AI English Translation, Pages 1-25
Baghdad: Wednesday, July 25, 1951
Corresponding to 21 Shawwal 1370
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Talks between the General Secretariat of the Arab League and Arab States
Regarding holding an extraordinary meeting of the Political Committee
Beirut - Talks are currently underway between the General Secretariat of the Arab League and Arab governments in preparation for calling the Political Committee to an urgent extraordinary meeting.
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects this meeting to be held around the middle of next month in Alexandria or in one of the Lebanese summer resorts.
Lebanese Foreign Ministry circles believe that the development of private and public events is in most need at the present time of study and scrutiny through the League's Political Committee.
Research in the upcoming Political Committee meeting will not be limited to the situation in Jordan after the assassination of the late King Abdullah, but will also cover a wider scope.
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The Battle of Duty
Words of His Highness the Great Regent,
Prince Nayef, and His Excellency Al-Rifai
It was reported from Amman that Jordanian newspapers yesterday published the text of the moving telegram of condolences sent by His Excellency Mr. Nuri al-Said to His Royal Highness the Great Regent and Crown Prince. The Al-Difa' newspaper, published in Jerusalem, printed on the front page under the title (The Battle of Duty) the following words of His Highness the Great Regent Prince Abdullah:
(His Majesty the Great King Abdullah is not the first Hashemite to be killed in the battle of duty, as our guide in the future should be to work on following the footsteps of our predecessors to build our Arab world and make the members of the Arab nation free, even if we pay our lives as a price for that.)
Regarding the speech of His Highness the Great Prince Nayef:
Which was delivered the day before yesterday at the pure tomb and had a profound effect on the crowds of mourners and national and nationalist circles. Here are some passages from this great and precious historical speech.
"In my position here at the tomb of my father, the martyr of Al-Aqsa Mosque, which God has blessed its surroundings, and martyrdom is the hallmark of the kingship of the pure House of Prophecy. May God increase our reward and grant us patience as peoples and capitals."
"From a deep love and a close bond that pulls us, rather binds us, this great man, my father, with his pure and noble blood. The participation of their Majesties and Excellencies, the kings and heads of sisterly and friendly states, their governments and peoples, in our house and country's feelings of grief and sorrow in what they said, sent, announced, and showed is evidence of the awakening of the Arab conscience, rather the global conscience. In this is the means of our gratitude, patience, and endurance in the face of a grave tragedy and a heinous, treacherous national crime. Rather, it is a means of reminding us of what was revealed regarding Muhammad (PBUH) when the Almighty said: (Muhammad is no more than a messenger; other messengers have passed away before him. If he dies or is killed, will you then turn back on your heels? And whoever turns back on his heels will not harm Allah in the least, and Allah will reward the grateful.)"
"However, what we have inherited from the path of the martyr father and the wise builder king is the service of Arabism and Islam, the consolidation of the pillars of security and peace, and the achievement of pride and dignity for our Jordanian country and our Arab nation."
As for the speech of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr. Samir Al-Rifai, it was also a title of loyalty and allegiance to the People of the House and adherence to his wise policy. Here are some passages from this speech.
"My loyalty fails before the master of eloquence to broadcast what fills my heart with feelings of anguish and sorrow over this grave tragedy that hit the nation at its core and afflicted it in its dearest beloved and greatest among it. This departed martyr in whom it saw the merciful father, the wise king, the seasoned politician, and the just Imam, and in whom it read a long history of glory, heroism, and struggle. It doubles my grief and burning that my lot, I who grew up in his pure hands and was the subject of his fatherly kindness and affection, is to stand to deliver the last words to my master, my leader, my king, and my guide after I had the honor of serving him for long years. And now that you have moved to the presence of your generous Lord, yes, happy, reassured, satisfied, and pleasing, for you have fulfilled the trust that God entrusted to you in the best way, and you have delivered the message in the best way."
His Excellency Al-Rifai
Thanks the Jordanian People
Amman - His Excellency Mr. Samir Pasha Al-Rifai, the Jordanian Prime Minister, issued a statement in which he thanked the members of the Jordanian people for the endurance, fortitude, and adherence to order they showed during the funeral of the great departed, His late Majesty King Abdullah. His Excellency also gave warm praise to the men of the Arab Legion for the sincere effort they exerted.
Unpublished details about the assassination of the deceased
The great departed repeats the name of God
While breathing his last breaths
Clash between the killer's associates and the guards in the mosque
Jerusalem - An eyewitness spoke about the death of the martyr King, how the incident occurred, and how the deceased received the bullets from the hand of the sinful perpetrator, saying:
At 11:45 AM last Friday, the procession of His late Majesty King Abdullah arrived at the door of Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers as His Majesty did every week. He was surrounded by some ministers and courtiers, and he was talking about the death of the late Riad Al-Solh, saying: If Riad had come with me here, what happened would not have happened to him... The King and his companions passed the outer door, crossed the inner courtyard, and reached the door leading to the mosque's courtyard while he was walking in the lead. As soon as he stepped to enter the mosque, a young man carrying a pistol came out from behind the inner door, aimed it at King Abdullah, and began firing from it.
The young man was standing calmly, directing his hand toward the King's movements. As soon as the deceased received the first bullet, he turned toward the mosque and in turn began firing, hitting the Jerusalem District Police Commander Radi Annab, the King's private aide Major General Muhammad Al-Saadi, and First Lieutenant Masoud Shehadeh. But the killer received many shots in various parts of his body before falling motionless and without opening his mouth with a word. He had fired seven bullets before being killed.
Suddenly, the King was carried into the mosque with voices calling "Doctor, doctor!" One of the ministers leaned over the King and cried out: "He is dead... Abdullah is dead..." The ministers and guards burst into tears. The King was placed in a corner of the mosque and the worshipers prayed while first aid was administered to him until he was transported to Amman.
The killer had companions who clashed with the guards in a battle inside and outside the mosque that lasted more than half an hour, during which people were killed and wounded on both sides. Fifty of the killer's associates were injured, as were a number of worshipers.
Some officers escorted Prince Hussein, the grandson of the late King Abdullah, out of the mosque so that he would not be harmed.
Tomorrow the Security Council discusses
The dispute between Egypt and Britain
Lake Success - Mr. Gladwyn Jebb, head of the British delegation to the United Nations and President of the Security Council during the month of July, announced that the Council will hold a meeting at 9:30 PM next Thursday to look into the dispute between Egypt and Britain regarding the restrictions imposed by Egypt on navigation in the Suez Canal. It is expected that Britain's complaint against Egypt will be based on the grounds that the restrictions imposed by Egypt are illegal and violate international agreements. It is likely that the countries involved in the project, Britain, France, and the United States, will submit a request to the Council to take measures regarding it as soon as possible.
It is believed that the three aforementioned countries will adopt mediation to reach a solution that satisfies both parties in the Middle East.
Iranian proposals to solve the oil problem seem not discouraging
London - Reuters reported from this city yesterday afternoon that Iran's proposals to settle the oil dispute with Britain suggest sending a representative of the British government to Tehran by air to participate in negotiations of the greatest importance.
"Seems not discouraging"
A spokesman for the British Foreign Office said yesterday in London: The Iranian proposals seem at first glance as if they are not entirely discouraging. He said that these proposals are now under study at the British Foreign Office.
"Unfortunately"
However, he said: It is unfortunate that there is no indication yet of the Iranian authorities improving their treatment of the employees of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in the oil fields.
"Freezing the sending of a minister"
Observers in London believe that the British government is freezing, in principle, the sending of a British minister to Tehran. In fact, Britain had submitted a proposal in this regard that is still standing.
At the same time, it is believed that London will carefully examine where the talks will be held before sending its response to the Iranian offer.
"Calling in tanks"
Tanks and men of the Iranian army were called in yesterday to assist the police in suppressing Iranian demonstrations when several threatened...
