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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.

Metadata

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 English Translation, Pages 151-175

Archival unit 151

Shamash Private Intermediate School
Baghdad
Al-Alwiya Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Number: 8 / 66
Date: 1 / 2 / 1963
Tax Directorate for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid the gentlemen listed below, who are on the staff of Al-Nidhal Preparatory School for Boys, the amounts
listed next to each of their names for their lecture fees at this school for the months shown below.
Please add this to their income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
Samha Nassim
Principal
Copy to / General Income Tax Directorate
Abdul Majeed Sultan | Yahya Al-Harawi | Hazem Shaker Touma | Nour El-Din Al-Daghistani | Muhammad Jawad Taher
Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar |
15 000 | ⟦...⟧ 500 | 18 000 | 17 500 | 11 500 | October 196
25 500 | 25 250 | 25 250 | 25 250 | 32 250 | November 196
30 000 | ⟦...⟧ 000 | 31 250 | 31 000 | 30 000 | December 196
70 500 | 87 750 | 74 500 | ⟦...⟧ 88 | 73 500 | Total

Archival unit 152

Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiya Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Number: 65 /
Date: 2 / 2 / 1965
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid to the teachers whose names are listed below, who are on the staff of Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys, the amounts
listed next to each of their names for their lecture fees at this school for the months shown below.
Please add this to their income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
Samha Nassim
Principal
Copy to / Fifth Income Tax Directorate
Muhammad Jawad Muzaffar | Nur al-Din al-Daghistani | Hazim Shammas | Yahya al-Azzawi | Abdul Majid Sultan
Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar | Fils Dinar |
24 000 | 40 500 | 14 250 | 34 500 | 24 600 | October / 64
24 000 | 30 750 | 31 750 | 31 500 | 28 200 | November / 64
30 000 | 36 250 | 24 000 | 36 750 | 33 000 | December / 64
78 000 | 107 500 | 70 000 | 102 750 | 85 800 | Total

Archival unit 153

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Number: F / 64 / 141
Date: 7 / 7 / 1964
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad District / Al-Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shamas, the teacher at Al-Nidhal Preparatory School for Boys, an amount
of (30 / -) Dinars, for his lecture fees at this school for the
three months of April / June 1964 as detailed below. Please add this to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Isaac Cohen
The Director
Fils | Dinar |
500 | 17 | April 1964
... | 4 | May 1964
500 | 8 | June 1964
... | 30 | ⟦line⟧
A copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax

Archival unit 154

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦illegible⟧
Number 8929
Date 1960/10/17
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: F/ 58 / 64
Date: 3 / 1964
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Directorate of Education for Baghdad District / Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shamas, the teacher at Al-Nidhal Preparatory School for Boys, an amount
of (67/500) Dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the three
months of January / March 1964 as detailed below. Please add this to
his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Fils | Dinar |
⟦line⟧ | 25 | January 1964
750 | 19 | February 1964
750 | 22 | March 1964
500 | 67 |
Isaac Cohen
The Director
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
We agree to
The Directorate at the address
What he receives from
A copy of it

Archival unit 155

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division: ⟦illegible⟧
Number 8929
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number: 25 / 62
Date: 10 / 1 / 1963
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad / Rusafa District
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Abbas Touma, the teacher at Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys, an amount
of (59/500) Dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the months
of October / December 1962 as detailed below. Please add this to
his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Isaac Cohen
Director
Fils | Dinar
750 | 14 | October 1962
250 | 17 | November 1962
500 | 27 | December 1962
500 | 59 | Total
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys
We agree to ⟦illegible⟧
The Directorate titled
What he receives from
A copy of it

Archival unit 156

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦...⟧
Number 8929
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
Shamash Preparatory School
and Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number F/: 258 / 63
Date: 30 / 10 / 1963
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad District / Rusafa
Subject/ Lectures
After greetings,
Please approve for Mr. Hazem Shammas Touma, the teacher at Al-Nidhal Preparatory School
for Boys, to deliver (10) lectures per week on the subject of Chemistry to the students of my schools,
Shamash Preparatory and Frank Iny Intermediate, for the academic year 63/1964. We attach herewith
the original letter from the administration of Al-Nidhal Preparatory School for Boys No. 299 dated 21 / 10 / 1963
allowing him to deliver these lectures along with his written consent to do so.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
We approve of
The Directorate addressed to
What he receives from
A copy of it

