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Kingdom of Iraq Post 100 Fils ⟦illegible⟧
IJA 3050
Rental Agreements, Lawyer Appointment, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
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These are legal documents from the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews that contain rental agreements and an appointment of a lawyer to represent the organization.
AI English Translation, Pages 1-25
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The Iraqi Government The Court of Cassation of Iraq Baghdad Source and Number of the Appealed Decision Case Number: / Juridical / : Appellant: His Attorney: Appellee: His Attorney: Date of filing the Cassation Summons: Date of arrival of the papers: Date of the Court of Cassation decision: Judge's Name: Government Press 1177 / 11 / 1952
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Notary Public Office ⟦illegible⟧: Number: Date: 10 / 50 Subject: 5658 12 / 20 / 1957 ⟦illegible⟧ Sassoon Khedhouri, Acting President of the Jewish Community, in addition to my official capacity. I have appointed ⟦illegible⟧ Hassan Kahaji to file a lawsuit against the occupant of property No. 94/30, Mrs. Naima Murad, located in the Tabrizi neighborhood and belonging to this presidency, before the competent court, and to litigate it to the final degree and in any capacity, and he has the right to submit all legal briefs and petitions under his signature, and I have authorized him to exercise all rights and powers granted to me by law in this lawsuit, except for settlement, waiver, and discharge, and for this purpose I have signed ⟦line⟧. The Principal Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Acting President of the Jewish Community Signature I certify that the power of attorney ⟦illegible⟧ signed at the bottom of this power of attorney is the signature of Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, Acting President of the Jewish Community, in addition to his official capacity ⟦illegible⟧ and it was read to him and he acknowledged its contents Written before me on 12 / 20 / 1957 Second Notary Public Notary Public of Baghdad Stamp and Signature Registered under number ⟦illegible⟧ on 12 / 20 / 57 and ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Notary Public of Baghdad
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⟦illegible⟧ The First Party ⟦illegible⟧ President of the ⟦illegible⟧ Israeli Council in Baghdad in addition to his position The Second Party ⟦illegible⟧ Al-Hadi ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ The First Party, called the Lessor, and the Second Party, called the Lessee, have agreed on the following:- First - The Lessor has leased to the Lessee, and the latter has leased from the Lessor after viewing and inspection, the vacant plot of land with sequence Tapu 30 Al-Bataween in the Al-Kolat neighborhood, which is under the management of Meir Elias Hospital in Baghdad, for a period of thirty years starting from the date 12/3/1948 until the date 12/3/1978 for a rental value of -/5760 (five thousand seven hundred and sixty Dinars). Second - The Lessee must pay the rental value to the Lessor in thirty annual installments, each amounting to -/192 one hundred and ninety-two Dinars, to be paid on the first day of each rental year starting from the date of certification of this contract by the Notary Public. Third - In addition to the aforementioned rental value, the Lessee must construct on the said plot the buildings he requires from his own funds, provided that the expenses are not less than the amount of -/3430 Dinars (three thousand four hundred and thirty Dinars) according to the experts' estimation. Fourth - The Lessee must commence the construction of the buildings he requires according to municipal regulations immediately after the certification of this contract by the Notary Public, provided that he completes this construction within a period not exceeding two years from the date of certification of this contract. If the period ends and he has not done so, the Lessor has the option to consider this contract rescinded, and the Lessee shall then be liable to pay compensation equivalent to half of the amount designated for construction, which is stated in paragraph three above, in addition to the rental payments that may be due from him until evacuation, without the need for