AI en Translation, Pages 451-475
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T/: ⟦121⟧
Date: ⟦5 / 2⟧ / 197⟦2⟧
⟦illegible⟧
( 2 )
Subject /:
Therefore, I have come to your Excellency, pleading for a sympathetic look at the situation of the members of our Iraqi community, who are loyal to this homeland
and who have lived on this soil for thousands of years and shared with all citizens in prosperity and adversity, requesting
to allow Mosaic citizens to enjoy their rights and actions according to the law and within the framework of the public
interest. You remain, Mr. President, a champion of humanity and a guardian of the rights of the people. I ask
God to grant you success in leading this country and its children to what is in it of progress, goodness, and success.
Please accept the highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Sasoon Basri
Acting President of the Mosaic Community
Copy to :-
The Honorable Vice President of the Revolutionary Command Council
The Honorable Minister of Interior
The Honorable Minister of Justice
The Honorable Governor of Baghdad
By registered mail 2 / 87 on 5/2/72 to the President of the Republic
By registered mail 4 / 87 on 5/2/72 to the Vice President
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Volume Number: —
Sequence: 3
Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department:
Form No. (87):
Arrived: Registered
Addressed to: ⟦illegible⟧
Date Stamp:
Fils:
Dinar:
Value of stamps attached if it is a parcel:
Registered as (letter) bundle or (parcel) as the case requires:
For insured items:
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures): ⟦illegible⟧
In words: ⟦illegible⟧
Insurance fee: ⟦illegible⟧
Weight in words: ⟦illegible⟧
Receiving Officer: ⟦signature⟧
Volume Number: —
Sequence: 4
Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department:
Form No. (87):
Arrived: Registered
Addressed to: Mr. President of
The Revolutionary Command Council:
Date Stamp:
Fils:
Dinar:
Value of stamps attached if it is a parcel:
Registered as (letter) bundle or (parcel) as the case requires:
For insured items:
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures): —
In words: —
Insurance fee: —
Weight in words: —
Receiving Officer: ⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 1973
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Sequence of papers:
Series number:
⟦illegible⟧
Number and date ⟦illegible⟧
In the name of ⟦illegible⟧
Amount ⟦illegible⟧
Date:
Series number:
Number and date of the document:
Type of transaction under which the shown amounts were obtained:
14 Fils (Paid) Adhesive
Price of transaction documents
Value of revenue stamps affixed
Mostly and verified until ( ⟦illegible⟧ )
On the transaction documents
Total paid
Accountant or Officer
Signature of the competent employee
In the name of ⟦Selim Sassoon⟧
Amount ⟦Five Dinars⟧
Date ⟦25 / 5 / 1955⟧
Sequence of papers:
Series number: 4
Receipt number and date ⟦illegible⟧
( 78 ) Number and its date
In the name of ⟦Selim Sassoon⟧
Amount ⟦Five Dinars⟧
Type of transaction under which the shown amounts were obtained:
Date:
Series number:
Number and date of the document:
Price of transaction documents
14 Fils (Paid) Adhesive
(Revenue stamps) affixed to the transaction documents
Mostly and verified until ( ⟦illegible⟧ )
Total paid
Accountant or Officer
Signature of the competent employee
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone number 83531 President
Number T/:
Date: ⟦1973⟧
Subject /:
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
His Excellency, the Struggling Leader, the Majestic Mr. Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Respected
President of the Republic and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council - Baghdad
Greetings and respect, and thereafter
I raise to your Excellency signs of veneration and glorification in appreciation of your care for the minorities and sects of all kinds in this homeland, including our sect, which you have covered with your kindness and assistance.
The venerable Revolutionary Command Council has thankfully abolished all exceptional laws regarding Iraqi Jews and equalized them with the rest of the citizens, and that is an achievement recorded for it with pride and honor.
I present to your Excellency that the Ministry of Interior issued, several months ago, special instructions to refer all financial transactions related to the members of our sect to the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets for the purpose of verifying that the person concerned retains Iraqi nationality, despite the fact that the person involved in the transaction holds an identity card for retaining Iraqi nationality. The General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, in turn, has started either to reject the request or refrain from answering, and by this, it closes all avenues of work in the face of the Iraqi Mosaic, without him being able to dispose of his money and affairs according to the provisions of the law, even for the purpose of managing his livelihood, as most members of our sect have been unemployed for years. For example, but not limited to, members of our sect are not allowed to perform the following transactions and actions:-
1 - Conducting any sale transactions for immovable property, mortgaging it, releasing the mortgage, and receiving the value of the mortgage or the compensation for expropriation and the interests resulting therefrom.
