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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Administration
26016
Number / ⟦illegible⟧
Date / 12 / 2 / 1952
Administrations of Official and Private Primary, Intermediate, and Secondary Schools for Boys
and Girls affiliated with this Directorate
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Education No. 26/1/2233 dated
12/1/1952 regarding our letter No. 268 dated 11/17/1952 about the pamphlets of the two Communist Parties
in Syria and Lebanon, requesting you to act accordingly . . .
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to:-
Directorate of General Education
Assistants of this Directorate
Copy of the Letter
With reference to our "Secret" letter No. 26/1/M/2212 dated 11/26/1952
We see the necessity of monitoring student mail and destroying this newspaper before it reaches the students.
Minister of Education
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Number ⟦illegible⟧
BAGHDAD
M/AD/4
Education
To be filed
⟦illegible⟧ 12/2/52
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Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
Administration
Number / 26418
Date / 9 / 12 / 1952
To the administrations of all official, private, and foreign elementary schools affiliated with this Directorate
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs numbered 41765 and dated
7 / 12 / 1952 concerning the religion lesson, requesting that you act accordingly.
Director of Education, Baghdad Province ⟦signature⟧
A copy to:-
Directorate of General Technical Affairs (Curricula, Books, and Examinations) with reference to their letter
referred to above
Assistant of this Directorate
Certificates and Statistics Observer.
Copy of the Letter
With reference to your letter numbered 482/72 and dated 23 / 11 / 1952
-1- The Muslim student who studies in a school where the majority of students are non-Muslims shall have applied to him,
when participating in the general examinations for elementary education, our letter numbered 39548 and dated
22 / 11 / 1952, which requires the necessity of his participation in the religion lesson examination,
and it facilitates providing these students with the prescribed religion books and required curricula (including
students of non-terminal grades).
-2- In school examinations, the religion lesson grade for a non-Muslim student who studies
in a school where most students are Muslims, or for a Muslim student who studies in a school where most students
are non-Muslims, shall be calculated by taking the average of his grades in his other lessons as his grade in the religion lesson.
Signature / Director of General Technical Affairs
Professor Shaul
To be circulated to Professor Al-Mahdi, the books, and delivered
Education
⟦stamp: JEWISH PRIMARY SCHOOL - BAGHDAD⟧
Date 22/12/52
Number 487
M / Amin / 9
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Baghdad Province Education Directorate
Administration
Number / 26017
Date / 4 / 12 / 1952
Administrations of primary schools and government and private kindergartens in the city of Baghdad
and its surroundings
We convey to you below a copy of the Ministry of Social Affairs letter notified to us by the Technical Affairs
Directorate letter issued regarding (Ramzi School for Mentally Retarded Children) to contact the guardians of students to whom
these cases apply to send them to this school.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Education
⟦illegible⟧
BAGHDAD
Number 485
Date 52/12/4
A copy to:-
Technical Affairs Directorate, referring to its letter numbered Sh. Th. / 40966 / 24 and dated
2 / 12 / 1952
Assistant of this Directorate.
Copy of the Letter
⟦Y⟧ou find below a copy of the letter from the administration of Ramzi School for Mentally Retarded Children containing sufficient
details about the work and activities of this school, hoping for your support and guidance for families that embrace such
children and sending those children you deem eligible, to whom the mentioned cases apply, to the referred school
for the purpose of treatment and training.
Signature / Acting Director of Social Services
General
Copy of the School's Letter
This school is located in Bustan Kubba, south of Baghdad, Phone 3792, and the school can be contacted directly
The school accepts mentally retarded children whether as boarding or day students. Acceptance is preceded by a medical examination
conducted by a committee of specialists to decide that the child's mental state is not attributed to insanity, which is outside
the scope of this school's work.
And if any physical ailment is found during the medical examination, the patient is placed under the necessary treatment and training
to return them to their natural mental state. Accepted students in the school are also subject to individual intelligence tests
and their habits are studied, and an appropriate program is set to train their activities and habits, which they must follow. Children
are also divided into groups with specific similar interests regarding age and ability for the same purpose.
