AI English Translation, Pages 176-200
Baghdad on 9 / 2 / 952
His Excellency the President of the Lay Council, the Respected.
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After greetings,
Upon inspection of the Rachel Shahmoon School building, the following was revealed:
1- A square meter of reed includes 40 panels of 2x2 wood and a panel from the back
1/1 tied with the mat costs 700 fils and not 600 fils as stated in
the ⟦Respected⟧ Ministry engineer's report, so the difference is 100 fils per square meter, and since the request
is 565/9 m2, the total difference is 56/590 Dinars.
2- According to the request of the Director of Refugee Affairs, Mr. Abdul Latif, six additional doors were made
of corrugated iron, each door costing 400 fils, four Dinars, so the total is 2/400 Dinars.
3- Also according to the request of the Director of Refugee Affairs, plastering at a height of one meter on the reeds
placed using gypsum costs ten Dinars.
Accordingly, the difference in the report is 90/900, and based on the report submitted by
the mentioned Ministry, I cannot undertake the mentioned commitment for less than 500/000 Dinars.
Please accept my highest respect.
The Contractor
Al-Usta Alwan Hammoud
⟦signature⟧
Baghdad on 9/3/1953
Administration of the Communal Council - Baghdad
Number 1072
Date 19/3/1953
File Number
144
His Excellency the Respectable President of the Communal Council
After greetings
Upon inspection of the Rachel Shahmoon School building, the following became clear :-
1 - That a square meter of reed with a thickness of 2 inches and wood dividers of 3/2 and a back board of 1/3 connected with nails costs a price of
700 fils and not 600 fils as stated in the inspection of the esteemed Ministry's engineer; so the difference is 100 fils per square meter and since
the required amount is 565/9 m2, the total difference is 56/900 Dinars.
2 - According to the request of the Director of Refugee Affairs, Mr. Abdul Latif, six additional doors of Jitco were made, each door costing four
Dinars, making the total 24/000 Dinars.
3 - Also per the request of the Director of Refugee Affairs, plastering at a height of one meter on the placed reeds costs ten Dinars.
Therefore, the difference in the inspection is 90/900 Dinars over the inspection submitted by the mentioned Ministry, and thus it is not possible to perform
the mentioned undertaking for less than 500/000 Dinars.
Please accept the highest respect
The Contractor
Al-Usta Alwan Mahmoud
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 3531
5452
Number: T /: 292 / 53
Date: 10 / 3 / 1953
Subject: Rachel Shahmoon School Building.
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To -
Directorate General of Social Services
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 712 dated 4 / 3 / 1953;
1 - We agree to lease the Rachel Shahmoon School building located in the Torah quarter; to be occupied by refugees at the rate approved by
the committee formed for this purpose, amounting to (1000/000) Dinars, one thousand Dinars annually, under the following two conditions: -
a - Your esteemed Directorate General undertakes to carry out all necessary repairs and renovations it deems fit for the purpose of occupying the mentioned building
by the refugees; for the duration of the contract at its own expense without charging this Presidency any amount whatsoever.
b - The Presidency of the Community shall deliver the mentioned building; complete; in terms of electrical and water installations; window glass; and cleaning.
2 - As for our performance of the partitioning work according to the survey attached to your above-mentioned letter; at the estimated cost by you of
420/000 Dinars; please note the following: -
a - We prefer that these partitions be carried out directly by your esteemed Directorate General.
b - In the event that this is not possible; the amount estimated for this purpose, (420/000) Dinars, is insufficient; in view of the report of the contractor
Alwan Mahmoud; commissioned by the Presidency of the Community to perform this. He requested a compensation of five hundred Dinars to complete the required partitions
and analyzed the difference between your estimate; and his estimate; as a difference in the price of reeds by 100 fils per square meter and additional works; not mentioned in
the survey attached to your above-mentioned letter; which were requested by the Director of Refugee Affairs.
We enclose herewith a copy of the mentioned contractor's report for your kind review.
