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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 176-200

Archival unit 176

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦...⟧
Number 8929
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: 672 / Sh
Date: 22 / 12 / 1960
General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Greetings.
We have paid Mr. Hazem Touma, an employee in the Soil and Agricultural Chemistry Department,
an amount of (51/500) 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.
Fils | Dinar |
500 | 9 | October 1960
250 | 18 | November 1960
750 | 23 | December 1960
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
The aforementioned
Agree to ⟦...⟧
The Directorate under the title
What he receives from ⟦...⟧
A copy of it
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
The ⟦...⟧

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Division of ⟦illegible⟧
Number 8929
17 / 10 / 1960
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
Number: 128 / 60 / ⟦Sh⟧
Date: 18 / 10 / 1960
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Subject / Lectures
Greetings.
Please approve for Mr. Hazim Shamash Touma, the chemical analyst at the
General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects, to deliver seven lectures per week on the subject of Chemistry,
four of them in the preparatory section and three in the intermediate section, replacing Ms. Saliha
Salman. Attached is the original letter from the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects No. 8929
dated 17 / 10 / 1960, granting him permission to deliver these lectures along with his written consent,
noting that the aforementioned is a graduate of the College of Education, Chemistry Department, for the academic year 1952 / 1953.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obeidia
The Director
We approve of
The Directorate as
What he receives from
A copy of it
True Copy
Hazim Shamash Touma
⟦illegible⟧ delivering seven lectures on the subject of Chemistry to the students of
⟦illegible⟧ Farid Muyassar, noting that this does not conflict with
my official duty.
Thank you.

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General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Projects
Personnel Affairs Department
Number: 8929
Date: 17 / 10 / 1960
True Copy
Please approve my delivery of seven lectures on the subject of electricity ⟦...⟧
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Please approve my delivery of seven lectures on the subject of chemistry to the students of
Shammash Preparatory School and Frank Iny Intermediate School, noting that this does not conflict with
my official duties.
With thanks.
Hazem Shamas Touma
We approve the perfo
The Directorate as a che
The fees he receives
A copy of it to the
House of ⟦illegible⟧
A copy of it to the ⟦illegible⟧
Min ⟦illegible⟧
Sec ⟦illegible⟧
Dep ⟦illegible⟧
Dep ⟦illegible⟧
The Su ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 179

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91003
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad - Alwiyah
Telephone 91003
No.: 121
Date: 1954/10/24
To / The Committee for the Liquidation of Property of Jews Deprived of Citizenship
Respected Members
Subject / Inquiry
Please inform us whether the student ⟦...⟧ daughter of ⟦...⟧ has been deprived of Iraqi citizenship
under Law No. 5 of 1951 published in the Iraqi Gazette issue ⟦...⟧
dated ⟦...⟧ as the aforementioned student was a student in our school in class ⟦...⟧
for the academic year 1950 / 1951 and left school in ⟦...⟧ 1951.
Please provide us with the necessary information so that we can complete our records.
With appreciation.
School Principal
⟦signature⟧

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Directorate General of Agricultural Research and Projects
Personnel Affairs Division
Number 8929
Date 17 / 10 / 1960
Subject / Delivering Lectures
Administration of Shamash Secondary School
We approve of Mr. Hazem Touma, an employee in the Soil and Agricultural Chemistry Department of this
Directorate with the title of Chemist, delivering lectures outside of official working hours in your school, provided we are informed of the amount
of wages he receives during the academic season.
Signature
Abdul Hadi Ismail
Director General of Agricultural Research and Projects
A copy to /
Ministry of Agriculture - with reference to its letter No. Z / 12636 dated 13 / 10 / 60
Soil and Agricultural Chemistry Department - with reference to its letter No. 2431 dated 26 / 9 / 60
These lectures must be outside of working hours and must not have
an impact on the duties of the aforementioned person's position.
Accounting Affairs Division
Personnel Affairs Division
The aforementioned person.
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Baghdad - Baghdad
Tel. 91111
⟦illegible⟧

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Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Personnel / Private
Number - 15262
Date 7 / 4 / 1960
7
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
Administrative Order
No. ⟦line⟧ Number <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> 116 / ⟦Sh⟧ / 60
Date ⟦line⟧ Date 20 / 9 / 1960
Department of Soil and Agricultural Chemistry
In Abu Ghraib
Greetings.
Toma
Please grant your approval for Mr. Hazim Shammas, 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 of his official working hours.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Archival unit 182

Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Personnel / Private
Number: 15262
Date: 7 / 4 / 1960
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah - Karrada Street
Telephone 91693
No.:
Date:
Number: SH / 20 / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 7 / 7 / 1960
Department of Education and Agricultural Chemistry
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shammas an amount of (22.500) Dinars for
his lecture fees at this school for the months of April and May 1960 as detailed
below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidiah
Principal
Fils | Dinar
500 | 13 | April 1960
000 | 9 | May 1960
500 | 22 | ⟦line⟧
Copy to - General Directorate of Income Tax
Mr. Hazem Shammas

Archival unit 183

Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Personnel / Private
Number: 15262
Date: 7 / 4 / 1960
Administrative Order
Based on the approval of the General Directorate of Education / Private in its letter
Numbered 16379 on 2 / 4 / 960.
It was decided to form the staff of Shamash Private Preparatory School for the academic year 959 / 960
from the individuals whose names are listed below.
Name | Position | Remarks
Abdullah Obadia | Director | Retained
Saliha Salman Daniel | Teacher | New appointment
Marjorie Lucille | Teacher | British nationality
Isaac Cohen | Lecturer |
Saleh Youssef | " |
Samiha Nassim | Lecturer |
Munir Nassim | Lecturer |
Alfred Nasri | Lecturer |
Abdul Jabbar Al-Hashimi | " |
Muhammad Said Abdul Wahab | " |
Hazem Shammas | " |
Abdul Karim Al-Attar
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Copy to -
General Directorate of Education / Private
General Education Inspectorate
Teachers Syndicate - Schools Committee
Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School - Please organize your school budget in detail
according to ministerial instructions and provide us with two copies of it
Personnel Private with 12 copies
General to them.
Nouri 6 / 4

Archival unit 184

Number: F/ 59/
Date: 21 / 6 / 1959
It has been ⟦line⟧
For the year ⟦line⟧
Please ⟦line⟧
The books ⟦line⟧
Shams Private School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: <del>107 / ⟦illegible⟧</del>
Date: 5 / 4 / 1960
⟦illegible⟧ the second ⟦illegible⟧
Department of ⟦line⟧
After greetings,
It was a pleasure ⟦line⟧
Regarding lecture fees ⟦line⟧
As detailed below ⟦line⟧
Please accept ⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar
750 | 18
000 | 15
000 | 13
250 | 47
Copy to
1 - To ⟦line⟧
2 - To ⟦line⟧
3 - To ⟦line⟧
4 - To ⟦line⟧
Copy to:
Directorate
The Profes

Archival unit 185

Number F/ 59/
Date 21 / 6 / 1959
Administrative Order

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Baghdad

Archival unit 186

Number F/ 59/
Date 21 / 6 / 1959
Administrative Order
It has been ⟦...⟧
for the year 11
Please ⟦...⟧
the books
True copy of the original
Republic of Iraq
Number / 11814

Archival unit 188

Number F/ /59
Date 21 / 6 / 1959
Administrative Order
⟦line⟧
Has been ⟦...⟧
for the year ⟦...⟧
so please
the ledgers
Frank Eini
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad

Archival unit 190

Number F/ /59
Date 21 / 6 / 1959
Administrative Order
It has been ⟦...⟧
for the year ⟦...⟧
so please ⟦...⟧
the books
True copy of the original
Iraqi Republic
Number 10097

Archival unit 191

Number F/ /59
Date 21 / 6 / 1959
Administrative Order
⟦line⟧
It has been decid[ed]
for the [academic] year
so please
the books
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91603
True Copy
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 192

Number F/ 59/
Date 21 / 6 / 1959
Administrative Order
It has been decid⟦...⟧
for the year ⟦...⟧
so please ⟦...⟧
the books
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
New Alwiyah
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
New Alwiyah - Baghdad
Tel. No. 91693

Archival unit 194

Number F/ /59
Date 21 / 6 / 1959
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Administrative Order
It has been decided to form the following committees to grade the examination booklets for the Frank Aini Intermediate and Primary School