Children whose ages range between two to eighteen years are accepted. The purpose of this training
is to give the child special training that suits their abilities, which can guarantee them a better future than if they were left in their
family environment that does not suit them, while at the same time, the abnormal child is considered a major source of disturbance to other
normal individuals.
Fees - The fees set for boarding children range between (10 - 16) Dinars, provided that the financial status
of the parents is taken into consideration, and they are accepted according to their financial capacity. For day students, from 5 - 8 Dinars,
and the financial status is also taken into consideration. As for poor children, they are accepted for free, provided the ratio of children
accepted for free to the remaining children does not exceed a ratio of 1 - 4.
The school is currently ready to accept twenty-five children in the current building, ten of whom are boarders and fifteen are day students,
knowing that the number of day students currently in the school is ten students.
M / Amin / 4
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Certificates and Statistics
Number /:
Date /:
Education
12/1/1952
⟦illegible⟧
482
BAGHDAD
12/2/1952
To - Administration of Frank Iny Private Primary School
Your letter No. 327/52 dated 11/20/1952
We agree to what was stated in your above-mentioned letter ⟦and the admission⟧ of the students whose names are listed in your aforementioned letter into the classes
appropriate for their standing. Abdul Razzaq al-Mawla and the sons of Sadiq al-Tamimi
On behalf of the Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Personnel
Did the Sheikh and the school confirm they are the ones who ⟦took responsibility⟧ for Sadiq al-Tamimi's children?
12/21/1952
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Continuation of our letter No. 52408 dated 12/7/54
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The head of the Syrian delegation moved to the problem of educating the children of Palestinian refugees, emphasizing that
their situation evokes pity. He stated that the Syrian government receives nine thousand of these children in its schools
and provides financial aid to another number, specifically divided for three thousand others. But there are thousands besides them who remain
victims of ignorance, and the government's capacity to educate them is narrowing. Therefore, the United Nations and UNESCO should
support those among them in accordance with the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
His Excellency the Syrian Minister of Education noted that the scope of work in the fields of education, science, and culture
is expanding so much that it cannot be confined to a program implemented by UNESCO in a single year. This is what
should prompt the Syrian delegation to demand that UNESCO be allowed to distinguish between the projects it carries out
itself and those that should be undertaken by member states and other specialized organizations economically within limits
and funds.
His Excellency Dr. Tayyara drew the attention of the Fourth General Conference to ⟦the mission of⟧ defining first how cooperation
between UNESCO and non-governmental organizations should be divided, given its importance, on the basis of an agreement that defines the type
and scope of work. He regretted that the efforts of organizations have so far been limited to Western countries, while the East
is more in need of their benefits.
Then he spoke about conferences and study courses in the regions, showing their utility, and hoped that
UNESCO and member states would take care to implement the recommendations and resolutions they set.
After that, he addressed the problem of technical assistance experts, noting that these experts often spend
time studying social and economic conditions. He hoped that UNESCO would agree with specialized bodies
on establishing centers to prepare these experts. Then he demanded an increase in Syria's share of missions granted by
UNESCO to intellectuals abroad. Finally, the Syrian minister pointed to the necessity of using the Arabic language
in UNESCO's work related to translating and publishing publications so that there is a link between the organization and millions of speakers
of this language.
He demanded an increase in those performing technical work in the organization and placing them in a rank appropriate to the importance
of the mission they perform. The head of the Syrian delegation concluded his speech by emphasizing that the landmarks of peace should be established
in the minds of humans on a basis of freedom. Peace cannot be spread unless governments and peoples adopt
the principles of justice and freedom, not only inside UNESCO but outside it as well. It is a mistake to consider that the problems
we clash with in the field of political relations are of a purely technical nature. It is impossible at the
present time for peace to stabilize in this world except through an intellectual revolution; for friendship is not built on force, grudge,
pride, and rejection. Nothing will save the world except a spiritual renewal, and states must rely—as stated in
our charter—on the foundations of intellectual and moral cooperation.
