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IJA 3321

Correspondence about Teachers, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools, Iraqi Government

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These are documents from the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary schools in Baghdad. The item includes correspondence between the schools and the Iraqi government concerning teachers' salaries for assessing income tax, and requests from the schools of the Iraqi government’s permission to hire certain individuals to teach and deliver lectures. The item also contains a record book of faculty information and employment agreements and contracts.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3321
Item Number
16770
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Office of Income Tax, Shamash Secondary School, Revenue Stamp, Teachers, File Folder, Typed, Iraqi Government, School Material, Sun Crest, Ministry of Education, Ink Stamp, Receipts, Letterhead, Income Tax, Frank Iny School, Tax, Photograph, Eagle Crest, Correspondence, Annotation, Office of the Police, Handwritten

AI en Translation, Pages 551-575

Page 551

Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE No. 91693
No.: F/61
Date: 9 / 3 / 1961
No.:
Date.:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Subject/ Addition of an amount
Greetings.
Reference to your letter No. 12976 dated 6 / 3 / 1961.
1- We have previously informed you in our letter No. F/35/61 dated 9 / 2 / 1961 of the amount received by Mr.
Khazaal Al-Hashimi as lecture fees for the three months October / December 1960, amounting to
(-/30) Dinars. Please note our above-mentioned letter.
2- The fees paid to the aforementioned person for the month of February 1961 are (8/400) Dinars, and as for
the fees that will be paid to him for the current month of March, we will inform you about them when he receives them upon
entitlement.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax

Page 552

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: F/ ⟦216⟧
Date: 1961/2/12
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi, the teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys,
an amount of (10/400) Dinars for his lecture fees at this school
for the month of January 1961. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating
income tax.
⟦illegible⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys

Page 553

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: 61/8
Date: 2/ /1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi, the teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys, an amount of (30.000) Dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the three months October/December 1960 as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
| Dinar | Fils
October 1960 | 7 | 200
November 1960 | 11 | 200
December 1960 | 11 | 600
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys
The aforementioned

Page 554

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: 10 / 10 / 1960
No.:
Date.:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
We attach herewith two copies of the staff form for Frank Iny Intermediate School after recording the required information in them.
We also send two copies of the lesson distribution schedule for the group of female and male teachers and lecturers, and two copies of
the budget for this school, with the request to note the following:
1- The school staff (for the year 60 / 1961) is approximately the same staff approved last year according to
the letter of the General Directorate of Education / Private No. 13719 dated 10 / 2 / 1960, except for Miss Saliha
Salman and Mr. Shlomo Somikh, whose appointment was approved after the staff was certified.
2- Madame Raphael left the teaching service at this school due to her travel outside Iraq.
3- The Arabic language teacher, Miss Samha Nassim, is a graduate of the College of Education, Arabic Language Department, and she was appointed
to teach this subject according to the letter of the Directorate of Education No. 11540 dated 5 / 12 / 1950.
4- The percentage of lectures in the lesson distribution schedule does not exceed the limit prescribed by the regulations.
5- Please kindly approve the appointment of Mrs. Munira Ibn Mabkhout, of Algerian nationality (her maiden name is Therese
Tofiro), as a teacher in this school to teach the French language. We attach herewith the necessary papers for appointment with
the request to return them to us after finishing with them. They are:
A - Non-conviction certificate No. 16715 dated 4 / 1 / 1960
B - Medical examination certificate No. 8491 dated 6 / 9 / 1960
C - Certificate of good conduct No. 15791 dated 12 / 9 / 1960
D - School certificate certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under No. 7440 and dated 16 / 11 / 1959
E - Passport No. 117 issued by the Kingdom of Morocco.
F - Residency booklet No. 216
6- Please approve for Mr. Yusuf Al-Mukhtar, a teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School, to give 11 lectures per week
in the subject of Natural Sciences to our school students. We attach herewith the original letter from the administration of Al-Irfan Intermediate School No. 416 / 1
dated 1 / 10 / 1960 with his written consent. Note that the mentioned teacher is a graduate of the College of Education
for the year 1944.
7- Please approve for Mr. Fadil Daqqaq, a social studies teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School, to give (21)
lectures per week to our school students in the subject of social studies. We attach the original letter from the administration of Al-Irfan Intermediate School
No. 415 / 1 with his written consent, noting that the mentioned teacher is a graduate of the College of Education for the year 1946.
8- Please approve for Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi, a drawing teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School, to give four
lectures per week to our school students in the subject of drawing. We attach herewith the original letter from the administration of Al-Irfan Intermediate School
No. 414 / 1 with his written consent.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal

Page 557

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No. ⟦line⟧ Number: 607
Date ⟦line⟧ Date: 7/7/1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of (25.600) Dinars for
his lecture fees at this school for the months of April and May 1960. Please add
this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
Fils | Dinar
400 | 10 | April 1960
200 | 15 | May 1960
600 | 25 |
Copy to - General Directorate of Income Tax
Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys
Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi

Page 558

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Date:
Number: F/111/60
Date: 4/5/1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of 38/- Dinars for
his lecture fees at this school for the three months January/March 1960
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
The Director
Fils | Dinar
14/400 | January 1960
8/400 | February 1960
15/200 | March 1960
⟦line⟧
38/000 | Total
⟦line⟧
Copy to:
General Directorate of Income Tax for information
Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi
Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 559

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ 11 / 1 / 1960
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Rusafa
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of 38/400
dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the three months October /
December 59 as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose
of calculating income tax. Please accept our respect,,
Abdullah Oweidia
The Director
Fils | Dinar
3/200 | October 59
16/800 | " November "
18/400 | December "
38/400
⟦line⟧
Copy to: General Directorate of Income Tax for information
Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi
Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys.

Page 560

Parents Acceptance Committee
Ministry of Education
I request your approval for the acceptance of the student Adiba Kahat weekly
In grade (4) first intermediate, and this is because, with the knowledge that
her father does not help her, with sincere thanks
This is for you with thanks
Dr. Abdul Ahad
School Principal
Al-Rusafa School

Page 561

Light of Hope
School
Al-Raja Intermediate School for Boys
Karrada Al-Sharqiya
Telephone - 91214
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date 2/10/1959
To the Administration of Frank Iny School
We have no objection to transferring the student Bassem
from our school to your school with greetings, as our school no longer
requires him
Official
Nizar Al-Attar
The Principal

Page 562

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No. / Number: 84 / 126 / 59
Date / Date: 12 / 7 / 1959
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of 14/800 Dinars for
his lecture fees at this school for the months of April and May 1959 as detailed below. Please
add this for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
| Dinar | Fils
Month of April 1959 | 6 | 800
Month of May 1959 | 8 | 000
| 14 | 800
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Obadia
The Director
Copy to -
General Directorate of Income Tax
Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi

Page 563

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No. 51/81
Date: 15/4/1951
To the Directorate of Education for the Baghdad Province
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of 24.800 Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school for the three months January / March 1951
As <del>we prefer to</del> we request adding that to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our respect,
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
Fils Dinar |
8/400 | Month of January 1951
5/600 | " February "
10/800 | " March "
⟦line⟧ |
24/800 |
⟦line⟧ |
Copy to: General Income Tax Directorate for information
Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys
Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi.
Filing

Page 564

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.: F/ 59/
Date: 24 / 1 / 1959
No.: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
To the Directorate of Education for the Baghdad District
Greetings,
We have paid Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of 37/900 Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school for the months of October/December 1958
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our respect.
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Dinar Fils |
17/800 | for the month of October 1958
10/100 | " " November " "
10/000 | " " December " "
37/900 | Total
A copy to: General Income Tax Directorate for information
"Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys"
"Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi"