Archival unit 195

Shamash Preparatory School
57 / 58
5/2/1958
Salaries
Administrative Order
It has been decided to form the following committees to grade the examination booklets for the fourth grade
preparatory for the year 1957/58 from the male and female teachers and lecturers listed
their names below. Those covered by the order must agree on the grading date
and inform the administration of that.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Obadia
The Director
A copy of it to - Hazem Shamash to act accordingly.
1 - Arabic Language Committee | 1 - Miss Samha Nassim
 | 2 - Muhammad Hassan Al-Douri
2 - English Language Committee | 1 - Mr. Irvin
 | 2 - Munir Nassim
 | 3 - Mrs. Irvin
3 - Physics Committee | 1 - Alfred Nouri
 | 2 - Yousef Abdel Ahad
 | 3 - Hazem Shamash
 | 4 - Isaac Cohen
4 - Mathematics Committee | 1 - Abdullah Obadia
 | 2 - Satia Al-Rawi
 | 3 - Isaac Cohen

Archival unit 196

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FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number: 50/⟦illegible⟧/⟦illegible⟧
Date:
Date: 18 / 4 / 1959
Department of Education and Agricultural Chemistry
Abu Ghraib
Greetings,
We have paid Mr. Hazim Shammas an amount of (123.250) Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school from October 58 to the end of
March 1959, so please add that to his income for the purpose of calculating
income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
The Director
Copy to -
General Directorate of Income Tax
Mr. Hazim Shammas
Directorate of Education
Education
The Republic of ⟦...⟧
Directorate of Education and ⟦...⟧
Personnel ⟦...⟧
Your letter 6
⟦...⟧ approved
Father Suleiman
Atifa Qasim
A copy of it to ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 197

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FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Telephone No. 91693
Number:
Date:
True Copy
⟦line⟧
Republic of Iraq
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province
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 Dabban, 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.
Please accept our respect
Abdul Karim Al-Attar
Director of Education for Baghdad Province
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. Please kindly approve them and inform us.
General Inspectorate of Education
Private Education Personnel
Director of Education for Baghdad Province

Archival unit 198

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FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date:
Date: 20 / 8 / 1958
To the Directorate General of Irrigation
Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the technical observer in the
Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory, an amount of 28/500 Dinars for his lecture fees at this
school outside his official working hours for the three months of April / June 958
as listed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating
income tax.
Please accept our respect,,
Fils Dinar | 
17/000 | for the month of April 958
8/500 | " " May " "
3/000 | " " June " "
28/500
Abdullah Oweidia
The Director
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Copy to:
Directorate General of Income Tax
Mr. Hazim Shammas
Directorate of Education
Education
Directorate of Education
Education
We confirm our letter
In my school
Required and
A copy of it to
Personnel
Management of
From it on
23 / 12 /
That the

Archival unit 199

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FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 1958/8/21
To the Directorate General of Irrigation
Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the technical observer in the
Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory, an amount of 28/500 Dinars for lecture fees at this
school outside of his official working hours for the three months April / June 958
as listed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income
tax.
Please accept our respect,,
Fils Dinar
17/000 for the month of April 958
8/500 " " May "
3/000 " " June "
⟦line⟧
28/500
Abdullah Huwaidia
The Director
A copy of it to:
Directorate General of Income Tax
Mr. Hazim Shammas
Directorate of Education
Education
Directorate of Education
Education
We confirm our letter
In our school
Required and ⟦...⟧
A copy of it to
Personnel ⟦...⟧
School Administration
From it on
12/23
That the
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 200

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FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 1958/8/20
To the Directorate General of Irrigation
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the technical observer in the
Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory, an amount of 28/500 Dinars for his lecture fees at this
school outside of his official working hours for the three months of April / June 1958
as listed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating
income tax.
Please accept our respect,,
Fils | Dinar
17/000 | for the month of April 1958
8/500 | " " May " "
3/000 | " " June " "
28/500 |
Abdullah Owaidis
The Director
⟦illegible⟧
Copy to:
Directorate General of Income Tax
Mr. Hazim Shammas
Directorate of Education
Education
Directorate of Education
Education
We confirm our letter
in our school
required and
A copy of it to
Personnel of the
Management of
from it on
12/23 /
that the