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The Message of the Eternal Iraqi Revolution
Speech of Mr. Abdul Jabbar Al-Sheikh Jawad, Lawyer, at the Constitutional Union Party celebration (Hilla Branch) on the anniversary of the blessed Iraqi Revolution:
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Those rising in their leaps with their recent brothers, struggling with all the might, strength, patience, and determination they were given to attain their national aspirations and achieve their lofty goals. Public opinion in Iraq acted as one, thundering and rebuking like a lion in its den, tearing the limbs of falsehood and criminal fragmentation, and humbling those faithful souls to what they aimed for.
And suddenly the benefactor comes submissively offering negotiation, which led to attaining Iraq's aspirations and establishing the independent Iraqi Kingdom, headed by the Falcon of Quraish, that mujahid and fighter, the founder of Iraq's entity and the builder of its glory, the late His Majesty King Faisal I.
For these martyrs and unique mujahideen were a cry that came out of sincere, faithful throats, whose echo tore the pitch darkness and moved the sons of Mesopotamia to a life of light and tranquility, where a free and independent life exists after they were groaning under the rule of the despotic, unjust Ottomans.
Yes, a cry that passed thirty-one years ago and its echo still rings in our ears.
Yes, it is a revolution in which the faithful, sincere minority triumphed over the majority.
And your builders in the valley of Mesopotamia, a group of people gathered, their hearts united and their ranks joined.
The revolutionaries sent their first solid shot into the chest of the enemies, led by the sheikhs and men of the Middle Euphrates and their leaders, fighting in victory for their proud Arab dignity, but they recorded with their young, pure blood one word.
Yes - gentlemen - an eternal word that the whole world does not forget and all Arab countries immortalize, which is a word uttered by the mujahid on the battlefield while he struggles, fights, and faces airplane bombs and artillery bullets with an open chest full of faith and sincere belief.
Yes, this word, O gathering, is that I built the entity of the valley of Mesopotamia and achieved for it that wish that every sincere Arab aspires to.
Yes, gentlemen, it is the word of Independence.
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(Kaesong) talks resume today
Tokyo - It is scheduled that the Korean ceasefire talks will resume in Kaesong today, after these talks were postponed ⟦illegible⟧. Today the Communists are resorting to benefiting from the wireless communications that were left open at a station they might pass through from before the meeting before Wednesday.
On the eve of the resumption of negotiations, the Communists returned to demanding the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Korea as a basic condition for creating the Korean Kingdom.
The National Council of South Korea sent... Continued on page 4
Resignation of Ahmed Hussein Pasha
Beirut - This city's station reported that His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Hussein Pasha, the Egyptian Minister of Social Affairs, has resigned from his post in protest against the changes made to his ministry during his absence.
Local Events and News
Kings, Princes, and Heads of State
Offer Condolences on the Death of the Great Departed
(His Majesty King Farouk)
His Royal Highness Prince
Abdul Illah, Regent and Crown Prince to His Majesty the King of
Iraq - Baghdad
The news of the assassination of your late noble uncle,
His Majesty King
Abdullah, had a painful impact on me, and I send
to Your Highness my sincere condolences, wishing you
long life, and for the great departed, mercy
and good reward.
Farouk
His Majesty King
Farouk - Cairo
Your Majesty's kind condolences for our late uncle
had the best effect on me. I thank
Your Majesty sincerely for your beautiful sentiments,
asking God Almighty to extend your life and protect you.
Abdul Illah
(His Majesty the King of the Afghans)
His Royal Highness Prince
Abdul Illah, Regent to the Throne of Iraq - Baghdad
With great sorrow, I received the sad news
of the sinful attack that claimed the life of your great uncle,
His Majesty King Abdullah. I offer to
Your Highness and the Royal Family my sincerest condolences.
Mohammed Zahir
His Majesty King Mohammed
Zahir Shah - Kabul
I was deeply moved by the kind condolences that
Your Majesty sent on the occasion of the heavy loss
that befell us. I hasten to express
to Your Majesty my sincerest thanks, asking God
to extend your life and protect you and the Royal
Family from all evil.
Abdul Illah
(His Excellency Mr. Hashem al-Atassi)
His Majesty King Faisal
II, King of the Iraqi Kingdom, may God protect him
- Baghdad
The news of the assassination of the late
His Majesty, the head of the noble Hashemite family,
King Abdullah, caused deep pain and great
sadness in me. As I express to Your Majesty,
in the name of Syria and myself, the sincerest condolences
in this grave tragedy, I ask the Lord, exalted be His status,
to extend your life and bestow upon the departed Arab
monarch the rain of His mercy and pleasure,
grant him reward, and grant Your Majesty and the venerable
family beautiful patience.
Hashem al-Atassi
This heavy loss, beautiful patience.
. Hashem al-Atassi
His Excellency Mr. Hashem
al-Atassi - Damascus
Your Excellency's sincere consolation
and participation in our painful tragedy had the deepest impact
on His Majesty the King and myself. I thank
Your Excellency and the brotherly Syrian people for
these noble sentiments, asking the Lord, Almighty and
Majestic, to extend your life and protect brotherly Syria
and the Arab countries from all evil.
Abdul Illah
(His Majesty the King of Yemen)
From the King of Yemen, Imam Ahmad
To His Royal Highness
Prince Abdul Illah, Regent to the Throne of Iraq,
the Venerable - Baghdad
The news of the assassination of our most noble brother,
His Majesty King Abdullah bin Al-Hussein, has pained us.
We hasten to offer the most abundant condolences to Your Highness
and to all the Hashemite family in this great tragedy,
by which the Arabs and Muslims have lost
one of their towering pillars. In the name of Islam
and humanity, we denounce this brutal attack
and these murderous, sinful acts.
We pray to God to protect Arabism and Muslims
from the evils of their enemies and to inspire you with beautiful patience.
To God we belong and to Him we shall return, and may God watch over you.
His Majesty Imam Ahmad,
King of Yemen - Taiz
The heartfelt condolences that Your Majesty
kindly directed to me and to His Highness Prince Zeid
had the greatest impact on our souls. Your Majesty's participation
with us in our heavy tragedy has eased our pain.
We hope you accept our sincere thanks, with
our wishes to the Creator, exalted be His status, to extend
Your Majesty's life and watch over the noble family,
living two lives, asking the Lord to protect
Arabs and Muslims from every evil.
Abdul Illah
Declaration of Mourning and Holding of Funeral Services
Throughout Iraq
Veterans Association
The Veterans Association will hold a funeral service
for the soul of the departed monarch of the Jordanian Kingdom
and head of the Hashemite family, the late
His Majesty King Abdullah, for a period of three days.
It has caused pain in our souls, and we offer to our brother,
Your Highness, our warm condolences, praying to God Almighty
to cover the departed with His mercy and pleasure, and to
bestow upon you and the members of your noble house
health, wellness, and safety.
Saud
His Royal Highness Prince
Saud - Riyadh
I thank Your Highness for your condolences, which had
a good effect on our souls, and I ask Him, the Almighty,
to protect you from all harm.
Abdul Illah
(His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim)
His Royal Highness the Regent
to the Throne of the Great Iraq - Baghdad
The news of this painful tragedy has saddened us greatly.
To Your Highness and the noble Hashemite family,
our deepest condolences for the loss. May God cover the dear departed
with His mercy, and grant everyone and the family good solace.
Abdullah Al-Salim
His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salim - Kuwait
I thank Your Highness for your condolences on our painful tragedy.
May God reward you well and prolong your life.
Abdul Illah
(His Highness Saif al-Islam Abdullah)
His Royal Highness Prince
Abdul Illah, Crown Prince and Regent of the Great Iraqi Throne
- Baghdad
We cannot express the pain and sadness that befell us
upon the arrival of the news of the death of our father,
His Majesty the Great King Abdullah,
and His Majesty's end at the hands of a sinful criminal.
There is no power but in God, and the tragedy is a tragedy for us all,
and a tragedy for all Arabs. I ask you to accept my condolences
to His Majesty the Great King,
to Your noble Highness, and to the noble family, asking
God for patience and solace, and to mend the tragedy,
and for His Majesty, mercy and pleasure.