Page 565

True Copy
Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad District
Private and Foreign Education Personnel
Number / 1801
Date 11 / 1 / 1959
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School
Subject - Lectures
Your letter 246 / 58 on 29 / 10 / 1958.
The General Directorate of Education approved in its letter 1356 on 7 / 1 / 59 for each of the gentlemen Joseph
Al-Qas Suleiman, Hussein Dabbas, Hazim Matty Shammas, Abdul Majeed Saeed, Fadhil Daqqaq, Khazaal Al-Hashimi, and Miss
Atifa Qasim to deliver lectures at your school, each according to their specialization and the number of hours indicated.
Abdul Karim Al-Attar
Assistant Director ⟦معاون⟧ of Baghdad District
Director of Education for the Baghdad District
A copy to - General Directorate of Education / Private Secondary - You did not mention anything in your aforementioned letter regarding
the school's staff and budget for the current year. We kindly ask you to approve them and inform us.
General Inspectorate of Education
Private Education Personnel
⟦illegible⟧

Page 566

Frank Iny School
1940
Intermediate & Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jisriyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
TELEPHONE NO. 91693
No. F/: 58/
Date: 29 / 10 / 1958
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings.
Reference to your marginal note dated 20 / 6 / 1958 on the original of our letter No. F/ 180 / 58 dated 28 / 6 / 1958 regarding the staff of Frank Iny Intermediate School, which was returned with its attachments.
1- Please note the second paragraph of Shamash Secondary School letter No. Sh/ 136 dated <del>24</del> 24 / 9 / 1958 regarding the lectures of Mr. Hazim Matty Shammas.
2- Please approve for Mr. Hussein Dabbas, a teacher at Al-Mansour Intermediate School for Boys, to deliver eight lectures per week on the subject of General Science to our school students. Attached is the original letter from the Directorate of Al-Mansour Intermediate School No. 32 dated 6 / 10 / 1958, along with his written consent, noting that the aforementioned teacher is a graduate of the Higher Teachers' Training College, Physics and Chemistry Department, for the year 1947 / 1948.
3- Please approve for Mr. Abdul Majeed Saeed, a teacher at Al-Rusafa Intermediate School for Boys, to deliver seven lectures per week on the subject of Arabic Language. Attached is the original letter from the administration of Al-Rusafa Intermediate School No. 8 on 2 / 10 / 1958, along with his written consent, noting that the aforementioned teacher is a graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, Arabic Language Department, for the year 1954 / 1955.
X
4- Please approve for Mr. Joseph Al-Qas Suleiman, the specialist assistant in the Botany and Museum Department, to deliver six lectures on the subject of Physics. Attached is the original letter from the Directorate of General Agricultural Research and Projects No. 10295 dated 13 / 10 / 1958, along with his written consent, noting that the aforementioned is a graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences, Physics and Chemistry Department, for the year 1952 / 1953.
5- Please approve for Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi, a teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys, to deliver five lectures on the subject of Drawing. Attached is the original letter from the Directorate of Al-Irfan Intermediate School No. 420 dated 7 / 10 / 1958, along with his written consent, noting that the aforementioned teacher graduated from secondary school and the education course for the year 1941.
6- Since Ms. Suad Jaafar Al-Awqati, the Social Studies teacher at our school, has been reappointed by the Ministry of Education to teach at one of the official schools, the distribution of Social Studies lessons in the intermediate section of our school has been reconsidered as follows:
1- (12) lectures were assigned to Mr. Fadhel Daqqaq, the Social Studies teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys. Attached is the original letter from the school administration No. 415 dated 5 / 10 / 1958, permitting him to deliver these lectures, along with his written consent, noting that the aforementioned teacher is a graduate of the Higher Teachers' Training College for the year 1946.
2- (10) lectures were assigned to Ms. Atifa Qasim, the Social Studies teacher at Al-Karkh Intermediate School for Girls. Attached is the original letter from the school administration permitting the aforementioned to deliver these lectures, along with her written consent, noting that the aforementioned teacher is a graduate of the Higher Teachers' Training College, Social Studies Department, for the year 1952 / 1954.
3- (8) lectures were assigned to Mr. Muhammad Hassan Al-Souri, who is a teacher on the permanent staff of our school, in view of his knowledge of these subjects and because he has been teaching these subjects for several years past.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadia
Principal

Page 567

Directorate
Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys
Number / 420
Date / 7 / 10 / 1958
Subject - Teacher's Lectures
To Frank Aini Intermediate School
We have no objection to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi giving five lectures on
the subject of drawing to your school's students outside of official working hours, as this does not conflict
with his official duties. He has not been provided with a previous letter.
Signature
Principal of Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys

Page 568

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No. / الرقم: F / 180 / 58
Date / التاريخ: 1 / 10 / 1958
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings,
Further to our letter No. F / 180 / 58 dated 28 / 8 / 1958.
1- Please note the letter from Shamash Secondary School No. Sh / 136 / 58 dated 28 / 9 / 58 regarding the lectures of Mr. Hazim Matty Shammas in the intermediate section of this school, as we have previously submitted the necessary papers for him to conduct the required lectures at Shamash Secondary School and Frank Iny Intermediate School together in one transaction.
2- Please approve for Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi, a teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys, to give five lectures per week on the subject of drawing to our school students. We attach herewith the original letter from the Directorate of Al-Irfan Intermediate School No. 393 dated 29 / 9 / 58 allowing him to give these lectures, along with the written consent of the aforementioned person. The mentioned teacher graduated from secondary school and the education course for the year 1941.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
The Director

Page 569

True copy
Ministry of Education .
Please approve my request to give five lectures per week on the subject of drawing
to the students of Frank Eini Intermediate School, provided that this does not conflict with my official duties and I do not have
lectures in my school or at another school. Thank you.
Khazaal Al-Hashimi
Drawing teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School

Page 570

True Copy
To the Directorate of Frank Aini Intermediate School
We have no objection to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi, the art teacher at our school, giving (5)
five lectures to the students of your intermediate school on the subject of art, provided that this does not conflict
with his official duties.
Shawkat Al-Abousi
Principal of Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys

Page 571

Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Secondary Accounts
(True Copy)
Number / 18633
Date 26 / 8 / 1958
General Directorate of Income Tax
With reference to the two letters from the administration of Frank Iny School numbered 138 and 139 and dated 19 / 8 / 1958.
We have added the amounts of 14 / 200 Dinars and 47 / 300 Dinars to the income of Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi
and Ms. Atifa Qasim for the fiscal year 58 / 1959 respectively for the purpose of tax deduction, please be
informed.
(Signature)
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to -
Administration of Frank Iny School - with reference to its two aforementioned letters, please be advised.
Secondary Education Accounting.

Page 572

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: F/38/58
Date: 28 / 5 / 1958
To the Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of 14/200
dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the months of April and May 1958
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our respects.
Fils | Dinar
7/400 | for the month of April 1958
6/800 | " " May "
⟦line⟧
14/200
⟦line⟧
Abdullah Obeidia
Principal
Copy to:
General Directorate of Income Tax for information
" Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys
Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi.

Page 573

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Number / 10406
Secondary Accounts
Date 26 / 4 / 1958
Directorate General of Income Tax
With reference to the letters of the Frank Iny School administration numbered 69, 70, and 71 dated
18 / 4 / 1958.
We have added the amounts recorded next to the names of the individuals mentioned below to their income for the year
current 57 / 1958 for the purpose of tax deduction. Please be informed.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to -
Frank Iny School Administration - with reference to its letters mentioned above. Please be informed.
Secondary Education Accountant.
Fils | Dinar | Name | Address
100 | 6 | Atifa Qasim | Al-Jaifer School for Girls
⟦line⟧ | 9 | Khazaal Al-Hashimi | Teacher at Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys
⟦line⟧ | 6 | Hussein Dabban | ” ” Al-Mansour ” ”

Page 574

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No. ⟦line⟧: 58 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦line⟧: 18 / 4 / 1958
To the Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of 6/-
dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the month of March 958, so please
add that to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Abdullah Obadia
The Director
Copy to /
1- General Directorate of Income Tax for information
2- Directorate of Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys
3- Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi.

Page 575

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number: Z / 58 / 5
Date:
Date: 14 / 3 / 1958
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of 19/300 Dinars
from his lecture fees at this school for the months of January and February 1958,
please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Fils | Dinar
12/400 | January 58
6/900 | February 58
19/300 | Total
Please accept our respects,
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
Copy to /
Income Tax Directorate for information
Directorate of Al-Sarfan Intermediate School for Boys
Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi.