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IJA 3705

Requests from Iraqi Government Regarding Baghdadi Jewish Community Members, Inheritance, Property, Citizenship

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This item contains requests from the Iraqi government for information from the Baghdadi Jewish community concerning deceased persons and death certificates; inheritance information; keys to specific properties; and citizenship statuses of members of the Baghdadi Jewish community.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3705
Item Number
6614
Date
Approx. January 1, 1971 to December 31, 1980
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Income Tax, Jewish Lay Council, Eagle Crest, Office of Public Security – Frozen Assets, President of the Mosaic Community, Inheritance, Annotation, Abrogation of Citizenship, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Handwritten, Citizenship Laws, Ink Stamp, Directorate of Public Security – Political Affairs, Typed, Iraqi Government, Letterhead

AI en Translation, Pages 51-75

Page 51

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights / Forfeiture
Number / ⟦224⟧
Date / 12 / 12 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1545
Date 1976/12/21
Incoming 6561
Date 28 / 12 / 1976
General Directorate of Nationality / Najaf
Subject / Nationality ⟦...⟧
Your letter numbered 2159 on 27 / 11 / 1976
It is noted that the Jew (Khedhouri Azouri Al-Tahl) previously submitted a request dated
16 / 1 / 1955 to the Mosul Land Registry Directorate, a copy of which is attached herewith, requesting to be provided
with a copy of the registration for the plot of land sequence 511/11, which indicates that he was present in
Iraq during that period. Therefore, please inform us of his nationality status at the present time.
Attachments
Copy of the request
Daoud Khamas Al-Sheikh
For the Secretary General
A copy to /-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Your letter 1729 on 9 / 12 / 1975 please
re-audit and confirm that the aforementioned is a member of your community promptly.
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Title Settlement / Reference to the letter of the Presidency of the Frozen Assets
Observation Office in Nineveh / 1929 on 30 / 10 / 1976
Presidency of the Frozen Assets Observation Office in Nineveh / Your letter 2159 on 27 / 11 / 1976
Secretariat of Rights / Forfeiture / File 522 / For follow-up
Mr. Abdul Karim Yahya / For follow-up please
General Papers.
Ghanem 12/9
We replied in our letter 1712 on 25 / 11 / 1975 and our letter ⟦129⟧ ⟦...⟧ on 9 / 12 / 1975
His religion cannot be determined

Page 52

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Number / 21702
Date / 24 / 11 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1507
Date 28 / 11 / 1976
Rights / Revocation
Directorate of General Nationality/Life
Subject / Heirs of a Jewish woman.
Reference to your letter numbered 12/31 100 on 15 / 11 / 1976
Please inform us of the names of the heirs of the deceased Jewish woman (Georgette Isaac Abdo)
and determine the nationality status of each one of them and provide us with her legal inheritance certificate number
if available to you, please.
⟦signature⟧
Dawood Khamas Al-Sheikh
D/ General Secretary
A copy of it to:-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Please provide us with the legal inheritance certificate for the heirs of
the aforementioned deceased. Hoping for your cooperation with us as soon as possible.
Provincial Properties/Title Confirmation/Follow-up to our letter numbered 29230 on 8 / 11 / 976
regarding the property sequence 1 / 34 Kass Hindiya.
The Directorate of General Nationality/Life informed us in its aforementioned letter
that the Jewish woman (Georgette Isaac Abdo) passed away on 28 / 6 / 1963
in Baghdad and had retained her Iraqi nationality until her death, and we will provide you
with her heirs and the legal inheritance certificate when obtained, please.
Rights/Revocation/File ( 835 )
Mr. Abdul Karim Yahya / for follow-up and sending the answer, please
General Papers.
In the register, Georgette Ismo Aboudi, deceased on 28 / 6 / 1963
Abdul Aziz 11/22

Page 53

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights / Rights
Number / 22921
Date 26 / 8 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Outgoing Number 1434
Date 31 / 8 / 1976
Personal Status Court in Baghdad
Subject/ The deceased Moshe Shlomo Heskel Zilkha
Further to our letter 16410 on 13/6/1976
Enclosed is the letter of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad 76/132 on 15/8/1976
Which includes a testimony of the name of the deceased, his heirs, and the date of his death, and since we have sent to you
Enclosed with our letter 11817 on 28/4/1976 the approval with permission to issue the legal
distribution of estate for him.
Therefore, please issue the legal distribution of estate for the aforementioned deceased and inform us.
Attachments
1- The letter of the Mosaic Community mentioned above
⟦illegible signature⟧
Dr./ Secretary General
A copy of it to /-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad - your letter above, requesting the securing of sending
two witnesses to the Personal Status Court in Baghdad to provide
their testimony regarding the death of the aforementioned, his heirs, and the date of his death
⟦Mr. Jaber Mahmoud Abbas for follow-up⟧ and as quickly as possible and inform us
Rights Secretariat / 1976 / for information
General Papers
Halima 8/26