Saif al-Islam Abdullah
His Highness Saif al-Islam
Abdullah - Sana'a
Your sincere consolation in the heavy tragedy
that befell us was the best help for His Majesty the King
and for me in enduring the painful tragedy. Please accept
the sincerest expressions of thanks, with prayers to God,
Almighty and Majestic, to extend your life and protect you
and the noble family from all evil.
Abdul Illah
Ministry of
Social Affairs
Studying the Amendment of its Regulations
We have learned that the competent authority in the office of the Ministry
of Social Affairs is still working on
studying all proposals and reports related
to amending the regulations of this ministry and what pertains
to the regulations of the general departments affiliated with it. It
is expected that this competent authority will finish
within the coming few days the study of these comprehensive proposals
and the preparation of the new regulation draft in light of the many
experiences the Ministry of Social Affairs has gone through
since its establishment.
It is understood that talks are currently revolving around this
subject between the aforementioned ministry on one hand and some
other ministries on the other hand to take their opinion
in this regard so that the intended benefits are achieved
from preparing the new regulation draft.
In the Veterinary Directorate
In application of the personnel decisions of the Veterinary Directorate,
it has been decided to appoint Mr. Abdul Mohsen
al-Falluji, the supervisor in the center of this directorate,
with a salary of 25 Dinars per month as supervisor of administration
and papers therein.
And it decided to appoint Mr. Saeed Rashid,
the supervisor in the center of the aforementioned directorate,
with a salary of 18 Dinars per month as supervisor of legal
and personnel affairs therein.
And it decided to appoint Mr. Hassan Salman
as an auditor in the Veterinary Hospital in Baghdad, and Mr.
Shaker Abboud as an officer for the directorate's center stores,
and Mr. Taher al-Waiz as a clerk in the
directorate's center, and Mr. Hamid Majid as a clerk
in the Veterinary Hospital in Mosul.
Wireless Telephone Connection Service with London
His Excellency Dr. Diaa Ja'far to Open the Service on the First Day of Next Month
His Excellency Mr. Abdul Baqi Abdullah,
Director General of Posts and Telegraphs, stated that a
wireless telephone service between Iraq and England
will be opened for the first time on 8/1/1951. This
service is important and significant regarding
international transactions, especially from the commercial
and economic aspects. Due to the current congestion
in telephone communications with other countries,
one hour each day has been temporarily allocated for Iraq
between five and six in the evening, except
on Sundays. His Excellency Dr. Diaa Ja'far,
Minister of Communications and Works, will open this service with the first
call to London.
General Cooperation Between Lawyers of Arab Countries
Iraq Proposes Inviting North African Lawyers
to Participate in the Arab Lawyers Conference
The Iraqi Bar Association sent a letter to the
Damascus Bar Association proposing to the
bar associations in the Arab countries participating in the
Arab Lawyers Conference to include the lawyers of Tunisia, Algeria,
Morocco, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen in the
Arab Lawyers Conference to be held next
January in Cairo,
with the aim of general cooperation in the field of law
with these countries.
It was reported from Damascus that Dr. As'ad
al-Mahasini, President of the Bar Association, stated that the Damascus
Association approved this proposal and that it
sent to the bar associations in Aleppo and Latakia
asking them to approve the proposal of the Iraqi
lawyers.
It is believed that all the concerned Arab countries
will agree to what the Damascus Bar Association
has approved.
His Eminence Imam Abdul Karim al-Zanjani in Erbil
A report from a distinguished correspondent stated that His Eminence Imam Sheikh Abdul Karim al-Zanjani arrived
in Erbil coming from Kirkuk on his way to the Salah al-Din resort. He was received by
a large crowd of those who recognize his virtue, his lovers, and those who appreciate his status. After His Eminence stayed in
the center of the province for a period of time, he left it, bid farewell, to the Salah al-Din resort with hospitality and honor.
Utilizing the Buildings of Frozen Jewish Schools
for Educational Purposes
The Ministry of Education submitted a memorandum today
to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers' Office explaining
the reason for obtaining approval to transfer the right of
seizure of the school buildings of the Jewish community
abandoned by their Jewish owners whose Iraqi citizenship
was revoked, along with their school supplies located in those
buildings, provided that financial transactions regarding them
are carried out thereafter.
It is worth noting that the Ministry of
Education also wrote to the General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets requesting permission to occupy
some of the frozen school buildings abandoned by
their Jewish owners whose citizenships were revoked,
which were equipped with furniture and educational supplies. The
aforementioned ministry requested to be informed as quickly
as possible regarding permission to occupy some of those
buildings and benefit from them before the start of the
next academic year.
The Ministry of Education had
formed a specialized committee including three of its employees
for the purpose of inspecting those buildings
and submitting a report on the frozen houses that meet
the required conditions and are suitable
for educational purposes.
Health in Schools
The Directorate of Educational Health is currently
working on preparing and drafting its comprehensive report,
which will include sufficient information available
to it regarding the health situation in scientific institutes
and various schools during the past academic year.
This report, which will be submitted to His Excellency the Minister
of Education after its completion, will also contain information
on the timing activities of this directorate during the
past academic year, as well as figures
on incidents that occurred among students and teachers
of those various institutes and schools.
Veterinary Vaccines
to Syria
The competent authorities informed the Syrian Legation
in Baghdad that they would, upon its request, supply
the veterinary departments in the Syrian region with
the sheep pox vaccines they need.
It is mentioned that the technical laboratory of the Veterinary
Directorate is considered one of the finest laboratories in the Middle
East, and it also supplies the specialized veterinary
departments in some of those countries
with serums and preventive doses against the spread of
diseases among animals.
Customs and Excises
Revenues
Customs and excise revenues reached
during the period between April 1951
and the twentieth day of July 1951
(4,779,870) Dinars, compared to the same period
of the past year (3,329,906)
Dinars. That is, an increase of (1,449,964)
Dinars.
Efforts of the Directorate General of Industry
In the fields of industry, mining, and others
During the past year, the Directorate carried out scientific efforts in the subjects of sugar, paper, vegetable oils, and fibers. As a member of the committee for the exploitation of the year, a technical committee was formed to implement a law to encourage industrial projects, which came with new principles aimed at assisting in the country and increasing industrial production therein. Likewise, recording information and technical services for a number of institutions, and it carried out many guiding activities in various fields provided to other departments related to industry, to institutions associated with it, and to individuals. During the past year, the Directorate conducted deliberations on technical and economic aspects. This report includes the Directorate's activities in industrial aspects where there is an urgent need to increase production.
The industrial sector continued during the past year to conduct research and studies in the Directorate. These researches included sugar and its production in the country, the possibility of its sustainability and manufacture during the past year, the subject of this industry and the importance of exploiting it to produce the sugar bill in the country, with the justifying reasons that called for the initiative to establish the sugar industry in the country, and included its annual research in sugar production in the country from sugar beets.
As for the Mineral Institute during the past year, it stood out from the mineral aspect in conducting geological investigations in Iraq. The results of the research showed the presence of sulfur production at high rates and high percentages of iron in the Mosul region. The Mineral Institute conducted a study of Pozzolan examinations from chemical and physical aspects.
As for fibers during the past year, the research conducted by the Research Directorate was good, addressing the natural and chemical characteristics of good whales and the cotton fibers obtained from them. The Institute's past research included a study of estimation and analysis topics, conducting technical tests regarding metal corrosion, and conducting educational experiments for dates in Iraq.
