ⟦twelve dinars and six hundred and twenty-five fils⟧
And that is for ⟦wages for four days October 962⟧
Republic of Iraq
10 fils
Revenue stamp
Signature of the recipient
⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
No:
Date: 25 / 12 / 1962
Fils | Dinar
- | 5
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of
Only five dinars and no more
And that is for aid for four days 18 November
Upon receipt
Signature of the recipient
⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
No:
Date: 25 / 12 / 1962
Fils | Dinar
625 | 12
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the aforementioned amount of
Only twelve dinars and six hundred and twenty-five fils
And that is for wages for four days of the October 962 shift
Republic of Iraq
10 fils
Revenue stamp
Younis ⟦Saour⟧
Signature of the recipient

Page 402

Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad:
Number:
Date: 20 / 12 / 1962
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only: One dinar and two hundred and fifty fils
Regarding: Fees for slaughtering sheep during the curfew
Additional details: Days 22, 23 and 24 / 11 / 62
Signature of the recipient: ⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad:
Number:
Date: 20 / 12 / 1962
Fils: 250
Dinar: 1
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only: One dinar and two hundred and fifty fils
Regarding: Fees for the day of the curfew for slaughtering sheep
Signature of the recipient: Habib Mu'allim ⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad:
Number:
Date: / / 196
Fils: 250
Dinar: 2
Received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only: Two dinars and two hundred and fifty fils
Regarding: Fees for purchasing sheep on the days of 20, 21 and 22 / 11 / 62
Additional details: And supervised the slaughtering and selling of the sheep
Signature of the recipient: Bayram Nouri ⟦signature⟧

Page 404

Notes | Net | Allowance | Weight | Number | Name
⟦illegible⟧ | 33.5 | 2 | 35.5 | 4 | Tea
Tare number | 36 | 2 | 38 | 4 | Tea
| 74.25 | 7.5 | 81.75 | 10 | Sami
| 24 | 1.5 | 25.5 | 3 | Ali
| 26.5 | 1.25 | 27.75 | 3 | Ali
| 85.75 | 8.25 | 94 | 11 | Ali
10 Tares | 8.25 | .75 | 9 | 1 | M One ⟦...⟧
|  |  | 36 |  | ⟦...⟧
|  |  | 4 |  | Tare
|  |  | 40 |  |
| 67.25 | 4 | 71.25 | 8 | Sami
| 51 | 3.5 | 54.5 | 5 | Ali
| 13.75 | 1 | 14.75 | 2 | Ali
10 Tares

Page 406

33,500
13 750
⟦line⟧
47 / 250
36
74 250
67 250
⟦line⟧
177 / 500
44
2125
85 / 75
8 25
⟦line⟧
139,500
51
⟦line⟧
190 / 500
59
47 / 250 | Account/1
177 / 500 | Account/2
190 / 500 | Account/3
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
40 Dinars value of papers and heads | On
56

Page 407

Rafidain Bank
Internal Transfers
Number:
On: 17 / 1 / ⟦1955⟧
To: The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Transfer ( ) No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧
Payee name: Yaqub Munshi Hilal
Address:
Drawn on:
We received the amount in cash / by check / debited from your current account
Your letter No. ⟦line⟧ in ⟦line⟧
The bank bears no responsibility whatsoever for fulfilling your above request.
Received the amount in cash
17 / 1
Cashier Department ⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar |
|  | Transfer amount
|  | Selling commission at a rate of
|  | Flat commission
|  | Postage fees
|  | Temporary (check stamps)
|  | Telegram fees
|  | Telephone fees
|  | Total only ⟦line⟧ nothing else
On behalf of Rafidain Bank
Internal Transfers 3
9/963

Page 409

Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Ezra and Shimon Daniel
Number:
Date: 6 / 12 / 196
Fils: 240
Dinar: 1
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, which is
only one dinar and two hundred and forty fils
being for car fares from the airport to the pier and vice versa to transport 2 visitors consisting of the gentlemen mentioned in the letter of His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Honored
Republic of Iraq
10 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Signature of the Receiver
Presidency of the Administrative Committee
for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
Number:
Date: ⟦12⟧ / 12 / 196
Fils:
Dinar: 20
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the amount mentioned above, which is
only twenty dinars and nothing else
being for the price of an English stamp purchased by Mr. Levi Kash
⟦...⟧
Signature of the Receiver

Page 413

By Shaker Insurance Company Limited
For the fire insurance premium on the building
The Great School
24
12
943
⟦illegible⟧

