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IJA 3114
Endowment Transactions, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
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This is a folder titled “Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews: Endowment of Menahem and Sasson Saleh Daniel.” It contains correspondence between the President of Jewish Community to the Secretariat of Frozen Assets regarding waiver of rent, and reconciliation between Salman Daniel and Kairy Hassoun Ansari regarding an endowment.
AI English Translation, Pages 1-25
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7 Settlement papers of Salman Daniel ⟦and⟧ Khairi Hassoun Al-Ansari Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews Endowment: Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel Property Number: Land Registry Sequence: District: Property Type:
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The Lawyers Hassaneh Abdullah Muzaffar Number: 45 K / 62 Date: 2 / 12 / 62 Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Telephone No. 83531 President Number T /: 417 / 71 Date: 24 / 6 / 1971 Subject / ⟦line⟧ The Honorable Secretary of Frozen Assets Greetings: Reference to your letter numbered 14112 and dated 21 / 6 / 1971 Enclosed is a copy of the Northern Baghdad Notary Public deed with general number 21685 and dated 26 / 12 / 62 requested in your letter referred to above. Please accept our highest respect Acting Head of the Community Copy to - The Lawyer Mr. Munir Bani ⟦illegible⟧ for his house on endowments ⟦illegible⟧ isolated Mr. Emil ⟦illegible⟧ belonging to the endowment and it is ⟦illegible⟧ located on Bank Street ⟦illegible⟧ in Ziya Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ sixty) until ⟦illegible⟧ thousand dinars claimed ⟦illegible⟧ the day of the second party ⟦illegible⟧ six months from the date of ⟦illegible⟧ general (2929) ⟦illegible⟧ with number ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ and the tenants of the shops ⟦illegible⟧ larger). ⟦illegible⟧ Anisa and the provisions of the endowment ⟦illegible⟧ 11 and the transfer of guardianship 15 / 9 / 1962 And it is the subject of the paper The offer was made ⟦line⟧ The second and certified by the Notary Public of Kadhimiya under number (2929) and dated 17 / 12 / 1960 Second - All terms and conditions of the mentioned paper are considered canceled and therefore the second party has no prior right, request, or claim To be continued
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Name of Tenant | Duration | From | To | Annual Rent Amount Fils Dinar ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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The Lawyers Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar Number 450/K/62 12/22/62 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat For Frozen Assets Number /: 14122 Date: 6 / 21 / 1971 Secretariat: Rights Division: Lawsuits Very Urgent To - The Mosaic Community Subject / Request for a copy of a deed The Israelite Mosaic Community Incoming Number 740 Date 6 / 22 / 1971 Lawyer Munir Bani informed us that the plaintiff Khairi Hassoun Al-Ansari had ⟦line⟧ waived the lease, the subject of lawsuit 70 / 70 Kadhimiya, to the administration of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad in exchange for a sum of - / 1200 (one thousand two hundred dinars) according to a deed certified by the Notary Public. Therefore, please provide us with a copy of the above-mentioned deed to submit it to the court ⟦line⟧ due to its relevance to the above-mentioned lawsuit. Hoping that this will reach us as quickly as possible please. On behalf of / The Secretary General A copy of it to / Lawyer Mr. Munir Bani / For follow-up and information Mr. Hadi Awni Jawad / Assistant Drop-off Observer / To follow up with the Mosaic Community to provide us with what is required as quickly as possible, please Secretariat of Rights / Lawsuits / Follow-up with the original files Lawsuits Observer His appointment over the endowments The dismissed Mr. Emil belonging to the endowment, which are located on Bank Street Zia Hotel in Baghdad the sixty) until thousand dinars claimed The second party shall perform six months from the date of General Deed (2929) ⟦illegible⟧ and the tenants of the shops mentioned). The endowment and the provisions of the endowment 1961 and the transfer of the guardianship Date 9/15/1962 In the name of and ending the subject of the paper The offer was made lease) and between the second party and certified by the Notary Public of Kadhimiya under number (2929) and dated 12/17/1960 Second - All terms and conditions of the mentioned paper are considered canceled, and therefore the second party has no prior right, request, or claim
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The Lawyers Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar Number 450/K/62 12/27/62 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Republic of Iraq General Secretariat for Frozen Assets: Number /: 14112 Date /: 6/21/1971 Secretariat: Rights Division: Lawsuits Very Urgent To - The Mosaic Community Subject / Request for a copy of a deed Lawyer Sherini informed us that the plaintiff Khairi Hassoun Al-Ansari had waived the lease subject of lawsuit 70/70 Kadhimiya to the administration of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad in exchange for a sum of -/1200 (one thousand two hundred dinars) according to a deed certified by the Notary Public. Therefore, please provide us with a copy of the aforementioned deed to be submitted to the court due to its relevance to the aforementioned lawsuit. Hoping to receive it as soon as possible, please. On behalf of / The Secretary General Copy to / Lawyer Mr. Sherini / Follow-up and information Mr. Hadi Awni Jawad / Drop-off Observer / To follow up with the Mosaic Community to provide us with what is required as soon as possible, please Secretariat of Rights / Lawsuits / Follow-up with the files Lawsuits Observer His guardianship over the endowments of the dismissed Mr. Emile ⟦illegible⟧ belonging to the endowment, which is ⟦illegible⟧ located on Bank Street, Zia Hotel in Baghdad and affairs) until ⟦illegible⟧ thousand dinars claimed the second party performs six months from the date of general number (2929) lightning systems ⟦line⟧ and the tenants of the mentioned shops). The endowment and the provisions of the endowment 1961 and the transfer of guardianship dated 9/15/1962 in the name of and ending the subject of the paper, the offer took place Rent) and between the second party and certified by the Notary Public of Kadhimiya under number (2929) and date 12/17/1960 Second - All terms and conditions of the mentioned paper are considered canceled, and therefore the second party has no prior right, request, or claim
