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Special Form for Suggestions and Observations
Ministry of Interior
Competent Department of Special Investigations
Date 7 / 4
Government Press 2139 - 1 - 39
Addressed to: M. Th.
Subject:
Reference to the enclosed letter from the General Police Directorate.
Summary of the Case: It was stated in one of the paragraphs of the Babi felony that
some Assyrians working in the Qayyarah Oil Company are demonstrating their fanaticism
and cohesion by opening the Common Assyrian Interest to elevate the status of the Assyrians and promote
their interests, and that they are supporters of the well-known Assyrian Daoud Ibrahim, who was sentenced
by the Martial Council in the Mosul Province. Accordingly, we wrote to the Governorate of the
Mosul Province and the General Police Directorate to state their views regarding ⟦this⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦station⟧
(27 / 57)
No response has been received from the Governorate of Mosul Province so far; however, the General Police
Directorate is the one that provided us with its enclosed letter, confirming what was attributed to
the aforementioned Assyrians regarding the actions and movements mentioned in the text of the paragraph
referred to above, and adds to that by saying they are continuing these reasons
to incite riots against the regulations established in that company, and referred
to paragraph (2) of this letter (in file number 27 / 57) which
proposed a plan to resolve matters among the followers of the Assyrian Daoud Ibrahim (and this
last plan is the one actually referred to in bringing details related to
the summary on page 25 of the four-folder file).
It appears from the above that the felony ⟦set out⟧ clarified at the beginning
of this summary ⟦is⟧ is the same sense currently occurring and it was proposed
⟦to refer it⟧ to the Kingdom through its chapters in:
The sense clarified at the beginning of this summary <del>is pending</del> execution is pending
on the response from the Governorate of Mosul Province as you knew earlier, just as the other
measures that addressed the suggestions of the General Police Directorate mentioned
in paragraph (2) of its letter are pending a final decision based on the opinion of
( To be continued )
Special form for suggestions and observations
Ministry of Interior
Competent Division:
Date:
Government Press 2139 - 1 - 39
Submitted to ::
Subject ::
Mosul Governorate as well (p. 42 of Portfolio 27/57)
Since we did not receive an answer to questions, I suggest unifying the correspondence
by making them as if they are of one subject and emphasizing to the Governorate
of the Mosul Brigade to answer our questions in one letter. instead
Please
2
Yes
4/9
⟦illegible⟧
M. Kh.
To unify the correspondence as explained above and prepare it so that
it ensures following up with the Mosul Brigade Governorate 4/9
Ministry of Interior
General Police Directorate
Branch
Baghdad April 3, 1940
Number S/1275
10/25
(( Secret ))
Ministry of Interior of Iraq:
Private Office:
Number: 2161
Date: 4 / 7 / 40
To
Ministry of Interior
Subject - Assyrians in the Qayyarah Oil Company.
Reference to your letter numbered PO / 787 and dated February 28, 1940
The Police Directorate of Mosul Liwa has informed us that the investigation has confirmed the continuation
of the Assyrians employed in the aforementioned company in their situation described in the paragraph
stated in your referenced letter, and they are still fabricating reasons to incite riots
against Iraqi employees in that company to force them to leave work, and we have previously
noted this phenomenon in paragraph (3) of our letter numbered S/834 dated
3 / 2 / 40 and we suggested separating and dispersing them. We request you kindly mediate with the company
in this regard to nip the disturbances in the bud and as a precaution against the plans they are trying to plot
aimed at rebellion and disruption of order.
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Director General of Police
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Iraq
Ministry of Interior
Baghdad
Private Office
- Secret -
Number P.O.: 1182
Date: 15 Safar / 359
Gregorian Date: 24 March / 1940
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Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
- A copy of it to -
The Governorate of Mosul Liwa for information, with reference to our letter numbered P.O. / 987
Dated 11 / 3 / 940
⟦signature⟧
Minister of Interior
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Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Police
Division
10 Safar 1359
Baghdad, 19 March 1940
No. S/1094
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Private Office
No. 1746
Date: 22 / 3 / 940
(( Secret ))
To
Ministry of Interior
Subject - Smuggling of persons to Syria.
29
Reference to your letter No. 987 dated 11 March 1940.