M / Amin / 7
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⟦Continuation of the letter numbered 2592 and dated 12/2/1952⟧
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within its broad scope. Consequently, Dr. Al-Yassin urged Iraq's previous request to UNESCO regarding
the establishment of a modern research center in Baghdad, and moved on to state an important point regarding the use of the Arabic
language in UNESCO as a means of expressing the organization's goals and activities to the Arab and Islamic countries,
which are numerous and vast countries that the organization must not ignore. Consequently, the speaker demanded that the organization establish
a central secretariat in Baghdad to handle translation work and Arabic publications so that it becomes a link between UNESCO's ideals and the minds of
the peoples who use the Arabic language. Then he said: Especially, financial considerations must not stand
as an obstacle in the way of establishing this vital administration.
Dr. Al-Yassin addressed the problem of Arab refugees, saying that it is a complex problem that raises concern and interest
alike. And that there are hundreds of thousands of refugee sons and daughters waiting for aid and education. Then he said: The
UNESCO and UNRWA organizations must double their efforts to reach positive and effective results
that remove the scourge of injustice from these refugees of the Arabs of Palestine.
Dr. Al-Yassin concluded his speech by saying:
The Director-General's statement inspires hope in the different peoples of the world,
who long for a dignified level of human life.
M/ Amin / 3
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Writer
Please review and resubmit the request from the kindergarten then save it in our records
2 / 12 / 52
Number / 25852
Date / 2 / 12 / 1952
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
Administration
Administrations of Secondary, Intermediate, and Primary Schools, State, Private, and Foreign
For boys and girls belonging to this Directorate, all of them
We forward to you below a copy of the speech by Dr. Muhammad Hussein Al Yassin, Director of General Cultural
Affairs and head of the Iraqi delegation to the UNESCO General Conference, which he delivered on 17/11/52. We hope
that all teaching and educational staffs in your schools review its contents.
Director of Education, Baghdad Province
A copy to:-
Directorate of Cultural Affairs - referring to its letter No. S.T / 7 / 3 / 40474 dated 27 / 11 / ⟦52⟧
Assistants of this Directorate
Education
FRANKINY SCHOOL
Frankiny School
Number 420
Date 22 / 12 / 52
Speech of the Head of the Iraqi Delegation to the UNESCO General Conference
Dr. Muhammad Hussein Al Yassin, Head of the Iraqi Delegation to the UNESCO General Conference, delivered at
its current educational session held in Paris, an extensive statement which he began by referring to the noble human role
undertaken by UNESCO in the midst of this anxious world. He then said if these human efforts have reached the ends of
the world, it is primarily due to the depth of the mission carried out by the organization and the nobility of purpose held by its
Director-General. The speaker expressed the appreciation of the Iraqi delegation and its government for the personality of Dr. Torres Bodet and what it is characterized by of
loftiness and what it inspires in souls of respect and love.
The head of the Iraqi delegation reviewed the reasons that made his country familiar with the cultural direction, which today is consolidating
as an effort exerted by all humanity. And UNESCO makes it its highest goal, saying that Iraq, if it seeks the era of
civilization, it is because it recognized the value of education since three thousand five hundred years before Christ. Then was the era of the prosperity
of Islam, so ancient cultures mixed and took a wide step toward progress. The speaker returned to the glory of Harun
al-Rashid and al-Ma'mun and the civilization of Baghdad and cited what an English writer said that the cultural movement originated in the
Islamic world a century or about a century before it originated in the West, and mentioned the centers of Basra, Kufa, Baghdad, and Cairo and what was established
therein of mosques and universities and what it knew of the arts of agriculture, industry, and navigation.
The head of the Iraqi delegation returned to say that it is no wonder then that Iraq is keen to achieve the goals of UNESCO
and provides all assistance for its benefits. He then said, the Iraqi Council of Ministers has greatly welcomed UNESCO's proposal regarding compulsory
education. He continued, but Iraq, while it appreciates UNESCO's efforts in the fields of vocational,
technical, and scientific education, views them as still in their experimental stage and therefore require concentration and expansion,
as Iraq, being the heart of the Middle East, needs modern systematic studies carried out by the Iraqi
people themselves. Not merely for contribution to human knowledge, but to step in the path of human progress.