Page 54

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Provincial Properties / Exploitation
Number /: ⟦128⟧
Date: 1 / 8 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1415
Date 1 / 8 / 1976
Ministry of Interior / Presidency of the Administrative Inspection Body
Subject / Reconstruction of the Shrine of Prophet Dhul-Kifl and the Kifl Market
In Babylon Governorate
We confirm our letter No. 6582 on 2/9/1976 confirming our letter
26769 on 8/15/1974, which came as a response to your letter No.
Inspection / S / 251 on 5/20/1974. Requesting to inform us of your opinion as the properties
above are outside the management of the General Secretariat as they are endowed properties that do not belong to Jews
deprived of Iraqi citizenship, and their maintenance and restoration, in our opinion, fall upon
the Administrative Committee of the Mosaic Community as it is responsible for managing endowed properties
under the Mosaic Community Management Law No. 167 of 1963.
Please be informed and state your opinion on the subject with appreciation.
Abdul Jabbar Al-Alousi
Secretary General
Copy to /-
Babylon Governorate / Editing / Following up on our letter above for information please..
Presidency of the Endowment Bureau / ⟦line⟧
Directorate of General Antiquities / ⟦line⟧
Administrative Committee of the Mosaic Community following up on our letter above for information
please..
Secretariat of Frozen Assets in Babylon / for information please..
Provincial Properties / Exploitation / with the original files for follow-up.
General Administration .
Khalid / 7/28/1976

Page 55

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Dropping
Number /:
Date: / / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming ⟦8414⟧
Date 25 / 7 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Request for information.
We emphasize for the third time our letter No. 1758 on 23 / 3 / 1976
And we request you to provide us with all available information regarding the heirs of the Jewish woman
The deceased (Toba Eliyahu Ishaq Nouriel) whom you informed us that her death was
On the date 24 / 6 / 925. Hoping for your response as soon as possible.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to:
Secretariat of Frozen Assets / Babylon / Your letter No. 2446 on 10 / 7 / 1976
Hoping to wait for the arrival of the answer.
Secretariat of Rights / Dropping / File (278)
Mr. Nouri Hammadi / To follow up with the Presidency of the Mosaic Community and for follow-up please
General papers.
⟦signature⟧
Abdul Aziz 20 / 7

Page 56

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Center Properties / Title Confirmation
Number / 18651
Date / 22 / 7 / 1977
Administrative Committee for ⟦...⟧
Number 8091
Date 25 / 7 / 1977
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Subject / Property sequence 8/66 Bataween
We confirm our letter numbered 8992 on 3/31/1976
Hoping for a prompt response, please.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to /-
Center Properties / Title Confirmation / with attachments file (56)
General Papers / For filing
Halima 7/19
Property 8/66 Bataween belongs to Jews whose citizenship has been revoked
This letter is with you

Page 57

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights - Rights
Number /
Date / / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Number 979 / 7 / 25
Date 25 / 7 / 1976
General Directorate of Income Tax / Estates
Subject / The deceased Haqqi Munshi Hasqail Aiwan
Your letter 2668 / 3 / 45 on 1 / 4 / 1976
We refer you to the letter of the Al-Qadisiyah Income Tax Directorate 1692 on 30 / 6 / 1976
And we attach herewith the preliminary report regarding the information available to us about the estate of the deceased
above at the present time, and you will be notified of any new information that arises in the future regarding
the subject, noting that all heirs have had their Iraqi citizenship revoked except for his son
Haroun, and we will inform you of his citizenship status later, requesting that you provide us with approval to issue
the legal division of the deceased to the Personal Status Court in Karrada and inform us.
Attachments
⟦line⟧
The above report
⟦signature⟧
For/ The Secretary General
Head of the Mosaic Community
⟦signature⟧
A copy of it to /-
Personal Status Court in Karrada for your kind information, please
Rights / Revocation - your marginal note on 9 / 5 / 1974, requesting an inquiry at the General Directorate of Nationality
regarding the nationality of the Jew Haroun Haqqi Munshi Hasqail Aiwan
and informing us, noting that the subject relates to report 386.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - requesting to provide us with a certification of the names of the deceased's heirs, please.
General Papers /
Estates / for follow-up.
For unification ⟦Sovereignty⟧ is necessary