Approval has previously been granted to the Police Director of Mosul Province to spend ten Dinars from the
secret allocations account, and upon its exhaustion, we are prepared to spend what is needed in
funds for this purpose.
⟦signature⟧
Director General of Police
Copy to -
Police Director of Mosul Province
Reference to the letter of your provincial governorship No. S/42
dated 20 / 2 / 40. We request a statement of what you have
regarding studies and detailed information about the degree of
the news' accuracy.
Director of the Central Criminal Investigation Department
with a copy of the letter from the Mosul Provincial Governorship mentioned above
for the same purpose.
Attachments
M. T.
Presented for information with reference No. 29
A copy - ⟦memo⟧ - is sent to the Directorate of Mosul Province
following up on the letters mentioned above.
22 / 3
⟦signature⟧
Sh. Kh.
22 / 3
11 Safar / 359
20 March / 1940
M Kh / 42
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Private Office
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Mosul District Governorate
Subject: - Followers of the Assyrian Daoud Abraham
Reference to your letter No. S / 4421 dated 16 / 3 / 1940
Please provide us with your opinion on the subject in light of the clarifications mentioned in the letter
of the Royal Iraqi Consulate in Aleppo, a copy of which was sent to you with our letter No.
M Kh / 3735 dated 31 / 10 / 1939.
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For the Minister of Interior
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Filed
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M. T.
Reference to the letter of the Mosul Liwa Governorate submitted herewith
Please read the vague summary regarding the Assyrian tail
Dawud Abraham ⟦p.⟧ which ⟦according to it⟧ the Mosul Liwa Governorate returned it
asking it to respond to our letter p. 42.
The Mosul Liwa Governorate, in its letter submitted herewith, has
contented itself with sending a copy of the letter of its Liwa Police Directorate without
expressing its opinion on the subject. We are returning the mentioned paper
from this perspective - enclosed -
19 / 2
Yes
19 / 2
Governorate of Mosul Liwa
Correspondence
Secret
Number: S/4421
Date: 7/2/359
Corresponding to: 16 March / 940
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Private Office
Number 1667
Date 19 / 2 / 940
To - Ministry of Interior
Subject: Followers of the Assyrian Daoud Abraham
Your letter P.O. / 3735 dated 31 / 10 / 939
We submit herewith a copy of the letter from the Liwa Police Director No. 275 dated 5 / 2 / 940 and that surveillance
is ongoing regarding these Assyrians, the followers of Daoud Abraham 4
⟦signature⟧
Governor of Mosul Liwa
Copy to - Liwa Police Director
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Secret
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Mutasarrifate of Mosul Liwa
Correspondence
Secret
Number: S/4421
Date: 7 / 2 / 359
Corresponding to: 16 March / 940
To: Ministry of Interior
Subject: Followers of the Assyrian Dawood Abraham
Your letter M. Kh / 3735 dated 31 / 10 / 939
We submit herewith a copy of the letter from the Liwa Police Director No. 275 dated 5 / 3 / 940, and the surveillance
is ongoing regarding these Assyrians, the followers of Dawood Abraham;
⟦signature⟧
Mutasarrif of Mosul Liwa
Copy to - Liwa Police Director
Copy of the Police Director's letter No. 275 dated 2/5/940 addressed to the Director of the
Central Criminal Investigation Administration in Baghdad
Subject - The followers of the Assyrian Daoud Abraham
Reference to your letter No. 79 dated 1/10/940
The tendencies of Nimrod Israel and William Malik Khamo are core Assyrian and they are extremely
fanatical about their Assyrian nationalism and they are among those enthusiastic about raising the status of the Assyrians by various means, and they are assisted in this by
Julius Sargon, the secretary of the Intelligence Officer, because he is a core Assyrian. These individuals observe
every gesture made by the local authorities against the Assyrians and inquire about the purpose and motive
for the measures at the time. By this pretense, they intend to strengthen their social position among the Assyrians
on one hand and to implement their racial desires and inclinations on the other. They do not contact Iraqi,
Arab, and Kurdish officials except out of necessity. They have been brought together by common interest with the secretary
of the Intelligence Officer. When these people meet, their topic is addressing the issues of the Assyrians,
their conditions, and their position towards the Iraqi government. The meeting of these people occurs on
various occasions such as holidays or on the occasion of official and private vacations. The most important positions are held
by the Assyrians, and when a person strange to them enters, they resist him by various means and fabricate
falsehoods against him to entrap him and exclude him from work. This has happened more than once to several Iraqi individuals
who were forced to leave work reluctantly. It appears that the company's employees sympathize with the Assyrians in a
special way, and this is evident in handing them the most important positions and leaving tiring and arduous work to others
such as simple laborers, car drivers, etc.