prior notice or filing a lawsuit by the Lessor or his successor in office. Fifth - The Lessee does not have the right to lease the mentioned plot to another person without the Lessor's written consent, and this does not prejudice the Lessee's right to utilize the plot within the lease period and to lease the buildings he constructs to whomever he wishes according to customary procedures. Sixth - The Lessee must not neglect the maintenance of the building during the lease period and must not demolish it entirely or partially. If it is necessary to demolish a part of it due to technical necessity or need, he must reconstruct that part at a cost not less than its original cost. Seventh - Upon the expiration of the lease period, the Lessee must hand over the plot with the building constructed on it and all its contents to the Lessor or his successor in office in a condition suitable for utilization, as it is property belonging to Meir Elias Hospital in Baghdad, and the Lessee shall then have no right to claim anything whatsoever. Eighth - The Lessee shall pay the fees, taxes, and charges imposed by the laws in force and those decided by the government in the future on the building and the plot, including property tax, paving fees, municipal fees, and water and electricity charges as well. Ninth - Based on the above, agreement was reached between the two contracting parties by offer and acceptance, and the Lessee has received the plot mentioned under the stated conditions. ⟦line⟧
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The lessee kept the original and the lessor kept the copy Lessee: Mr. Ahmed Al-Salloum Lessor: Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq Architect from Al-Alwiya neighborhood: Hajj Faraj Hamza President of the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad: Signature: In addition to his position Signature: Notary Public of East Baghdad: Identification Witnesses: Fee: General Number 832 Salman Shaul, Private Scribe: Salim Khabbaza, Secretary Fils Dinar: Special Number 374 From Sitt Hadiyya neighborhood: The community from Taht neighborhood 7 / 500: Page 361 Signature: Al-Takiya Sequence 45: Salman Shaul Signature: Salim Khabbaza Date: 13/3/1948 I certify that the signatures signed at the bottom of this contract are the signature of the first party, Mr. Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq, President of the Jewish Lay Council in Baghdad, and the signature of the second party, Mr. Ahmed Al-Salloum and Abdul Hadi Al-Hajj Faraj Hamza, whose identities were identified to me by the identification witnesses, and I read the contents to them, so they acknowledged its terms literally and signed it before me on the thirteenth day of the month of March in the year 1948 ⟦line⟧ Baghdad Notary Public Office General Number 1166 Special Number ⟦illegible⟧ Page Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date 13 / 3 / 48 Fee ⟦illegible⟧ Notary Public of East Baghdad Seal of the Notary Public Ghazi Tawfiq This was issued as a copy of the copy at the Notary Public of East Baghdad on 12 / 4 / 948 and number 832, and it is exactly identical to its original 12 / 4 / 955 Second Notary Public Notary Public of East Baghdad Notary Public of North Baghdad Muhammad Ali Al-Khalili
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For the Jews ⟦illegible⟧: ⟦illegible⟧ Number: One 452 Number :: Date :: Subject :: The First Party - Mr. Salman Daniel, Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews (acting as the Lay Council ⟦line⟧ ) in his official capacity ⟦line⟧ ( The Second Party - The lawyer Mr. Mustafa Al-Ankarli ⟦line⟧ . By mutual ⟦line⟧ agreement between the two contracting parties, this agreement has been organized between them according to the following conditions: - 1 - The First Party has appointed the Second Party to represent him in the lawsuit to be filed by him in the Personal Status Court against Mr. Emil Saleh ⟦line⟧ and the trustee of the Ezra Menachem Daniel endowments (endowed by the aforementioned endower Ezra Menachem Daniel according to the endowment deed issued by the Personal Status Court in Baghdad). This is for the purpose of removing the mentioned trustee Emil Saleh Shlomo from the trusteeship of the aforementioned endowments ⟦line⟧ . 