AI en Translation, Pages 351-375
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 61/780
Date: 1961/1/31
Subject:
To the Honorable Manager of the Ottoman Bank
Greetings
We would be grateful if you could provide directly to our auditors Messrs. Whinney Murray & Co. a certificate confirming all balances and other assets shown in your records for the account of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews and the account of Ezra and Heskel Menahem Daniel as at the close of business on 960/9/30, specifically:
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1 - Current account balances
2 - Deposit account balances
3 - Loan account balances
4 - Discounted bills balance
5 - List of bills deposited for collection
6 - List of outstanding documentary credits
7 - List of promissory notes
8 - Details of any liabilities against obligations, guarantees, and others
9 - A list of securities and other valuable documents in your possession on that date, indicating whether these were deposited for safekeeping, as security for a loan, or in any other form.
At the same time, please confirm that there are no charges or liens related to the aforementioned accounts as of that date.
Sincerely,
Salman Daniel
President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
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The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number: 5452
Number: 61/382
Date: 2/9/1961
Subject:
459
To:-
Mr. Sassoon Khadduri Abboudia
Clerk of the Community Presidency
In view of what has become apparent to the Administrative Committee of clear negligence in your performance of the duties assigned
to you, in addition to your lack of regular attendance during official working hours and your leaving
the office during them, which has resulted in delays in completing the typing of letters despite their small number,
it was also noted that letters and other printed materials are filled with various types of errors. Accordingly, the Committee decided
at its meeting held on 1/27/1961 to issue a warning to you to rectify the aforementioned matters
as a preliminary measure, noting that it will take whatever measures it deems necessary as
required by the interest of the office in the event that the situation continues as it is.
Chairman of the Committee
⟦illegible⟧
A copy to:-
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri, President of the Jewish Community
To oversee the implementation of the content of the warning, please.
⟦84⟧
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 61/382
Date: 1/28/1961
Subject:
To -
Mr. Sassoon Khadduri Ovadia
Clerk of the Community Presidency
In view of what has appeared to the Administrative Committee of clear negligence in your performance of the duties assigned
to you, in addition to your lack of regular attendance during official working hours and your leaving
the office during them, which resulted in a delay in completing the typing of letters despite their small number,
it also noticed that the letters and other publications are filled with various types of errors. Therefore, the Committee decided
in its session held on 1/27/1961 to issue a warning to you to rectify the aforementioned matters
as a preliminary measure, noting that it will take whatever procedures it deems necessary as
required by the interest of the office in the event that the situation continues as it is.
Chairman of the Committee
⟦signature⟧
Copy to -
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khadduri, President of the Mosaic Community
To supervise the implementation of the contents of the warning, please.
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M / 291 / 60
Date: 7 / 3 / 1960
460
Subject:
Administrative Order
⟦line⟧
Based on the resolution of the Administrative Committee ⟦convened⟧ taken on 7 / 3 / 1960
to form the Cemeteries Committee consisting of Messrs. Roubin Yehuda Zilouf, Naim Roubin Masri, and Heskel
Yousef Setti, a special account shall be opened for this committee under the title Compensation for Moving Graves.
The President
⟦illegible⟧
A copy to:
The Cemeteries Committee - for your kind information
The Secretary - to act accordingly
The Accountant - to open the special account urgently.
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 4215/1/2
Date: 12 / 26 / 1960
Subject::
421
To Mr. Naji Yaqub Bashiri
Employee at the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Your three sons ⟦Bashir, Munir, and...⟧ have previously committed, on various occasions, incorrect actions toward teachers
and the principal of Frank Iny School during the last academic year, which forced the teachers' council of the aforementioned school to impose
the penalty of expulsion from that school for a full academic year on Bashir, and another penalty was imposed on
⟦...⟧ who attends the College of Engineering by the deanship of that college at the time for his bad behavior and conduct.
Undoubtedly, you are aware of what these three did on Saturday, 12 / 24 / 1960, and at other
times prior to that date, of verbal abuse on the road toward the principal of Frank Iny School, Mr. Abdullah
Obadia, without any justifiable reason for it.