To be continued.
M / Amin / 3
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Please kindly publish in the education bulletin for once and then keep it in our records
21/12/52
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Number / 11
Administration
Date / 8 / 12 / 1952
Administrations of Secondary, Intermediate, and Primary Schools, official and private, for boys and girls
affiliated with this Directorate, all
We convey to you below the text of the speech of Mr. Khalil al-Salem, delegate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
to the UNESCO General Conference, which he delivered on 20/11/52. We hope that it will be reviewed
by the teaching and educational bodies in your schools.
On behalf of /
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to:-
Directorate of Cultural Affairs, referring to its letter numbered Sh.Th / 7 / 41346 and dated
4 / 12 / 1952.
Assistants of this Directorate
Education
20/12/52
479
Speech of the Delegate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
at the UNESCO General Conference
⟦line⟧
Mr. Khalil al-Salem, delegate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the UNESCO General Conference,
spoke and began his speech by praising the Director of the Organization and commending his comprehensive report on UNESCO's work
and its activities.
The professor went on to explain the merits of the teacher and the opportunities for progress they provide to humans, attaching great importance
to the work of UNESCO and its pursuit of achieving human freedom, justice, and peace.
Then he said (The principle that can be identified to determine the best forms and activity is the greatest
benefit for the greatest number. He pointed out that the world's lack of a global education is the cause of its tension, whether
the tension is racial, social, or political. He continued, saying - that half of the inhabitants of this planet
are illiterate, sick, and poor, and hence the necessity of basic education projects appears, as they would liberate millions
from the slavery of ignorance, poverty, and disease. Then he said (The world's need is increasing today for knowledge
scientific and its dissemination and bringing it closer to minds, just as it increases for free expression and exchange of opinion, as that leads
to international understanding and human cohesion. Mr. Al-Salem suggested using, instead of (underdeveloped countries
and advanced countries), the terms (young nations and ancient nations) and said that with
these new words, meanings of sympathy, encouragement, and assistance are evoked, as are meanings of desire
among the young to benefit from the experience of the elders.
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Continuation of the letter - Number 2200 Date 8/12/952
And the delegate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan moved to talk about compulsory education projects
He said (Jordan welcomes the conference that will be held in the Middle East to discuss the problems of this education
He also looks forward to sending his missions to the Sirs El-Layyan Center for Basic Education. He suggested to the conference
To help UNESCO in issuing a scientific dictionary that unifies scientific terminology in the Arabic language
Then he said that he hopes that Jordan's relationship with the Cairo Center for Scientific Cooperation will be strengthened, and he also welcomes the establishment of the foundation
Statistics in Beirut, and the delegate spoke about training Jordanians, and it would be desirable to lengthen their missions until they complete
The proposed program. He also explained Jordan's need for equipment, tools, and various technical assistance.
And Professor Khalil Al-Salem referred to the speech of the heads of the Egyptian and Iraqi delegations regarding
Publications in the Arabic language and said that the best call for UNESCO's goals is real and influential work -
And addressing people in their own languages so that the organization ensures that its publications reach the masses and are read by many.
The delegate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan criticized the paragraph that appeared in the general report specifically
Regarding the education of (the largest possible number) of refugees and said that UNESCO, with this decision, contradicts its principles and ignores
Article twenty-six of Human Rights. Which stipulates that education is (for all) without exception
And the speaker went on to talk about the harsh conditions in which the refugees and their children live, then he said that we
All the children of refugees must receive their share of education, not as a charity, but in accordance with human rights.
And Professor Khalil Al-Salem concluded his speech by saying - If this desire is responded to
And if the organization realizes this urgent need, we can be sure that the Arab world will be
Deeper in faith and stronger in confidence in the goals and ideals of UNESCO.