2 - The two parties have agreed that the legal fees entitled to the Second Party for the mentioned lawsuit are eight hundred dinars, of which a quarter is paid, which is seventy-five dinars, and the remainder, which is three-quarters, is deferred as shown in the following clause: - 3 - The Second Party has received from Mr. Salman Daniel a quarter of the fee, seventy-five dinars, for the legal fees in cash, and the deferred amount of two hundred and twenty-five dinars shall be paid to him by the First Party upon the conclusion of the lawsuit and obtaining the judgment to remove the aforementioned trustee Mr. Emil Saleh Shlomo from the trusteeship and the judgment becoming final, or if a settlement is reached between the two litigating parties, i.e., the First Party and the trustee Emil Saleh Shlomo, or if the lawsuit is dropped at the request of the First Party. Accordingly, the agreement between the two parties has been concluded as mentioned above, and this agreement was organized in two copies to be in the hands of each of them a copy to act upon, written in Baghdad. The Second Party Lawyer Mustafa Al-Ankarli The First Party Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews (Acting as the Lay Council for the mentioned community in his official capacity ⟦line⟧ ) . The Republic of Iraq 50 Fils
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Administrative Committee Telephone Number :: Date :: Subject: ⟦line⟧ First Party - Mr. Salman Daniel, President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews (acting as the Lay Council for the aforementioned community) in his official capacity ⟦line⟧ ) Second Party - Mr. Mustafa Al-Ankarli ⟦line⟧ . By the offer and acceptance occurring between the two contracting parties, this agreement has been organized between them according to the following conditions: - 1 - The First Party has appointed the Second Party as legal counsel for the lawsuit to be filed by him in the Personal Status Court against Mr. Emil Saleh Shlomo, the trustee of the Ezra Menahem Daniel endowments (endowed by the aforementioned endower Ezra Menahem Daniel according to the endowment deed issued by the Personal Status Court in Baghdad) for the purpose of removing the aforementioned trustee Emil Saleh Shlomo from the trusteeship of the aforementioned endowments ⟦line⟧ . 2 - The two parties have agreed that the attorney's fees entitled to the Second Party for the aforementioned lawsuit are three hundred dinars, of which one quarter, seventy-five dinars, shall be paid, and the remainder, which is three quarters, shall be deferred as shown in the following clause: - 3 - The Second Party has received from Mr. Salman Daniel the amount of seventy-five dinars for the attorney's fees in cash, and the deferred amount of two hundred and twenty-five dinars shall be paid to him by the First Party upon the conclusion of the lawsuit and obtaining the judgment to remove the aforementioned trustee Mr. Emil Saleh Shlomo from the trusteeship and the judgment gaining finality, or if a settlement is reached between the litigating parties, i.e., the First Party and the trustee Emil Saleh Shlomo, or if the lawsuit is dropped at the request of the First Party. Accordingly, the agreement between the two parties has been concluded in the manner mentioned above, and this agreement was organized in two copies to be in the hands of each of them a copy to act upon, written in Baghdad. Second Party Lawyer Mustafa Al-Ankarli First Party President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews (Acting as the Lay Council for the aforementioned community in his official capacity ⟦line⟧ )
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Presidency of the Community Baghdad Number: T/550 Date: 11 / 1 / 1955 Subject: ⟦line⟧ To the Honorable Mr. Jamil Al-Orfali After greetings Based on the approval of the Administrative Committee of the community, I have appointed Your Excellency, in addition to my position, in all expropriation lawsuits of Meir Elias Hospital with all its plots, facilities, buildings, and annexes, provided that you represent it administratively and judicially and attend in the competent departments and courts of all levels and types to settle the mentioned expropriation cases by legal means according to the Expropriation Law, and we agree to pay legal fees to Your Excellency as follows:- 1 - Four thousand dinars shall be paid in the event that you cancel the expropriation of the mentioned hospital from its foundation. 