AI English Translation, Pages 76-100
Iraqi Government
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 3/⟦illegible⟧/1952
Accounts Department:
Subject: Renting a building
Presidency of the ⟦illegible⟧ Community
712
17 / 2 / 1952
To " -
Presidency of the Jewish Community
With reference to your letter numbered 52/2366 and dated 6 / 3 / 1952
The Masouda Salman school building is in need of renovation. We cannot rent and occupy it
unless it is suitable. Therefore, please inform us of your approval to renovate it so that we can take
the necessary action.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to " -
Department Accountant
With the original letter from the Community Presidency - for follow-up.
Received / 15
⟦illegible signature⟧
17 / 2 / 1952
To be continued
The answer
Iraqi Government
Ministry of Social Affairs
Directorate General of Social Services
(Refugee Affairs)
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 30 / 3 / 1952
17014
Date ⟦illegible⟧
To: - Ministry of Education
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Reference to the letter of the Presidency of the Jewish Community No. 2284 dated 31 / 1 / 1952
Addressed to your Ministry, with a copy to us.
The Laura Kadoorie School building was occupied on 15 / 1 / 952 as we previously informed you
in our letter No. 87 dated 29 / 1 / 1952.
Please be informed that the contract concluded between your esteemed Ministry and the Presidency of the Jewish Community
explicitly states that the lease is for a period of one year starting from the date of its occupation, and therefore
the date of occupation is considered the reliable date.
Acting Director General of Social Services
A copy to: -
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Reference to its letter mentioned above.
Ministry of Finance - Follow-up to our letter mentioned above.
Deanship of the College of Arts and Sciences - Follow-up to our letter mentioned above.
Director of Baghdad Shelters - For verification ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
31 / 3 / 52
Shi'a
⟦1⟧ Answer
⟦stain/burn mark⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Rima Khedouri Hospital Building
52 / 2294
19 / 3 / 1952
To ⟦line⟧
Directorate of Public Health
Greetings
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Directorate of Public Health
Greetings
Your letter numbered 7223 and dated 17 / 3 / 1952,
The presidency of this community has taken immediate measures to carry out the following renovations and repairs:-
1- Repairing the electrical circuit
2- Repairing the water pipes
3- Repairing the doors and their locks
4- Renovating the building's floor
As for painting the building, we cannot undertake it, knowing that we are repairing the spots that
need repainting, in addition to the fact that not much time has passed since it was painted.
⟦illegible⟧ regarding painting the building, we might be able to undertake it, knowing that we are repairing the spots that
need repainting, in addition to the fact that not much time has passed since it was painted.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Iraqi Government
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Number: 6808
Date: 21 / 2 / 1952
Office: Accounts
Subject / Renting a building
Directorate of the Central Preparatory School for Girls
The Directorate of General Accounting informed us in its letter No. 6102 dated 10 / 3 / 1952 that the Ministry of Finance
approved the rental of the house numbered 26 / 114 located in Taht al-Takiya neighborhood belonging to the Presidency of the Jewish
Community for an amount of 600 Dinars annually for the purpose of being occupied by your school. Therefore, please contact the Presidency of the
aforementioned community, receive the referred building, move your school's furniture and supplies to it, vacate your current school building, and hand it over
to its owner, provided that the date of vacating your current school building and occupying the new building be on the same day, and inform us
of the date of vacating the current building and occupying the new building so that we can organize the lease contract agreement.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy of it to:-
Directorate of General Accounting - Accounts - for your kind information.
Presidency of the Jewish Community - with reference to the letter of the Directorate of General Accounting mentioned above for information.
Personnel Accounting - with the original letter of the Directorate of General Accounting - for implementation.
Personnel
⟦illegible⟧
22 / 2 / 52
Sadiq / 16
52 / 2228
3 / 4 / 1952
Prices of blackboards
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To ⟦-⟧
Directorate of Education of the Liwa - Baghdad
Greetings,
We confirm for the second time our letter No. 52 / 2285 dated 1/21/1952;
Requesting the favor of paying the prices of 90 blackboards at a price of 650 fils each (which is the agreed-upon price).
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧ became ⟦illegible⟧ schools
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2229 / 52
3 / 4 / 1952
The second installment of the rent for the former National School building
(No. 512 / 103 Qanbar Ali)
To -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings,
Further to our letter No. 2386 / 52 dated 16 / 3 / 1952,
We request the payment of the second installment of the rent for the former National School (currently occupied by the Mahdia School),
amounting to two hundred dinars, which is due on 6 / 4 / 1952.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Copy to ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible text from reverse side bleeding through⟧
9900
Iraqi Government
Ministry of Social Affairs
Special Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Directorate of Public Health
"Section - Accounting"
Mr. Heskel Daoud Shattub
Head of the Lay Council of the Israelite Community.