As for general industry in Iraq, from the month of May onwards, it prepared and carried out what the new industry law requires in terms of research and investigation from technical aspects, encouraging industry internally and technical methods, conducting a study of industrial raw materials, and setting programs for their reform and the development of industry when seeking help from specialized experts in various branches of industry. The Directorate's formations were within very limited bounds, as well as studying labor problems therein from
Statistical Abstract
For the year 1950
The Main Statistics Department requested some government institutions to provide it with information specific to them and available to them for the purpose of including it in the Statistical Abstract for the year 1950. This specialized department also sent several chapters of this Statistical Abstract to the Government Press to begin printing them. The Main Statistics Department had informed the responsible authority of the need to speed up its printing given its importance and the urgent need for it, and to make it keep pace with the times so that the desired benefit from its preparation is achieved.
Soap industry: protecting soap manufactured inside the country and preventing the import of adulterated soap. It also continued to inspect soap manufactured in national factories and provide guidance to factory owners to improve manufacturing in their factories and perfect it. The Directorate directed its technical employees to the industry. The industry was granted a large exemption for raw materials, and chemical consulting services were provided addressing some production problems in this industry and analysis problems in its laboratories.
In the liquor industry, the Directorate supervised the operation of a new device for smoking dates and set instructions for the method of operation and control of the smoking process. Experiments were conducted in canning soft dates of the exported types at the request of an exporting party.
For the first time in the Directorate, a census of industrial production in the country was conducted. The census was partial, covering seven industries, and was completed at the end of the year covered by this report. The census was a first step toward preparing statistics upon which industrial progress in the country is based, relying on a correct design. The census of those industries covered the capital invested in them, the value of their annual production, the number of workers in them, and the total wages paid by them. Also, during the year, a census was completed of the machinery, equipment, and tools imported by the industry and the industrial raw materials that were imported.
The Directorate's studies during the year covered new industries that the public interest requires establishing in the years 1951 and 1952. It also covered increasing production capacity in some industries currently in production, where the progress of industrial production in the country requires increasing production during the years 1951 and 1952. That study covers the entire field of industrial production in the country; rather, it covered a portion of it, which the Directorate devoted itself to studying and working in its field during the year. The Directorate has submitted a limited program for the next two years mentioned above, which involves the results of those studies and covers two new industries: the sugar industry and the vegetable oil freezing industry, and four existing production facilities: the cotton yarn and fabric industry, the cement industry, the soap industry, and the vegetable oil industry.
Birth Anniversary of the Prophet
The Islamic Guidance Society in Baghdad gifted us its precious annual collection, which included dozens of religious researches and brilliant poems by senior scholars and poets in Iraq and the Arab world, all praising the memory of the Greatest Messenger and the light of mercy that God bestowed upon this earth to live in peace and brotherhood. The collection came in 180 large-sized pages. We thank the society for its excellent gift.
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Tender Announcement
1 - A tender is hereby announced for supplying the Ministry of Defense with ordinary (gauze) according to the conditions and specifications that can be obtained from the Secretary of the Central Foreign Procurement Committee in the Ministry of Finance after paying their price of (500) fils per copy.
2 - Prices remain fixed until the supplied materials are delivered.
3 - A security deposit of (10%) of the total value submitted by the bidder is to be provided, and any tender for which the said security is not provided will be ignored.
4 - The credit is opened by the bidder himself.
5 - Bids are accepted until 9/15/1951 and close at (12) noon on this day.
6 - Bidders wishing to participate must submit their bids accompanied by the mentioned security in a sealed envelope marked (Ordinary Gauze Tender) and sent by registered mail to the Chairman of the Central Foreign Procurement Committee in the Ministry of Finance.
7 - Bids are written in Arabic or in both Arabic and English together.
8 - Bids submitted by bidders not authorized to import by the Directorate General of Imported Funds are not accepted, except for foreign companies that do not have offices in Iraq.
Chairman of the Committee
Central Foreign Procurement
Tender Announcement
1 - A tender is hereby announced for supplying the Directorate General of Irrigation with one tractor with a scraper according to the conditions and specifications that can be obtained from the Secretary of the Central Foreign Procurement Committee in the Ministry of Finance after paying their price of (500) fils per copy.
2 - Prices remain fixed until the required materials are delivered.
3 - A security deposit of (10%) of the total value submitted by the bidder is to be provided, and any tender for which the said security is not provided will be ignored.
4 - The credit is opened by the bidder himself.
5 - Bids are accepted until 8/15/1951 and close at (12) noon on this day.
6 - Bidders wishing to participate must submit their bids accompanied by the mentioned security in a sealed envelope marked (Tractor and Scraper Tender) and sent by registered mail to the Chairman of the Central Foreign Procurement Committee in the Ministry of Finance.
7 - Bids are written in Arabic or in both Arabic and English together.
8 - Bids submitted by bidders not authorized to import by the Directorate General of Imported Funds are not accepted, except for foreign companies that do not have offices in Iraq.
Chairman of the Committee
Central Foreign Procurement
Tender Announcement
1 - A tender is hereby announced for supplying chalk to the Ministry of Education according to the conditions and specifications that can be obtained from the Secretary of the Central Foreign Procurement Committee in the Ministry of Finance after paying their price of (100) fils per copy.
2 - Prices remain fixed until the required materials are delivered.
3 - A security deposit of (10%) of the total value submitted by the bidder is to be provided, and any tender for which the said security is not provided will be ignored.
4 - The credit is opened by the bidder himself,
5 - Bids are accepted until 8/15/1951 and close at (12) noon on this day.
6 - Bidders wishing to participate must submit their bids accompanied by the mentioned security in a sealed envelope marked (Chalk Tender) and sent by registered mail to the Chairman of the Central Foreign Procurement Committee in the Ministry of Finance.
7 - Bids are written in Arabic or in both Arabic and English together.
8 - Bids submitted by bidders not authorized to import by the Directorate General of Imported Funds are not accepted, except for foreign companies that do not have offices in Iraq.
Chairman of the Committee
Central Foreign Procurement
Tender Announcement
1 - A tender is hereby announced for supplying the Ministry of Social Affairs with canned plums and photographic tools and materials according to the conditions and specifications that can be obtained from the Secretary of the Central Foreign Procurement Committee after paying their price of (250) fils per copy.
2 - The submitted prices remain fixed until the delivery of the mentioned materials.
3 - A security deposit of (10%) of the total value submitted by the bidder is to be provided, and any tender for which the said security is not provided will be ignored.
4 - The credit is opened by the bidder himself.
5 - Bids are accepted until 8/15/1951 and close at (12) noon on the last day.
6 - Bidders wishing to participate must submit their bids accompanied by the mentioned security in a sealed envelope marked (Canned Plums Tender) and sent by registered mail to the Chairman of the Central Foreign Procurement Committee in the Ministry of Finance.
7 - Bids are written in Arabic or in both Arabic and English together.
8 - Bids submitted by bidders not authorized to import by the Directorate General of Imported Funds are not accepted, except for foreign companies that do not have offices in Iraq.
Chairman of the Committee
Central Foreign Procurement
7/25/1951
Constitutional Union 392
Announcement
The Ministry of Defense invites students wishing to join the Royal Air College, which is a high college with a study period of three years. The third year is dedicated to practical military aviation, and the student is granted the rank of second lieutenant after passing the second academic year, provided he continues studying in the third year and is granted aviation wings and a graduation certificate after passing it.
Those wishing to apply who meet the conditions listed below should contact the Directorate of Administration at the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad. As for those outside Baghdad, they should contact the commands of divisions, sites, and military garrisons.
Conditions:-
1) Iraqi nationality and from an Iraqi father.
2) Age not less than 17 years and not more than 20 years.
3) Free from infectious diseases and from physical and mental diseases and defects that prevent him from performing military duties.
4) Passes the medical examination by the Royal Iraqi Air Force medical department in Baghdad.
5) Holding a preparatory school certificate or an equivalent certificate certified by the Ministry of Education.
6) Good character and reputation, and not convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving honor.
7) Holding a certificate from his guardian containing approval for his joining the college.
Applicants must submit a written application accompanied by the following documents:-
a) Iraqi nationality certificate.
b) Civil status book.
c) Non-conviction certificate.
d) Good conduct certificate.
e) Educational certificate.
f) One photograph.