2 - Selling company shares, receiving their prices, and disposing of nationalized bonds.
3 - Stopping the sale of cars at the traffic police and transport departments.
4 - Preventing the sale of furniture and personal items.
5 - Stopping financial transactions at the notaries public, power of attorney, and the like.
6 - Inability to sell vacant plots of land despite the obligation to pay taxes on them.
The application of these instructions for a period of nearly a year has led to the freezing of the members of our sect and the restriction of their actions.
Since most of them are unemployed, it is difficult for them to manage their livelihood, even for those who own movable or immovable property, and their situation has become critical with no way out.
(To be continued)
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T / 72
Date ⟦27 / 10 / 1970⟧
( 2 )
Subject /
Therefore, I have come to your Excellency requesting consideration of the situation of the members of our Iraqi community, who are loyal to this homeland
and who have lived on this soil for thousands of years and shared with all other citizens in good times and bad,
hoping to allow the Mosaic citizens to enjoy their rights and actions according to the law and within the framework of
the public interest. You remain, Mr. President, a supporter of humanity and a guardian of the rights of the people.
I ask God to grant you success in leading this country and its children to what brings progress, goodness, and success.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Mosaic Community
Copy to :-
The Honorable Vice President of the Revolutionary Command Council
The Honorable Minister of Interior
The Honorable Minister of Justice
The Honorable Governor of Baghdad
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⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 83531 President
Number T/ ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ / ⟦line⟧
Subject / ⟦line⟧
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
His Excellency, the Struggling Leader, the Venerable Mr. Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, the Respected
President of the Republic and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council - Baghdad
Greetings and respect, and thereafter
I raise to your Excellency signs of veneration and glorification in appreciation of your care for the minorities and sects of all kinds in this homeland, including our community, which you have covered with your kindness and assistance.
The venerable Revolutionary Command Council has thankfully abolished all exceptional laws regarding Iraqi Jews and equalized them with the rest of the citizens, and that is a feat recorded for it with ink of pride and honor.
I present to your Excellency that the Ministry of Interior issued several months ago special instructions to refer all financial transactions related to the members of our community to the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets for the purpose of verifying that the person concerned retains Iraqi citizenship, despite the fact that the person involved in the transaction holds an identity card for the retention of Iraqi citizenship.
The General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, in its turn, has begun to either reject the request or refrain from answering, and by this, it closes in the face of the Iraqi Mosaic all paths of work without him being able to dispose of his money and affairs according to the provisions of the law, even for the purpose of managing his livelihood, as most members of our community have been unemployed for years. For example, but not limited to, members of our community are not allowed to conduct the following transactions and actions:-
1 - Conducting any sale transactions for immovable property, mortgaging them, releasing mortgages, and receiving the value of the mortgage or the compensation for expropriation and the interests resulting therefrom.
2 - Selling company shares, receiving their prices, and disposing of founding bonds.
3 - Stopping the sale of cars at the traffic police and transport departments.
4 - Preventing the sale of furniture and personal items.
5 - Stopping financial transactions at the Notaries Public, power of attorney for others, and the like.
6 - Inability to sell vacant plots of land despite the obligation to pay taxes on them.
The application of these instructions for a period of nearly a year has led to the freezing of the members of our community and the restriction of their actions.
And since most of them are unemployed, it is difficult for them to manage their livelihood, even for those who own movable or immovable property, and their situation has become critical with no way out.
(To be continued)
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T/ ⟦931 / 72⟧
Date ⟦2 / 7 / 1972⟧
( 2 )
Subject /
Therefore, I have come to your Excellency, requesting consideration of the situation of the members of our Iraqi community, who are loyal to this homeland
and who have lived on this soil for thousands of years and shared with all other citizens in good times and bad.
Hoping to allow the Mosaic citizens to enjoy their rights and actions according to the law and within the framework of
the public interest. You remain, Mr. President, a supporter of humanity and a guardian of the rights of the people.
