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IJA 3071

Correspondence Regarding Legal Procedures for Community Elections and to Community Officials; Lay Council Members and Budgets

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These documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community contain correspondence regarding the legal procedures for electing officials in the Jewish community. The correspondence references the statues of the Jewish community #36 (1931) and laws of the community #77 (1931); elections for the Jewish Lay Council; names of those eligible for elected office; ballots for various districts; vote tallies; meeting attendance records; and a statement from the Jewish Lay Council to the Jewish community that the president of the Jewish Lay Council is running for the position of president of the Baghdadi community. There are also letters to various community and government officials, including the head of the Jewish butchers, and foreign consular offices; several copies of a list of members of the Jewish Lay Council, 1944-1948; and references to budget planning.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3071
Item Number
2576
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, Judeo-Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Chart, Employment, Judeo-Arabic, Jewish Religious Court, Ministry of Justice, Legal Codification Bureau, Director of School Administration, Typed, Iraqi Government, Citizenship Laws, Crown Crest, Legal, U.S., Hakham Sassoon Khedouri, Butcher, Ink Stamp, British Consulate, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, French Consulate, American Consulate, Letterhead, Jewish Lay Council, Abrogation of Citizenship, President of the Jewish Community, Chief Rabbi, Ministry of Social Affairs, Receipt, Al-Zamān, Correspondence, Annotation, Office of the Police, Handwritten, Travel, President of the Supervisory Commission on Jewish Elections

AI en Translation, Pages 251-275

Page 252

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531
5452
Number T / ⟦...⟧ / 60
Date 3 / 5 / 1960
Subject: The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews.
57
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Justice
Greetings and Respect
With reference to your letter numbered M / 19 / 1 / 7 and dated 15 / 5 / 1958
We inform your Excellency that the term of membership for the Chairman and members of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews expires on
14 / 5 / 1960, requesting you to inform us of the necessary measures to be taken in this regard.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Acting Head of the Community
Telephone

Page 254

The Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Bureau of Legal Codification
Number / 7 / 1 / 1960
Date 9 / 5 / 1960
"Very Urgent"
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Your letter No. T / 283 / 60 dated 3 / 5 / 1960
We deem the current Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews to continue its work until the
election of the new Administrative Committee for the next two years 15 / 5 / 1960 -
15 / 5 / 1962.
⟦signature⟧
Minister of Justice
Lutfi. A 5/9

Page 255

Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Legal Drafting Bureau
No. / 7/1/1910
Date 9/5/1960
Very Urgent
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Your letter No. T / 283 / 60 dated 3/5/1960
We see the continuation of the current Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in its work until the election of the
new Administrative Committee for the next two years 15/5/1960 - 15/5/1962.
Minister of Justice

Page 256

Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Legal Drafting Bureau
Number / ⟦A⟧ / 19/1/7
Date 1960/5/9
Very Urgent
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Your letter No. T / 283 / 60 dated 3 / 5 / 1960
We consider the continuation of the current Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in its work until the election of the
new Administrative Committee for the next two years 15 / 5 / 1960 - 15 / 5 / 1962.
Minister of Justice

Page 257

The Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Bureau of Legal Drafting
Number 7/1/196
Date 9/5/1960
Very Urgent
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Your letter No. T / 60/283 dated 3/5/1960
We consider the current administrative committee for Iraqi Jews to continue its work until the election of the
new administrative committee for the next two years 15/5/1960 - 15/5/1962.
Minister of Justice

Page 259

Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Justice
Department / Personnel
Date 19 / 2 / 960
Ministry of Justice Order No. ( 256 )
In reference to our two orders numbered 1435 and 3529 dated 26 / 5 and 7 / 12 / 1959
Based on the completion of the mission of the committee formed to investigate what was attributed to the committee entrusted with the matter of
managing what was assigned to the Lay Council to perform, and the submission of its report to us, which included the non-substantiation of the allegations
attributed to it, we have decided to close the case and cancel the two aforementioned orders.
Minister of Justice
A copy to :—
Presidency of the Cabinet Office
All Ministries
Presidency of the Legal Codification Bureau — with reference to your margin dated 2 / 2 / ⟦60⟧
Heads of all Courts of Appeal }
Presidency of the Baghdad Justice Region } Hoping to circulate it to all courts and
Justice departments affiliated with you
Governorate of Baghdad Province
General Directorate of Police
All Banks
Directorate of General Guidance and Press — hoping for its publication in the Official Gazette
Administration of the Jewish Community
Rabbi Sassoon Khadhuri
Ministry Accounts Department
Yahya 2/9

Page 260

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 274 / 61
Date: 17 / 1 / 1961
Subject:
56
His Excellency the Respectable Minister of Justice
After greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 7 / 1 / 9 dated 18 / 12 / 1960.
The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews met on 5 / 1 / 961 chaired by Mr. Salman Daniel and with the membership of
the members Mr. Hayawi Soudayi, Naim Masri, Eliahu Khalaschi, and Heskel Setty, and took over the work of the previous
Administrative Committee and its assets in accordance with Article 5 of your esteemed ministry's instructions. We have submitted to your ministry the report of the Whinney
Murray company, and upon the completion of the aforementioned company's audit of the previous committee's accounts, we will submit its report to your
esteemed ministry.
Please accept our highest respect.
Salman Daniel
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦Salman⟧

Page 261

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: 61/⟦...⟧
Date :: 1961/1/5
Subject ::
His Excellency the Honorable Minister of Justice
After greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 7/1/191 and dated 1960/12/18
The Administrative Committee met on 1961/1/5 under the chairmanship of Mr. Salman Daniel and the membership of Messrs. Hayawi Soudaei,
Naeem Masri, Eliyahu Khallasschi, and Hesqel Steti, and received the work and assets of the previous Administrative Committee in accordance with Article
Five of the instructions of your esteemed Ministry, and the Committee has pledged ⟦to submit a report from a legal accounting audit firm⟧
Please accept our highest respect,
Salman Daniel
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
And upon completion of the ⟦accounts⟧ of the aforementioned company's audit of the accounts,
It will submit its report to your esteemed ministry. Please accept
highest respect

Page 262

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
⟦line⟧
Number: 61/
Date: 1961/1/5
Subject: ⟦line⟧
His Excellency the Respectable Minister of Justice
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 7/1/191 and dated 1960/12/18
The Administrative Committee met on 1961/1/5 under the chairmanship of Mr. Salman Daniel and the membership of members Mr. Hayawi Souda'i
and Na'im Masri and Eliyahu Khalaschi and Heskel Sheti and received the works and assets of the previous Administrative Committee in accordance with article
five of your venerable ministry's instructions.
Please accept our highest respect
Salman Daniel
Chairman of the Administrative Committee