Interest dictates the separation of these Assyrians and dispersing them in different places in the companies
because their continuation and persistence in clustering in the mentioned company and living with each other might lead to
bad results that may lead to undesirable consequences by spreading their ideas to seek to strengthen their tendencies and the secrets
of their consciences saturated with the spirit of rioting.
Copy to - Governor of Mosul Province
Reference to his letter No. S/356 dated October 26 / 939
For your kind information.
" Director General of Police
Reference to your letter No. S/4822 dated 12/14/939 for your kind
information
" District Police Assistant
Reference to his letter No. 579 dated 10/23/939 you will note
that these Assyrians are among those whose conditions, tendencies, and inclinations are suspected in a way
that calls for intense attention to monitor their conditions and inform us from time to time
of what reaches you about them, and we wish for you to have a secret agent to observe these people.
⟦illegible blue mark⟧
Copy of the Police Director's letter No. 275 dated 5 / 2 / 940 addressed to the Director of the
Central Criminal Investigation Department in Baghdad
Subject - Followers of the Assyrian Daoud Abraham
Reference to your letter No. 79 dated 10 / 1 / 940
The tendency of Nimrod Israel and William Malik Khamo is deeply Assyrian and they are very strongly
fanatical about their Assyrian nationalism; they are enthusiasts for elevating the status of Assyrians by various means, assisted in this by
Julius Sargon, the secretary of the intelligence officer, because he is a staunch Assyrian. These individuals observe
every gesture from the local authorities against the Assyrians and inquire about the purpose and motive
for the measures at the time. By this pretense, they intend to strengthen their social position among the Assyrians
on one hand, and to implement their racial desires and inclinations on the other. They do not contact
Iraqi, Arab, and Kurdish officials except out of necessity. Common interest has brought them together with the secretary
to the intelligence officer. When these people meet, their topic is addressing Assyrian issues,
their conditions, and their stance toward the Iraqi government. The meetings of these individuals occur on
various occasions, such as holidays or official and private vacations. The most important positions are held
by Assyrians, and when a stranger to them enters, they resist him by various means and fabricate
falsehoods against him to entrap him and remove him from work. This has happened more than once to several Iraqi individuals
who were forced to leave work against their will. It appears that the company's employees sympathize with the Assyrians in a
special way, and this is evident in assigning them the most important jobs and leaving tiring, arduous work to others
such as simple workers and car drivers, etc.
Interest dictates the separation of these Assyrians and dispersing them to different locations in the companies,
because their persistence and continued grouping in the aforementioned company and living together may lead to
bad results that could lead to undesirable consequences by spreading their ideas to strengthen their tendencies and the secrets
of their consciences, which are saturated with the spirit of rioting.
Copy to - Governor of Mosul Province
Reference to his letter No. S/356 dated 26 October / 939
for your kind perusal.
General Director of Police
Reference to your letter No. S/4822 dated 14 / 12 / 939 for your kind
information.
Assistant Police Commissioner of the District
Reference to his letter No. 579 dated 23 / 10 / 939. You will note
that these Assyrians are among those whose conditions, tendencies, and inclinations are suspected in a manner
that calls for intense attention to monitor their conditions and inform us from time to time
about what reaches you regarding them. We desire that you have a secret informant to observe them.
30 Muharram / 1360
<del>9 March / 1940</del>
987 / Kh / 11
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Special Office
⟦line⟧ Confidential ⟦line⟧
General Police Directorate
Subject - Smuggling of people to Syria.
We are sending you herewith a copy of the letter from the Mosul Province Administration numbered
S / 43 and dated 20 / 2 / 1940 regarding some individuals forming a company
working in smuggling people to and from Iraq via Syria, and we request taking
what is necessary to answer the request mentioned in the last paragraph of it and providing us with your studies
on the subject. //
//
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Minister of Interior
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A copy of it to: -
Mosul Province Administration, and we request providing us with sufficient details about the subject.