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Name of Tenant | Duration | From | To | Annual Rent | | | | Fils Dinar ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Seal of the Institution
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The Lawyers Hussam Abdullah Muzaffar Shaul Moussa Number: 450/K/62 Date: 22 / 12 / 62 – Reconciliation Contract – ⟦line⟧ First Party - Mr. Salman Daniel, Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, in addition to his trusteeship over the endowments of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel and the endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel. Second Party - Mr. Khairi Hassoun Al-Ansari. The Second Party had previously signed a paper with Edward Yaqoub, according to his general power of attorney for the dismissed trustee, Mr. Emile Saleh Shlomo, for the endowment of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel, named (Lease Deed), which included the properties belonging to the endowment, namely Khan Jaghan Market located in Bab Al-Agha neighborhood in Baghdad, and also included Khan Sassoon Daniel located on Bank Street and all the shares belonging to Mr. Emile Saleh Shlomo as his private property in the Zia Hotel in Baghdad for a period of two years starting from the first of January 1961 (the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-one) until December 1962 (the year one thousand nine hundred and sixty-two) for an annual rent of seven thousand dinars, which the agent of the dismissed trustee claimed to have received from the Second Party, Mr. Khairi Hassoun Al-Ansari, provided that the aforementioned Second Party pays the rent for the second year in two equal installments, the first at its beginning and the second six months after the date of its beginning, in addition to other terms of the aforementioned paper certified by the Notary Public of Kadhimiya under general number (2929) and date 17 / 12 / 1960. The Second Party filed three lawsuits in the Kadhimiya Court of First Instance under numbers 54/B/61, 55/B/61, and 56/B/61, demanding the prevention of interference by the dismissed trustee and the shop tenants (and in view of his dismissal, the litigation was directed at the First Party in addition to his trusteeship over the aforementioned endowment). Whereas the previous trustee was dismissed for his betrayal and disposal of the endowment funds in violation of the endowment deed and the provisions of the endowment pursuant to the two notifications numbered 29 and 30/Sh/959 dated 5 / 6 / 1961 and 6 / 11 / 1962, and the transfer of the trusteeship to the First Party in addition to his position pursuant to the trusteeship deed numbered 153/Sh/962 dated 15 / 9 / 1962 issued by the Personal Status Court in Baghdad, and in view of the desire of the two contracting parties to settle and terminate the subject of the paper mentioned above, regarding the rights of the Second Party with respect to the endowments mentioned above, the offer and acceptance took place and it was agreed between the two contracting parties on the following: First - Rescinding the paper organized between the agent of the dismissed trustee, Edward Yaqoub, named (Lease Deed) and the Second Party, certified by the Notary Public of Kadhimiya under number (2929) and date 17 / 12 / 1960. Second - All terms and conditions of the aforementioned paper are considered cancelled, and accordingly, the Second Party no longer has any right, claim, or demand To be continued
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- 2 - Regarding the endowments belonging to the endowments of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel whether arising from the aforementioned canceled document or by any other means. Third - The First Party, in addition to his trusteeship over the aforementioned endowments, pledged to pay an amount of to the Second Party in exchange for his agreement to rescind the document subject of this contract and specifically related to the endowments of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel and the endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel. Fourth - The Second Party received from the First Party an amount of four hundred dinars (400 dinars) and the First Party pledged to pay the remaining amount according to the third clause above on 6/1/1963. The advance amount of four hundred dinars was received by check number 975722 on 12/23/1962 at the Ottoman Bank. amounting to one thousand six hundred dinars in the East Fifth - The Second Party agreed to waive all rights and obligations arising for him from the aforementioned document, and to waive the lawsuits filed by him against the First Party, whether those lawsuits are still in the courts or he obtained judgments for them and executed them in the execution departments, as he has no right to claim any amount from the First Party likewise and he must confirm the aforementioned waiver and drop the lawsuits regarding the First Party in the courts and execution departments - officially after taking his acknowledgment on their minutes. Sixth - The Second Party agreed that the settlement consideration shown in the third clause of this contract shall be for all his rights, claims, and demands against the endowments of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel and Ezra Menachem Daniel, whether they were arising from the rescinded contract subject of this reconciliation contract or arising from other documents he has with the dismissed trustee or his agent, regardless of the type of document or its date. Seventh - The Second Party has cleared the First Party, in addition to his trusteeship over the aforementioned endowments, of every right, demand, or claim, or any debt he has against the previous trustee or his agent related to the endowments of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel and the endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel, a complete and absolute clearance, whether those rights, demands, and claims were arising from the rescinded contract or by any other means and whatever their dates ⟦line⟧ Eighth - The Second Party acknowledges that he has not performed any action added to the rescinded contract, whether that was with the tenants of the endowments or with others, nor has he transferred his rights in the rescinded contract to another person, nor has he received any amount from anyone under it, regarding the endowments that are under the trusteeship of the First Party. In the event that the contrary appears, he must return the reconciliation amount of two thousand dinars with monetary compensation of one thousand dinars. To be continued ⟦line⟧