3 - In case of your approval to carry out the partitions and other works by the contractor Alwan Mahmoud for the amount of five hundred Dinars; please
kindly disburse.
a - 900/000 Dinars for the annual rent after deducting the property tax, provided that the lease period is calculated from the date of occupying
the building.
b - 500/000 Dinars for the cost of the partitioning work.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Kingdom of Iraq
Ministry of Social Affairs
Directorate General of Social Services
Refugee Division
Number: 967
Date: 26 / 3 / 1953
2172
26 / 12 / 1952
Subject ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad.
Reference to your letter numbered T / 2954 / 53 and dated
10 / 3 / 1953.
We attach herewith four copies of the lease contract for the Rachel
Shahmoon School building located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood. Along with four copies of the inspection report organized
for this purpose.
Requesting your signature on them and returning them to us so that we may pay
the two amounts mentioned in the contract.
Dr. ⟦A.⟧ Al-Ruhaizli
Director General of Social Services.
A copy to:-
Accounting Division.
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(Lease Contract Agreement)
The First Party - Al-Wajih Haskil Daoud Shamtoob, President of the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad, in addition to his official capacity.
The Second Party - The Tenant - Dr. Abdul Jabbar Al-Razali, Directorate of General Services, in addition to his official capacity.
-1 The Second Party has leased the Rachel Shahmoon School building located in the Torah neighborhood to be occupied by Palestinian refugees
and for other purposes of the Directorate for a period of one full year starting from 1/5/1953 to 30/4/1954 for an annual
rent of (1000) Dinars (one thousand Dinars) to be paid in advance to the First Party upon signing this
contract.
-2 Property tax and all due fees that will be due on the mentioned building shall be borne by the First Party, while the costs of
guarding, water, electricity, and cleaning of cesspools shall be borne by the Second Party.
-3 The Second Party undertakes to pay an amount of (500) Dinars to the First Party for the purpose of building partitions of Al-Subardi
and carrying out other repairs according to the attached organized assessment with this contract, and the Second Party shall remove these
materials supplied for this purpose upon vacating the mentioned building and dispose of them as he wishes.
-4 The First Party must deliver the building complete in terms of electrical installations, water pipes, repairing windows, installing
glass, and cleaning cesspools on 1/5/1953, and after completing the missing items intended to be carried out as
stated in the third clause. In case of delay in delivery at the specified time, an amount of five
Dinars shall be deducted for each subsequent day, provided that the delay days do not exceed fifteen days. If the
delay exceeds this period, the Second Party has the right to terminate the contract and recover the rent and the renovation advance, as well as a monetary
compensation paid by the First Party to the Second Party amounting to (500) ⟦five⟧ hundred Dinars, and the letter issued by the Second
Party on this subject shall be considered an official warning issued by the Notary Public's office.
-5 The Second Party bears the cost of repairing damages that may occur (such as breaking glass and doors during the lease period)
due to the negligence of the Second Party. As for other liabilities such as damage to roofs, subsidence of a spot in the
ground, collapse of walls, roof parapets, or failure of electrical or water installations and removing any danger
that occurs to the building during the lease period, their repair shall be on the lessor, the First Party, and he must carry that out
when instructed by the Second Party; otherwise, the Second Party has the right to carry them out and recover the costs from the First
Party.
-6 The First Party has no right to claim from the Second Party for damages that may result from natural or heavenly
disasters, and in this case, the Second Party has the right to terminate the lease or vacate it and recover the rent installment
for the remaining period of this contract.
-7 The Second Party has the right to sublease this building during the lease period provided he informs the First Party in
writing, and the First Party has the right to approve the sublease or return to the Second Party the installment for the remaining days
of the lease period.
-8 If the two parties do not agree on the lease period for another year, the Second Party must deliver the leased property to the First
Party free from all occupants when he can find another place to move to, and the rent for the period
the tenant remains after the end of this contract shall be according to the rate determined by the Immovable Property Investment Committee
at the Ministry of Finance.
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- 9 Stamp duties shall be paid by the First Party.
- 10 This contract was drawn up in four copies, with each party holding a copy signed by both parties.