8) Copies of the required documents are not accepted.
9) Applications are accepted until 1200 hours on August 18, 1951.
M / 133 / H / 3/3/1951
Ministry of Defense
Announcement
From the General Secretariat for the Supervision and Management of the Property of Jews
Whose Iraqi Nationality Has Been Revoked
1 - All owners of petitions related to commercial property seized by this Secretariat must follow up during the period ending on 8-15-951, and all mentioned petitions will be ignored at the end of the specified period.
2 - Any person claiming ownership of commercial property seized by the General Secretariat as belonging to those whose nationality was revoked and who has not submitted a request yet must submit a request to this General Secretariat accompanied by supporting documents and records during the period ending on 8-15-951.
Acting Secretary General
Announcement
Further to our announcement No. 5640 dated 6/20/951
Due to the non-appearance of the bidder on the day appointed for the tender for the materials shown in our announcements No. 5091, 5092, 5093, and 5094 dated 6/20/951, the tender has been postponed to Thursday 8/30/951 at 11:00 AM. Those wishing to participate in the tender should contact the committee referred to in Erbil during the period specified above.
Governor of Erbil Province
Law Office of
Jamil Al-Orfali
Barda Square - Ghazi Street
Telephone 9349
Remainder - Message of the Iraqi Revolution
This immortal word that landed on the day of the revolutionaries.
Yes, this sacred word is the only goal to which the hands of this glorious and blessed revolution have reached. This independence requires from the men of the country continuous work and effort, and it requires a positive, constructive, and practical policy, not a policy of words, drumming, and piping—that distorted policy whose only purpose is to achieve personal ambitions and goals.
Independence is not strengthened and its desired goal is not achieved except through the progress of the country's economy, the growth of awareness and culture, and the strengthening of the country's defensive lines, namely the army, followed by the people's support for it. This cannot be achieved except through the unity of its sons, the gathering of their word, and their dedication to serving the public interest.
So, whenever a pure policy is followed, free from personal goals, untainted by any political blemish, far removed from concern for formal appearances—a policy that aims at the essence of things, not their display, aiming to serve the public interest through determined men who work with honesty and sincerity.
Yes, the policy of unifying ranks and construction is what achieves, supports, strengthens, and centralizes the country's independence.
The call for unity, brotherhood, gathering ranks, and moving the country forward to achieve its aspirations and the prosperity of its sons is the policy called for by our party, the Constitutional Union Party, headed by the venerable leader Nuri Pasha al-Said, supported by a selection of the country's best men and owners of thought and knowledge. Among the party's principles are the call for brotherhood and unity, strengthening and arming the army, raising the economic and cultural level of its members, caring for vocational and agricultural education, and then coordinating financial and economic policy between Iraq and the Arab countries.
The party aims first and last at a positive, constructive, and reformist policy, far removed
from the policy of words and rumors. It has achieved most of its goals and is still striving, thanks to the efforts of its members and supporters, to achieve all its goals, which are an integral part of the goals of the glorious Iraqi Revolution and King Faisal for the full sovereignty of Iraq.
I and my brothers, members of the Constitutional Union Party, call upon all of you, brothers, to unite and harmonize, and to avoid rancor and hatred to gather the word and unify the ranks, and not to be indifferent to the words that cast doubt on the achievement of our precious goals to advance our beloved Iraq and raise it to the ranks of the world's nations as a respected state in the fold of the international family.
O Allah, we pray to You to have mercy on the victims and martyrs of the Iraqi Revolution with Your vast mercy, and to take the hands of the sincere workers for the good of this nation to achieve what they pledged their Iraq upon.
Long live the King. Long live the Regent. Long live the Constitutional Union Party and long live His Excellency President Nuri Pasha al-Said.
Remainder of talks between the General Secretariat
The new situation that has arisen in Turkey's position after the recent visit of Azzam Pasha and the visit he will pay to the late King Abdullah may include whether the death of the late Jordanian monarch will affect the policy that Turkey decided to follow regarding the Arab countries and Israel.
Remainder of Kaesong talks
A letter of thanks to Mr. Acheson, the US Secretary of State, for his refusal to comply with the communists' insistence on including the issue of withdrawing foreign forces from Korea in the agenda of the Kaesong talks.
The Council also expressed its belief that the communists would resort to attacking South Korea again as soon as the United Nations forces withdrew from it.
Remainder of Iranian proposals
Thousands of demonstrators at the demolition of the Parliament building. The demonstration was held in protest against what was said to be police brutality during the riots that took place in Tehran following the arrival of Mr. Harriman, President Truman's envoy, there last week.
Still critical
News reports stated that the situation is still critical in the Iranian capital, but it seems that the appearance of army forces in large numbers and quickly prevented the imminent breach of clashes.
Text of Iranian proposals
However, the British government has received from Sir Francis Shepherd, its ambassador in Tehran, the text of the recent Iranian proposals in which it suggested that Britain send a representative to Tehran to settle the oil dispute.
The British delegation
It was also learned in London that Lord Jowitt will head the British delegation to Iran, which is expected to head to Tehran any day now.
Handed it to Shepherd
Mr. Harriman, President Truman's envoy, had handed Sir Shepherd, the British ambassador, a note in which the Iranian government expressed its readiness to open negotiations, and it was said that this note contains the following four points:
(1) The oil company pays Iran the sum of twenty million pounds.
(2) The oil company recognizes the nationalization law between the two countries. From this note, some solutions to the problem of oil distribution and transportation were included.
Protest of Iranian deputies
The Iranian House of Representatives held a session yesterday in which the Iranian Minister of Finance spoke and said: The cash reserve in the National Bank has run out, which will make it impossible to issue import licenses. While the Council was meeting, several thousand demonstrators gathered outside the Parliament building.
Visit the Oriental Textile Factory
You will find in it
Blouses, socks, jackets, swimsuits
Good treatment and special discounts for clubs and charitable institutions
Wholesale and retail sale
The factory is located in the alley adjacent to the Travel and Nationality Police
Owned by: Abdul Rahman Kannah and Mahmoud Maarouf Al-Bayati
Your future depends on your knowledge and work
The management of the Baghdad Commercial Institute considers that it has contributed to preparing young people and directing them scientifically and practically by opening educational courses in the following departments: A new unit has been prepared for these courses in these subjects.
First: School Sciences Department
1- Languages (English and Arabic) 2- Mathematics (Arithmetic, Algebra, Trigonometry, Plane and Solid Geometry) 3- Natural Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) 4- Biology (Zoology and Botany).
The institute has contracted with a group of the most brilliant specialized and competent professors - to teach in these courses:
Professor Saeed Safou, professor at the Primary Teachers' House
Professor Saeed Khader, professor at the Higher Teachers' House
Professor Abdul Aziz Al-Nawi " " "
Professor Ishaq Al-Jawahiri, teacher at Kadhimiya High School
Professor Saadi Al-Dayouji, professor at the Higher Teachers' House
Professor Naji Abdul Sahib, Director of the Primary Teachers' House
Professor Abdul Razzaq Hamdan, teacher at the Central Preparatory School
Dr. Ghazi Hamdi, professor at the Higher Teachers' House
Professor Muhammad Mahmoud Al-Sarraj, teacher at the Central Preparatory School
Professor Bashir Al-Lous, Director of the Natural History Museum
Professor Naji Abdul Amir, Director of Kadhimiya High School
Professor Khazaal Mahmoud, Director of Rusafa Intermediate School
Professor Zaki Hamid, Adhamiya High School
Professor Zaki Abdul Jalil, Director of Rusafa Intermediate School
Professor Abdul Jalil Al-Issa, teacher at Rusafa Evening Intermediate School
Professor Majid Dima, teacher at the Primary Teachers' House
Professor Abdul Jabbar Al-Mutalibi, teacher at Al-Gharbiya Intermediate School
Second: Languages Department
1- English Language 2- French Language
3- German Language 4- Turkish Language
Third: Commercial and Financial Sciences Department
The institute has presented a successful group of young people who have completed the study of accounting (bookkeeping) in both Arabic and English and other commercial sciences, who were quickly snapped up by companies and commercial institutions. So seize the opportunity and hurry to join the new courses in
Baghdad Commercial Institute
Al-Rashid Street - opposite Al-Amanah Market, Phone: 84084
These courses will start on the fifteenth day of July 1951
The institute is very lenient in fees
Announcement
A tender has been placed for the construction of a building for the General Provincial Council in Karbala according to the design, inspection, conditions, and specifications set for this purpose. The tender period is fifteen days ending on 8-8-1951. Interested contractors who have previously performed similar work should contact the Administrative Council during the specified tender period to participate, bringing their statutory insurance, noting that the allocations allocated in the budget for this purpose are 6000 dinars.