M . L
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Mosul Province Governorate
Correspondence
Secret
Number: S/42
Date: 12 / 1 / 359
Corresponding to: February 20 / 940
Iraqi Ministry of Interior
Special Office
Number 1104
Date 24 / 2 / 1940
Ministry of Interior
To: Ministry of Interior
Subject: Expenditure of secret allocations
The administration of Tal Afar District noted that a company composed of several people is working in
smuggling people to and from Iraq via Syria on the basis of Jewish smuggling.
Some Assyrians, Kurds, and Arabs have benefited from this company, and it facilitated their
entry and exit from Iraq. We are taking firm measures to identify those undertaking
this work, and efforts are being made to arrest them red-handed. In order to delve deeper into
the course of secret facts, it became necessary to employ some secret persons for this purpose.
We therefore request your kind approval to spend ten Dinars and authorize us to do so as quickly as possible.
⟦signature⟧
Governor of Mosul Province
Copy to - District Officer of Tal Afar District
Our letter S/41 dated 20 / 2 / 40
Police Director
S. O.
It is estimated for the favor of viewing ⟦...⟧ that what is gained
from this letter is the correctness of what our consul in Aleppo went to regarding
that in this also the matter remains pending for what follows and the rest of
the knowledge is on page 20, your orders in the last group.
24 / 2
⟦signature⟧
D. G.
The purpose of such matters is fundamentally ⟦...⟧ proceeding
to the correctness of this letter to the General ⟦...⟧ Directorate for I almost
⟦...⟧ his answer above ⟦...⟧ and ⟦...⟧ of what is said in ⟦...⟧ the accused
and the Governorate is requested to inform us and provide us with details of what is revealed.
24 / 2
⟦signature⟧
24 / 2 / 40
Baghdad Telephone Administration Municipality
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad Municipality Presidency
Incoming ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧ Year
On ⟦illegible⟧ / 1 / 1956
M 103 L Lit 6 Mulla Number ⟦illegible⟧
River Depths Tribe: ⟦illegible⟧
Archives Registered: ⟦illegible⟧
In response to your letter regarding the management of your telephone customer, he did not do ⟦illegible⟧ special in the telephone management as
its owner, Mr. Joshua Levy, sent it for the purpose of being submitted by you to the Baghdad Municipality Presidency for the purpose of conducting
and because of it, your above telephone was repaired by our workers in the past days, and the person mentioned above
has paid all the subscription amounts owed by him to date, so please return your telephone customer to his previous status
And since the aforementioned has brought a new customer named ⟦illegible⟧ bin Shmuel Sassoon for the purpose of
using the telephone mentioned above by the person mentioned above, and in accordance with the decisions of the Baghdad Municipality Presidency
we have no objection to that, provided that all amounts resulting from the aforementioned transaction are paid
⟦line⟧
Director of Telephone Administration
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A copy of it to Accounting - please for information
S. A. D. on ⟦illegible⟧ / 3 / 1956 for approval
For your kind review
Respected Deputy Director of Accounts
We attach herewith a copy of the above telephone administration letter - regarding the telephone
mentioned above for your kind review and to take the necessary action regarding it
With appreciation ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Respected Mr. Accounts Inspector
For your kind review of what was stated in the above telephone administration letter
regarding the telephone mentioned above and to take the necessary action regarding it according to the procedures
With appreciation ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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To Shadi:
There is a long and documented interview about
that. Please attach it ⟦44⟧
Mr. Hamdi
Please review the possession in Basra
27 / 57
2/6
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1 / Safar / 359
10 / March / 1940
979 / Kh
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Special Office
⟦line⟧
- Secret and Extremely Urgent -
Mosul District Governorate
Subject - Followers of the Assyrian Daoud Ibrahim
We refer to our letter numbered S.O. / 3735 and dated 31 / 10 / 939 regarding the subject
and we request a response to it as quickly as possible.