First Party
Heskel Dawood Shemtob
President of the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad
In addition to his position
Second Party
Dr. Abdul Jabbar Al-Rizali
Director General of Social Services
In addition to his position
Muti'/
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 3531
5452
Number: T /: 2974 / 53
Date :: 26 / 3 / 1953
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Subject:
To -
Directorate of General Social Services
Refugee Department
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Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 967 dated 26 / 3 / 1953;
After reviewing the conditions contained in the lease agreement attached to your above-mentioned letter;
We request the following amendments:-
- 1 - Whereas we had agreed to lease the Rachel Shahmoon School building for the rent estimated by the specialized committee, amounting to one thousand Dinars
annually, on the condition that your esteemed General Directorate undertakes to carry out all necessary repairs and renovations presented for the purpose of occupying
the said building by refugees for the duration of the contract at its own expense without charging this Presidency any amount whatsoever, and that is
pursuant to our letter No. T / 2954 / 53 dated 10 / 3 / 1953 referred to in your above-mentioned letter; accordingly
we request the amendment of the specific clause of the contract attached to your letter so that it becomes as follows:-
"The second party undertakes to carry out all necessary repairs and renovations that the second party deems fit for the purpose of occupying"
"the building by refugees or for any other purpose throughout the duration of the contract at its own expense without charging the first party any amount"
"whatsoever."
- 2 - Amending the eighth clause of the contract so that it becomes as follows:-
"a- If the two parties do not agree on the lease term for another year, the second party must hand over the leased property to the first party"
"free of occupants and in the condition in which it was received, complete in terms of electrical and water installations and window glass."
"b- The second party has the right to occupy the leased property for a period of three months after the expiration of this contract in the event of lack of"
"mutual consent between the two parties to renew it; and the rent for the days in which the second party occupies the leased property shall be calculated"
"at the same rate of the rent agreed upon under this contract."
- 3 - Since we preferred in our referred letter No. T / 2954 / 53; that your General Directorate directly undertake the task of partitions, and our acceptance
to carry out its parts at the cost estimated by your General Directorate, amounting to five hundred Dinars, was only to facilitate the matter; we do not see any
justification for the heavy restrictions contained in the fourth clause of the contract; therefore, we request the amendment of the said clause so that it becomes as follows:"
"a- The first party shall hand over the building complete in terms of electrical installations, water pipes, window repairs, installation of"
"glass, and cleaning of sewage tanks by a date no later than 15 / 5 / 1953 and after completing the deficiencies to be carried out"
"as stated in the third clause, and the lease term of this contract shall be calculated starting from the date of handover - and in case of delay"
"in handover at the specified time - unless the delay is for compelling reasons - an amount of three"
"Dinars shall then be deducted for each day of delay; provided that the days of delay do not exceed fifteen days; and if it exceeds"
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number ::
Date ::
Telephone Number 3531
5452
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Subject:
delay beyond this period - and there were no compelling reasons necessitating it - the second party has the right to terminate the contract and recover
the rent and the renovation advance.
B - If the second party refuses to receive the mentioned building from the first party, after carrying out the repairs and deficiencies according to
the terms of this contract, his right to recover the renovation advance shall be forfeited, and the first party shall deduct from the received rent
what he may have spent on electrical installations, water pipes, repairing windows and glass, and cleaning the septic
tank.
Delete the phrase (from 5/1/1953 to 4/30/1954) mentioned in the first clause of the contract and replace it with the phrase (from
the date the building is handed over by the first party, ready for occupancy by the second party, which shall be established by letters
exchanged between the two parties).
Therefore, we return herewith the attachments of your letter referred to above, requesting that the above-mentioned amendments be made and kindly returned
for our signature.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 3531
5452
Number: T / 2874 / 53
Date: 26 / 3 / 1953
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Subject: 147
To —
Directorate of General Social Services
Refugee Department
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 967 and dated 26 / 3 / 1953;
After reviewing the conditions contained in the lease agreement attached to your above-mentioned letter;
We request the following amendments —
1 — Whereas we had agreed to lease the Rachel Shahmoon School building for the rent estimated by the specialized committee, amounting to one thousand Dinars
annually, on the condition that your respected General Directorate undertakes all necessary repairs and renovations it deems fit for the purpose of occupying
the mentioned building by refugees for the duration of the contract at its own expense without charging this Presidency any amount whatsoever, and that is
pursuant to our letter numbered T / 2954 and dated 10 / 3 / 1953 referred to in your above-mentioned letter, and accordingly
we request the amendment of the fifth clause of the contract attached to your letter so that it becomes as follows —
"The second party undertakes to carry out all necessary repairs and renovations deemed necessary by — the second party — for the purpose of occupying"
"the building by refugees or for any other purpose throughout the duration of the contract at its own expense without charging the first party any amount"
"whatsoever."