M/ Amin / H
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From the compound ⟦illegible⟧ and letters on this ⟦illegible⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Administration
Number / 82296
Date / 10 / 11 / 952
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
421
12 / 11 / 52
Administrations of all official and private secondary, intermediate, and preparatory schools for boys and girls
Affiliated with this Directorate
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter of the Directorate of General Technical Affairs No. SH 5 / 12 / 36146
Regarding the signing of the Copyright Convention for the Informant.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
<del>Copy to</del> :-
Directorate of General Technical Affairs, referring to its letter mentioned above.
Assistants of this Directorate.
Copy of the Letter
⟦line⟧
Signing the Convention on Copyright
Delegates from thirty-five countries recently met in Geneva to sign the International Convention drafted by
UNESCO. This conference was held from mid-August last until the sixth of
September, and its members praised the importance of this convention. Professor "Plinio Bolla," the Swiss delegate
and President of the Conference, emphasized that the new convention would achieve justice and intellectual cooperation in the world.
Until now, copyrights were subject to various, different, and sometimes even contradictory legislations.
In the legislation of the "Berne Union" specific to European countries alone, and there are the "Washington" and "Montevideo" legislations
which are limited to American countries, while we see most of the countries of the Middle and Far East isolated from all these
legislations.
In this way, there was no international law protecting the author's rights in all countries; rather, there were
countries that did not recognize any rights for foreign authors regarding the translation of their works.
As for the new convention, it establishes a basic general principle that provides for treating all authors with the same treatment,
and for their works to be subject to a law whose benefits extend to foreign and national authors.
Since the intention of this protection is to be effective and sufficient, the legislators decided that its effect should continue
for 25 years after the death of the author.
M / Amin / 10
"To be continued"
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Subject
To be presented to the Respected School Director
11/4/952
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
Administration
Number / 22761
Date 4 / 11 / 952
To -
Administrations of Official and Private Primary Schools for Boys and Girls
Affiliated with this Directorate
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs (Curricula, Books, and Examinations)
Numbered 35516 and dated 10 / 30 / 952 addressed to the Directorate of Education, Sulaymaniyah Province
Hoping for compliance with it
Director of Education, Baghdad Province
A copy to -
Directorate of General Technical Affairs - with reference to its letter mentioned above
Presidency of Inspection
Assistantship of this Directorate
Inspectors (male and female) of this Directorate.
Copy of the Letter
⟦line⟧
With reference to your letter No. 13 / 4763 dated 10 / 6 / 952
We approve your proposal for the administration of Ghazi Primary School in your province that the general examination questions
for the religion course will be set in light of what students studied in previous grades and what is being taught to them according
to the new curriculum this year. Please inform the rest of the other primary schools in your province
of this and inform us
General Technical Affairs Director
Hassan / 3
⟦...⟧ Intermediate School
424
22 / 11 / 5
Education
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Please review and assist regarding what is stated in the content of this book
⟦illegible⟧
Directorate of Education for Baghdad District
Administration
Education
Number /: 23544
Date /: 11 / 11 / 1952
Frank Iny School for Boys
Number 446
Date 5 / 17 / 5
All administrations of primary, intermediate, and secondary schools, official, private, and foreign
Affiliated with this directorate
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Technical Affairs (Cultural Affairs)
Numbered Sh Th / 36715/21 and dated 5 / 11 / 1952, requesting it be presented to the bodies responsible
for teaching geography to benefit from its contents.
Director of Education for Baghdad District
A copy to:-
General Directorate of Technical Affairs - with reference to its letter above
Assistants of this directorate
Copy of the letter
Copy of Bulletin No. 25 - Exploitation of Natural Resources in Arid Regions
The Advisory Committee for UNESCO, which is the special committee for research in arid
regions, is convening from September 29th until October 1st at the Royal Society in London to study plans for investing natural
resources in arid regions through wind and solar energy. The committee will also concern itself with other
problems related to this research, including establishing centers for the exploitation of these regions.
The purpose of this committee is to assist the organization in its mission to achieve international cooperation and exchange experiences
on a large scale so that more than a quarter of the Earth's surface becomes of productive value to humans.