Page 58

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Lawsuits
Number /:
Date / / 197:
Presidency of ⟦illegible⟧
1/7/1976
12/7/1177
Ministry of Finance
/ Directorate of Legal Affairs /
Subject / Property Sequence 81 / Jews of Dohuk.
Your letter 15738 on 21/6/1976
We present the following regarding the above property:-
1- The property is not registered in the Real Estate Registration records and is subject to the renewed registration decrees according to the letter of the Real Estate Registration Directorate in Dohuk No. 502 on 26/3/1973, and it is a synagogue for the Mosaic community and has vanished according to the intelligence available to this Secretariat, the latest of which is the letter of Dohuk Governorate - Revenues No. 3312 on 10/4/1976.
2- The above property was expropriated by the Municipality of Dohuk in the primary lawsuit No. 1973/75 Dohuk Court of First Instance, and the expropriation compensation amounting to (1066/880) (one thousand sixty-six dinars and eight hundred eighty fils) was sent via check No. 42/59666 on 10/6/1976 to your Ministry along with the letter of the court of subject matter No. 1973/B/75 on 12/6/1976, which was sent by you to the Directorate of General Accounts via your above letter.
Therefore, please review and inform us about the entity that allocated the property subject of the above correspondence to make it a synagogue for the Jewish people in that area, with appreciation.
Abdul Jabbar Al-Alousi
Secretary General
⟦illegible⟧
A copy of it to:-
Ministry of Finance / Directorate of General Properties and Lands - for the same purpose above with appreciation
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad - for the same purpose above please
Dohuk Court of First Instance / your above letter for information please
Directorate of General Accounts / reference to the above letter please
Secretariat of Governorate Properties / Property Verification / your margin on 1/7/1976 for information and follow-up
Presidency of the Frozen Assets Observation Office / Nineveh / for follow-up
Dohuk Governorate / Revenues / your above letter for information please
Real Estate Registration Directorate / Dohuk - for information please
Secretariat of Rights / Lawsuits / File 526 Mosul / for follow-up
General Papers
Abdul Aziz 7/7

Page 59

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights / Rights
Number / 16975
Date / 20 / 6 / 1972
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / The deceased Sassoon Nissim Haron Cohen
Please send two witnesses to the Personal Status Court in Karrada to testify
regarding the heirs of the deceased and the date of his death, and to specify the time and place for our representative
to attend with them as quickly as possible and inform us.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to /-
Personal Status Court in Karrada / For your kind information please
Rights Secretariat / File 926 / For information
General Papers
Mr. Hamid Hammoud al-Jubouri - For information
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Halima 6/19

Page 60

⟦In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful⟧
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat / Rights
Number / 1679
Date 12 / 1 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1381
Date 21 / 6 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / The deceased Moshe Shlomo Heskel Zilkha
We confirm our letter 11817 on 28 / 4 / 1976.
And we request sending two witnesses to testify regarding the names of the heirs of the deceased and the date of his death and to determine
the place and time for the attendance of our representative Mr. Hamid Hamoud al-Jubouri with them to the Personal Status Court
in Baghdad and to provide us with a certificate for the purpose of issuing the legal inheritance distribution for him and informing us.
Postponed
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy of it to /-
Personal Status Court in Baghdad / For information please
Rights Secretariat / File 1679 / For information
General Papers
Mr. Hamid al-Jubouri / For information

Page 61

⟦In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful⟧
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights - Rights
Number / 12944
Date 8 / 5 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number ⟦1269⟧
Date ⟦20 / 5 / 1976⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Request for Information
We confirm for the second time our letter numbered 8175 on 23 / 3 / 976
And we request that you provide us with all available information regarding the heirs of the deceased Jewish woman (Toba
Eliyahu Isaac Nouriel) whom you informed us passed away on 24 / 6 / 1925
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of / The General Secretary
Delayed
A copy of it to / -
Secretariat of Frozen Assets / Babylon / Your letter numbered 1751 on 12 / 5 / 76, please wait for
the answer
= Rights / The Professor / File 278 for follow-up
= = / Lawsuits / Supplementing our letter numbered 11962 on 29 / 4 / 976 for information please
General Papers.
Jinan 17 / 5