And as such disgraceful acts affect the dignity of our community in general and disrupt the administrative system in our institutions in particular,
the Administrative Committee has decided to warn you as the primary person responsible for your sons who are still
under your care and guidance. For the committee considers the occurrence of reprehensible behavior from your sons as being issued
with your consent as their guardian, and requests you to guide your sons to refrain from such reprehensible behavior in
the future. Furthermore, the Administrative Committee, in participation with others responsible for managing the community's institutions,
will be forced to take the necessary measures with the responsible official authorities against whichever of your sons commits
any disruptive act of this kind in the future, out of concern for the interest of the community members and its institutions.
Vice President
⟦signature⟧
A copy to /
His Excellency the Head of the Community for your kind information.
Administration of Frank Iny School - to be kept in the files of the students whose names are mentioned above.
⟦Schools Committee⟧
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Number: M / 607
Date: 21 / 1 / 1960
Telephone Number: 5452
Subject:
462
To the respected Administrative Committee
After greetings,
As I intend to travel outside of Iraq, please approve granting me a leave of
three months. With highest respect.
Vice President
Hayawi Sawdayi
⟦Hayawi Sawdayi⟧
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: M / ⟦27⟧ / 60
Date: 21 / 1 / 1960
Subject: ⟦line⟧
To "The Respected Administrative Committee
After greetings
Since I intend to travel outside of Iraq, please approve granting me a leave of
three months. With highest respect.
Vice President
Hayawi Sawdayee
Hayawi Sawdayee
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 61/ ⟦288⟧
Date: 5 / 3 / 1961
Subject:
464
To -
The Honorable Mr. Heskel Setty ⟦Respectfully⟧
Honorable Member of the Cemeteries Committee
After greetings,
The Administrative Committee met on 13 / 1 / 1961 and reviewed your committee's report regarding its completion of
the first phase of the tasks assigned to it, which are (transferring the graves from the old cemetery to the new cemetery
and building new graves for the remains transferred to the new cemetery and fencing the remaining part of the old cemetery with concrete).
After auditing your expenses shown in the report referred to above, amounting to 13775/876 Dinars, it has approved
it and considered it a verified and final expenditure.
The Administrative Committee offers its sincere thanks to the honorable members of your committee for the sacred duty they performed toward
the community.
Please accept our highest respect.
The President
⟦signature⟧
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 785 / 61
Date: 27 / 2 / 1961
Respectable Engineer Mr. Saleh Yusuf
After greetings
The committee reviewed, in its meeting held on 17 / 1 / 61, your letter dated
17 / 1 / 1961 regarding your agreement to construct the second floor of the Al-Sayegh building at the same prices
stipulated in the contract concluded between us for the construction of the ground and first floor, provided that you are
allowed the reduction stipulated in the contract, amounting to 6.25% for the second floor only, in view
of the additional expenses required by the work to construct this floor.
After deliberation, the committee decided to approve your construction of the second floor under the same conditions
and prices stipulated in the contract and without the reduction of 6.25% from the stipulated prices.
Please accept our highest respect
President
⟦signature⟧
A copy to:
The supervising engineer Mr. Selim Qahtan - to act accordingly.
I have received the original copy
27 / 2 / 1961
⟦signature⟧
Saleh Yusuf
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: ⟦290⟧ / 61
Date :: 31 / 3 / 1961
Subject ::
465
Ezra Menahem Daniel Stadium Committee - Baghdad
After greetings
We have paid to Whinney Murray & Co. an amount of 60/- Dinars for
auditing the stadium accounts for the period from 1/10/959 to 30/9/1960 and we have debited you
within the stadium expenses, so please mark in your records. Sincerely.
President
⟦Atta Allah⟧
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Number: 292/61
Date: 17 / 4 / 1961
Telephone Number 5452
Subject:
466
Administrative Order
Based on the decision of the Administrative Committee taken on 18 / 4 / 1961.
Mr. Thamer Ali Ahmed is appointed as a follow-up officer at the Community Presidency Headquarters with a monthly salary of
12/- (Twelve Dinars) per month including cost of living allowances, starting
from 20 / 3 / 1961.