2 - Four thousand dinars shall be paid in the event that you replace the expropriation with a long-term lease for a period of thirty years and an annual rent of no less than seven thousand dinars, and this fee can be increased appropriately with the approval of the Administrative Committee if you are able to raise the annual rent above seven thousand dinars. 3 - In the event that it is not possible to cancel the expropriation or replace it with a long-term lease, the mentioned lawsuits shall be followed on the basis of increasing the expropriation compensation, and in this case, a lump sum fee of one thousand two hundred and fifty dinars shall be paid in two installments, advance and deferred. However, if you are able to increase the expropriation compensation by more than 25% of the initial estimates, a percentage (in addition to the lump sum fee) of 7% shall be paid on what exceeds 25% of the initial estimates, provided that this additional fee is deducted from the expropriation compensations. With highest respect to Your Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Acting Head of the Community Dear Secretary of the Committee Please take a decision on this ⟦signature⟧ 1/12 The original letter is kept with the Deputy with the priorities ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Jamil Al-Orfali
Lawyer
Baghdad
Telephone { Office 610
Telephone { Residence 7264
⟦line⟧ General Power of Attorney ⟦line⟧
I, the undersigned, Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, in my capacity as Acting President of the Jewish Community and in addition to my position,
have appointed His Excellency the lawyer Mr. Jamil Al-Orfali to file lawsuits regarding the expropriation of Meir Elias Hospital
and its annexes of buildings, structures, and plots registered in the Land Registry (Tabu) and unregistered, including plots Tabu sequence 1/137 and
138 and 1 and 2/137 and 2/2/137 and 177 Mir Al-Kurd sequence 148. I have authorized him to enter into all
lawsuits formed on these plots and regarding them, whether they exist as one plot or not. He has the right to consult the Land Registry departments,
settlement committees and their appellate courts, and to litigate and defend through conciliation, first instance, appeal, and cassation, in presence and in absentia, as a plaintiff,
defendant, third party, objector, and respondent to an objection, third-party objection, dismissal of the case, correction, and original and incidental third-party objection,
complaining against judges and their recusal, determining the reference, jurisdiction, and function, and requesting the transfer of cases from the court to the administration and vice versa
or to another court, and following up on the matters of these cases in all committees, councils, official bodies, official departments,
and semi-official departments. I have authorized him to serve and be served notices, to administer and take oaths, to object, appeal, and cassation, to select experts, and to request
judgment in absentia, to present and discuss evidence, to challenge it with witnesses, experts, and arbitrators, and to request and demand compensation
and indemnities, and to submit petitions, briefs, and applications under his signature, and to issue warnings. He has the right to receive judgments and execute them, and to appoint whomever
he wishes for all or part of what he was authorized for, and to dismiss them repeatedly. In conclusion, he is a general attorney in all lawsuits arising or that
will arise regarding the aforementioned plots and regarding Meir Elias Hospital with all its buildings, facilities, annexes, and the plots belonging to it
which have not yet been registered; and upon this I have signed.
Signature
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
Acting President of the Community
Notary Public Office
in Baghdad
Based on the request for this day, I went to the headquarters of the Presidency of the Jewish
Community in Baghdad located in the Shamash School building, and there appeared
before me Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, Acting President of the Jewish Community according to the judicial papers numbered 1743
dated 2 / 10 / 951, a copy of which is kept in this office. This capacity has been established before me, and he acknowledged the content
of this power of attorney signed by him, so I certified it and added it to the register on 16 / 1 / 955.
Signature
First Notary Public of South Baghdad
Khader Abbas
A fee was collected for this power of attorney according to a receipt
in the name of the Notary Public of the South 217 and dated
16 / 1 / 955 under the number of this copy 218
Notary Public of South Baghdad
16 / 1 / 55
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Notary Public Office ⟦illegible⟧: Dinar: ⟦illegible⟧ Fils: ⟦illegible⟧ Number: 287 Date: 11 / 1 / 955 Jamil Al-Orfali Lawyer Office Phone 6349 Residence <del>4418</del> 98300 ⟦line⟧ General Power of Attorney ⟦line⟧ I, the undersigned, Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, in my capacity as Acting President of the Jewish Community and in addition to my position, have appointed His Excellency Lawyer Mr. Jamil Al-Orfali as a general proxy to file all lawsuits belonging to me and to enter into all lawsuits existing or that will exist for or against me, in my personal capacity, as a proxy, or as a guardian, in the Sharia, Civil, Criminal, Conciliation, and Commercial courts, and all committees, special councils, special courts, Land Registry departments, settlement committees and their appellate courts, and police departments. His opinion ⟦illegible⟧ have appointed His Excellency Lawyer Mr. Jamil Al-Orfali as a general proxy to file all lawsuits belonging to me and to enter into all lawsuits existing or that will exist for or against me, in my personal capacity, as a proxy, or as a guardian, in the Sharia, Civil, Criminal, Conciliation, and Commercial courts, and all committees, special councils, special courts, Land Registry departments, settlement committees and their appellate courts, and police departments, investigating judges, departments of minors' funds, pleading and defending through conciliation, first instance, appeal, and cassation, in person or in absentia, as a plaintiff, defendant, third party, objector, respondent to an objection, third-party objector, response, restitution, correction, original third-party objection, incidental objection, complaints against judges and their recusal, determining jurisdiction, authority, and function, requesting declaration of bankruptcy, appointing syndics and requesting their dismissal, agreeing to a settlement (concordat), requesting the transfer of a case from court to administration and vice versa or to another court, and following up on all types of interests in all councils and committees, including income tax authorities, official bodies, all ministries, official, semi-official, or private departments. I have authorized him to serve and receive notices, administer and take oaths, object, appeal, and cassation by signature, request the dissolution and liquidation of companies, reconciliation, settlement, admission, discharge, review of accounts, and selection of experts, appraisers, and arbitrators, supervising them and their reports, dismissing them repeatedly, inspecting books, conducting inspections, performing comparisons, requesting handwriting samples and objecting to them, requesting default judgments, presenting evidence, discussing it, challenging it, and challenging witnesses and their testimony. and official, semi-official, and private departments, and I have authorized him to notify and be notified, to form alliances, to object, to appeal, and to seek cassation with his signature, to request the dissolution and liquidation of companies, to reconcile, to settle, to acknowledge, to release, to review accounts, and to elect experts, distinguishers, and arbitrators, to supervise them and their reports, to dismiss them repeatedly, to inspect books and records, and to conduct comparisons, and handwriting verification and to object to it, to request judgments in absentia, to present evidence and discuss it, to challenge it, and to challenge witnesses and their testimonies, to request acquittal and release, to claim personal rights, to request the suspension of legal proceedings, and to claim compensations and indemnities, and to submit petitions, briefs, and applications with his signature, to issue warnings through notaries public, and to request the placement of precautionary, provisional, and procedural seizures and their lifting, and he has the right to receive notifications and bonds and execute them in the execution departments, and to request imprisonment and eviction, and the sale of seized property, and to request pre-emption, subdivision, and the removal of joint ownership of all kinds, and to appeal the decisions of the execution departments, and to request bankruptcy and settle all bankruptcy transactions, to conclude and organize the concordat and its dissolution, to appoint the syndic and dismiss him repeatedly, and to appoint the trustee and dismiss him, and to complain against them, and to appoint whomever he wishes for all or part of what he has been authorized for, and to dismiss him repeatedly. In conclusion, the aforementioned is a proxy for me with a general power of attorney for what is mentioned above. Based on the request and the legal capacity, I, the rapporteur clerk of the Jewish community in Baghdad, located in the Taht al-Takiya neighborhood, went at three o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday, corresponding to September 21, 1952, to Al-Saffar, and there I found His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, of known identity and Acting President of the Jewish community in Baghdad according to the order of the Ministry of Interior No. 717 dated September 21, 1952, a copy of which is kept in this office. I read this general power of attorney to him, and he acknowledged its content in addition to his official capacity and signed it with his signature before me on September 21, 1952. On the acknowledgment of the principal Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Acting President of the Community Naji Rashid First Notary Public of South Baghdad 200 Fils 200 Fils
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⟦illegible⟧ I, the undersigned, Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, in my capacity as Acting President of the Jewish Community and in addition to my position, have appointed the lawyer ⟦...⟧ Mr. Jamil Al-Orfali to file lawsuits regarding the expropriation of Meir Elias Hospital and its annexes, facilities, buildings, and plots registered in the Land Registry (Tabu) and those not registered, including plots sequence Tabu 1/137 and 138, 195, 1/1/137, 2/2/137, 177, and Bir al-Kurd sequence 148, and I have authorized him to enter into all lawsuits formed on these plots and regarding them, whether they exist as a single plot or not, and he has the right to consult the Land Registry departments, settlement committees, and their appellate courts, and to plead and defend in conciliation, first instance, appeal, and cassation, in person or in absentia, as a plaintiff, defendant, third party, objector, respondent to an objection, third-party objector, party to the lawsuit, correction, and original or incidental third-party objection, complaining against judges and recusing them, determining jurisdiction, authority, and function, and requesting the transfer of the lawsuit from the court to ⟦...⟧ and vice versa or to another court, and following up on the matters of these lawsuits in all committees, councils, official bodies, official departments, and semi-official departments, and I have authorized him to notify and be notified, to administer oaths and take oaths, to object, appeal, and seek cassation, to select experts, and to request judgment in absentia, to present evidence and discuss it, to challenge it and the witnesses, experts, and arbitrators, and to request and demand compensation and indemnities, and to submit petitions, briefs, and applications under his signature, and to issue warnings, and he may take judgments and execute them, and appoint whomever he wishes for all that he has been authorized for or part of it, and to dismiss them repeatedly, and in conclusion, he is a general proxy in all arising lawsuits that will arise regarding the aforementioned plots and regarding Meir Elias Hospital with all its buildings, facilities, annexes, and the plots belonging to it which have not yet been registered ⟦...⟧ and upon this I have signed. Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Acting President of the Community ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Number T/: ⟦illegible⟧ Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / 11 / 19⟦illegible⟧ Telephone Number: 83531 / 5452 Subject :: His Excellency Mr. Jamil Al-Orfali, Respectfully After greetings Based on the approval of the Administrative Committee of the Community, I have appointed Your Excellency, in addition to my position, in all expropriation lawsuits of Meir Elias Hospital with all its plots, facilities, buildings, and annexes, provided that you follow them up administratively and judicially and attend in the competent departments and courts of all levels and types to resolve the mentioned expropriation cases by legal means according to the Expropriation Law, and we agree to pay legal fees to Your Excellency as follows:- 1 - Four thousand dinars shall be paid in the event that you cancel the expropriation of the mentioned hospital from its basis. 2 - Four thousand dinars shall be paid in the event that you replace the expropriation with a long-term lease for a period of thirty years and an annual rent of no less than seven thousand dinars, and the increase of this rent shall be a suitable increase with the approval of the Administrative Committee if you are able to raise the annual rent amount above nine thousand dinars. 3 - In the event of inability to cancel the expropriation or replace it with a long-term lease, the mentioned lawsuits shall be followed up on the basis of increasing the expropriation compensation, and in this case, a lump sum fee of one thousand two hundred and fifty dinars shall be paid to be paid in two installments, advance and deferred. However, if you are able to increase the expropriation compensation by more than 25% of the initial estimates, a percentage (in addition to the lump sum fee) of 7% shall be paid on what exceeds 25% of the initial estimates, provided that this additional fee is deducted from the expropriation compensations. With highest respect to Your Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri Acting President of the Community