Archival unit 157

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
The Spiritual Council
in Baghdad
Number: ⟦illegible⟧ / 3 / 33 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 1951
Subject: ⟦illegible⟧
To the Honorable ⟦illegible⟧
Greetings and respect,
We attach herewith the list numbered ⟦illegible⟧ dated ⟦illegible⟧ regarding the salaries ⟦illegible⟧
due for the period from ⟦illegible⟧ to ⟦illegible⟧ amounting to ( ⟦illegible⟧ ) Dinars and Fils
paid on the date ⟦illegible⟧ to Rafidain Bank by virtue of the check numbered ⟦illegible⟧ on ⟦illegible⟧
drawn on the account of ⟦illegible⟧ requesting you to kindly review and take the necessary action ⟦illegible⟧
thanking you for your continuous cooperation for the public interest ⟦illegible⟧
Please accept our highest respect and appreciation
Signature
Head of the Mosaic Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 158

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Number 303
Date 27 / 10 / 1962
⟦illegible⟧
Children's Schools
for Boys
Baghdad - Telephone 82929
Subject: Cancellation of lectures
To the administration of Shamash Intermediate School for Boys
We have no objection to Mr. Hadi Shamash Nouri cancelling the lectures
in your school if they were outside official working hours
in our school.
Signature
The Director
Muhammad Ali Al-Bir
A copy to / Karkh Education Directorate for the occasion
To the administration of the Chaldean Church for Education

Archival unit 159

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦...⟧
Number 8929
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91663
Number: Sh / ⟦...⟧ / 63
Date: 7 / 7 / 1963
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shammas Touma, the teacher at Al-Nidhal Secondary School for Boys, an amount
of (35/750) Dinars, for his lecture fees at this school for the three
months of April / June 1963 as detailed below. Please add this to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Fils | Dinar
15 | 250 | April 1963
12 | 500 | May 1963
8 | 000 | June 1963
35 | 750 | Total
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Nidhal Secondary School for Boys
Agree to ⟦...⟧
The Directorate titled
What he receives from
A copy of it

Archival unit 160

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦illegible⟧
Number 8929
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: 63 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 5 / 5 / 1963
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad / Rusafa District
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shammas Touma, the teacher at Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys, an amount
of (25.750) Dinars, for his lecture fees at this school for the month of
March 1963. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys
Approved by
The Directorate under the title
What he receives from
A copy of it

Archival unit 161

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Archival unit 162

Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: Sh / ⟦63⟧
Date: ⟦3/ /1963⟧
Directorate of Education for Baghdad District / Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shammas Touma, teacher at Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys, an amount
of (44/500) Dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the months of
January and February 1963 as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose
of calculating income tax.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Fils | Dinar
500 | 25 | January 1963
000 | 19 | February 1963
500 | 44 | ⟦line⟧
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys

Archival unit 163

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦...⟧
Number 8929
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: 15 / 63
Date: 1 / 1 / 1963
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shammas Touma, the teacher at Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys, an amount
of (54/000) Dinars, for his lecture fees at this school for the three
months of October / December 1962 as detailed below. Please add this
to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils | Dinar
... | 6 | October 1962
... | 27 | November 1962
... | 21 | December 1962
... | 54
A copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys
We agree to
The Directorate at the address
What he receives from
A copy of it

Archival unit 164

Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: Sh / 88 / 62
Date: 7 / 8 / 1962
Directorate of General Agricultural Research and Projects
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shammas Touma, the analyst in the Soil and Agricultural Chemistry Department,
an amount of (24.500) Dinars for his lecture fees at
this school for the three months of April/June 1962 as detailed below. Please
add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils | Dinar
250 | 10 | April 1962
250 | 8 | May 1962
⟦...⟧ | 6 | June 1962
⟦...⟧ | 24 | ⟦line⟧
Copy to / Directorate of General Income Tax

Archival unit 165

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦...⟧
Number 8929
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: 27 / 620
Date: 21 / 5 / 1962
General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shammas Touma, the analyst in the Soil and Agricultural
Chemistry Department, an amount of (39/-) Dinars for his lecture fees at
this school for the months of February and March 1962 as detailed below. Please add
this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Fils | Dinar
250 | 20 | February 1962
750 | 18 | March 1962
⟦line⟧ | 39 |
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
We agree to
The Directorate at the address
What he receives from
A copy of it
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 166