Page 62

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat / Rights
Number / ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Outgoing Number 1260
Date 12 / 5 / 976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / The deceased Heskel Shaoul Elias
Please provide us with your testimony regarding the names of the legal heirs of the deceased, namely
Gurji, Gurjia, Shafiq, Saeed, Farha, and Victoria, children of Heskel Shaoul
Elias, and his widow - Flora Moshih Yona, for the purpose of issuing the legal inheritance certificate
for them as quickly as possible.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to / -
Rights and Forfeiture Secretariat, your marginal note on 4 / 5 / 976 for information.
General Income Tax Directorate / Estates / to await the community's response regarding
the subject, noting that the deceased above died in the year 950
Please.
Personal Status Court in Karrada / for information, noting that all heirs have had
their Iraqi citizenship revoked, please.
Rights Secretariat / File 2868 / for follow-up.
Rights Secretariat / File 2868 / for follow-up.
General Papers.
Khaled / 10 / 5 / 976

Page 63

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Rights
Number / 12789
Date 8 / 10 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number 1258
Date 10 / 5 / 1976
To / Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / The deceased Heskel Shaoul Elias
Please provide us with your certification of the names of the legal heirs of the deceased, namely Koji, Karjiya, Shafiq,
Saida, Farha, and Victoria, children of Heskel Shaoul Elias, and his widow - Flora Moshih Yona, for the purpose of issuing
the legal distribution of inheritance for them as quickly as possible.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy of it to /-
Secretariat of Rights / Revocation / Your marginal note on 4 / 5 / 976 for information
General Directorate of Income Tax / Estates, to await the community's response on the matter
Note that the deceased above died in the year 1950, please
Personal Status Court in Karrada / For information, noting that all heirs have had their
Iraqi citizenship revoked, please
Secretariat of Rights / File 2868 / For follow-up
General Papers
Fawzia 6 / 5

Page 64

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Rights
Number / 16051
Date / 6 / 6 / 1971
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1380
Date 7 / 7 / 1971
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / The deceased Heskel Shaoul Elias
Please provide us with a certificate of the names of the heirs of the deceased above, namely (his son Salim and his daughters Keltin
and Grace, children of Heskel Shaoul Elias, and his widow Flora Moshih Yona) for the purpose of issuing the legal inheritance distribution
for the deceased above.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to /
Secretariat of Rights / File 2868 / For information
General Directorate of Income Tax / Estates / For information
Estates / For follow-up
General Papers
Fawzia 8 / 6
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Number 3737
Date 7 / 7 / 1971
16051
6/6/1971
⟦...⟧ Presidency of the Mosaic Community ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ The deceased Heskel Shaoul Elias ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ provide us with a certificate of the names of the heirs of the deceased above, namely (his son Salim and his daughters Keltin ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ children of Heskel Shaoul Elias and his widow Flora Moshih Yona) for the purpose of issuing the legal inheritance distribution ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ for the deceased above ⟦...⟧
We received ⟦illegible⟧
In the name of the heirs of the deceased ⟦illegible⟧
According to our letter ⟦illegible⟧

Page 65

General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Liquidation Secretariat / Applications
Number / 12699
Date 8 / 5 / 197
⟦Coat of Arms⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming
Number 728
Date 9 / 5 / 1973
The Jewish Community / Baghdad
Subject / Nationality of a debtor in file 1787 / 947 Basra
We confirm our letter number 43124 dated 16 / 11 / 1972
Please inform us whether ⟦the⟧ debtor Ezra Pinhas Salman still retains ⟦the nationality⟧
Iraqi until the present time or not.
⟦signature⟧
Tariq Taha Darwish
p.p. General Secretary
A copy to /-
Presidency of Basra Execution / For information please
Applications / with attachments T / 334 / for follow-up
General Papers.
Copy
Ghannam 4 / 5

Page 66

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Investigation
Number / 12912
Date / 29 / 4 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1351
Date 2 / 5 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Request for Information
We reiterate our letter No. 8175 dated 23 / 3 / 976 and request that you provide us with all
available information regarding the heirs of the deceased Jewish woman (Toba Eliyahu Ishaq Nouriel)
whom you informed us passed away on 24 / 6 / 1925
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to /-
Secretariat of Frozen Assets / Babylon / Your letter No. (1280) dated 12 / 4 / 976
Please await the response
Secretariat of Rights / Dropping / (278) for follow-up
Secretariat of Rights / Lawsuits / Supplementing our letters No. 6562, 8175
dated 9 / 3 / 976, 23 / 3 / 1976
For your information please
General Papers
Halima 4/25