The President
⟦Sultan⟧
A copy to:
The Accountant - to act accordingly
The aforementioned
Personal File
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 299 / 61
Date: 5 / 5 / 1961
Subject:
467
To -
Mr. Hashem Al-Sayyid Sa'id Al-Musawi, Respected
Greetings
Further to the receipt letter dated today 5 / 5 / 1961
We confirm to you that the amount of one thousand dinars collected from you as insurance according to the contract referred to
in the receipt letter above shall be deducted from the amount of the final promissory note which falls due
on 5 / 11 / 1963 .
Please accept the highest respect
Chairman of the Committee
Salman Daniel
⟦illegible⟧
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Baghdad on 5 / 5 / 1961
To Mr. ⟦Abdul Rasul⟧, respected
Greetings
Further to the receipt letter dated today 5 / 5 / ⟦561⟧:
We confirm to you that the amount of one thousand dinars collected from you as insurance according to the contract
which you commenced in the receipt above shall be deducted from the amount of the final
installments that you are entitled to on 5 / 11 / 1962.
Please accept our highest respect.
Chairman of the Committee.
Salman Daniel
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews:
Telephone Number: 5452
Number: 61/292
Date: 17/4/1961
Subject:
468
Administrative Order
Based on the decision of the Administrative Committee taken on 18/4/1961
An allocation to Mr. Shamoun Dawood of monthly allowances amounting to -/20 (twenty dinars)
For the purpose of training him on slaughtering sheep in the Mosaic slaughterhouse, effective from 19/2/1961.
The President
⟦Atif⟧
A copy to:
The Accountant - to act accordingly
The aforementioned
The personal file
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 61 / 792
Date: 17 / 4 / 1961
Subject:
Administrative Order
Based on the decision of the Administrative Committee taken on 18 / 4 / 1961
Allocation to Mr. Shamoun Daoud a monthly allowance of -/20 (twenty Dinars)
for the purpose of training him on slaughtering sheep in the Mosaic slaughterhouse, starting from 19 / 2 / 961.
The President
⟦Attallah⟧
A copy to:-
The Accountant - to act accordingly
The aforementioned
The personal file
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number: 5452
Number: 61/402
Date: 5/9/61
Subject:
Urgent and Important
To the Honorable Lawyer, Mr. Saul Moussa
Greetings,
In view of our assignment by the higher ⟦authorities⟧ to move the remains from the ⟦old⟧ cemetery to the
new cemetery in a very urgent manner and provided that the work is completed in the shortest possible time, we hope
you will undertake the task of supervising and managing the work and taking all necessary measures ⟦to complete⟧ this mission
expeditiously, and keeping its accounts and submitting them to the Cemeteries Committee.
Furthermore, should the need arise, you may seek the assistance of all the community employees to help you
in performing what you request of them to facilitate this mission; also, His Eminence the Head of the Community
and all members of this committee are ready to assist you and provide instructions to facilitate
this mission.
Please accept our highest respects.
The President
⟦H. Zion⟧
A copy to:-
His Eminence the Head of the Community - for your information and to order all
community employees to provide all necessary assistance
requested of them.
Mr. Heskel Sehayek - Member of the Administrative Committee and Member of the Cemeteries Committee
to supervise the accounting matters related
to this mission.
The Community Accountant - to disburse the necessary amounts in the name of Mr. Heskel
Sehayek on behalf of the Cemeteries Committee.
Cemeteries Committee.
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: 2 / 4 / 202
Date :: 9 / 5 / 61
Urgent and Important
Subject :
The Respected Lawyer Mr. Shaoul Moussa
Greetings and thereafter :
In view of our assignment from the higher ⟦authorities⟧, to transfer the remains from the ⟦old⟧ cemetery to the
new cemetery, in a very urgent manner and provided that the work is completed in the fastest possible time, we hope
for you to undertake the mission of supervising and managing the work and taking all necessary measures to settle this mission
in an urgent manner and to maintain its accounts and submit them to the Cemeteries Committee.
Furthermore, in case the matter requires it, you may ⟦seek help⟧ from all community employees to assist you
in performing what you request of them to facilitate this mission, just as His Eminence the Head of the Community
and all members of this committee are ready to assist you and provide instructions to facilitate
this mission.
And please accept the highest respect
President
⟦Attia⟧
A copy of it to :-
His Eminence the Head of the Community - for kind review and to order all
community employees to provide every
⟦necessary⟧ assistance requested of them.