Governor of Karbala Province
The greatest guarantee for your family and your future by participating in
Lottery for building hospitals in Iraq
For the sixteenth draw
5000 Dinars
For 250 Fils
The lottery managed by the Hospital Construction Lottery Committee in Iraq
And guaranteed by the Ministry of Social Affairs
The 16th draw will take place on August 16, 1951
Number | Prizes | Dinar | Total in Dinars
1 | First Prize | 5000 | 5000
1 | " Second | 1000 | 1000
2 | Two Third Prizes | 500 | 1000
20 | Each wins | 100 | 2000
30 | " " | 50 | 1500
100 | " " | 10 | 1000
64 | " " | 10 | 640
This lottery included
The first prize book includes (20) dinars
" " second (10) "
" for two third prizes (5) "
Gift for sellers:
250 dinars for the seller of the first prize of 5000 dinars
1000 " " " second
Note: - Agents are required in all parts of Iraq in the provinces, districts, and sub-districts, as well as in Kuwait, Bahrain, Syria, Lebanon, and Iran. Contact
Sales and Distribution Contractor Muhammad Saleh Al-Chalabi
In Baghdad, Phone 5896
Lawyer
Abdul Hamid Rashid
Represents in all cases inside and outside the capital. Contact his office located opposite Al-Haydarkhana Mosque
Office Phone 3958
Residence " 27138
Lawyer
Abdul Jabbar Al-Sheikh Jawad
Represents in all cases inside and outside Hilla
Lawyer
Khalil Amin Al-Manfi
Receives his clients in the lawyers' room and in his house, phone number 7135.
Pepsi-Cola drink is delicious and large
Completely refreshing, unparalleled taste and unparalleled popularity
Outgoing Number 51 / 1459
Date 18 / 7 / 951
Iraqi Ministry of Education
Council of Education
Number: 20878
Date: 17 July 1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
It has been decided not to dispose of the buildings of the Jewish schools that were closed due to the revocation of Iraqi citizenship
from the Jews, regardless of the type of disposal, except after obtaining the approval of this Ministry.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Minister of Education
A copy to:
The General Secretariat for the Supervision and Administration of the Property of Jews ⟦illegible⟧ whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked.
Secretariat of the Council of Education
Directorate of Education of the Baghdad Province
Directorate of Personnel Affairs
Hamid / 16
51 / 2075
24 / 7 / 1952
Department Copy
The Honorable Ministry of Education ⟦line⟧
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 20878 dated 17/7/1951,
We wish to inform your honorable Ministry that all Jewish schools belong to the presidency of this community,
either as absolute property or leased in its name, and none of them belong to any person whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A copy to:
General Secretariat for the Supervision and Administration of Property of Jews ⟦line⟧ With reference to the Ministry of Education's letter No.
Whose Iraqi Citizenship has been Revoked ⟦line⟧ 20878 dated 17/7/1951
Secretariat of the Education Council ⟦line⟧ referred to above, a copy of which was addressed to
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province ⟦line⟧ your department - for information.
Distinguished Officer of Personnel Matters ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531
5452
Number :: 2027 / 51
Date :: 25 / 7 / 1951
⟦illegible stamp⟧
2
Subject:
His Excellency the Prime Minister, the Respected
Greetings and respect,
With reference to what was stated in the Al-Ittihad Al-Dusturi newspaper in its issue No. 192 dated 25 / 7 / 1951
regarding the utilization of frozen Jewish school buildings for educational purposes,
we would like to place before Your Excellency's eyes the following:
1 - The schools of the Mosaic community in Iraq are either pure property in its name or endowed property in its name, as stated in
our letter No. 2035 / 51 dated 24 / 7 / 1951 addressed to the esteemed Ministry of Education in response to its letter
20878 dated 17 / 7 / 1951.
2 - To avoid any possible confusion, we would like to inform the esteemed Council of Ministers that there is no school owned by a person
whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked.
Please, Your Excellency, accept the highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A copy of it -
To the esteemed Iraqi Ministry of Education, following up on our letter No. 2035 / 51 dated 24 / 7 / 1951
51 / 2027
1951/7/25
Department Copy
His Excellency the Honorable Prime Minister
Greetings and respect,
With reference to what appeared in the Constitutional Union (Al-Ittihad Al-Dusturi) newspaper in its issue No. 692 dated 1951/7/25
regarding the utilization of frozen Jewish school buildings for educational departments,
we would like to clarify to your high office the following:
1 - The schools of the Mosaic community in Iraq are either absolute property in its name or endowed property in its name, as stated in
our letter No. 51 / 2025 dated 1951/7/24 addressed to the venerable Ministry of Education in response to its letter
No. 20878 dated 1951/7/17.
2 - We reiterate our plea regarding the necessity of observing the decision of the esteemed Council of Ministers concerning the absence of any directorate that disposes of property to a person
whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked.
Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A copy to -
The venerable Ministry of Education, as a follow-up to our letter No. 51 / 2025 dated 1951/7/24
Iraqi Government
Directorate of the Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Liwa:
Editing Department:
Number:
Date: ⟦...⟧ / 7 / 951
Presidency of the ⟦Jewish⟧ Community
1272
1 / 8 / 51
Subject: Jewish school buildings.
Acting President of the Jewish Community in
Baghdad
With reference to the discussion held with you in the office of the Mutasarrif of the Liwa today
regarding the subject.
The following is a copy of the letter from the Directorate of Education of Baghdad Liwa No. 80 dated 5 / 1
/ 951, and we request you to inform us of what you decide regarding it.
Mutasarrif of Baghdad Liwa
Copy of the letter
General Secretariat for Controlling the Property of Jews
Who have had their nationalities revoked.
With reference to the Ministry of Education's letter No. 2 / 1 / 405 dated 22 / 3 / 951 regarding the buildings
of the Jewish schools. We attach below a detailed schedule of the mentioned buildings according to the latest
documents kept by this directorate, noting that this directorate is in urgent need of such
buildings to be occupied by schools instead of some unsuitable rented buildings.
Director of Education of Baghdad Liwa
School Name | Location | Ownership | Number of classrooms excluding other documents
Albert David Sassoon Intermediate | Torah 29 / 138 | Jewish Lay Council | 4
Torah Kadoorie | = 137 / 61 = | = | 16
Nouriel Elementary | Sinak 4 / 9 / 11 | = | 8
Masouda Salman | Taht al-Takya 41 / 114 | = | 9
Rachel Shahmoon | Akkd Bahr 26 / 114 | = | 12
Noam | 114 / 35 = | = | 7
Menashi Saleh | Torah 137 / 54 | = | 25
Masouda ⟦Ma'touq⟧ | Al-Orfaliya 3 / 9 / 1 | = | 10
Munir Tweg | Taht al-Takya ⟦...⟧ Bataween 72 / 12 | <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> | 6
Menahem Saleh Daniel | Taht al-Takya 44 / 115 | Ezra Menahem Daniel and Saleh ⟦Suleiman⟧ trustees of the Saleh Menahem Daniel Endowment | 10 unpartitioned
Canadian belonging to Eliyahu Ezra Kadoorie
It contains a Torah
Halim / 31
Iraqi Ministry of Education
Secretariat of the Education Council
Number /: ⟦illegible⟧
Date /: July / 1951
22029
21
Presidency of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad
No. 51/1471
Date 1 / 8 / 951
To -
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Your letter No. 51/2035 dated 24 / 7 / 1951
It appears from the letter of the aforementioned Presidency that it believes the Ministry intends to seize these
schools without compensation or consideration, whereas this Ministry intends to rent the school buildings that
no longer have students due to the revocation of their citizenship, just as it rents other buildings. Unless
some of those buildings belong to individuals whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked.
