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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 201-225

Archival unit 201

(True Copy)
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number:
Date.:
Date: 21 / 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 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 Duwaysha
The Director
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 that
A copy of it to
Personnel of the
Administration of

Archival unit 202

(True Copy)
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: 58 / ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧
Date:
Subject:
To the Directorate General of Irrigation - Baghdad
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 for the three months of April/June 1958 as listed below. Please add
this to his income for income tax calculation purposes. Please accept our respect.
Dinar | Fils
17.000 | for the month of April 1958
8.500 | " " May "
3.000 | " " June "
28.500 | ⟦line⟧
Abdullah Oweidia
Principal
Copy to: Directorate General of Income Tax for information
Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma.
Directorate of Together
Education
Directorate of Together
Education
We confirm the letter
in my school
required and
A copy of it to
Personnel
School Administration
from it on
12/23
that the

Archival unit 203

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
No: Sh / 8 / 58
Date: 18 / 4 / 1958
Subject:
To the Directorate General of Irrigation - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid Mr. Hazim Shamash Touma, the technical observer in the
Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory, an amount of 18/- Dinars for his lecture fees at this school
for the month of March 1958. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating
income tax.
Please accept our respect,
Abdullah Odia
Principal
Copy to /
Directorate General of Income Tax for information
Mr. Hazim Shamash.

Archival unit 204

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Subject:
Number: Sh / 19 / 58
Date: 14 / 3 / 1958
To the Directorate General of Irrigation - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the technical observer in the
Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory, an amount of 45/- Dinars for his lecture fees at this school
for the months of January and February 1958 as detailed below. Please add this
to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Fils | Dinar
- | 25 | January 58
- | 20 | February 1958
- | 45 | Total
Please accept our respects,,
Abdullah Obadia
Principal
Copy to /
Directorate General of Income Tax for information
Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma.
Directorate of Education
Education
Directorate of Education
Education
We confirm our letter
In my school
Required and
A copy of it to
Personnel ⟦illegible⟧
Administration of ⟦illegible⟧
From it on
23 / 12
That the ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 205

(True Copy)
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Number 34037
Private and Foreign Education
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Number / 5406
Private and Foreign Education
Date / 26 / 2 / 1958
Directorate of General Education / Secondary Education / Private
Subject: Lectures
⟦line⟧
We confirm our letter No. 34037 dated 29 / 12 / 1957 regarding the lectures of Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma
in the Shamash Preparatory and Frank Iny Intermediate private schools, and we request your kind consideration for the required
approval and to inform us.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
A copy to /
Private Education Personnel
Administration of Frank Iny Private School / Reference to its letter No. F/31 / 58 dated 3 / 2 / 1958

Archival unit 206

Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate and Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.: 81 / ⟦illegible⟧
No.:
Date: 7 / 2 / 1958
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings.
Reference to your letter numbered 34037 and dated 29 / 12 / 1957.
Please kindly confirm our letter numbered G / 409 and dated 25 / 12 / 1957
regarding the lectures of Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Obadia
Principal

Archival unit 207

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SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education
Education
Transfer
Numbered in
Required
For the employee
Attachments
1- Book
2- Approval
Copy
Please
Six lectures
From it on
23 / 12 /
That the
Subject:
Number: 8 /
Date: 3 / 1 / 1958
To the Directorate General of Irrigation - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the technical observer in the
Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory, an amount of 43/500 Dinars for his lecture fees at this school
for the three months October to December 1957 as detailed below, so please
add that to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our respect,
Abdullah Obeidia
Principal
Fils Dinar
5/500 Month of October 1957
18/500 " November "
19/500 " December "
43/500 Total
⟦line⟧
Copy to the Directorate General of Income Tax for information
" Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma

Archival unit 208

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SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ School
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
⟦line⟧
Subject:
Number: 8/ ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 2 / 1 / 1958
To the Directorate General of Irrigation - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazim Shamash Toma, the technical observer in the
Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory, an amount of 43.500 Dinars for his lecture fees at this school
for the three months of October to December 1957 as detailed below. Please
add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our respect.
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Dinar | Fils
October 1957 | 5/500
November 1957 | 18/000
December 1957 | 19/500
Total | 43/500
Copy to the Directorate General of Income Tax for information
Mr. Hazim Shamash Toma "
Directorate of Education
Education
Transfer
Numbered in
Required
For the employee
Attachments
1- Letter
2- Balance
Copy
Please
Six lectures
From it on
23 / 12 /
That the

Archival unit 209

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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number: 34037
Date: 29 / 12 / 57
To ــ
Directorate General of Education / Private Secondary Education
Subject / Lectures in Shamash and Frank Iny Private Schools
⟦line⟧
We convey to you below the text of the letter from the administration of Shamash Preparatory and Frank Iny Intermediate schools
Number F / 409 / 57 dated 25 / 12 / 1957, and we request you to kindly consider the required
approval and inform us. Attached you will find the original letter from the Director of the Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory along with the written consent
of the mentioned employee.
(Signature)
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Attachments:
1 ــ Letter
2 ــ Written consent
Copy to ــ
Private Education Personnel
Administration of Frank Iny Private School
ـ/ Copy of the Letter /ـ
⟦line⟧
Please approve for Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the technical observer at the Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory, to deliver
six lectures per week on the subject of Chemistry to the students of our school; four for the preparatory section and two
for the intermediate section. We attach herewith the original letter from the Director of the Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory No. 4 dated
23 / 12 / 1957, granting him permission to deliver these lectures, along with the written consent of the aforementioned person.
The mentioned lecturer is a graduate of the Higher Teachers' Training College, Chemistry Department, for the academic year 1952 / 1953.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
Director