Mr. Hesqail Sety - Member of the Administrative Committee and member of the Cemeteries Committee
to supervise the accounting matters related
to this mission.
The Community Accountant - to disburse the necessary amounts in the name of Mr. Hesqail
Sety on behalf of the Cemeteries Committee.
Cemeteries Committee.
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number: 5452
Number: 67402
Date: 9/5/61
Subject: Urgent and Important
To the Honorable Lawyer, Mr. Shaul Susi,
Greetings,
In view of our assignment by ⟦the⟧ higher ⟦authorities⟧ to move the remains from the old cemetery to the
new cemetery in a very urgent manner and provided that the work is completed in the shortest possible time, we hope
for you to undertake the task of supervising and managing the work and taking all necessary measures to carry out this mission
expeditiously, maintain its accounts, and submit them to the Cemeteries Committee.
In the event that the matter requires it, you may ⟦seek assistance⟧ from all the community employees to assist you
in performing what you request of them to facilitate this task, just as the President of the Community
and all members of this committee are ready to assist you and provide instructions to facilitate
this mission.
Please accept our highest respect,
The President
⟦handwritten signature⟧
A copy to -
The President of the Community - for your kind review and to order all
community employees to provide every
necessary assistance requested of them.
Mr. Heskel Sehayek - Member of the Administrative Committee and Member of the Cemeteries Committee
to supervise the accounting matters related
to this mission.
The Community Accountant - to disburse the necessary amounts in the name of Mr. Heskel
Sehayek on behalf of the Cemeteries Committee.
The Cemeteries Committee.
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Presidency
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Number /: ⟦illegible⟧ / 42
Date /: 2 / 5 / 97
To /: The Respected Engineer Saleh Yusuf Ibrahim
Since it has been decided to construct a first floor for the Qishla building numbered 14 / 469, and since there are works not mentioned
in the contract for the ground floor of the aforementioned building, we have listed the new works in this letter. Please
provide their prices per standard unit as listed below, provided that you state the mentioned prices in
their specific fields in this letter and then sign it and return the letter to us.
Work Sequence | Type of Work | Standard Unit | Price per Standard Unit | Signature
1 | Tiling with mosaic tiles and gypsum mortar | m2 | Fils / Dinar |
2 | " Plain and gypsum mortar | m2 | |
3 | Tiling with porcelain tiles and gypsum mortar | m2 | |
4 | Mosaic steps for stairs | m.l | |
5 | Concrete steps " | m.l | |
6 | Cement plastering | m2 | |
7 | Raising the level of bathroom floors with damp-proof concrete | m2 | |
8 | Iron railings for balconies | m2 | |
9 | Damp-proof concrete skirting | m. length | |
10 | Steel beams (I-beams) and angle iron with painting and installation | Per ton | |
11 | Entrance door for the building made of iron and patterns with the transom | m2 | |
12 | Eastern toilet | Number | |
13 | Western toilet | Number | |
14 | Shower | Number | |
15 | Sinks | Number | |
16 | Water tank on the roof | Number | |
17 | Drinking water (fresh) installations | Lump sum | |
18 | Rainwater pipes, 4-inch diameter | m.l | |
19 | Complete manholes | Number | |
20 | Covers for sewage septic tanks " | Number | |
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21 | Excavation and construction in the facade | Number
22 | Totalities | Number
23 | Water basins for downspouts made of moisture-proof concrete | Number
24 | Plywood flush doors | m2
25 | ⟦Iron⟧ doors ⟦for the warehouse⟧ | m2
Please accept our highest respect.
The President
Signed
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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
No.: 425 / 61
Date: 1961/5/23
Subject: 6/4
Administrative Order
1 - Mr. Heskel Rubin Ishaq is appointed as a chicken slaughterer with a monthly salary of ten dinars
including cost-of-living allowances, effective from 1961/5/1.
2 - The salary of the slaughterer Mr. Naji Khaddouri is increased to ten dinars monthly and the slaughterer Shaul
Ishaq Asher to 7.500 dinars, effective from 1961/5/1.
President
⟦signature⟧
A copy to:-
The Accountant - to act accordingly
The aforementioned persons
Personal File.