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: 10 / 4 / 1952
We attach herewith the payment authorization note numbered 26 / 3886 and dated 10 / 4 / 1952 for an amount of
-/ 720 Dinars (only seven hundred and twenty Dinars) for the rent of the Rima Khedouri Hospital building for a period of
one year from 8 / 4 / 1952 to 7 / 4 / 1953 after deducting the property tax. Please inform us of receipt.
Director of Public Health
Copy to the Central Treasury Directorate - requesting the disbursement of the note based on the approval of the Ministry of Finance in its letter
numbered 3112 and dated 2 March / 1952, noting that the rent is (800) Dinars
and the deduction is (80) Dinars for property tax.
Copy to the Diwan Accountant - with the original contract.
Al-Janabi
455 / 2 / 52
13 / 4 / 1952
To -
Directorate of Public Health
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 6400 dated 10 / 4 / 1952.
We inform you of our receipt of the payment authorization memorandum No. 26/38866 dated 10 / 4 / 52
for an amount of 720.000 Dinars (seven hundred and twenty Dinars only) for the rent of the Khedouri
Hospital building for a period of one year from 8 / 4 / 1952 to 7 / 4 / 1953 after deducting (80) Dinars (eighty
Dinars) for property tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Leasing of the Masouda Salman School building
42 / ⟦illegible⟧
22 / 4 / 1952
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Mr.
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
After greetings
Your letter numbered 6357 and dated 16 / 3 / 1952,
We agree to carry out the necessary repairs for the occupation of the Masouda Salman School building by you, hoping at
the same time that you would kindly pay the rent set by the specialized committee, amounting to three hundred dinars, so
that we can carry out the required repairs ⟦line⟧ .
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
Building Lease
52 / ⟦illegible⟧
22 / 4 / 1952
Mr. ⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings,
Your letter No. 6801 dated 20 / 3 / 1952
The principal of the Central Preparatory School for Girls has not visited us for the purpose of occupying the Rachel
Shahmoon school building, and therefore we wished to know your desire as to whether it is still ongoing to lease this building so that we may take
the necessary measures ⟦illegible⟧
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The principal of the Central Preparatory School for Girls has not visited us for the purpose of occupying the Rachel
Shahmoon school building, and therefore we wished to know your desire as to whether it is still ongoing to lease this building so that we may take
the necessary measures to repair the electrical installations and others.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
The second installment of the rent for the two buildings of the National School
(Al-Mahdiya) and the Consolation of the Blind (Al-Haydariya Branch)
467 / 52
23 / 4 / 1952
To -
Directorate of Education for the Baghdad Province
Greetings,
We confirm to you our receipt of the following amounts -
Fils | Dinar
⟦line⟧ | 180 | The second installment of the rent for the National School building (Al-Mahdiya) after deducting the 10% property tax
⟦line⟧ | 90 | The second installment of the rent for the Consolation of the Blind building (Al-Haydariya Branch) after deducting the 10% property tax
⟦line⟧ | 270 | Only two hundred and seventy dinars
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A copy of it -
To the department accountant.
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Accounts
1772
4 / 4 / 1952
Number /:
Date /: 4 / 4 / 1952
Subject /: Prices of blackboards
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⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community ⟦line⟧
With reference to your letter numbered 2438 / 52 and dated 3 / 4 / 1952
We have received nine blackboards only and we are ready to pay their prices upon your visit to this Directorate. As for
the remaining blackboards that you are claiming, they are a collection of rubble and are not fit for use and have been neglected ⟦line⟧
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy of it to :-
The Department Accountant - with the original letter of the Presidency of the Jewish Community - for follow-up.
M / Amin / 16
Prices of Blackboards
87 / 24 / 52
7 / 5 / 1952
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Mr.
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 9102 and dated 16 / 4 / 1952
1 -- The presidency of this community handed over to your esteemed directorate's representative ninety blackboards, which the said representative received
as being fit for use without rejecting any one of them.