Archival unit 210

Adel Yahya Shammas
Frank Iny School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
Intermediate & Primary
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Telephone No. 91693
No.: 57 / ⟦...⟧
No.:
Date: 25 / 12 / 1957
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings,
Please approve Mr. Hazem Shammas Touma, the technical observer at the Irrigation
and Drainage Laboratory, to deliver six lectures per week on the subject of Chemistry to our school students, four
for the preparatory section and two for the intermediate section. We attach herewith the original letter from the Director
of the Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory No. 45 M dated 23 / 12 / 1957, allowing him to deliver these
lectures, along with the written consent of the aforementioned person.
The mentioned lecturer is a graduate of the Higher Teachers' Training College, Chemistry Department, for the academic year
1952 / 1953.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaidia
The Director

Archival unit 211

Iraqi Government:
General Directorate of Irrigation:
Section: Accounting
Number: 16211 / Z / 1611
Date: 19 / 12 / 1957
Subject: Delivering lectures outside hours
The Honorable Ministry of Education
Your approval is requested for me to deliver (6) six lectures per week on the subject of Chemistry, four of them to the students of
Shamash Preparatory School and two of them to the students of Frank Iny Intermediate School, noting that this does not conflict with my official
duty and I do not have any lectures in any other school and I have not been provided with any letter to any other school to deliver lectures.
23 / 12 / 1957
Hazim Shammas Touma
Technical Observer in the Laboratory of
Irrigation and Drainage
Signed / On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture

Archival unit 212

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Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory
in Tal Muhammad
Number / 45 M
Date 23 / 12 / 1957
To - Administration of Frank Iny Private School.
Based on the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture in its letter No. 14747 dated 14 / 12 / 1957, notified to us by the letter of
the Directorate General of Irrigation No. 1161 dated 19 / 12 / 1957, regarding Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the Technical
Observer in our laboratory, delivering six lectures on the subject of Chemistry to your school students outside official working hours.
Therefore, please be informed.
Director of Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory

Archival unit 213

Iraqi Government
Directorate General of Irrigation
Number: 16211 / ⟦...⟧
Date: 19 / 12 / 1957
Division: Accounting
Subject - Cancellation of the contents of ⟦...⟧

Archival unit 214

Iraqi Government
Directorate General of Irrigation
Number: 16211 / 3 / 161
Date: 19 / 12 / 1957
Section: Accounting
Subject: - Delivering lectures outside of
official working hours
To -
Soil Laboratory in Tal Muhammad
Further to our letter No. 15855 dated 8 / 12 / 1957 addressed to
the Ministry of Agriculture, a copy of which was sent to you.
We list below a copy of the Ministry of Agriculture's letter No. 14747 dated
14 / 12 / 1957, which includes its approval for Mr. Hazem Matty, the technical observer in
your laboratory, to deliver (6) lectures to the students of Frank Eini Private School outside of
official working hours, for your information and to notify the aforementioned person of its content.
Director General of Irrigation
Attachments
A copy to -
Projects Department
(Investigations Section and Soil Laboratory)
⟦line⟧
(( Copy of the Letter ))
Directorate General of Irrigation / 2
Your letter No. 15855 dated 8 / 12 / 1957.
We approve of Mr. Hazem Matty, the technical observer in your directorate, delivering (6)
lectures to the students of Frank Eini Private School outside of official working hours.
Signed / For the Minister of Agriculture

Archival unit 215

True Copy
Iraqi Government
Directorate General of Irrigation
Section - Accounting
Number / 9475
Date / 29 / 7 / 1957
Shamash Preparatory School - Baghdad
Subject / Addition of an amount
Your letter number Sh / 57 / 92 dated 5 / 7 / 1957.
We have added the amount of 72.250 Dinars received by Mr. Hazim Shammas
Touma from your school for lecture fees to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Jamil Murad Al-Sheikh
For / Director General of Irrigation
Copy to -
Directorate General of Income Tax - for information

Archival unit 216

Shamash Secondary School
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
Baghdad
BAGHDAD
Telephone 91693
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: SH / 8 / 57
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
Subject: ⟦line⟧
To the Directorate General of Irrigation - Accounting -
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Greetings,
The total amount received by Mr. Hazem Shamash Touma in lecture fees
at this school outside of his official working hours amounted to 72/250 Dinars
for the three months of April, May, and June 1957. Please add this to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect,
Abdullah Oudia
The Director
Copy to /
Directorate General of Income Tax for information
Mr. Hazem Shamash Touma.