2 — Amending the eighth clause of the contract so that it becomes as follows —
"A — If the two parties do not agree on the lease term for another year, the second party must hand over the leased property to the first party"
"free of occupants and in the condition in which it was received, complete in terms of electrical and water installations and window glass."
"B — The second party has the right to occupy the leased property for a period of three months after the expiration of this contract in the event of lack of"
"mutual consent between the two parties to renew it, and the rent for the days in which the second party occupies the leased property shall be calculated"
"at the same rate of rent agreed upon under this contract."
3 — Since we preferred in our letter numbered T / 2954 referred to that your General Directorate directly undertakes the task of partitioning, and our acceptance
to carry them out at the cost estimated by your General Directorate, amounting to five hundred Dinars, was only to facilitate the matter, we do not see any
justification for the heavy restrictions contained in the fourth clause of the contract; therefore, we request the amendment of the mentioned clause to become as follows:"
"A — The first party shall hand over the building complete in terms of electrical installations, water pipes, window repairs, installation of"
"glass, and cleaning of sewage basins by a date no later than 15 / 5 / 1953 and after completing the deficiencies to be carried out"
"as stated in the third clause, and the lease term of this contract shall be calculated starting from the date of delivery — and in case of delay"
"in delivery on the specified date — unless the delay is for emergency reasons — an amount of three"
"Dinars shall then be deducted for each day of delay, provided that the days of delay do not exceed fifteen days, and if it exceeds"
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 3531
5452
Number:
Date:
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Subject:
Delay beyond this period - unless there were compelling reasons necessitating it - the second party has the right to terminate the contract and recover
the rent and the renovation advance.
"B" If the second party refuses to take delivery of the mentioned building from the first party, after repairs and deficiencies have been addressed according to
the terms of this contract, his right to recover the renovation advance shall be forfeited, and the first party shall deduct from the received rent
what has been spent on electrical installations, water pipes, repairing fixtures and glass, and cleaning the sewage
tanks.
Deleting the phrase (from 5/1/1953 to 4/30/1954) mentioned in the first clause of the contract and replacing it with the phrase (from
the date of delivery of the building by the first party, ready for occupancy by the second party, which shall be established by letters
exchanged between the two parties).
Therefore, we return herewith the attachments of your letter referred to above, requesting that the above-mentioned amendments be made and kindly returned
for our signature.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Number: 100
Date: 29 / 3 / 953
Ministry of Social Affairs
Directorate General of Social Services
Section ⟦line⟧ Refugee Administration ⟦line⟧
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Subject: Signing a lease contract
To -
The Israelite Community
Reference to your letter numbered T 2972 and dated 26 / 3 / 953
We attach herewith four copies of the lease contract for the Rachel Shahmoon building
located in the Torah neighborhood, with a copy of the inspection report organized for this
purpose, requesting you to sign them and return them to us so that we can pay
the two amounts mentioned in the contract.