Based on the above, this Ministry still confirms what was stated in its letter No. 20878 -
dated 17 / 7 / 1951
⟦signature⟧
For the Minister of Education
Hussein / 30
509 / H / 51
2 / 8 / 1951
Department
Department Copy
To
Baghdad Governorate Administration
Greetings,
Your letter No. 17117 dated 30 / 7 / 1951.
The Lay Council discussed the above-mentioned letter at its session held on 1 / 8 / 1951 and decided:
1 - That each of the Masouda Salman, Rahel Shemoun, Menashi Saleh, and Noeriel schools contains a synagogue for worship and is required
under the terms of its endowment to contain a synagogue for worship.
2 - That the Masouda Shatoub school does not belong to the Lay Council, but rather the person responsible for it is Mr. Heskel Shatoub,
noting that it contains a synagogue for worship.
3 - That the Menachem Saleh Daniel school does not belong to the Lay Council, but rather the person responsible for it is Mr. Ezra
Menachem Daniel, and you should contact them directly regarding it.
4 - Since the guardianship over the Albert Sassoon and Laura Kadoorie intermediate schools belongs to the Alliance Association in
Paris, the Presidency of the Community will consult with them regarding the possibility of leasing them and will act according to the instructions sent by
this association.
5 - Since there is no objection to leasing the Noeriel and Naoum primary schools, the Lay Council agrees to
lease them to the esteemed Ministry of Education for an appropriate fee.
6 - The aforementioned Council has authorized Mr. Naeem Ibrahim Zubaida, Acting President of the Community and Vice President of the
Lay Council, and Mr. Ibri Haqqi the lawyer, member of the Lay Council, together to lease the two schools mentioned
in the previous paragraph.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A copy to:
The esteemed Ministry of Education - referencing its letter No. 22024 dated 31 / 7 / 1951
22771
22412
Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate General of Education
Accounts
Number /:
Date /: 5 / 8 / 1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Special Number 51/1492
Date 5/8/951
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 2035 dated 24 / 7 / 1951.
This Ministry requests to be given preference when the Presidency of the Community is approached by any person
or entities regarding transactions for the purchase or lease of these schools. Our request is that you send a representative
for the purpose of reaching an agreement with him on how these schools will be occupied by us through leasing.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Director General of Education
Copy to -
General Secretariat for the Supervision and Administration of the Property of Jews Deprived of Iraqi Citizenship /
With reference to the letter from the Presidency of the Community mentioned above
Secretariat of the Education Council
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Directorate of Buildings
Accounts Department
Personnel Department
Nazhat / 30
⟦illegible⟧
Number: 9/177
Date: 8/1/95
Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Province
Local Administration
The Jewish Community
1500 / 51
30 / 7 / 95
8
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Subject - Primary Schools
Your letter No. 12850 dated 30 / 7 / 95 and in continuation of our letter No. 17117 dated
25 / 7 / 95 ⟦illegible⟧
We enclose herewith a copy of the letter from the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad No. 2056 dated 3 / 8 / 95
regarding the primary schools belonging to it, and we authorize you to conduct negotiations directly with the persons
mentioned in the community's letter referred to above regarding the primary schools belonging to the community. On this
occasion, we suggest addressing the issue of furniture mentioned in your letter No. 13000 dated 4 / 8 / 95
in principle, and negotiating its purchase or rental along with the building, and then presenting the result to us so that we may
consider the matter and inform us.
Mutasarrif of Baghdad Province
Copy with a copy of the attachment to - Directorate of General Education - for information
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - with reference to its letter above
Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate General of Education
Accounts
Number /: 22771
Date /: 8 / 1951
Subject /: Shamash Secondary School Building
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 51/1499
Date 9 / 7 / 951
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
With reference to your letter No. 51/2013 dated 8/7/1951.
The Presidency of the Jewish Community undoubtedly knows the extent of the urgent need of the Education Department for schools, as we have previously
explained this to it on several occasions, and it should have (from a moral standpoint at least) approached us regarding
the matter of this building before reaching an agreement about it with any party, even if no notification had been sent to it by us on the subject. We
hope that this situation will not be repeated in the future. We emphasize what we previously presented regarding the necessity of informing this department
before taking any action related to school buildings.
⟦signature⟧
Director General of Education
Copy to -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / With reference to our letter No. 17569 dated 3/6/951
Directorate of Buildings
Accounts Supervisor
Directorate of Private and Foreign Education
Please attach previous papers
⟦signature⟧
12 / 8 / 951
Nazhat / 6
Leasing the Community's school buildings and their furniture
2074 / 51
17 / 8 / 951
⟦line⟧
To
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings,
With reference to your verbal conversation with the Secretary of this Community on 16 / 8 / 951;
We would like to set out the following points regarding the leasing of the Community's school buildings (the schools that
the Presidency of this Community has no objection to leasing, as stated in its letter No. 2059 dated 3 / 8 / 951
addressed to the Governorate of Baghdad Province) and their furniture:-
1 - The Presidency of the Community deems it advisable to agree in advance on the terms for leasing the school buildings
before they are occupied by your schools, as is the standard procedure followed in leasing all properties of
the Community.
2 - We agree to the formation of a joint committee from your Directorate and this Presidency to appraise the furniture that
your Directorate wishes to purchase.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
2777
8 / 1521
Kingdom of Iraq
Ministry of Interior
Directorate General of Propaganda
Directorate of Iraqi Wireless Broadcasting
Accounts Department
Directorate General of Propaganda
Number 15 / 51 / 8
Date 15 / 5 / 1951
To / Committee for the Liquidation of Property of Jews Deprived of Iraqi Citizenship
Subject - Delivery of amounts due to dismissed employees
Based on your letter No. 8/1521/7 dated 15 / 5 / 951 and in support of what was stated in our letter No.
⟦illegible⟧, the amounts due to the employee dismissed from service in this directorate, Mr. (Isaac Sassoon)
under Article (1) of Law No. (12) of 1951 are (five dinars and three hundred and eighty-eight fils)
Therefore, we are sending you herewith check No. 710261 dated 15 / 5 / 951 drawn on Rafidain Bank for the amount of (5/388)
five dinars and three hundred and eighty-eight fils only, requesting its receipt and providing us with the necessary receipt to deposit it in
our relevant accounts register, with appreciation.
Director General of Wireless Broadcasting
A copy to:-
1- Directorate General of Propaganda regarding its letter No. 8/1521/7 dated 15 / 5 / 951 for your kind information, with appreciation.
2- Directorate of General Accounting for your kind information, with appreciation.
3- Accounts Department for your kind information, with appreciation.
4- File of the above-mentioned dismissed employee for your kind information, with appreciation.
⟦illegible⟧
15 / 5 / 51
3 / H M T
Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate of General Education
Buildings
(Very Urgent)
Number D /
Date / 18 / 8 / 1951
27799
Presidency of the Jewish Community:
Baghdad:
Number: 1508 / M
Date: 19 / 8 / 951
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The Directorate of Education of the Baghdad Province referred to us, via its marginal note dated 18/8/1951, the original of your letter
Numbered 2074/15 and dated 17/8/1951, for our review and to take the necessary action.
The solution you propose regarding the leasing of the vacant community school buildings is complicated and does not align with the short
amount of time remaining before the opening of schools. Therefore, we have instructed the Director of Education of the Baghdad Province to occupy all
these buildings immediately. You may attend at any time you consult to agree with us on the rental value according to
the observed procedures, and regarding the appraisal of the value of the furniture exceeding your schools' needs.