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Name of Tenant | Duration | From | To | Annual Rent | Fils | Dinar - 2 - Regarding the endowments belonging to the endowments of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel whether arising from the aforementioned canceled paper or by any other means. Third - The First Party, in addition to his trusteeship over the aforementioned endowments, pledged to pay an amount of ⟦illegible⟧ to the Second Party in exchange for his agreement to rescind the paper subject of this contract and the ⟦illegible⟧ related to the endowments of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel and the endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel. Fourth - The Second Party received from the First Party an amount of four hundred dinars (400 dinars ⟦illegible⟧ The First Party testifies to the payment of the remaining amount according to Clause Three above on 6 / 1 / ⟦illegible⟧ The advance amount of four hundred dinars was received by check number 742975 on ⟦illegible⟧ 23 / 12 / 962 on the Ottoman Bank. And its amount is one thousand six hundred dinars Eastern Fifth - The Second Party agreed to waive all rights and obligations arising for him from the aforementioned paper, and ⟦illegible⟧ waiving the lawsuits filed by him against the First Party, whether those lawsuits are still in the courts, ⟦illegible⟧ judgments were obtained for them and executed in the execution departments, as he has no right to claim any amount from the First Party ⟦illegible⟧ likewise And he must confirm the aforementioned waiver and drop the lawsuits regarding the First Party in the courts and execution departments ⟦line⟧ officially after taking his acknowledgment on their minutes. Sixth - The Second Party agreed that the settlement consideration shown in Clause Three of this contract shall be for all his rights, claims, and demands against the endowments of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel and Ezra Menachem Daniel, whether they were arising from the rescinded contract subject of this settlement contract or arising from other papers he has with the dismissed trustee or his agent, regardless of the type of paper or its date. Seventh - The Second Party has released the First Party, in addition to his trusteeship over the aforementioned endowments, from every right or demand or claim or any debt he has against the previous trustee or his agent related to the endowments of Menachem and Sassoon Saleh Daniel and the endowments of Ezra Menachem Daniel, a general and absolute release, whether those rights, demands, and claims were arising from the rescinded contract or by any other means and whatever their dates ⟦line⟧ . Eighth - The Second Party acknowledges that he has not performed any action added to the rescinded contract, whether that was with the tenants of the endowments or with others, nor has he transferred his rights in the rescinded contract to another person nor has he received any amount from anyone under it, regarding the endowments that are under the trusteeship of the First Party, and in the event that it appears otherwise, he must return the settlement amount of two thousand dinars with monetary compensation of one thousand dinars. To be continued
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— 3 — Ninth — Accordingly, all rights and claims owned by the Second Party under by the Notary Public of Kadhimiya under general number (2929) and date 17 / and ended, and each party has cleared the other party with a general and absolute discharge. This contract was organized by the lawyers Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar and Shaul Moussa. Second Party | First Party Khairi Hassoun Al-Ansari | Sultan Daniel Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews In addition to his position | ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧ Lawyer | Lawyer Shaul Moussa | Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar ⟦illegible stamp⟧ ⟦illegible handwritten text in blue ink⟧ ⟦illegible handwritten text in blue ink⟧ ⟦illegible handwritten text in blue ink⟧ ⟦illegible handwritten text in blue ink⟧ ⟦illegible handwritten text in blue ink⟧
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Name of Tenant | Duration | From | To | Annual Rent | Fils Dinar - 3 - Ninth - Accordingly, all rights and claims owned by the Second Party under by the Notary Public of Kadhimiya under general number (2929) and date 17 / and ended, and each party has fully and absolutely cleared the other's liability. This contract was organized by lawyers Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar and Shaul Moussa. The Second Party | The First Party Khairi Hassoun Al-Ansari | Sultan Daniel Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews | Relief Lucillet The Lawyer | The Lawyer Shaul Moussa | Hassan Abdullah Muzaffar ⟦illegible stamp⟧ The Second Party received from the Administrative Committee from the date ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ The First Party ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ The Second Party ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ The First Party ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible text on overlapping paper⟧
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Notary Public Department ⟦illegible⟧ Annual Number 2127 Date ⟦illegible⟧ Fee ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Signature I certify that this is a copy of the document verified by this department under general number 2168 and date 12/14/1962 and that it is identical to the original verified in register number 2 - serial 2 / 168 Notary Public of North Baghdad Abdul Hamid Al-Hani ⟦illegible⟧ The Iraqi Republic 200 Two hundred fils Revenue stamp ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ ⟦Red wax seal at top right⟧