Page 415

Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad:
Number:
Date: 2 / 1 / 1966
Fils: 500
Dinar: 5
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only: ⟦five dinars and five hundred fils⟧
In exchange for: ⟦transportation fees for the radio ⟦...⟧⟧
Signature of the recipient: ⟦signature⟧
Raoof
Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Baghdad:
Number:
Date: 6 / 1 / 1967
Fils: 184
Dinar: 108
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad the above-mentioned amount, which is:
Only: ⟦one hundred and eight dinars and one hundred and eighty-four fils⟧
In exchange for: ⟦salaries of employees and petty cash for the ⟦...⟧ club for the month of January⟧
Signature of the recipient: ⟦signature⟧
The Iraqi Republic
Financial Stamp
10
Ten Fils
Shaul ⟦...⟧
Past

Page 416

The Attorneys.
Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar
Shaul Moussa
No. 338 K
Date 4 / 12 / 963
Mr. Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Respectfully
Greetings and Respect,
We list below our account with you for the lawsuits you assigned to us, along with the fees we are entitled to until
30 / 11 / 963, which amount to 184.108 Dinars, only one hundred eighty-four Dinars and one hundred and eight Fils.
Please accept our deepest thanks and respect.
1 — Hamid al-Obaidi, lawsuit No. 45 / B / 61 (Endowments of Menachem Saleh Daniel)
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
13 / 10 | Printing lists in ⟦Assem⟧ | 01 | 400
17 / 10 | Stamp for pleading and documents | 00 | 070
| ⟦line⟧ | 01 | 470
2 — Muhammad Ali al-Yusuf, lawsuit No. 3145 / B / 62 (The Churches)
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
5 / 11 | Pleading stamp | 00 | 050
3 — Khanjan Muhammad Yar, lawsuit No. 63/88 (The Churches)
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
26 / 11 | Execution fee receipt / 65 | 00 | 250
4 — Haj Muhammad Mustafa Agha, lawsuit No. 63/77 (Dohuk Cemetery).
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
26 / 10 | Airplane ticket to Mosul (One way) | 05 | 000
26 / 10 | Train fare to Baghdad (Return) | 05 | 240
26 / 10 | Hotel expenses in Mosul | 02 | 750
26 / 10 | Miscellaneous expenses and external printing | 01 | 800
| ⟦line⟧ | 14 | 790
5 — Abbas Khalaf al-Sabbagh, lawsuit No. 63/4511 (Endowment of Menashe Saleh)
Date | Details | Fils | Dinar
11 / 11 | Execution fee for judgment notification receipt / 45 | 00 | 250
Continued

Page 419

- 4 -
Fils | Dinar
16 | 810 | Total brought forward from page 3
00 | 250 - 6 | Kadhim Al-Shawi
22 | 500 - 7 | Miz Dawri
12 | 500 - 8 | Mohammed Hussein Karim
00 | 360 - 9 | Jassim Mohammed Al-Jamil and Karim Jassim
26 | 700 - 10 | Al-Hajj Ali Karim Hamka
44 | 150 - 11 | Hajj Hammoudi
20 | 188 - 12 | Abdul Jabbar Hassoun
10 | 650 - 13 | Miscellaneous expenses and petty cash
80 | 000 - 14 | Salaries for the months of October and November
⟦line⟧
108 234 Only two hundred thirty-four Dinars and one hundred and eight Fils and no more
Receipts
Fils | Dinar
00 | 000 | From Al-Hajj Ali Karim Hamka for lawyer fees and court costs
| 50 | for the lawsuit filed against him
⟦line⟧
One hundred
108 184 Only <del>four</del> eighty-four Dinars and one hundred and eight Fils and no more
Balance due to us from you
The Lawyer
Shaul Moussa
The Lawyer
Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar
We have audited the list and found it to be correct
10 January 63
13-12-63
With thanks
D / 1 / 1963
His Excellency the President
Greetings:
We have audited the lawsuits regarding the numbers
and properties and found them correct and we have indicated
in them the maximum facilities and categorization
Note the allowance
Seen
22 / 12 / 63

Page 420

Volume Number: 325134
Accounting 37: A
Receipts for money collected for the government:
Name of Department: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils/Dinar: 7/050
Number: 89
Received from:
Amount: Dinar and ⟦line⟧ Fils
On account of:
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Date:
Volume Number: 325141
Accounting 37: A
Receipts for money collected for the government:
Name of Department: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils/Dinar: 7/050
Number: 99
Received from:
Amount: Dinar and ⟦line⟧ Fils
On account of:
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Date:
Volume Number: 323453
Accounting 37: A
Receipts for money collected for the government:
Name of Department: ⟦M. Jews⟧
Fils/Dinar: -/120
Number: 81
Received from: General Directorate of Imported Property
Amount: 120 Dinars and one hundred and twenty Fils
On account of: ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of the collector: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:
Date: 11/10/62

Page 421

Book Number: 322167
Accounting: 37 A
Title: Receipts for money collected for the government
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils/Dinar: - / 150
Number: 45
Received from: Fund Liquidation Committee ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: One hundred and fifty
Dinar and: ⟦line⟧
Fils: Only
Account of: Price of ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Dated: 27 / 12 / 73
Book Number: 322171
Accounting: 37 A
Stamp: Liquidation Committee for the General Passenger Transport Authority
Title: Receipts for money collected for the government
Department Name: ⟦illegible⟧
Fils/Dinar: 1 / 250
Number: 65
Received from: Ibrahim ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: One
Dinar and: Two hundred and fifty
Fils:
Account of: Security deposit for ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Dated: 26 / 1 / 74
Book Number: 322293
Accounting: 37 A
Title: Receipts for money collected for the government
Department Name: Passenger Transport Authority Liquidation Committee
Fils/Dinar: 2 / 000
Number: 86
Received from: The lawyer ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: Two
Dinar and: ⟦line⟧
Fils: No more
Account of: Security deposits for ⟦illegible⟧
Signature of receiver: ⟦signature⟧
Dated: 27 / 2 / 74

Page 422

24 / 1 / 62
Notice
Abbas Khalaf
4511
22 / 11 / 62 Kadhim Shawi
⟦illegible⟧
Basim Hassoun
General Company for Foodstuffs
11 / 22
Account entry number ⟦illegible⟧
2
250
18
731 0180-440 IA
Passenger Ticket and Baggage Check
Issued by
Iraqi Airways Directorate
Member of International Air Transport Association
PASSENGER TICKET AND BAGGAGE CHECK
ISSUED BY
IRAQI AIRWAYS
MEMBER OF INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
Volume Number: 325145
Accounting 37 A:
Receipts for funds collected for the government:
Department name: Directorate of ⟦illegible⟧
Number 38:
Fils/Dinar: 5 / 625
Received from: Administrative Committee for Jews
Amount: Five dinars and six hundred and twenty-five fils
On account: ⟦illegible⟧
Dated: ⟦illegible⟧
Receiver's signature: ⟦signature⟧
Job Title:

Page 423

(1/2/1954) Amount 450
Fire insurance installment 250
200
⟦illegible⟧

73 | 10180-440 | IA
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Failure to comply will result in the cancellation
of all your onward and return reservations.
If you hold an onward or return reservation for travel from any of the areas shown
below to a point outside that area, please reconfirm your intention to use such
reservation at least 72 hours prior to departure of your flight.
(a) From Hawaii, Canada and Continental U.S.A. (excluding Alaska).
(b) From Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the West Indies.
(c) From Europe (including the adjacent islands), the United Kingdom, Ireland
and Turkey.
(d) From The Middle East (Asia West of Pakistan), Egypt, Sudan, Libya
and Tunisia.
(e) From Africa (except Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and
East Africa), Mauritius, Republic of Malagasy, and Reunion.
(f) From Japan, Hong Kong and Philippines.
(g) From Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
To reconfirm—contact any office of the carrier located within the area described
above from which your onward or return flight will depart.
EXCEPTION: When staying more than 72 hours at the boarding point of the flight
on which you will depart from the area concerned, you must reconfirm with the
office of the carrier in that city.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Failure to comply with these terms will result in the cancellation of all your reservations for onward and return journeys.
If you hold a return ticket or reservations for an onward flight from any of the areas listed below to a point outside
that area.
Please state your intention to use the space reserved for you at least 72 hours before the scheduled departure time of the aircraft.
(a) From the area consisting of / Hawaii, Canada and the United States of America (except Alaska).
(b) From the area consisting of Bermuda, the Bahamas and the West Indies.
(c) From the area consisting of Europe (including adjacent islands), the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Turkey.
(d) From the area consisting of the Middle East (Asia west of Pakistan), Egypt, Sudan, Libya and Tunisia.
(e) From the area consisting of Africa (except Northern and Southern Rhodesia, Nyasaland and East Africa), Mauritius,
Republic of Malagasy and Reunion.
(f) From the area consisting of Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
(g) From the area consisting of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
To confirm - contact any carrier office in the area shown above from which your return or onward flight departs.
Exception - When you stay more than 72 hours in the area from which you board the plane with which you depart from the relevant area
You must confirm the reservation at the carrier's office in that city.
(1)
Printed in England by Fraser Meikle, Ltd