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Directorate of General Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦...⟧
Number 8929
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number: M / ⟦53⟧ / 62
Date: 7 / ⟦7⟧ / 1962
Directorate of General Agricultural Research and Projects
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazim Othman Touma, an employee in the Soil and Agricultural Chemistry Department,
an amount of (83.750) Dinars for his lecture fees in
this school for the four months October 1961 / January 1962 as
detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils | Dinar
500 | 20 | October 1961
500 | 20 | November 1961
250 | 22 | December 1961
500 | 20 | January 1962
750 | 83 |
A copy to / Directorate of General Income Tax
We agree to ⟦...⟧
The Directorate under the title
What he receives from
A copy of it

Archival unit 167

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Directorate of General Agricultural Research and Projects
Number 8929
Division ⟦illegible⟧
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
The Honorable Ministry of Education
Please grant your approval for me to deliver six lectures weekly in
the subject of Chemistry to the students of Shamash Preparatory School and
Frank Iny Intermediate School for the academic year 1960 - 1961
With gratitude
Signature
Hazim Shammas Touma
True Copy
Approved by
The Directorate under the title
What he receives from
A copy of it

Archival unit 168

⟦illegible⟧
Committee ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧
Subject ⟦illegible⟧
Mr. ⟦illegible⟧ Respected
Subject/ ⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ year 1971 ⟦illegible⟧ year 1972 ⟦illegible⟧
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Head of the Committee
Year | Amount | Fils
1969 | 02 | 000
1970 | 02 | 000
1971 | 22 | 500
1972 | 02 | 000
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Archival unit 169

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦illegible⟧
Number 8929
Date 10/17/1960
General Agricultural Research and Projects
Department of Soil and Agricultural Water
To / Presidency of
The College
Number 2702
Date 10/21/961
General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Subject / Delivering Lectures
The Frank Iny School requested us in its letter No. 27/61 dated 1/10/961
to allow Mr. Hazim Touma, the specialist chemist in our department, to deliver six
lectures per week on the subject of Chemistry, after official working hours. Since
we have no objection to this, please contact the competent authorities to obtain the
necessary approval for this and inform us, noting that this portion is in the preparatory section and the
⟦illegible⟧ sections, provided that this is during evening study hours.
Signature
Luay Qadri
Director of Soil and Agricultural Water Department
Copy to
Administration of Frank Iny School, with reference to their letter mentioned above
True Copy
Agreed to
The Directorate under the title
What he receives from
A copy of it

Archival unit 170

Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: Sh / 119 / 61
Date: 27 / 9 / 1961
Department of Soil and Agricultural Chemistry in
Abu Ghraib
After greetings.
We request your approval for Mr. Hazem Shammas Toma, an employee in your department, to deliver
six lectures per week on the subject of Chemistry, four of them in the preparatory section and two
of them in the intermediate section, provided that this is outside his official working hours.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 171

Shamash Private School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh / 119 / 61
Date: 27 / 9 / 1961
Department of Soil and Agricultural Chemistry in
Abu Ghraib
Greetings.
We request your approval for Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, an employee in your department, to deliver
six lectures per week on the subject of Chemistry, four of them in the preparatory section and two
of them in the intermediate section, provided that this is outside his official working hours.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 172

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91663
Number: Sh / 64 / 61
Date: 9 / 7 / 1961
Directorate General of Agricultural Research and Projects
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the analyst in the Soil and Agricultural Chemistry Department,
an amount of (22.250) Dinars, for his lecture fees at this school
for the months of April and May 1961 as detailed below. Please add this to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Dinar | Fils
17 | 000 | April 1961
5 | 250 | May 1961
22 | 250 | ⟦line⟧
Copy to / Directorate General of Income Tax

Archival unit 173

Shamash Private School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh / 48 / 61
Date: 22 / 5 / 1961
Directorate of General Agricultural Research and Projects
After greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, an employee in the Soil
and Agricultural Chemistry Department, an amount of (38.750) Dinars for
lecture fees at this school for the months of February and March 1961 as detailed
below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our highest respect,
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils Dinar | 
18/500 | February 1961
20/250 | March 1961
⟦line⟧
38/750 | 
A copy to:
General Directorate of Income Tax.

Archival unit 174

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⟦line⟧
General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Number 8929
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 175

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Directorate General of Agricultural Research and Projects
Number 8929
17/2/1961
Shammash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh/61/18
Date: 19/2/1961
Directorate General of Agricultural Research and Projects
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shammash Touma, the employee in the Soil and Agricultural Chemistry Department,
an amount of (17.250) Dinars, for his lecture fees at this school
for the month of January 1961. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Copy to /
Directorate General of Income Tax
We agree to
The Directorate under the title
What he receives from
A copy of it