There are two goals for research in this field. First - To benefit from experiences and projects
conducted in various parts of the world. Second - To assist in creating and expanding research centers to study problems of arid
regions. Each year, UNESCO conducts a study on a specific topic related to research on this problem. In
1951, the issue of water was the first problem related to arid regions, whether it was total drought or partial,
and eight scientists submitted their technical report on the problem. Scientists also met last April in Ankara
and concluded by appointing experts to work on the characteristics that distinguish water beneath the surface of arid lands.
UNESCO is conducting a study on a new topic this year, which is the relationship of plants to the environment, and it has appointed for this a group of
specialists to conduct research and experimentation in hopes of reaching knowledge about types of plants that withstand drought conditions, so that
these specialists present their reports to an international conference to be organized by UNESCO during 1953 in one of the
Latin American countries.
The Advisory Committee for Arid Zone Research consists of Dr. Hassan Awad, Secretary-General of the Royal Egyptian Geographical Society,
and senior specialists in agricultural sciences and geology from California, Australia, India, Mexico, Israel, France, and England.
Amn / 11
Bro
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Baghdad Province Directorate of Education:
Certificates and Statistics:
Number / J / 1 /: 2547
Date /: 7 / 11 / 1952
Administration of official, private, and foreign primary, intermediate, and secondary schools
for all boys and girls
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs numbered 40002 and dated
25 / 11 / 1952, requesting action accordingly.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Copy of the letter
⟦line⟧
The Education Council approved in its session held on 26 / 10 / 1952 the acceptance of the participation
of students convicted of political crimes and those sentenced to detention in reformatory schools in the general examinations
for the three levels of study. Please circulate the order to all schools affiliated with you.
Signature / Director of General Technical Affairs
M / Amin / 30
The Clerk
A copy of the letter is communicated to the schools to notify the units
52 / 12 / ⟦illegible⟧
Education
4 / 12 / 52
461
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⟦For Archiving⟧
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
Certificates and Statistics
Number / 25557
Date / 20 / 11 / 1952
To -
Administrations of official, private, and foreign intermediate and preparatory schools
for boys and girls, all.
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Education No. 40235 dated 26 / 11 / 1952
Please act accordingly and follow it literally.
Director of Education, Baghdad Province
Copy to - General Directorate of Education
Reference to its letter mentioned above - for your kind information
Copy of the letter
Please notify all secondary school administrations in your provinces of the necessity of keeping the grade records
provided by male and female teachers to them and considering them part of the official school records. School principals
must record the grades in their special register, ensuring they are recorded accurately. If an oversight or error occurs during
recording, it is strictly forbidden to blot out or scratch the incorrect grade; a simple strike-through is sufficient, then write the
correct grade next to it, provided that this is signed by the school principal himself and no one else. Scratching, erasing, and modifying
the number itself are all strictly prohibited in the grade register.
Signature / General Director of Education
Mr. Shaul
To notify the schools and act accordingly ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Incoming / 30
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
Date 4 / 12 / 52
Number 469
Education
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Liwa
(Administration)
Number / 25482
Date / 11 / 2 / 1952
To -
Administrations of official and private secondary schools for boys and girls
Affiliated with this Directorate.
We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Technical Affairs (Curricula, Books, and Examinations)
Numbered 40321 and dated 11 / 26 / 952 regarding the book (History of Arabic Literature and its Figures).
⟦signature⟧
Director of Education of Baghdad Liwa
A copy to -
Directorate of General Technical Affairs
Reference to its letter mentioned above
Assistants of this Directorate
Mr. Majid Ibrahim Dam'a - Teacher at the Central Preparatory School for Boys.
Copy of the Letter
⟦line⟧
Further to our circular numbered 20772 and dated 6 / 30 / 1952.
Please inform the private and foreign secondary schools in your Liwas that the book (History of Arabic Literature and its Figures) authored
by Dr. Nasser al-Hani, Majid Dam'a, and Abdul-Jabbar al-Mutallabi is prescribed for the current school year for the
Fifth Literary grades, and the mentioned school administrations can contact Mr. Majid Dam'a, the teacher at the
Central Preparatory School in Baghdad, directly to obtain the necessary copies of the book in question from him. Please take
the necessary action and inform us.
Signature / Director of General Technical Affairs
Writer
For the information of private and foreign schools ⟦illegible⟧
11 / 4 / 52
Education:
Date 11 / 4 / 52
Number 162
Incoming / 30
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Education
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Administration
Number 464
Date 4 / 12 / 52
FRANK W. SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Number / 268
Date 7 / 12 / 1952
Administrations of primary, intermediate, and secondary schools, official, private, and foreign
for boys and girls belonging to this directorate ⟦line⟧
We convey to you below a copy of the Ministry of Interior's letter communicated to us by the Directorate General of Education's letter
No. 726 / S / 2212 dated 26 / 11 / 1952 with its attachment, requesting monitoring to prevent the entry of pamphlets
into schools in any form whatsoever and to punish those in whose hands they are found.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
A copy to -
General Directorate of Education, in follow-up to our above letter
Assistants of this Directorate
Copy of the letter
We convey to you below a copy of the Ministry of Interior's letter No. S / 2232 dated 22 / 11 / 1952
for review and information.
Signature
Director of Education
Copy of the Ministry of Interior's letter
Subject / Pamphlets of the two Communist Parties in Syria
and Lebanon
To -
Ministry of Education
In follow-up to our letter No. S / 1945 dated 14 / 10 / 1952
We send you herewith a copy of the General Directorate of Police's letter No. S / 6015 dated 19 / 11 / 52
regarding the subject, requesting you to kindly review and instruct to take the necessary measures to prevent the circulation of the
aforementioned pamphlets in all educational institutes in Iraq as much as possible and to inform us.
Signature of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior
To be communicated to the professors and a copy given for information
4/12/52
⟦illegible⟧
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Administration
Number / 25572
Date / 1 / 12 / 1952
Administrations of secondary, intermediate, and primary schools for boys and girls, public, private,
and foreign schools affiliated with this Directorate, all of them
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of Cultural Technical Affairs numbered
Sh Th / 40151/45 dated 25 / 11 / 1952. We request that you provide the necessary assistance
to Dr. Robert when he visits your schools.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Copy to -
Directorate of Cultural Affairs - referring to its letter mentioned above
Assistants of this Directorate
Copy of the Letter
The American government has dispatched Dr. Robert Hatt, a specialist in mammals and director of one of
the American natural history museums, to Iraq for a period of six months on the basis of the Fulbright agreement
to assist in organizing the Natural History Museum and collecting animal specimens, especially mammals, and studying them,
and training the museum staff on field work and practical studies. Since his mission
requires visiting many government departments and cultural institutions throughout all parts of the Iraqi
territory. We request that the necessary assistance be provided to him when he visits your institutes so that he can complete his mission
for which he came.
Director General of Technical Affairs
M/ Amin/1
For Education
12/4
⟦illegible⟧
FRANK INY SCHOOL * BAGHDAD
Frank Iny School
Number ⟦...⟧
Date 1952/12/4
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Number 11/19/952
No. / 6015
(( Secret ))
Subject/ Newspaper of the Communist Party in Syria and Lebanon
To " - Ministry of Interior
Further to our letter numbered 5355 and dated 10/11/1952.
We present to you the issues whose numbers and dates are listed below from the bulletin (Nidal al-Sha'ab - Struggle of the People), which is the central newspaper of the Communist Party in Syria and Lebanon. It was received by mail in the manner explained in our aforementioned letter and is addressed to various parties in Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, and to some colleges.