On behalf of the Minister of Interior
Drafted
M. D.
3 / 10
25
M . T
502
Outgoing Number Please
21/9
202
Kirkuk Directorate C 1
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3/7/33
Our trust in bringing has been proven to this ministry correctly by saying that the government of
the Assyrian Daoud Abraham by the Iraqi environment has encouraged you to find its presence
to find those who weave on his pattern from the tails with destructive ideas and you mentioned
that those tails are four supported in their goals by the brother of William Malik Hammo and they are
The chief on the Iraqi front Youhanna Malik Hammo and Wael Malik Hammo (and the latter contributes to them financially)
And here I show your Excellency the names and identities of those four:
1 - Nimrod Israel } they carry an evil spirit against the Iraqi spirit and the Iraqi state
2 - William Malik Hammo } and they always declare (if Daoud Abraham is lost, there is someone to take his place).
And that William Malik Hammo <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> witnesses the sedition and the one called Youhanna Hammo
the chief on the front Wael and Wael Malik Hammo the famous caller.
3 - Odieh Elias -
Suspicions revolve around him and he contacts the British intelligence officer
And that he is in constant contact with the director of the intelligence officer named Julius
And this latter draws from him what the Assyrians do from the news until
even he (Julius) asked Odieh for information concerning him after an increase in
the rank of command and the assistant accountant and the classifier. And this ⟦illegible⟧
the police found secret books and did the company authorize the police
to inspect and how many houses were inspected?
4 - Nikola Gaza -
He is a tool in the hands of the aforementioned group and pretends to be a follower as he joins
with you in the Assyrian army. He sings of the heroism of his ancestors. He has far-reaching hopes
and ambitions. He sings at the most important need with a salary to help his family.
As a result of the liquidation on that, we find that these people do not hesitate to spread their destructive
propaganda against the plans drawn by Daoud Abraham, and they are determined to arrange
their plans. And they have secret ⟦illegible⟧ meetings held in the houses of Nimrod Israel and William
Malik Hammo and Odieh Elias, and their meetings aim to urge the rebels to act
against the Iraqi state and incite them to attack Iraqis. Moreover,
Nikola Gaza incited the defenders on 21/9/28 against the party of one of the Iraqis with a tool
(To be continued)
wrongly, which led to the cutting of a piece of his ear, and as a result of that, the judgment against the aggressor
was a fine of three dinars paid on behalf of the aggressor in an erroneous way. In view
of the seriousness of their goals, the following has been decided:
1- Placing all of these individuals under strict surveillance.
2- Investigating their roles from time to time and observing when their nightly meetings take place.
3- Trying them by the Military Customary Council.
4- Informing the company that the aid it grants to these people violates the spirit of the agreement
with the government.
Accordingly, the opinion of the Directorate of General Police ⟦and the Mosul Governorate⟧ was brought, and the response of the Directorate of
General Police came including the following:
1- Krouk Malik Ismail: a Turkish Assyrian from the people of Alba. Age 25, came to Iraq
in 1918 with the immigrants and lived in Baqubah, Mosul, and Baghdad.
Then he returned to Mosul to work in the Qayyarah Oil Company.
He is zealous for his race and extremely fanatical. He is assisted
in his activities by (Polis), secretary of the intelligence officer, and it is believed
that meetings are held with him in their homes with others on an individual basis
outwardly taking advantage of some occasions such as holidays and official holidays
without drawing attention to them.
2- William Malik Hammo: a Turkish Assyrian from the people of Baz, came to Iraq with the immigrants in 1918.
He works in the Qayyarah Company. He was drafted into military service last month.
His two brothers are on the Russian side in the Iraqi army and Elia Al-Urfi
(and not Wiley as mentioned in the inspection). What was said about
the first applies to this second one as well in his behavior and goals.
3- Ornieh Elias: an Assyrian from the Marishu tribe. Age 25, came to Iraq with the immigrants
in 1918. He is one of the brothers of Mar Shimun and one of those working on
Assyrian nationalism. He is one of those whose affairs are suspected. He has
relationships with some suspicious persons.
4- Nikola Ganz - from the Tkhuma tribe, age 20, came to Iraq from Mexico in 1919.
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He lived in Baghdad and Mosul. He was a soldier in the army. Then he left the army
due to his rank being demoted. He is now employed at the Qayyarah Oil Company.
The Directorate of General Police supports what was stated in his letter and fears that their gathering will contribute to
dispersing and scattering them in different places because their grouping leads to bad results
and the spread of a spirit of rebellion and rioting, and at the same time placing their homes under
police surveillance and monitoring. The Directorate of General Police considers it more appropriate
to draw the attention of the company manager to the necessity of treating them equally with the rest of the workers and not
showing them special sympathy unlike the rest of the Iraqi workers.
