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2001/53
4/27/1953
The second installment of the rent for the house numbered 52/103
(Qanbar Ali)
To -
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad Province
Greetings,
With reference to the lease contract dated 12/2/1952 concluded between your esteemed directorate
and this Presidency, and confirming our letter No. T/53/2960 dated 3/15/1953.
We kindly ask you to pay the second installment of the rent for house No. 52/103 located in Qanbar
Ali neighborhood, belonging to this Presidency, and occupied by the Sa'diya School for Boys, which became due on
4/6/1953, in the amount of two hundred dinars (200.000 dinars). As for the required renovations, those that must
be carried out by this Presidency according to the terms of the contract will be initiated immediately upon your payment of the aforementioned rent.
Please accept our highest respect.
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Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Physical Council
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T <del>29</del> 53/
15 / 2 / 953
The second installment of the rent for the house numbered 52 /
103 (Qanbar Ali)
To -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings,
With reference to the lease agreement dated 12/2/1952, concluded between your esteemed
Directorate and this Presidency.
We kindly request you to pay the second installment of the rent for house No. 52/103 located in the district of
Qanbar Ali, which is currently occupied by the Mahdia School for Boys, and which will be due on 4/6/1953,
amounting to two hundred dinars (200.000 Dinars).
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Physical Council
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⟦Directorate of Education of Baghdad Liwa⟧
Accounts
12155
55
Number /:
Date /: 1 / 6 / 1953
Subject /: Property Tax
To - .
Directorate of General Revenue
Tax Division
Based on the request of the Presidency of the Jewish Community, we confirm to you that the house numbered 52 / 103
located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood belonging to the aforementioned community presidency is rented by us
at an amount of (400) Dinars annually and occupied by the Al-Saadia School for Boys since the date of 6 / 10 / 51
and we have deducted the property tax on it from the mentioned date until 5 / 10 / 53 within the payments that
we paid for the rent accordingly.
⟦signature⟧
Abdul Rasul Najm
Abdul Rasul Najm
Director of Education of Baghdad Liwa
A copy of it to - .
Presidency of the Jewish Community - with reference to your letter numbered 3039 / 53
and dated 1 / 6 / 1953 / for information
Said / 8
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T / 53/2190
7 / 10 / 1953
Dispensary No. 393/94 (Tawrat).
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To:-
Directorate of General Social Services
Refugee Division
Greetings
Reference to your letter No. 2830 dated 11 / 8 / 1953;
And following our letter No. T / 53/3132 dated 12 / 8 / 1953, please inform us
of what has been decided regarding the lease of Dispensary No. 393/94 located in the Tawrat neighborhood.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
For the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
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7/10
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Schools
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T / ⟦2122⟧ / 53
12/8/1953
Dispensary No. 94 / 393 (Tawrat)
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To -
Directorate of General Social Services
Refugee Division
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 2830 dated 11 / 8 / 1953,
We agree to your lease of Dispensary No. 94 / 393 located in the Tawrat neighborhood from the endowments of this
community, for the purposes of your respected General Directorate, at an annual rent of six hundred dinars
(600/000 Dinars).
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Heskel Dawood Shemtob
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Social Affairs
Directorate General of Social Services
"Refugee Affairs"
Number Kh/2870
Date 11 / 8 / 1953
⟦illegible⟧
Number 2280
11 / 8 / 1953
The Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad.
It is intended to rent the building of the Rifqa Dispensary located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood numbered 393 / 94 for the purposes of the Directorate
General of Social Services.
Please inform us of its final annual rental value so that we may obtain the approval of the Ministry of Finance regarding this
as soon as possible.
⟦signature⟧
Dr. "A" Al-Ruwaizli
Director General of Social Services
Mutee' /
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Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate General of Education
Accounts Department
Very Urgent ⟦11/16/53⟧ Number /
Date /
20227
11/15/1953
To: - Directorate of the Preparatory School of Commerce
With reference to our letter No. 36435 dated ⟦line⟧ 10/24/1953
The Presidency of the Committee for Leasing Immovable Property has reconsidered the assessment of the rent for your school building
belonging to the Jewish Community and decided in its letter No. 319 dated 11/9/953 and its decision No.