I ask God to grant you success in leading this country and its children to what brings progress, goodness, and success.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Mosaic Community
Copy to :-
The Honorable Vice President of the ⟦Revolutionary⟧ Command Council
The Honorable Minister of Interior
The Honorable Minister of Justice
The Honorable Governor of Baghdad
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 83531 President
Number T/:
Date:
Subject /:
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
His Excellency the Struggling Leader, the Majestic Mr. Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, the Respected
President of the Republic and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council - Baghdad
Greetings and respect, and thereafter
I raise to your Excellency signs of veneration and glorification in appreciation of your care for minorities and sects of all kinds in
this homeland, including our community, which you have covered with your kindness and assistance.
The venerable Revolutionary Command Council has thankfully abolished all exceptional laws regarding Iraqi Jews
and equalized them with the rest of the citizens, and that is a feat recorded for it with ink of pride and honor.
I present to your Excellency that the Ministry of Interior issued several months ago special instructions to refer all
financial transactions related to the members of our community to the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets for the purpose of ensuring
the person concerned retains Iraqi nationality, despite the fact that the person in question holds an identity card for retaining Iraqi nationality.
The General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, in turn, has started to either reject the request or refrain from answering, and by this
it blocks all paths of work in the face of the Iraqi Mosaic [Jew], without him being able to dispose of his money and affairs
according to the provisions of the law, and even for the purpose of managing his livelihood, as most members of our community have been unemployed for
years. For example, but not limited to, members of our community are not allowed to perform the following transactions and actions:-
1 - Conducting any sale transactions for immovable property, mortgaging them, releasing mortgages, and receiving the mortgage value or
expropriation compensation and the interest resulting therefrom.
2 - Selling company shares, receiving their prices, and disposing of nationalized bonds.
3 - Halting the sale of cars at the traffic police and transport departments.
4 - Preventing the sale of furniture and personal items.
5 - Halting financial transactions at the Notaries Public and the power of attorney for others and the like.
6 - Inability to sell vacant plots of land despite the obligation to pay taxes on them.
The application of these instructions for nearly a year has led to the freezing of our community members and the restriction of their actions.
Since most of them are unemployed, it is difficult for them to manage their livelihood, even for those who own movable
or immovable property, and their situation has become critical with no way out.
(To be continued)
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T/: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 1970
( 2 )
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Therefore, I have come to your Excellency, requesting a consideration of the situation of the members of our Iraqi community, who are loyal to this homeland
and who have lived on this soil for thousands of years and shared with all other citizens in good times and bad,
hoping to allow the Jewish citizens to enjoy their rights and actions according to the law and within the framework of
the public interest. You remain, Mr. President, a supporter of humanity and a guardian of the rights of the people.
I ask God to grant you success in leading this country and its children to what brings progress, goodness, and success.
Please accept the assurances of my highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Jewish Community
Copy to :-
The Honorable Vice President of the Revolutionary Command Council
The Honorable Minister of Interior
The Honorable Minister of Justice
The Honorable Governor of Baghdad
72
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T/: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / 5 / 1975
Subject /:
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
His Excellency, the Struggling Leader, the Majestic Mr. Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, respected
President of the Republic and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council - Baghdad
Greetings and respect, and thereafter
I raise to your Excellency signs of veneration and glorification in appreciation of your care for minorities and sects of all kinds in
this homeland, including our community, which you have included in your kindness and assistance.
The esteemed Revolutionary Command Council has thankfully abolished all exceptional laws regarding Iraqi Jews
and equated them with the rest of the citizens, and that is an achievement recorded for it with ink of pride and honor.
I present to your Excellency that the Ministry of Interior issued several months ago special instructions to refer all
financial transactions related to the members of our community to the General Secretariat for Frozen Funds for the purpose of verifying that
the person concerned retains Iraqi nationality, despite the fact that the person involved in the transaction holds an identity card for retaining Iraqi nationality.
The General Secretariat for Frozen Funds, in turn, has started to either reject the request or refrain from answering, and by this
it closes all paths of work in the face of the Iraqi Mosaic, without him being able to dispose of his money and affairs
according to the provisions of the law, and even for the purpose of managing his livelihood, as most members of our community have been unemployed for
years. For example, but not limited to, members of our community are not allowed to conduct the following transactions and actions:-
1 - Conducting any sale transactions for immovable property, mortgaging it, releasing the mortgage, and receiving the mortgage value or the
depreciation value and the interests resulting therefrom.
2 - Selling company shares, receiving their prices, and disposing of founding bonds.
3 - Suspending the sale of cars at the traffic police and transport departments.
4 - Preventing the sale of furniture and personal items.