Page 67

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Rights
Number /:
Date: 27 / 4 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1247
Date 2 / 5 / 1976
Secretariat of Companies
Subject / Profits of the New Baghdad Company
Your letter numbered 11120 on 22 / 4 / 1976
1- We attach herewith a true copy of the distribution of estate numbered 146 / M / 970 dated 31 / 12 / 970 regarding the deceased Jew Eliyahu Shir Daoud Haskel, issued by the Personal Status Court in Karrada.
2- The Jew Moshe Shlomo Haskel Zilkha died on 19 / 7 / 1972, and all his heirs have had their Iraqi citizenship revoked. The procedures for issuing the legal distribution of his estate are still ongoing, and upon its issuance, we will provide you with a copy of it.
3- As for the deceased Jew Haron Salman Sassoon Al-Zubaida, there is no distribution of estate for him as we do not know the names of his heirs until now. When a distribution is issued for him, we will send a copy to you, please.
Attachments
1- Copy of distribution of estate
For the Secretary General
Anam 4/25
A copy to /-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Your letter numbered T / 40 / 76 on 18 / 3 / 976. Please re-audit and inform us of the names of the heirs of the deceased Haron Salman Sassoon Al-Zubaida, please.
Secretariat of Rights / Files 17, 1671, and 2004 for follow-up
General Papers.
11259
⟦illegible⟧
27 / 4 / 197
Important
⟦illegible⟧

Page 68

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Rights
Number /: ⟦8175⟧
Date /: 22 / 3 / 197⟦6⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1209
Date 24 / 3 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Request for Information
Please provide us with all available information regarding the heirs of the deceased Jewess (Toba Eliyahu Ishaq
Nuriel) whom you informed us passed away on 24 / 6 / 1925
On behalf of / Secretary General
A copy to /-
Secretariat of Frozen Assets / Babylon / Supplementing our letter No. 6562 on 9 / 3 / 976
Hoping for a response
Secretariat of Rights / Dropping / File 278
= Rights / Lawsuits / Supplementing our letter No. 6562 on 9 / 3 / 976 for information
Please
General Papers
Fawzia 23 / 3
⟦Editor⟧
⟦Correct⟧

Page 69

General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat / Rights
Number / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
Date / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1299
Date 10 / 2 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Legal Distribution of Estate
We confirm our letter No. 28207 dated 13 / 10 / 1975
And we request to be provided with a copy of the legal distribution of estate for the deceased Jew (Salim Yamin
Rajwan) or its number, noting that he died on 2 / 1 / 962 Baghdad / Al-Masbah according to
what is in the community record of which we received a copy regarding the deceased Jew and under
sequence 639, requesting a prompt response.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy to / -
Central Bank of Iraq / Banking Supervision Directorate / your letter No. Supervision 212 / M
dated 2 / 3 / 976, please await the response
Accounts Secretariat / Reference to the Central Bank letter and our letter above for information please
Rights Secretariat / File (B / 1 and 601) for follow-up
General Papers.
Copy
⟦illegible⟧
Ghannam 8 / 3
⟦illegible⟧

Page 70

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights - Lawsuits
Number /: ⟦illegible⟧
Date /: ⟦illegible⟧ / 2 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1279
Date 15 / 2 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Request for Information
Further to our letter No. 2078 on 31 / 1 / 976, please provide us with all available information
you have regarding the person named Marcelle Isaac Al-Ani, please.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy to / -
Secretariat of Companies / Your marginal note on 4 / 2 / 976 regarding Al-Mansour Company and further to our letter above, as
for Aflatoon Yaqub, the Directorate of General Nationality / IDs has informed us
in its letter 30 / 2161 / 5029 on 5 / 10 / 67 that the aforementioned person has converted
to the Islamic religion in the year 1940 according to the Hujjat al-Islam issued by the Sharia Court
in Baghdad on the date of 18 / Jumada al-Akhira / 1360 and under number (531)
Therefore, the provisions of the revocation laws do not apply to him based on the legal codification decision <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
issued on 14 / 11 / 953 and supported by the Ministry of Justice letter
No. Q. S / 877 on 16 / 11 / 953, so this General Secretariat has no connection
to the assets of the aforementioned person. As for the rest of the names, please wait for the answer.
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs, your letter above for information, please.
Secretariat of Rights / File (2251) for filing and notation, please.
General Papers.
International Affairs
Letter 2078 is with you
Jinan 11 / 12