240 dated 10/24/953 to set the rent at (400) Dinars instead of (350), on the basis of
the community carrying out the renovations and repairs mentioned in our aforementioned letter. Therefore, please confirm to us that the community
has carried out those repairs and that the building is suitable for the purpose for which it will be occupied as soon as possible, and inform us
of the matter urgently so that a contract can be concluded with them according to the procedures.
⟦signature⟧
Director General of Education
Copy to: -
Presidency of the Jewish Community
With reference to our aforementioned letter - please carry out the repairs discussed
in our referred letter immediately so that we can contract on that basis.
Accounts Department.
⟦Finance⟧
⟦To the Head of the Community⟧
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2/14
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Iraqi Ministry of Education
General Directorate of Education
Accounts
Presidency of the Committee for Leasing Immovable Property
Number - 26425
Date - 22 / 10 / 1953
2255
53/10/25
Your committee previously confirmed in its letter numbered 270 and dated 27 / 9 / 1953 and according to its resolution numbered
191 and dated 7 / 9 / 1953 the moderation of the rent for building number 4 / 9 / 1 located in the Sinak neighborhood
currently occupied by the Commerce Preparatory School for Boys belonging to the Israelite Community ⟦line⟧
amounting to 350 Dinars; however, the aforementioned community informed us in its letter numbered 53/3197 and dated 12 / 10 / 53
that it does not agree to renew the contract at that rate and instead requests a rent amounting to (450) Dinars. Since
the aforementioned building is in need of the renovations and repairs listed below, please reconsider the estimation of its rent
taking the matter of the community carrying out the mentioned repairs into consideration and inform us, noting that our representative in this
matter is Mr. Abdul Razzaq Jassim.
⟦illegible signature⟧
For the General Director of Education
1 - Tiling three rooms with Kashy tiles.
2 - Painting the study rooms.
3 - Plastering/Smoothing the roof section.
4 - Repairing some broken Kashy tiles.
5 - Completing all deficiencies in window glass.
6 - Repairing some room doors and making keys for them.
Copy to: - Commerce Preparatory Directorate - referring to your letter numbered 212 and dated 13 / 9 / 1953.
Presidency of the Israelite Community - referring to your aforementioned letter, please carry out the repairs
and renovations mentioned at the earliest possible opportunity and inform us.
Accounts Directorate
Representative Mr. Abdul Razzaq Jassim - please prepare the building so that the committee may inspect it quickly.
Presidency of the Israelite Community
Incoming
Number ⟦2255⟧
Date ⟦25 / 10 / 53⟧
Hamid / 19
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 3531
5452
Number T/B/2192/53
Date 12 / 10 / 1953
Subject: Rent of the building numbered 1/9/4 (Sinak).
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To -
General Directorate of Education
Greetings,
With reference to the letter of the Directorate of the Preparatory School of Commerce No. 212 dated 13 / 9 / 1953 regarding
its request to carry out some repairs in the school building and its confirmation of that by telephone on 12 / 10 / 1953.
We would like to inform your esteemed General Directorate that this Presidency has previously explained its viewpoint regarding
the rent for the building for the new year, as it requested an amount of 450/000 Dinars (Four hundred and fifty Dinars)
as a minimum, according to its letters numbered T/3165/53 and T/3191/53 dated 9 / 9 / 1953
and 7 / 10 / 1953. Therefore, we hope for your approval of the rent so that we can respond to the request of the school administration.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Abdullah⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
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T / 2165 / 53
9/9/1953
Rent for building number 4/9/1 (Sinak).
To -
Directorate of General Education
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 29716 dated 9/6/1953;
In view of the low rental value for building number 4/9/1 located in the Sinak district belonging to this
Presidency; and occupied by the Preparatory School of Commerce; and its unsuitability with current rental rates;
Therefore, we kindly request you to increase the annual rent to four hundred and fifty Dinars, which is the minimum
allowance that this Presidency agrees to.