Attachment / 4 -
Dr. ⟦.⟧ A ⟦.⟧ Al-Wizahli
Director General of Social Services
A copy to -
Accounting Section
For registration in our records ⟦illegible⟧
N / 28
2 / 4 / 53
Statement of materials ⟦illegible⟧ in ⟦illegible⟧
Number | Description | Quantity | Price | Amount
1 | ⟦illegible⟧ Teak wood ⟦illegible⟧ | 3.18 m | |
2 | ⟦illegible⟧ Teak wood ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 m | |
3 | ⟦illegible⟧ Teak wood ⟦illegible⟧ | 3.18 m | |
4 | ⟦illegible⟧ Teak wood ⟦illegible⟧ | 2.09 m | |
5 | ⟦illegible⟧ Teak wood ⟦illegible⟧ | 1.87 m | |
6 | ⟦illegible⟧ Teak wood ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 m | |
7 | Total | 5.65 m | 600 | 787 980
8 | ⟦illegible⟧ Door ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 units | 200 | 400
9 | ⟦illegible⟧ Door ⟦illegible⟧ | 75 cm | 400 | 300
10 | ⟦illegible⟧ Door ⟦illegible⟧ | 5.65 m | 100 | 560
11 | ⟦illegible⟧ Door ⟦illegible⟧ | 2 units | 100 | 200
Total 464 480
Stamp duty 75 050
Only ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars and nothing else
I want the signature
⟦illegible⟧
Statement prepared by
Master ⟦illegible⟧
⟦1900⟧
⟦illegible⟧
10.00
15.75
Entrance
Entrance
10.00
10.00
Plan ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Model for dividing the hall into zones
⟦line⟧
7.80 m
2.40 m
7.80 m
⟦line⟧
Entrance
2.75 m
2.40 m
2.75 m
2 m
13.10 m
2.40 m
Model for dividing the hall into sections
⟦diagram with measurements⟧
4.80 m
2.90 m
4.80 m
2 m
Entrance
2.75 m
2 m
2.90 m
4.75 m
2 m
14.4 m
13.1 m
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Contract
First Party - The Contractor - Alwan Mahmoud, residing in the Al-Tatran neighborhood
Second Party - Heskel Daoud Shuttub, President of the Lay Council and Acting Head of the Community in his official capacity.
1- The First Party has undertaken to the Second Party to build reed partitions and carry out other repairs in the Rachel Shahmoon School located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood according to the inspection report organized by the Directorate of General Social Services sent with its letter No. 1020 dated 3/29/1953, a copy of which is shown below this contract, provided that the cost of the materials required in the mentioned inspection, labor wages, and all necessary expenses to complete this task shall be borne by the First Party in exchange for a lump sum of five hundred dinars (500) dinars, which the Second Party has undertaken to pay to the First Party as detailed in Clause (3) of this contract.
2- The First Party has undertaken to the Second Party to complete the construction of the partitions and other repairs mentioned in the inspection report attached to this contract by a deadline of 5/1/1953. In the event of delay in delivery on that date, the mentioned party shall be obligated to pay an amount of five dinars to the Second Party for each day of delay, provided that it does not exceed ten days. In the event that the delay exceeds ten days, the Second Party has the right to terminate this contract, and in this case, the First Party shall be obligated to return the amounts received from the Second Party on account of these works to him or ⟦give them to someone⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦accounting⟧ ⟦and bear⟧ ⟦the difference⟧ ⟦necessary⟧.
3- The lump sum of five hundred dinars (500 dinars) which the Second Party undertook to pay to the First Party in the first clause of this contract shall be paid as follows:-
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 150 | Upon receipt of the restoration advance from the Ministry of Social Affairs
⟦line⟧ | 150 | When the First Party prepares all the materials needed for this task, including reeds, wood, etc...
⟦line⟧ | 200 | When the First Party completes the work and it is received by the Directorate of General Services and its certification that it matches the inspection report organized by it.
4- The First Party is not considered to have fulfilled the obligation contained in this contract except after the Directorate of General Social Services receives the work and certifies that it matches the inspection report organized by it. In the event that the Directorate of General Social Services does not receive the work due to its non-compliance with the mentioned inspection, the First Party shall be obligated ⟦to return⟧ to the Second Party all the amounts received from him, in addition to being obligated to pay all the amounts that the Second Party is obligated to pay to the Directorate of General Social Services in view of his failure to deliver the required works according to the contract concluded between them. ⟦He is also assigned to complete the deficiencies that appear in the inspection and must be completed⟧.
5- The First Party must submit to the Second Party the disbursement documents related to the restoration, partitions, and work, amounting to five hundred dinars, within one month from the date of delivery of the work.