These are the investigation results and their summary, and it is noted that the Governorate of Mosul
has not answered yet. Do you agree to wait for its reply, please?
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Yes, provided that it is requested that you urge the ⟦Governorate⟧ of Mosul to be quick
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2 / 9
S. H. ⟦signature⟧ 2 / 10
M. A. D.
Write to the Governorate again
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2 / 9
The Council
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Ministry of Interior
General Directorate of Police
Division
Ministry of Interior of Iraq
Special Office
Number 1212
Date 2 / 3 / 940
Date: 20 Muharram 1359
Baghdad: 28 February 1940
Number: 824 / S / 2 / 2
To
Ministry of Interior
Subject - Followers of the Assyrian Dawood Abraham.
M KH
2 / 3
Reference to your letter numbered 3735 and dated 31 October 1939.
( 1 ) We present to your Ministry herewith a copy of the letter from the Central Criminal Investigation Administration Directorate
numbered 2689 and dated 25 December 1939, containing the results of the tracking and investigation
of the behavior of the Assyrians whose names appeared in the letter from the Royal Iraqi Consulate in
Aleppo (a copy of which was attached to your aforementioned letter) for your kind review.
( 2 ) It has been proven by the investigations of the Mosul Liwa Police Directorate and its follow-ups that Nimrod Israel and William
Malik Khammo are zealots for their race and are intensely fanatical about it, and they are assisted
in this by (Julius Sarkon), the intelligence officer's secretary, because he is an Assyrian united with them by
common national interest, and meetings are held between them in their homes from time to time on
the basis of visiting in appearance, taking advantage of certain occasions without drawing attention
to them, such as holidays, official vacations, and others.
( 3 ) Interest dictates separating these Assyrians and dispersing them in different places ⟦in⟧
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> because their continuation and clustering in the mentioned company and living together leads to
bad results and the spread of a tendency towards rebellion and rioting.
( 4 ) It has not appeared that the Captain in the Iraqi Army, Yohannis Malik Khammo, and his brother Elia the money changer
are providing assistance in this matter at the present time.
( 5 ) This department ⟦supports⟧ the proposal of the Iraqi Consulate in its aforementioned letter regarding
placing the homes of these individuals under the supervision and surveillance of the local police to prevent them from carrying out
acts that would harm the safety of the Kingdom, and it is more appropriate to draw the attention of the company managers
to the necessity of equating them with the rest of the workers and not showing them special sympathy over the rest
of the Iraqi workers.
A
General Police Director
Attachments
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"Secret"
Number / SH KH / ⟦289⟧
Iraq Police
Central Criminal Investigation Administration
Baghdad on 8 / Dhu al-Qi'dah 1358
19 / December 1939
To ⟦25⟧
Director General of Police
Subject / Followers of the Assyrian Daoud Abraham
⟦p. 149⟧
Your letter numbered 4178 and dated 8 / November 1939
It appeared to us from the investigation that Nimrod Malik Ismail is a Turkish Assyrian
from the residents of Al-Baq, aged (35) years. He came to Iraq in the year
1918 with the immigrants and lived in Baqubah, Mosul, and Baghdad, then returned
to Mosul and worked in the oil company in Qayyarah where he is
now with his mother.
And William Malik Khamo is a Turkish Assyrian from the residents of Baz who came to Iraq with
the immigrants in the year 1918 and lived in Baqubah and Mosul and there he joined
the school of Priest Yusuf Qalita. In the year 927 - 928 he joined the Military
School, then left it due to his weakness in the Arabic language and joined the American school
for a period of two years, then returned to Mosul and was employed in the B.O.D company in
Qayyarah and was taken as a conscript soldier in the past month. He has a brother in Mosul
called Ilya, and not Daniel who works in banking, and he has another brother called
Yakham, the Captain in the Iraqi army.
As for Nicola Antar, nicknamed (Moko), he is from the Nehra clan, aged
(30) years. He came to Iraq from Mexico in the year 1918 - 1919 and lived
in Baqubah and Mosul and was a soldier in the Levy Army. In the year 931 he left the
Levy Army due to the reduction of his rank and went to the village of Jarrahiyah where he practiced
farming and grazing, and for about four years he has been employed in the
Oil Company in Qayyarah. He has a brother called Borofous, an employee in the Railway
Administration in Mosul, and he has a son-in-law called Benjamin Kalasho, the clerk in the
Train Accounts Department, residing in the Assyrian camp west of Baghdad.