Please accept our highest respect
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A copy to -
Presidency of the Immovable Property Leasing Committee - for the same purpose
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⟦illegible signature⟧
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Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate of General Education
Accounts Directorate
Number /: 9712
Date /: 9/ /1952
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
2214
9 / 9 / 1952
Subject - Inspection and Estimation of Building Rent
To - Presidency of the Immovable Property Leasing Committee
In view of the approaching expiration of the lease for the building numbered 4/9/1 located in the Sinak district
belonging to the Jewish Community, which is occupied by the Preparatory School of Commerce for Boys ⟦General⟧. Please
inspect it and estimate its rent and inform us ⟦the information⟧ that its current rent is (350) three hundred and fifty
dinars and that our representative in the case is Mr. (Abdul Razzaq Jassim).
⟦signature⟧
Director of General Education
A copy to:-
Directorate of the Preparatory School of Commerce for Boys
Please inform us whether the building in question is in need of repairs or not
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Accounts Directorate
Inspector Mr. ⟦line⟧
9/5/4
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Directorate of the Preparatory School of Commerce
Baghdad
Telephone No. 7838
No. ⟦line⟧
Date: 13 / 9 / 195⟦3⟧
29716
Subject: - School building renovations
12/9/1953
To: -
Directorate of General Education
Reference to your letter No. 29716 dated 6 / September / 1953
We state below the necessary renovations for the school building, please be informed.
Director of the Preparatory School of Commerce
1 - Paving three rooms with tiles
2 - Painting the classrooms
3 - Plastering a section of the roof.
4 - Repairing some pieces of broken tiles
5 - Completing the missing window glass panes.
6 - Repairing some room doors and making keys for them.
A copy to: -
Presidency of the Jewish Community.
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Social Affairs
Directorate General of Social Services
Number KH/ ⟦2222⟧
Date
17 / 10 / 1953
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Incoming Number 2247
Date 18 / 10 / 1953
Section
Refugees.
Subject
Directorate of Police of Baghdad Governorate.
We support the viewpoint stated in the letter from the Presidency of the Jewish Community numbered
T/ 3198 / 53 dated 13 / 10 / 1953. Hoping that the necessary measures will be taken
as quickly as possible given the importance of this for the housing of Palestinian refugees
in the building under discussion, and to inform us.
Dr. A. Al-Wizeli
Director General of Social Services
A copy to:
Shorja Police Department - for the same purpose.
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - in reference to its letter above.
Director of the ⟦...⟧ shelters in Baghdad - for follow-up and to inform us.
Printer H/ 15 of it.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
No. 2244
Date 10/18/1953
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Baghdad District Police Directorate
"Administration"
No. / ⟦...⟧ / ⟦...⟧
Date 10/17/1953 To / Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject / Evacuation of a house
Reference to your letter No. / Z / 3198 / 953 dated 10/13/953
The request contained in your letter above is within the responsibility of the Directorate of General Social Services
which we request you to consult regarding this matter.
Younis Al-Sama'a
On behalf of / Baghdad District Police Director
Copy to / Directorate of General Social Services / for your kind information, referring to the letter above
" " / Assistant Police Officer of Al-Hatawiyeen / for information and reference to the aforementioned letter of the Presidency.
Jabbar / 17th of it
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T/ 53/2197
10/13/1952
To -
Police Directorate of Baghdad Province
Greetings
The Directorate of General Social Services has leased the building numbered 59/137 located
in the Shawaka neighborhood to use as a shelter for Palestinian refugees; and as this building
is currently occupied by five unauthorized Palestinian families; and in view of the mentioned General
Directorate's urgent need to occupy the building; we request you kindly issue your order to vacate the mentioned building
noting that this Presidency has prepared the necessary places to house the five mentioned families.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A copy to :-
1 - Shawaka Police Sub-district - for the same purpose.
2 - Directorate of General Social Services - for confirmation.
⟦10/13⟧
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T / 2189 / 53
6 / 10 / 1953
Munshi Saleh School Building.
To -
Directorate of General Social Services
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 3776 dated 5 / 10 / 1953.
1 - We inform you of our receipt of the payment authorization note No. 42216/25 dated 5 / 10 / 1953 for the amount of 990 Dinars
(Nine hundred and ninety Dinars) for the net rent of the Munshi Saleh School building No. 59 / 137 after deducting
the property tax amounting to (110 Dinars). Therefore, we attach herewith receipt No. 73 dated 6 / 10 / 1953
as a notification of receipt.