- To be continued -
⟦signature⟧
— 2 —
Copy of the inspection report organized by the Directorate of General Social Services
attached to its letter numbered 1020 and dated 29 / 3 / 1953
mentioned in the first paragraph of this contract ⟦...⟧
⟦line⟧
Regarding the map attached to this letter, the first party acknowledges that they have reviewed it and received a copy of it from
the second party to work accordingly.
Inspection report for the construction of partitions in the proposed school for housing refugees with the resulting increase
⟦line⟧
Iraqi Government
Ministry of Social Affairs
Directorate General of Social Services
Legal Section
Number: 1029
Date: 3 / 3 / 1953
Subject: Urgent
Presidency of the Jewish Community
⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad.
Reference to your letter No. 2972 dated 26 / 3 / 1953.
We attach herewith the two payment authorization notes numbered 4039 and 40921 dated
30 / 3 / 1953, the first for the amount of (1000) Dinars after deducting the property tax
amounting to (100) Dinars, and the second for the amount of (550) Dinars as an advance for the account of performing
repairs and building the partitions agreed upon in the contract, requesting the sending of disbursement documents
within the period stipulated in the contract and sending the necessary receipt to support the disbursement.
Attachments / Two notes.
⟦signature⟧
Dr. A. Al-Rozali
Director General of Social Services
A copy to:-
Ministry of Social Affairs - We attach herewith a copy of the contract and the estimate report
for your kind information.
Ministry of Finance - Your letter No. 1424 dated 1 / 2 / 1953.
Central Treasury Directorate.
Director of Baghdad Shelters.
Accounting Section.
Community Incoming Registration
Typist / ⟦illegible⟧
4 / 4 / 53
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 3531
5402
Number: T/52/2977
Date: 4/4/1953
Subject: Rachel Shahmoon School Building.
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To -
Directorate of General Social Services ⟦line⟧
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 1039 dated 3/30/1953;
We inform you of our receipt of:-
1- An amount of nine hundred Dinars (900/000 Dinars) for the rent of the Rachel Shahmoon School building after deducting 100/000
Dinars for property tax according to the contract.
2- An amount of five hundred Dinars (500/000 Dinars) as an advance for the account of repairs and building the partitions agreed upon in the contract;
And we will send the documents related to its expenditure during the period stipulated in the mentioned contract.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A copy to -
Accountant of the Community Presidency "
A- Attached is check No. H/186168 on Rafidain Bank for the amount of 1400/000 Dinars (one thousand four hundred Dinars)
received from the Directorate of General Social Services for the matters mentioned above. To be deposited in the Ottoman Bank
in the account of the Lay Council.
B- Accounting entries shall be made as follows:"
1- A special account shall be opened under the title ((Rachel Shahmoon School Building Rent Account)) and the amount of (900/000)
Dinars shall be recorded in its income field.
2- A special account shall be opened under the title ((Advance for repairs and building partitions in the Rachel Shahmoon School building received from the Directorate
of General Social Services)). The amount of (500/000) Dinars shall be recorded in its income field.
The advance amount of five hundred Dinars shall be paid to the contractor Alwan Mahmoud as follows:-
A- One hundred and fifty Dinars to be paid to him immediately and delivered to him by receipt.
B- One hundred and fifty Dinars to be paid to him after preparing the work materials at the school, including wood and reeds ⟦line⟧ etc., and the
said contractor delivering the documents for their expenditure.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 3531 / 5452
Number ::
Date :: ⟦line⟧
Subject :
H - Two hundred dinars upon delivery of the work by the Directorate of General Services and its report confirming its compliance with the contract terms
and the delivery to the aforementioned contractor of the disbursement documents related to labor wages and other documents.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 3531 / 5452
Number: T / 200 / 53
Date: 13 / 5 / 1953
Subject: Rachel Shahmoon School Building
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To -
Directorate General of Social Services
Greetings,
With reference to the lease agreement concluded between your esteemed Directorate General and this Presidency on 28/3/1953, we request you to note the following:
1- The Presidency of this community has awarded the contract for constructing reed partitions and other repairs mentioned in the inspection report attached to the aforementioned contract to the contractor Alwan Mahmoud for the amount estimated by your esteemed Directorate General, which is 500/000 Dinars (five hundred Dinars), according to the contract concluded between this Presidency and the said contractor, a copy of which is attached herewith.