5 - Suspending financial transactions at the notaries public, appointing proxies, and the like.
6 - Not enabling the sale of vacant plots of land despite the obligation to pay taxes on them.
The application of these instructions for a period of nearly a year has led to the freezing of our community members and the restriction of their actions.
Since most of them are unemployed, it is difficult for them to manage their livelihood, even for those who own movable
or immovable property, and their situation has become critical with no way out.
(To be continued)
⟦illegible stamp with handwritten date 1975/5/15⟧
77
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
⟦line⟧
Number T/: ⟦illegible⟧ / 74
Date: 5 / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197⟦illegible⟧
( 2 )
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Therefore, I have come to your Excellency, pleading for consideration of the situation of the members of our Iraqi community, who are loyal to this homeland
and who have lived on this soil for thousands of years and shared with all other citizens in good times and bad,
hoping to allow the Mosaic citizens to enjoy their rights and actions according to the law and within the framework of
the public interest. You remain, Mr. President, a supporter of humanity and a guardian of the rights of the people.
I ask God to grant you success in leading this country and its children to what brings progress, goodness, and success.
Please accept the assurances of my highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Mosaic Community
Copy to:-
The Honorable Vice President of the Revolutionary Command Council
The Honorable Minister of Interior
The Honorable Minister of Justice
The Honorable Governor of Baghdad
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Republic of Iraq
Baghdad Governorate
Local Administration
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number 1715
Date 18 / 2 / 1973
Section /: Treasury
Number :: 4579
Date: 15 / 2 / 1973
To / Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Sending a receipt
Your letter numbered 927/73 on 25 / 1 / 973
This governorate thanks you for your contribution in donating to the Winter Aid account
And we attach herewith receipt number 94 / 501220 on 12 / 2 / 973 in the amount of
(-/500) Dinars, requesting that you inform us of receipt.
Attachments
⟦line⟧
Receipt
⟦signature⟧
Khairallah Talfah
Governor of Baghdad
And Chairman of the Governorate Council
A copy to /
Directorate of Local Administration Treasury / Revenues
⟦signature⟧
Al-Qaisi 2/14
Incoming
⟦signature⟧
The receipt is with the accountant
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Ministry of Interior
Directorate of General Security
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧
Directorate of General Security
Incoming
Number 5/7
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Subject/ Unfreezing of movable and immovable
assets
Pursuant to Order No. 561 dated 27 / 6 / 76 and based on the authority
vested in us under Article Two of the Law for Freezing the Assets of those
whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked, No. 100 of 1951, we have decided to unfreeze
the movable and immovable assets of the individual named ( ⟦illegible⟧ ).
Signature
In the name of ⟦illegible⟧
Undersecretary of the Ministry
of Interior
Director of General Security
A copy to:
Committee for Freezing the Assets of those whose citizenship has been revoked
⟦illegible signature⟧
2 / 7 / 976
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T/: 928 / 72
Date: 25 / 1 / 1972
Subject /:
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The Honorable Governor of Baghdad
(Winter Aid Committee)
Greetings and respect,
Out of our desire to participate in alleviating the distress of the poor and needy and to contribute to the
(Winter Aid) project, that noble humanitarian project, I am pleased to present to you
check number 181425 in the amount of 500/- Dinars (five hundred Dinars) on Rafidain Bank
hoping you will kindly accept it and inform us of the receipt.
Please accept the highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦faint ghost text from reverse side or previous page⟧
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T/: 927 / 72
Date: 25 / 1 / 1972
Subject /:
The Honorable Governor of Baghdad
(Winter Aid Committee)
Greetings and respect,
Out of our desire to participate in alleviating the distress of the poor and needy and to contribute to the
(Winter Aid) project, that noble humanitarian project, I am pleased to present to your Excellency
check number 181425 in the amount of -/500 Dinars (Five Hundred Dinars) on Rafidain Bank
hoping you will kindly accept it and inform us of the receipt.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T/: 925 / 72
Date: 25 / 1 / 1972
Subject /:
The Honorable Governor of Baghdad
(Winter Aid Committee)
Greetings and respect,
Out of our desire to participate in alleviating the distress of the poor and needy and to contribute to the project
(Winter Aid), that noble humanitarian project, I am pleased to present to your Excellency
a check numbered 181425 for the amount of 500/- Dinars (Five Hundred Dinars) on Rafidain Bank
hoping you will kindly accept it and inform us of the receipt.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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The Honorable Governor of Baghdad
(⟦Winter Aid Committee⟧)
Greetings and respect,
Out of our desire to contribute <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> to alleviating
the distress of the poor and needy and participating ⟦in⟧
the (Winter Aid) project, that noble
humanitarian project, I am pleased to present to
your Excellency check number 181425 in the amount of
500 Dinars (five hundred Dinars) drawn on Rafidain Bank, requesting you
to kindly accept it and inform us of its receipt.