Page 71

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat of the Central Library
Rights / Rights
Number /: 11205
Date: 4/25
⟦illegible⟧
Special Number 241
Date 26 / 4 / 974
General Directorate of Income Tax / Estates
Subject / The deceased Sassoon Nissim Haron Cohen
We confirm our letter 22864 on 7 / 7 / 1974.
And we request to be provided with approval for permission to issue the legal division for the deceased above to the Personal Status Court
in Karrada, with thanks.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy to / -
Personal Status Court in Karrada / For your kind information and awaiting the response please
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad / Requesting two witnesses be sent to the court to testify
with their testimony regarding the names of the heirs of the deceased above.
Mr. Hamid Al-Jubouri / For follow-up and tracking
Rights Secretariat / File 926 / For follow-up
General Papers
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
With the testimony of the heirs
Saad 4/21
A letter was issued to the Personal Status Court regarding the heirs No. 72/929

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Baghdad 12 / 4 / 1952
Honorable Mr. President
After greetings
The file numbered 24 / 9 / 1 dated
must be matched with the file of Masouda Synagogue
Shatoub, does this belong to the endowment of
the synagogue above?
⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
The Secretariat
7 / 5 / 3 / 71 File
1952/4/18
300 / 5
3
Mr. President of ⟦illegible⟧
Based on your letter numbered ⟦illegible⟧ and dated ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
The Secretariat

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Baghdad ⟦1976/4/3⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Subject / Property No. 2 C / 1/9 Bataween
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat of the ⟦Capital⟧ Municipality
Central Property Secretariat / Ownership Verification
Number /: ⟦97⟧
Date: / /
Outgoing Number 1328
Date 8 / 4 / 97
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Subject / Property No. 2 C / 1/9 Bataween .
Your letter L / 222 / 76 on 23 / 3 / 1976 .
Upon checking the copy of the property register sequence 231, it appeared that its
door numbers are 2 / 9 / 1 and 8 B / 9 / 1, contrary to what was mentioned above .
Therefore, please inform us of the reason for this discrepancy, please .
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to :-
Central Property Secretariat / Ownership Verification / with attachments / File (47)
General Papers .
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Lawsuits
Number /:
Date / / 197:
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Outgoing Number 1227
Date 8 / 4 / 1976
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / The deceased Hay Menachem Sassoon.
We confirm our letter Rights / 1078 on 19 / 1 / 1976.
Requesting the prompt securing of sending two witnesses to the Personal Status Court in Karrada
to give their testimonies regarding the legal inheritance division of the deceased above and not to force us
into unjustified follow-ups, as a long time has passed since the correspondence related to the lawsuit
numbered 1308 / 74 Diwaniyah Conciliation, as quickly as possible.
⟦signature⟧
⟦Hammoud⟧
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy of it to:-
Personal Status Court in Karrada / our letter above for information and confirmation please
Secretariat of Frozen Assets / Babylon / reference to the lawsuit above and the letter of the Liquidation Secretariat -
Requests 193 on 3 / 4 / 976 for information please.
Liquidation Secretariat / Requests / your letter above, please wait for the result
The lawyer Mr. Abdul Karim Sagheer Al-Maamari / Diwaniyah - reference to the lawsuit above
for information please
Secretariat of Rights / Rights - File 449 / for follow-up please
= = / Lawsuits - File 59 Diwaniyah / for follow-up please
Mr. Hamid Al-Jubouri / for follow-up please
General Papers.
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights / Rights
Number /: 9611
Date: 5/2 / 197⟦...⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1225
Date 4 / 6 / 1976
To / Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / The deceased Shaul Yehuda Ezer
Your letter 438/76 on 3/18/1976
Please note our letter 18353 on 7/2/975 addressed to the Personal Status Court in Karrada
and its copy to you, which included the names of the deceased's heirs according to the testimony issued by you. Therefore, please send
two witnesses to give their testimony regarding the names of the mentioned heirs before the Personal Status Court in ⟦...⟧
as quickly as possible and inform us so our representative can attend at the designated time and place.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy of it to /-
Secretariat of Center Properties / Title Settlement / Supplementing our letter 7036 on 3/14/76
related to the property sequence 6 doors 773 / Albu Shuja for information
= Rights / File 2553 / for follow-up
General Papers
Estates / for follow-up
Fawzia 3 / 4