Since the said contractor has completed the work according to the inspection report organized by your Directorate General, he has submitted to this Presidency the list of expenses amounting to 500/000 Dinars (five hundred Dinars) supported by the necessary receipts. Therefore - according to the terms of the contract - we attach herewith a copy of the said list with the five attached receipts. We request you to acknowledge receipt. Since the said contractor has a remaining balance with this Presidency, the payment of which is conditional upon the inspection of the work by you and its compliance with the conditions, we request you to kindly conduct the necessary inspection and provide us with a letter stating the compliance of the work with the required conditions.
2- Based on this Presidency's completion of all electrical, water, glass, tiling, and necessary restoration repairs under the supervision of the Director of Refugee Affairs in your Directorate General.
Therefore, we request you to kindly take over the said building in preparation for the commencement of the lease period from 15/5/1953 according to the terms of the contract.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Ezekiel Dawood Shetub
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Attachments:
1- A contract of undertaking between this Presidency and the contractor Alwan Mahmoud.
2- A list of expenses submitted by the said contractor.
3- Five receipts.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number: T / 202 / 53
Date: 13 / 5 / 1953
Telephone Number: 3531 / 5452
Subject: Rachel Shahmoon School Building
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To -"
Directorate General of Social Services
Greetings,
With reference to the lease agreement concluded between your esteemed Directorate General and this Presidency on 28 / 3 / 1953, we request you to note the following -"
1 - The Presidency of this community has awarded the contract for constructing reed partitions and other repairs mentioned in the inspection report attached to the aforementioned contract to the contractor Alwan Mahmoud for the amount estimated by your esteemed Directorate General, which is 500/000 Dinars (five hundred Dinars), according to the contract concluded between this Presidency and the said contractor, a copy of which is attached herewith.
Since the said contractor has completed the work according to the inspection report organized by your Directorate General, he has submitted to this Presidency the list of expenses amounting to 500/000 Dinars (five hundred Dinars) supported by the necessary receipts. Therefore - according to the terms of the contract - we attach herewith a copy of the said list with the five attached receipts. Please acknowledge receipt. Since the said contractor has a remaining balance with this Presidency, the payment of which is conditional upon an inspection of the work by you and its compliance with the conditions, we request you to kindly conduct the necessary inspection and provide us with a letter stating the compliance of the work with the required conditions.
2 - Based on this Presidency's completion of all electrical and water repairs, glass, cleaning, and necessary renovations under the supervision of the Director of Refugee Affairs in your Directorate General.
Therefore, we request you to kindly take over the said building in preparation for the commencement of the lease period from 15 / 5 / 1953 according to the terms of the contract.
Please accept our highest respect.
Heskel Dawood Shetoob
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Attachments
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1 - An undertaking contract between this Presidency and the contractor Alwan Mahmoud.
2 - A list of expenses submitted by the said contractor.
3 - Five receipts.
List of repairs for Rachel Shahmoon School and materials supplied to the mentioned school
according to the attached lists and receipts
Fils | Dinar
218 | 203 | Value of purchased reeds
205 | ... | Making ten wooden doors and all necessary wood and partitions according to the attached contract
8 | ... | Wages for transporting reeds from the station to Ghazi Street
5 | ... | Wages for transporting reeds from Ghazi Street to the mentioned school
19 | ... | Value of 16 tons of gypsum with expenses
1 | 750 | Value of financial stamps for completing transactions
... | 500 | Building permit
13 | 600 | Purchase of 22 weights of gypsum, 5 bags of cement, 1700 bricks, and 25 loads of sand according to a list
28 | 947 | Labor wages and my service fees for the work
500 | ... | Only five hundred Dinars and no more ⟦line⟧
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Master Alwan Mahmoud
The contractor for the repair of Rachel Shahmoon School
The attached receipts, numbering ⟦...⟧
Sent to the Directorate of Social Services
General, accompanied by our letter numbered 202
dated 12 / 5 / 1952 with the contract
receipts
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