2 - We will carry out the repairs stipulated in the lease agreement immediately.
Please accept our highest respect.
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On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A copy to -
Accountant of the Community Presidency - and we attach herewith check No. 323500 dated 6 / 10 / 1953 for the amount of 990 Dinars
(Nine hundred and ninety Dinars) for the net rent mentioned above
provided that a special account for the aforementioned rent is opened similar to the rent accounts of other
schools.
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Social Affairs
Directorate General of Social Services
Number Kh / 2777
Date 20 / 10 / 1953
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 227
Date 25 / 10 / 1953
Division: Accounting
Subject: Menashi Saleh Building
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad.
Reference to your letter numbered T / 3188 / 53 dated 4 / 10 / 1953.
Attached herewith is the payment authorization note numbered 42216/25 and dated
5 / 10 / 1953 in the amount of (990) nine hundred and ninety Dinars, which is the net
rent for the Menashi Saleh building numbered 59 / 137 after deducting the property tax
amounting to (110) one hundred and ten Dinars, along with two copies of the lease agreement, requesting
to inform us of receipt and send the necessary receipt to support the expenditure.
Attachment /
Note
Lease agreement (2)
Dr. "A" Al-Wizahly
Director General of Social Services
A copy to:-
Ministry of Social Affairs - reference to your letter number 5198 dated
30 / 9 / 1953 with a copy of the agreement.
Directorate of Central Treasury.
Refugee Administration - to inform us of the building's receipt after completion of the necessary
repairs.
Accounting - with the first copy of the agreement.
⟦Expenditure storage⟧
22250 on 25 / 10 / 53
Finance
For recording in the register
⟦illegible⟧
25 / 10 / 53
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T / 53 / 2188
4 / 10 / 1953
202
To -
Directorate General of Social Services.
Greetings,
With reference to your letter number 3667 dated 30 / 9 / 1953.
We enclose herewith four copies of the lease contract for the Munshi Saleh building No. 59 / 137 located
in the Al-Taurat neighborhood after we have signed it, requesting payment of the rent amount and kindly returning a copy of the
aforementioned lease contract.
Please accept our highest respect.
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⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Social Affairs
Directorate General of Social Services
Number: KH / 2667
Date: 2 / 9 / 1953
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming No. 2222
Date: 2 / 9 / 1953
Refugee Division
Subject
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community
With reference to your letter No. 3155/53 dated 2 / 9 / 1953
We attach herewith four copies of the lease contract for the Menashi Saleh School building numbered
59 / 137 located in the Taura district, requesting you sign them and return them to us so that we may
pay the rent amount.
Dr. A. Al-Wizali
Director General of Social Services
Copy to the Accounting Division
Printed / 30
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Iraqi Government
Ministry of Social Affairs
Directorate of General Social Services
Number: Kh/2229
Date: 9/9/953
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number: 2209
Date: 8/9/1953
Attachments:
Section: "Accounting"
Subject:
To - Ministry of Social Affairs
Reference to your letter numbered 4112 and dated 8/8/1953.
The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad has agreed to lease the building
of Menashi Saleh, numbered 59/137, located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood, for an annual rent
of (1100) Dinars, provided that you carry out the necessary repairs
to the aforementioned building. Please kindly obtain the approval of the Ministry of Finance to spend the
mentioned amount, debiting it against Article 15 of Chapter 83, and kindly inform us.
Director of General Social Services
Abdul-Jabbar Al-Rizali
Copy to:
Community Presidency - reference to your letter numbered T/315/53
and dated 2/9/1953.
Accounting.
Clerk
For examination and perfection
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7/9/53
Raghib / 6 thereof
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T / 53/2154
9/1/1953
Evacuation of the Munshi Saleh school building No. 59/137.
To -
Al-Shorja Police Station Assistantship
Greetings,
In view of the Directorate of General Social Services leasing the Munshi Saleh school building
No. 59/137 located in the Torah neighborhood, to be occupied by refugees, we request
the assistance of this presidency in evacuating the aforementioned building of its occupants and transferring them to the locations
prepared for their residence.
Please accept our highest respect.
Aboudi Siti
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Corporal Council
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406
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