Please accept the assurances of my highest respect.
Sassoon Khadhuri
⟦signature⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number T / 926 /
Date 25 / 6 / 1970
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Subject /
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
His Excellency the Militant Leader of the People, the Majestic Mr. Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Respected
President of the Republic and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council
Greetings and Great Respect, thereafter
I submit to your high position the petitions of the two ladies, Aziza Salman, wife of the detainee Ezouri Menashi
Shaman, and Farha Yehuda Zubaida, wife of the detainee Shaoul Baruch Shaman, hoping for them to be viewed with an eye of
kindness and care, as their case deserves your fatherly compassion and the inclusion of your mercy. May God protect you,
preserve you, and guide your steps and those working with you for the good of the people and the homeland.
Please accept the highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
A copy to:
The Respected Minister of Interior, with copies of the two petitions.
The Respected Governor of Baghdad, with copies of the two petitions.
By registered mail, receipt number 256 at the pocket
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The Honorable Militant President of the Republic and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council
Through the President of the Mosaic Community
Presented to your Excellency
I, the petitioner Farha Yehuda Zubaida, wife of the detainee Shaul Baruch Amash, appeal to your living
conscience, as you are our refuge and the refuge of the oppressed, to return my husband to me and to his children.
Mr. President
On 10/11/1972, at one-thirty in the afternoon, a member of the
Military Intelligence came to our house and requested my husband for a testimony, and from that date until now he has not returned
and we know nothing of his fate despite the efforts I have made.
Mr. President
I appeal to your Excellency and hope from your paternal mercy that you listen to my weak voice and the voice of my children
and the voice of his blind elderly father and his old mother who have no one, and we have no helper other than him, and we have no one to turn to
except you. I ask for your paternal mercy to order his release and return him to us, and God does not waste your reward and will grant you victory.
Petitioner Farha Yehuda Zubaida
110 Bustan Kubba
⟦1/22⟧
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
To the Honorable Militant President of the Republic and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council
Through the Honorable Head of the Mosaic Community
Presented to your Excellency
I, the petitioner Aziza Salman Yehuda, wife of the detainee Azouri Manshi Shamash, appeal to
your living conscience and your merciful humanity, as you are our refuge and the refuge of the oppressed and the wounded, to return my husband to me
and to his young children.
Mr. President
On 10/14/1972, he was arrested by one of the security agencies, and after
one week, a government committee arrived at his place of business in Khan Dalla in broad daylight
in front of the merchants, opened his commercial office, took all his savings, money, and records, and opened his safe
and took what was inside, then after that, they closed the room and sealed it.
And more than a month ago, a second committee arrived from the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
and broke the door of the same commercial office and inventoried the furniture and other items found therein.
Throughout this period, we have known nothing of my husband's fate despite all the efforts we have made.
I appeal to your Excellency and hope from your human mercies that you listen to my weak voice and the voices
of his young children who have no one but their father and your fatherly mercy, and that you order his release and return
to us, and God does not waste your reward and grants you victory.
Aziza Salman Yehuda
Karrada Dakhil, Al-Rakhita area 159 D 2
1
Baghdad
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His Excellency the Struggler President of the Republic
Presented to your Excellency
I am the petitioner Maryam Yehuda Zubaida, wife of the detainee Shaul Baruch Shaul.