Page 424

DEPARTURE INFORMATION
Departure Instructions
PLACE Station
For Flight Coupon | Town Terminal Address | Local Time
Flight Coupon No. | |
1 | Airport |
1. The time shown on the flight coupon is the
departure time of the aircraft. The check-in time
shown opposite is the latest time at which passen-
gers can be accepted for travel; it allows the mini-
mum time to complete all the formalities. In your
own interests you should plan to arrive at the Town
Terminal or Airport in good time as this will help
to ensure that your aircraft departs on schedule.
You are also advised to check local road conditions
to avoid possible delay for this reason. Flights
cannot be held for passengers arriving late and no
responsibility can be accepted in such cases.
2. Iraqi Airways is the actual carrier only when IA
is entered in the "Via Carrier" box of the Flight
Coupon(s). Any other abbreviation in that box
denotes another carrier. Details are available on
request.
(2)

73 | 0180-440 IA
⟦BOOKING⟧
RETURN & ONWARD RESERVATIONS
AT DESTINATION OR TRANSFER POINTS
OTHER THAN THOSE IN AREAS SHOWN ON
PAGE 1. IN YOUR OWN INTEREST YOU SHOULD
CONFIRM RETURN OR ONWARD RESERVA-
TIONS AS ALTERATIONS IN FLIGHT SCHEDULES
MAY BE MADE WITHOUT PREVIOUS NOTICE.
REFUNDS
I.A. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUND ONLY TO
THE PERSON WHO ORIGINALLY PAID FOR THE
TICKET AND TO REFUSE REFUND WHEN APPLI-
CATION IS MADE LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER
EXPIRY DATE.
1 - The time stated on the flight coupon is the aircraft departure time. As for the
reporting time stated on the second page, it is the latest time passengers can be accepted
for travel, which includes the minimum period required to complete all official
formalities. It is in your interest to be present at the booking office or airport at the appropriate time
as this helps your aircraft depart on schedule. We also advise you to
check local road conditions to avoid any potential delay for this reason.
Aircraft departure times cannot be delayed waiting for passengers who arrive
late, and we do not accept any responsibility in such cases.
2 - Your travel on Iraqi Airways aircraft is considered confirmed when indicated
in writing in the space designated for (Carrier) located on the flight coupon. As for
other internationally recognized terms regarding the carrier field,
you may inquire about them in case of ambiguity.
(3)

Page 425

Return requests and securing bookings for more than one flight
Since schedules are subject to change without prior notice, we consider it the traveler's duty to confirm their return requests or
requests for transfer to other stations (if any) other than what is indicated in the first coupon upon landing at
the arrival station or the connecting station.
Refund
Iraqi Airways reserves for the traveler the right to claim a refund for the ticket value whenever the latter has paid that
in advance at the time of issuance, and it rejects any request submitted to it after 30 days from the date the ticket's validity expires.
(4)

73 10180-440 IA
THESE ARTICLES WILL BE CARRIED FREE
Over and above the free baggage allowance
the items illustrated here may be carried free of
charge. All other articles including overnight bags,
brief cases, typewriters, personal radios, ladies'
vanity cases, and large size cameras, are weighed
together with all other baggage and are subject to
excess baggage charges if total weight is in excess
of free baggage allowance.
A LADY'S HANDBAG OR POCKET BOOK | AN OVERCOAT OR WRAP | A SMALL CAMERA AND A PAIR OF BINOCULARS | A FOOT RUG
A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF READING MATTER FOR THE FLIGHT | INFANT'S FOOD FOR CONSUMPTION IN FLIGHT AND INFANT'S CARRYING BASKET | AN UMBRELLA OR WALKING STICK | A FULLY COLLAPSIBLE INVALID'S WHEEL CHAIR AND/OR A PAIR OF CRUTCHES; PROVIDED THAT THE PASSENGER IS DEPENDENT UPON THEM
Liability of Carrier in respect of baggage and other personal property is
limited in respect of its declared value which shall not exceed $16.50 (U.S.
Currency) or its equivalent per kilogramme for checked baggage and $330.00
(U.S. Currency) or its equivalent per passenger for unchecked baggage, unless
a higher valuation is declared in advance and additional charges are paid
pursuant to Carrier's tariffs.
All Airline Members of the International Air Transport Association
are required to observe these hand baggage regulations.
(5)