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General Power of Attorney I, the undersigned, Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, in my capacity as President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, in addition to my official position, have appointed His Excellency Lawyer Jamil al-Orfali as a general proxy to file all lawsuits belonging to me and to enter into all existing and future lawsuits for me and on my behalf, personally and by proxy, in the Sharia, Civil, Criminal, and Conciliation courts, and all committees, special councils, special courts, Land Registry departments, settlement committees and their appellate councils, and to plead and defend through settlement, at first instance, appeal, and cassation, in person or in absentia, as plaintiff, defendant, third party, objector, and respondent, and as a third-party objector, through response, restitution, correction, original and incidental third-party objection, and complaints against judges and challenging their claims, and determining jurisdiction, powers, and function, and requesting the transfer of the lawsuit from the court to the administration and vice versa and to another court, and following up on all types of interests in all councils, official bodies, and all ministries, official, semi-official, and private departments. I have authorized him to serve and receive notices, administer and take oaths, object, appeal, and seek cassation, and to select experts, evaluators, and arbitrators, to supervise them and their reports, to dismiss them repeatedly, to request judgment in absentia, to present evidence and discuss it, to challenge it and challenge witnesses and their testimony, and to submit petitions and applications under his signature, and to issue warnings through notaries public, and to request the placement and lifting of precautionary, provisional, and procedural seizures. He has the right to take judgments and deeds and execute them in the execution departments, and to request imprisonment, seizure, and the sale of seized property, and to appeal the decisions of the execution departments. In summary, His Excellency is a proxy for me with a general power of attorney for what is mentioned above. By acknowledgment Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Acting President of the Jewish Community Baghdad 24 / 11 / 955 (Signature) Number 1050 Date 24 / 11 / 955 I certify that the signature at the bottom of this power of attorney is the signature of Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, Acting President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, according to the documents kept in this department. It was read to him, and he acknowledged its content and decided that the notification took place in addition to his position in the totality of the location in the Taht al-Takya neighborhood in Rusafa. 24 / 11 / 955 First Notary Public of South Baghdad Stamp / Signature I certify that this is a true copy of the power of attorney kept in the records of this department under number 1050 and general ⟦illegible⟧ and section 21 and book 204 dated 24 / 11 / 955. Based on the request, this certified copy was given on 7 / 12 / 955 Qusay al-Tikriti 7 / 12 First Notary Public of South Baghdad ⟦stamp with portrait and text: 100 Fils⟧ Paid
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General Power of Attorney I, the undersigned, Rabbi ⟦...⟧ in my name ⟦...⟧ as President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad, in addition to my position, have appointed His Excellency the lawyer Jamil ⟦...⟧ as my general proxy to file all lawsuits belonging to me and to enter into all existing and future lawsuits for or against me, in person or by proxy, in the Sharia, Civil, Criminal, and Conciliation courts, and all committees, special councils, special courts, Land Registry departments, settlement committees and their appellate councils, and to plead and defend, whether through settlement, in person, by appeal, by cassation, in presence or by proxy, as a plaintiff, defendant, third party, objector, respondent, third-party objector, by rebuttal, restitution, correction, original and incidental third-party objection, filing complaints against judges and challenging them, determining jurisdiction, powers, and duties, requesting the transfer of cases from court to administration and vice versa and to another court, and following up on all types of interests in all councils, official bodies, all ministries, official, semi-official, and private departments. I have authorized him to notify and be notified, to seek leniency, to swear oaths, to object, appeal, and seek cassation, and to select experts, evaluators, and arbitrators, to oversee them and their reports, to dismiss them repeatedly, to request default judgments, to present and discuss evidence, to challenge it, to challenge witnesses and their testimony, to submit petitions and applications under his signature, and to issue warnings through notaries public, to request the imposition and lifting of provisional, precautionary, and executive seizures, and he has the right to receive judgments and deeds and execute them in the execution departments, to request foreclosure, seizure, and the sale of seized property, and to appeal the decisions of the execution departments. In summary, His Excellency is a proxy for me with a general power of attorney for what is mentioned above. ⟦line⟧ Upon acknowledgment Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri Acting President of the Israelite Community Baghdad 24 / 11 / 955
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