These issues contain various topics and research written on the occasion of the convening of the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The issue mentioned in <del>paragraph</del> the first paragraph below—which is a special issue—contains the full texts of the total documents broadcast following the announcement of the decision to call for the aforementioned congress. These include the congress agenda, the method of electing delegates to it, their representation, and the congress directives regarding the fifth five-year plan for the development of the Soviet Union for the years (51/52) in the fields of industry, agriculture, trade, transport, and the improvement of material and cultural welfare and public health of the people) and the draft of the new internal statutes of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. As for the issue mentioned in the second paragraph, it included the greeting sent by the Central Committee of the Communist Party in Syria and Lebanon to the aforementioned 19th Congress. It also included excerpts from the report of Khalid Bakdash, the Secretary General of the Communist Party in Syria and Lebanon, regarding the nature of governance in Syria, the stance of parties toward it, and the struggle for the Popular Front. The aforementioned report contains a severe campaign against the military dictatorship in Syria in particular. Finally, the referred issue contained a study on the developments of the situation in Lebanon during the era of the former President Bechara al-Khoury and the new President Camille Chamoun. As for the third issue mentioned in the third paragraph below, it included Stalin's speech at the aforementioned congress, and Khalid Bakdash's speech at the same congress, in which he announces the friendship of the Syrian and Lebanese peoples for the Soviet Union and their struggle against colonial projects, specifically the Middle East Command project, and their struggle for peace and a better life. He also announces the loyalty of the communists of Syria and Lebanon to their great leader Stalin, as he expressed it. This issue also contains a study related to the thirty-fifth anniversary of the October Socialist Revolution and some other topics handled by the Communist parties.
Issues
1) Issue No. 102 (Special Issue) of the Nidal al-Sha'ab bulletin, issued in mid-September/ 952
2) Issue No. 103 of the Nidal al-Sha'ab bulletin, issued in early October/ 52
3) Issue No. 104 of the Nidal al-Sha'ab bulletin, issued on November 7/ 952
Signature/ Director General of Police
(True copy)
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Education
Head of the ⟦...⟧ Denomination
Date: 3 / 12 / 52
Number: ⟦...⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province
Administration
Number / 35832
Date: 2 / 12 / 1952
Administrations of official, private, and foreign secondary and intermediate schools for boys and girls
In the city of Baghdad, Karrada, Kadhimiya, and Adhamiya belonging to this Directorate
⟦line⟧
We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the Ministry of Education ــ Secretariat of the Council of Education ــ communicated to us
by its letter numbered 2235 / 2 / 20 dated 6 / 12 / 1952 regarding the resumption of studies, requesting you to act
accordingly.
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Copy to :-
Secretariat of the Council of Education ــ in reference to its above letter
Assistants of this Directorate
Copy of the Decision
The Council of Education met under the chairmanship of His Excellency the Minister and the membership of each of the Director General of Education, the Director General
of Technical Affairs, the Chief Inspector, the Director of Secondary Education, and the Director of Teacher Training and Primary Education, and decided the following :-
Studies shall resume in the capital's schools, including preparatory and intermediate schools, and teacher training institutes for boys and girls,
official, private, and foreign, as well as the preparatory course for mission students and the pedagogical course, starting
from the morning of Saturday, corresponding to 6 / 12 / 1952.
Member
Director General of Technical Affairs
Member
Director General of Education
Chairman
Minister of Education
Secretary
Director of Teacher Training and
Primary Education
Member
Director of Secondary Education
Member
Chief Inspector
For filing
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Urgent
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province
Personnel
No. / M / M / 25580
Date / 1 / 12 / 1952
To: Administrations of all Private and Foreign Secondary and Intermediate Schools
Affiliated with this Directorate
We reiterate for the second time our letter No. 15811 dated 8 / 9 / 1952 and request
submission of your schools' staff lists as quickly as possible, noting that any school that fails to do so
will be subject to penalties.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Education, Baghdad Province
Copy to: -
General Directorate of Education — Private Secondary Education — referencing its letter
No. 39814 dated 11 / 24 / 1952
Inspection Presidency
Departmental Personnel — Private Education.
For filing
3 / 12 / 52
M / Amin / 1
Education
⟦...⟧ School
Date 4 / 12
Number ⟦...⟧
FRANK ⟦...⟧
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Frank Iny School
Middle and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Number F - 333 - 52
Date 3 / 12 / 52
To
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province. (Issued)
Greetings,
We return herewith the form attached to your letter numbered 24324 and dated
11 - 18 - 1952 after filling it with the required information. Please kindly acknowledge receipt.
Accept, please, the assurance of our highest respect.
⟦Frank Iny School⟧
The Principal