2 -- Despite all this, and in compliance with the desire of your esteemed directorate, we agree to what was stated in your above-mentioned letter
and we have sent the community clerk to deliver the prices of nine blackboards.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Accounts
Number /
Date / 4 / 1952
Subject / Renting a building
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
With reference to your letter No. 2465 / 52 dated 22 / 4 / 952
We request that the required renovations be carried out in the Masouda Salman School building, and we will pay the rent to you
when the mentioned building is handed over by us, provided that its lease contract begins from 15 / 8 / 952, and inform us.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to: -
Department Accountant - with the original letter from the Presidency of the Jewish Community - for follow-up
Khaled / 30
⟦illegible⟧
For registration and action
5 / 5 / 52
Department Copy
Leasing of Masouda Salman School building
52 / 4 / 88
1952 / 5 / 7
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To -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 10192 and dated 30 / 4 / 1952
We have taken note of what was stated in your above letter; and we will carry out the required repairs ⟦line⟧
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Accounts
Number /:
Date /: 5 / 5 / 1952
Subject /: Building Lease
To -
Presidency of the Jewish Community
With reference to your letter No. 2464 / 52 dated 22 / 4 / 952.
We have decided against leasing the Rachel Shahmoon School building as we have reached an agreement with the owners of the building
of the current Central Preparatory School for Girls and have renewed its lease contract.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming Number 807
Date 8 / 5 / 952
Khalid / 5
To be kept in the schools file
⟦signature⟧
11 / 5 / 52
The Iraqi Government
Ministry of Social Affairs
Number: — /
Date: 16 / 4 / 1952
Presidency of the Jewish Community
4771
Date: 20 / 4 / 1952
Directorate of Public Health
Accounts
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject / Water and Electrical Installations
Please complete the water and electrical installations for the building used as a maternity institute (formerly Remah Khedouri Hospital) in a
perfect manner. And provide us with twenty electric ceiling fans at a value of one hundred dinars according to the agreement previously made in that regard, and we will pay you the value of
the fans as soon as we receive them.
Director of Public Health
⟦illegible⟧
For your benefit, the mentioned sewers, please inform the clerk
of the completion of all aspects
Salah
21 / 4 / 952
52/2586
6/1/1952
Electrical and Water Installations
⟦Community⟧ ⟦of the⟧ ⟦Old⟧
⟦The Lay⟧ ⟦Council⟧
To the Ministry of Health
(Directorate of Public Health) ⟦for Accounts⟧
Greetings,
Your letter No. 9949 dated 4/17/1952
We have completed the water and electrical installations that you requested to be carried out in the hospital
Rima Khedouri.
Please accept our highest respect
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Iraqi Government
Ministry of Health
(Very Urgent)
Accounts
Number /: 4277
Date: 7 / 6 / 1952
To the Secretary of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject - Maternity Hospital Building
⟦line⟧
We request instructions to complete the following as quickly as possible due to the approaching opening of the hospital.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Incoming Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
1 - Repairing drinking water pipes
2 - Replacing broken glass
3 - Placing wire mesh on the windows
On behalf of the Minister of Health
Copy to the Diwan Accountant - for follow-up
Personnel
Urgent
The Secretary
All requested orders have been completed
Requested
Accounts
19 / 6 / 52
Accountant
To complete what was stated in the letter above
9 / 6 / 52
Jassim
Iraqi Government
Ministry of Health
Number 10292
Date 5/8/1952
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Special Number ⟦1914⟧
Date 7/8/952
Section: Accounts
Subject:
To the President of the Jewish Community ⟦line⟧ Baghdad ⟦line⟧
We request instructions to send a mechanic to the Maternity Home (formerly Reemah Khedouri Hospital)
to move some sinks from places where their presence is useless and install them in the following rooms.
1 ⟦line⟧ The Doctor's Room
2 ⟦line⟧ The Pharmacy
3 ⟦line⟧ The Kitchen
4 ⟦line⟧ The Laboratory
For the Minister of Health
Copy to the Maternity Home ⟦line⟧ referring to their letter No. 48 dated 30/7/952
Copy to the Accounts Section
Jassim
⟦illegible signature⟧
7/8/952
⟦illegible⟧ Department
T/ 6776 / 52
11 / 8 / 1952
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To "-
Ministry of Health
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 10243 dated 5 / 8 / 1952
The matters required to be carried out according to your above-mentioned letter do not fall upon the burden and responsibility
of this Presidency in its capacity as the lessor, as it has carried out all necessary repairs to the building
and handed it over in full to the Directorate of Public Health - at the time - at the beginning of the lease contract.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
T / 692 / 52
Rent for Masouda Salman School
25 / 8 / 1952
2 /
Mr. -
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
After greetings
1- We inform you of our receipt of (270) Dinars from the Treasury Directorate of Baghdad Province for the rent of Masouda
Salman School for a period of one year starting on 14 / 9 / 1952 and ending on 31 / 8 / 1953
2- We have begun carrying out the necessary repairs and completing the electricity and water deficiencies and will complete them soon.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