As for Odineh Elias, he is an Assyrian from the Marishu clan, aged
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35 years old, he came to Iraq with the immigrants in 1918 and lived in Baqubah
and Mosul with his brother Paolo, who was an officer in the Levies. When the
latter was dismissed from the army, Odisho came to Baghdad and wrote an article in the newspapers against
Mar Shimun. Then Shimshon, an officer in the Levies in Hinaidi at the time, tried to
assassinate him. Shimshon was dismissed from the army for this act. After a while, Mar Shimun pardoned
the aforementioned Odisho and included him among his aides, and from that time he became one of the activists
for the Assyrian nationalist cause. Odisho was employed in the Gharraf project, then he went to
Qayyarah and was employed in the B.O.D. company. He has become the
only one among those mentioned whose affairs are suspicious and who could be responsible
for the actions attributed to them in the letter from the Iraqi Consulate in Aleppo,
especially since the aforementioned Odisho has connections with some suspicious persons.
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Director of the Central Criminal Investigation Department
N / S
18 Muharram / 359
26 February / 1940
27 / Sh. Kh / 787
24 / 2 / 26
Private Office
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Mosul Liwa Mutasarrifate
Subject - Assyrians in the Qayyarah Oil Company.
We provide below a copy of paragraph (160) quoted from the political intelligence newspaper
numbered (4) for the week ending on 27 / 1 / 1940 and received by us with the letter of the
General Directorate of Police numbered Sh. Kh / 226 and dated 1 / 2 / 1940. We request your
comments regarding what was stated therein.
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Minister of Interior
3 / 2 / 26
A copy to:-
General Directorate of Police - for the same purpose.
(Copy of Paragraph)
160 Mosul on 24 / 1 / 940
There are some Assyrians working in the oil company in Qayyarah
who demonstrate their fanaticism and grouping driven by the common Assyrian interest to raise the status of the Assyrians
and promote their private interests and rivalries. They are supporters of the well-known Assyrian Daoud Abraham,
who was sentenced by the Military Court-Martial.
Archive
12 Muharram / 358
20 February / 1940
22
716 / ⟦illegible⟧
22
Special Office
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Subject - The Assyrians residing in the Jazira.
Reference to your letter No. Sh / 698 / 15279 / 8 dated 11 October
October / 1939.
We send to you herewith for your information a copy of the letter from the Mosul Liwa Governorate No.
S / 1345 dated 28 / 1 / 1940, along with a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Police
No. S / 401 dated 5 / 2 / 1940 regarding the establishment of outposts
and confirming what was stated in them.
20 / 2
2/21
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Minister of Interior
⟦illegible signature⟧
2/21
A copy to -
Directorate of General Police, in reference to your aforementioned letter and to paragraph (3) of
your letter No. S / 3797 dated 17 October / 39, requesting you to
inform us of the results of your investigations regarding the identity of the car drivers who were said
to be smuggling Assyrians into Iraq.
A copy with the two attached copies to -
Ministry of Defense for information, in reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs letter replied to.
Drafted
M . D
12 Muharram / ⟦1359⟧
20 February / 1940
712 / 22 / 2
Private Office
- Secret -
Ministry of Interior
Subject - Assyrians residing in Al-Jazira.
Reference to your letter No. Sh/8/698/15279 dated 11 October
October / 1939.
We send you herewith for your information a copy of the letter from the Mosul Liwa Administration No.
S / 1345 dated 1/28/1940 with a copy of the letter from the General Police Directorate
General No. S / 401 dated 2/5/1940 regarding the establishment of police posts
And we support what was mentioned in them.
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Minister of Interior
A copy to:-
General Police Directorate, reference to your aforementioned letter and to paragraph (3) of
your letter No. Sh / 3797 dated 17 October / 39, requesting
to inform us of the results of your investigations regarding the identity of the car drivers who were said
to be smuggling Assyrians into Iraq.
A copy with the two attached copies to:-
Ministry of Defense for information, reference to the replied letter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
M. D