Minister of Education
Copy to:-
Baghdad Province Governorate
Directorate of Education of the Baghdad Province
Directorate of Secondary Education
Directorate of Primary Teacher Training
Ministry Accounts Directorate
Directorate of Supplies
Nazhat / 18 / 8
( 2 )
Second - That the reference for the community in general matters is the esteemed office of the Ministers, while its reference in
legal matters is the venerable Ministry of Justice; and this is an indispensable rule in defining the responsibilities handled
between the religious communities and the official departments.
Third - We hope and expect that the aforementioned Ministry observes the legal provisions, those provisions which do not permit
the seizure of property before agreement and reconciliation with its owner.
Fourth - We will, on this occasion, refer back to the statement issued by the esteemed government on 27 / 7 / 1951
regarding the treatment of the remaining individuals of the Jewish community like the rest of the Iraqis.
Please accept the highest expressions of respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
A copy of it to
The venerable Ministry of Education.
Issued
To be kept in the committee ⟦illegible⟧
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27 / 7 / 51
51 / 777
8/20/1951
His Excellency, the Respected Prime Minister
After greetings,
With reference to our telegram dated 7/25/1951,
We list below a copy of the letter numbered 23799 and dated 8/18/1951 received by us from the
Honorable Ministry of Education.
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Iraqi Ministry of Education:
Directorate General of Education:
Buildings:
Number /: 23799
Date /: 18 / 8 / 1951
(Very Urgent)
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The Baghdad Provincial Education Directorate referred to us, via its marginal note dated 8/18/1951, the original of your letter numbered 51/2074
and dated 8/17/1951, for our review and necessary action.
The solution you propose regarding the leasing of the current community school buildings is complicated and does not align with the short time
remaining until the opening of schools. Therefore, we have instructed the Director of Education for the Baghdad Province to occupy all these buildings immediately.
You may attend at any time you wish to agree with us on the rental value according to the observed procedures and to evaluate the value of the furniture
surplus to your schools' needs.
Minister of Education
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The presidency of this community fully appreciates the interest of education; however, what it can do is limited by
its legal powers; and it is not permissible for it to enter into an agreement contrary to the law. We have previously explained to the
aforementioned Ministry that the community schools are either endowed (waqf) and have trustees, and every action regarding them must involve consulting the trustee and applying
the will; or they are property of the community; and these still exist and their legal entity stands, and it is obliged to manage its properties
just as every general trustee manages public interests; that is, the action of an owner whose actions are carried out based on his consent and when
it is considered valid with him. In view of what was stated in the aforementioned letter that His Excellency the Minister of Education has issued orders to take the school
buildings, our legal duty necessitates that we state the following:-
First - We would like to point out that the method by which the correspondence concluded regarding the community's leasing of the schools
that this community can dispense with contains no basis or any reason for delay.
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province:
(Accounts):
Number /: 12629
Date /: 21 / 8 / 1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community
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Administrative Order
Based on the Ministry of Education letter No. 23796 dated 18 / 8 / 1951
We have decided to form a committee of the individuals listed below for the purpose of appraising the prices of
surplus furniture of the Jewish schools and handing it over.
Committee Members
1- Mr. Bahjat Abdul Razzaq | Accounts Clerk, Baghdad Education
2- " Khalil Aisha | Clerk in the Ministry's Supplies Directorate
3- " Abdul Majeed Al-Sakni | Principal of Al-Mahdiya School for Boys
4- " Alwan Hussein | Carpenter in the Buildings Directorate
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Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to -
Each of the committee members
Presidency of the Jewish Community - requesting you send a representative to accompany the committee
during the appraisal of the furniture prices and its handover.
Directorate of General Education } For your kind information.
Governorate of Baghdad Province }
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No. 51 / 4514
Date 22 / 8 / 51
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
(Accounting)
Number / 12620
Date / 18 / 8 / 1951
Administrative Order
Based on the Ministry of Education's letter No. 23796 dated 18 / 8 / 1951, we have decided
to form a committee of the employees listed below to take over the school buildings belonging
to the Jewish community mentioned below on the morning of Wednesday, 22 / 8 / 1951.
Committee Members' Names
1- Mr. Bahjat Abdul Razzaq, Accountant at Baghdad Education
2- " Fadhil Abbas, Supervisor at the Buildings Directorate in the Ministry of Education
3- " Abdul Majeed Al-Sa'iqi, Principal of Al-Sa'diya School for Boys
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Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to:-
Each of the committee members
Presidency of the Jewish Community - for information and to send your representative to this
Directorate on the morning of the appointed day to accompany the committee for the handover of the buildings.
Directorate General of Education } For your kind information.
Governorate of Baghdad Province }
School Buildings
1- Nuriel School
2- Nuwaisam School
3- Al-Sa'dan School
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Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Accounts
Number / 12629
Date / 8 / 1 / 1951
Subject / Occupation of school buildings
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community
With reference to the Ministry of Education letter No. 23799 dated 18 / 8 / 51
We will occupy the school buildings shown below within four days from the above date
by the schools mentioned opposite them; therefore, please instruct to evacuate them if they are occupied
and contact the competent authorities to agree with them on the rent.
School Buildings
1 - Nuriel School will be occupied by the Secondary School of Commerce
2 - " Nuaim " " " " Al-Mahdiya for Boys
3 - " Blind Institution " " " " to be opened new for Girls
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Copy to: -
General Directorate of Education
Governorate of Baghdad Province
Directorate of Secondary Education
Directorate of Primary Teacher Training
Accounts Department in the Ministry of Education
" Supplies " " "
For your kind information.
Department Accountant - for follow-up.
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51 / 2080
8/22/1951
Department Copy
To
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 13639 dated 8/21/951.
We attach herewith a copy of the telegram sent by this Presidency to His Excellency the Prime Minister
and the esteemed Ministry of Education for information on its contents in this regard.
Please accept our highest respect.
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On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate General of Education
Accounts
Number / ⟦illegible⟧
Date / 8 / 1951
" Ministerial Order "
It has been decided to form a committee to estimate the rental values of the Jewish community school buildings that the Ministry of Education
deems necessary to occupy, consisting of the gentlemen mentioned below.
Chairman - Mr. Abdul Karim Baqir - Director of the Government Press
Member - Mr. Abdul Ghani al-Jarjafchi - Director of Education for Baghdad Province
" - " Hussam al-Din al-Ubaidi - Acting Distinguished Accounts Officer of Education
" - " Abboud Sabti - Representative of the Jewish community
" - " Nassim Zubaida - " " " "
Minister of Education
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming Number 1520 / 51
Date 27 / 8 / 1951
Copy to :-
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Province
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Directorate of the Government Press
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Iraqi Government
Department: Baghdad Province Governorate
Number: 19162
Office: Local Administration
Date: 26 / 8 / 1950
Subject: Leasing of buildings ⟦...⟧ the Jewish Community
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Register ⟦...⟧
51 / 1522
28 / 8 / 50
To -
Presidency of the Jewish Community
The Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province informed us in its letter No. 13628
dated 21 / 8 / 1950 that you have leased the Shamash School building, which contains a place
for worship, to the Iranian Al-Sharafah School, while you have refused to lease the buildings of
Rachel Shahmoon School and Masouda Salman School to be occupied by two official schools by
the Education Department, claiming that in each of the two schools there is a place for worship (synagogue). Therefore, we request an explanation of
the reasons that led to the leasing of the Shamash School building to the Iranian Al-Sharafah School
and the refusal to lease the two buildings mentioned above to the Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province, especially
since the primary purpose of occupying them is the public interest and nothing else. At the same time, we request
not to lease these two buildings to any party whatsoever except after obtaining the approval of the Directorate of Education of Baghdad
Province.
Acting Governor of Baghdad Province
Copy to -
General Directorate of Education ⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province ⟦line⟧ with reference to the above letter.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
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