We place a plea for help in your hands of justice, as you are our refuge and the refuge of the oppressed
to return my ⟦detained⟧ husband to his children
Mr. President
On 10/11/72, at one-thirty in the afternoon, a member of the
Military Intelligence knocked on our door and requested my husband at his garage, and from
that date until now he has not returned and news of him has been cut off from us despite all the efforts we have made
Mr. President
We appeal to your Excellency's heart and the mercy known from your fatherly mercies
to do justice to the weak voices and the voice of the orphans and the oppressed and the voice of his father,
the blind elderly man, and his old mother, who have no guardian other than him and ⟦provider⟧
and we have no one to turn to but you. I ask for your fatherly kindness to order
his release and his return to us, and God does not waste your reward and may He preserve you
The Petitioner
Maryam Yehuda Zubaida
11/10/1972
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His Excellency the struggling leader Saddam Hussein, the majestic Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, the respected
His Excellency the Vice President of the Republic and Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, the respected
Through the Head of the Mosaic Community
Revolutionary greetings to your Excellencies
The petitioner Aziza Salman, wife of the detainee Nuri Salman
From the Jews of the city of Al-Hayy, and your daughter of merciful steps and your son, our country is the country of
The oppressed and the wronged <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> by restoring my husband to me and to his <ins>young</ins> children who have lost
My senior support
On 14 / 10 / 72, a detachment from the Al-Hayy security raided our house
After one week had passed, a government committee arrived at his commercial place of business in Khan Dallah M
In broad daylight in front of the merchants and a large crowd, they opened his commercial shop and took everything in it of
Funds, records, and a special bag <del>and seized</del> <ins>and took</ins> what was in it, then after that
The room was closed and sealed. General Secretariat
And nearly <del>over</del> one month ago, a second committee arrived on behalf of <del>the funds</del> the right
So they opened the door of his shop <del>and inventoried the goods</del> <ins>frozen</ins> present in it <del>and if inventoried</del> and inventoried what was found
In it of furniture or otherwise.
Throughout this period, we know nothing of my husband's fate despite all the efforts
That we have exerted
My husband, who is 70 years old, <del>has no</del> is a very respected man <del>and is not</del>
He has any connection from near or far, and also
The merciful father, the guardian of the oppressed, is requested by your order from your Excellencies to have sympathy for
The fate of my husband, who is 70 years old, and that his property be preserved in peace
To your Excellencies
May the merciful father be a support
I appeal to your Excellencies and I hope from your human emotions that you look upon my family
This delicate one and the voices of my <ins>young</ins> <del>ten</del> children who have no helper other than their father and your parental
Favors, and that you order his release and his return to us, and God does not waste your reward
And may He grant you success.
Aziza Salman Nuri
Karrada Dakhil - Al-Rahbana area 159 / 4 D: Salman
Baghdad
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The Majestic Leader of the Revolution, Staff General
His Excellency the ⟦Redeemed⟧ Fighter Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, the Respected
President of the Republic and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council
Greetings and introduction, and thereafter
We submit to your high position this petition from the two ladies, Aziza Salman and Zubaida
Whose son is detained by the General ⟦Security⟧, and the wife of the detainee
Appealing to your Excellency ⟦with your high character⟧
Hoping for a look with an eye of compassion, as their case deserves your paternal mercy
In including your patients in your care and protection, and may He guide your steps and your family with you for the good of
The people and the homeland.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect
Khairi
Head of the Community
A copy of it to: - The Respected [Name] with a copy of the petition
His Excellency the Minister of Interior with a copy of the petition
His Excellency the Governor of Baghdad, the Respected, with a copy of the petition
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Number T / 890 / 72
Date 26 / 11 / 1972
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Subject / ⟦line⟧
The Honorable Minister of Information
Directorate of Foreign Relations
Greetings and respect
Further to our letter No. T / 633 / 72 dated 14 / 2 / 1972
and based on the approval of your esteemed ministry to export 50 Torah scrolls
to the Rabbi of the Eastern Jewish Communities in London, please order
the receipt of the remaining 25 Torah scrolls to be sent to him.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number | President 83531
| Secretary 80452
Number T /: 890 / 72
Date: 26 / 11 / 1972
Subject /
The Honorable Minister of Information
Directorate of Foreign Relations
Greetings and respect
Further to our letter No. T / 633 / 72 dated 14 / 2 / 1972
and based on the approval of your esteemed ministry to export 50 Torah scrolls
to the Rabbi of the Eastern Jewish Communities in London, please order
the receipt of the remaining 25 Torah scrolls to be sent to him.
Please accept the highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Number T / 890 / 72
Date 26 / 11 / 1972
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Subject / ⟦line⟧
The Honorable Minister of Information
Directorate of Foreign Relations
Greetings and respect
Further to our letter No. T / 633 / 72 dated 14 / 2 / 1972
and based on the approval of your esteemed ministry to export 50 Torah scrolls
to the Rabbi of the Eastern Jewish Communities in London, please order
the receipt of the remaining 25 Torah scrolls to be sent to him.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community