Archival unit 217

Frank Iny School
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Number: F / 57 /
Date:
Subject:
Directorate General of Irrigation - Accounting.
Greetings,
The total amount received by Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma in lecture fees
at this school outside of his official working hours amounted to 118/500 Dinars
for the period from October 1956 until the end of March 1957. Please
add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our respect,
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Copy to /
Directorate General of Income Tax for information
Mr. Hazim Shammas.

Archival unit 218

True Copy
⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Private and Foreign Education
Number / 27016
Date 16 / 10 / 1956
Administration of Shamash Private Preparatory School
Subject - Lectures
Reference to your letter No. 261 dated 21 / 9 / 1956.
The Directorate General of Education approved in its letter No. 42763 dated 11 / 10 / 1956
for Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the technical observer in soil analysis at the Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory,
to deliver twelve lectures on the subject of Physics, eight of which are for students of the intermediate section
at Frank Iny School and four for the students of your school.
Acting Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
Copy to = -
Directorate General of Education / Secondary Education / Private
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School.
Private Education Personnel Office.

Archival unit 219

Shamash Secondary School
and
Frank Iny School
Intermediate & Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: F / 261 / 56
Date: 21 / 9 / 1956
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Greetings.
We request your approval for Mr. Hazim Shammas Touma, the technical observer in soil analysis at
the Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory, to deliver twelve lectures on the subject of Physics to our school students,
eight of them for the intermediate section and four on the subject of Chemistry for the secondary section.
We enclose herewith the original letter from the Director of the Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory permitting him to deliver these lectures,
along with the written consent of the aforementioned person. Please note that the aforementioned is a graduate of the Higher
Teachers' Training College, Chemistry Department, for the academic year 1952 / 1953.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Archival unit 220

True Copy
Subject / Delivering Lectures
To - Administration of Frank Iny School
We have no objection to Mr. Hazem Shammas Touma, the Technical Observer in Soil Analysis, delivering
lectures at your school outside of official working hours. Note that he has not previously been provided with another letter to
another school during this academic year.
Director of the Irrigation and Drainage Laboratory
at the College of Engineering

Archival unit 221

True Copy
To the Honorable Ministry of Education
Your approval is requested to deliver twelve lectures. Eight lectures in the intermediate section and four
lectures in the preparatory section on the subject of natural sciences to the students of Frank Iny Intermediate and Shamash
Preparatory, noting that I do not have lectures in any other school and this does not conflict with my official duty.
Hazim Shammas Touma
Technical Observer in
Soil Analysis
20 / 9 / 1956

Archival unit 222

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: F / 60 / 55
Date: 26 / 8 / 1955
Thabit, Ait, Tabet, McCarthy Engineering Company
Baghdad
After greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Touma an amount of 28/500
dinars as lecture fees at this school for the months of April, May
and June 1955. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income
tax.
Please accept our highest respect,
Abdullah Oweidia
The Director
12/000 month of April 1955
12/000 = May =
4/500 = June =
⟦line⟧
28/500
Copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax - for information
= = Mr. Hazem Touma.

Archival unit 223

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: F / 66 / 55
Date: 15 / 4 / 1955
Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy Engineering Company Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazim Touma an amount of 15.500 Dinars
for lecture fees at this school for the month of March 1955. Please add
this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
With utmost respect.
⟦signature⟧
Director
Abdullah Oudisha
Copy to: -
⟦line⟧
Directorate General of Income Tax - for information
Mr. Hazim Touma

Archival unit 224

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number: T / 229 / 55
Date: 20 / 2 / 1955
To Knappen-Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy Engineering Company, Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazim Touma an amount of (85.000) Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school for the five months October 1954 /
February 1955 as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating
income tax. Please accept our highest respect.
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 15 | October 954
⟦line⟧ | 12 | November "
⟦line⟧ | 18 | December "
⟦line⟧ | 18 | " January 1955
⟦line⟧ | 22 | February 955
⟦line⟧
85 / 000
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Obadia
Director
Copy to:-
Directorate General of Income Tax - for information
Mr. Hazim Touma

Archival unit 225

Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Private and Foreign Education
Number: 26600
Date: 1954/10/2
Subject: Delivering Lectures
Administration of Frank Iny Private Intermediate School ⟦line⟧
Your letter numbered F / 547 / 54 dated 1/10/1954.
The Directorate of General Secondary Education approved in its letter numbered ⟦line⟧ M.
37526 dated 16/10/954 for Mr. Hazim Shamash Touma,
the teacher at Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys, to deliver four lectures per week
on the subject of Biology to the students of your school ⟦line⟧ M.
Abdul Ghani Al-Jirjafchi
Director of Education of Baghdad Province ⟦line⟧
A copy of it to:
Directorate of General Secondary Education - Directorate of Private and Foreign Education
Administration of Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys - for information ⟦line⟧ M.
Private Education Note ⟦line⟧ Y
Najib/19
The Clerk
1) The receipt is to be kept in the file of Professor Hazim Touma
2) A true copy in the file ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ from
⟦illegible⟧ incoming education
1954/10/24