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408 24 April 939 Central Telephone Directorate Baghdad I request that you direct the transfer of telephone number 531 and its extension from the upper floor to the floor below ; On behalf of Head of the Community
IJA 3308
Contracts and Bills, Baghdadi Jewish Community
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This item contains utility contracts and bills for telephone services, water, and electricity, all for the Baghdadi Jewish community.
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5926 5 May 940 ⟦Our letter (the staff) telephone number 323⟧ Central Telephone Directorate Baghdad I request that you instruct the transfer of telephone number 531 and its extension from the upper floor to the lower floor; Assistant Head of the Community
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5928 9 May 1940 Installation of a (plug) button for telephone No. 333 Central Telephone Directorate Baghdad We request you to instruct the installation of a plug for the telephone on the roof of my residence located next to Al-Tahira Amiriyah Primary School in Ras al-Qarya; On behalf of The Head of the Community
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6141 22 October 1940 Telephone transfer to the second floor To - Central Telephone Directorate in Baghdad We request you to direct the transfer of telephone number 531 and its extension belonging to this presidency from the first floor to the second floor, and we thank you; ⟦Harun⟧ Head of the Community ⟦Hello⟧
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Baghdad District Water Supply Committee Telephone Number 512 Telegraphic Address: Water Number: 7/7/8 / 2702 Date: 18 / 8 / 1940 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Subject - Removal of pipes Reference to your letter No. 6035 dated July 31, 1940. We inform you that the committee will remove the pipes passing through the Torah [synagogue] if you change the position of the branch pipes to the side that will be designated for you by the Committee's Works Supervisor; Administrative Director of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad District 2694 22/8/940 A copy to: - Works Supervisor - to show them the work required to be completed and the removal of the pipes from inside the Torah [synagogue]. To be registered ⟦in⟧ the references and notified 8/20
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6082 4 September 940 Baghdad District Water Supply Committee Reference to your letter No. 2703/7/8 dated 19 / 8 / 940 We inform you that the branch pipes belong to the house numbered 735 - 1, and therefore please take what is necessary to remove them from the motors Sassoon Head of the Community
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Copy of a letter from the Water ⟦Supply⟧ Committee for the Baghdad area No. 15114 on 8/20/1952 ⟦2/20/95⟧ The Armenian Slaughterhouse The water pipe installed in the slaughterhouse was found to be out of order, and upon inspection, most of its parts were found broken even though it was kept inside a locked cover. The repair costs amounted to 1.575 Dinars "only one Dinar and five hundred and seventy-five Fils" including the value of the new parts and the cover - so we hope you will proceed with paying the mentioned amount as quickly as possible. Signed Administrative Director of the Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad area ⟦Paid to the record⟧
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6222 18 December 1940 His Excellency the Director of Central Telephones, respected After greetings In view of the urgent need of the Menashi Saleh Private School for a telephone, and since the building of this school is adjacent to the building of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad, we request you to order the transfer of the telephone belonging to the aforementioned court, number 2583 extension, to the Menashi Saleh School building located in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood, No. 59 - 137, and to instruct that the court be provided with an external branch connected to the same telephone. With highest respect to your Excellency, ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community
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⟦670⟧ 20 November 941 Urgent Very Lighting and Electrical Power Company Baghdad One of your company's workers came today to this department and cut the electrical current from it, and it has become clear to us that this order was issued based on a defect in the electricity meter, and I have investigated the matter and it appeared to me that one of the electricity contractors whom this department tasked with some electrical works caused this defect without our knowledge, and given that sensing the occurrence of this defect requires specialization, we did not notice it. In any case, we request you to give urgent orders to restore the current and repair the mentioned defect, noting that we are ready to bear the necessary expenses for that, and I thank you; On behalf of The Head of the Community
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Baghdad Light and Power Company, Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM). TELEPHONE BAGHDAD: 201. TELEGRAMS: ELECTRAMS, BAGHDAD. CODES USED :: BENTLEY'S COMPLETE PHRASE CODE SECOND PHRASE CODE REGISTERED OFFICE: 1, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON E. C. 4 TELEGRAMS:: ENSHRINE, CANNON, LONDON. TELEPHONE:: CITY 3465-6 BENTLEY'S SECOND PHRASE CODE.: OUR REF.: SC/29/B.1806. YOUR REF.: 6706. LOCATION: ABAKHANA BAGHDAD: 24th November, 1941. The Chief, Jewish Community in Baghdad. Presidency of the Israelite Community in Baghdad. Dear Sir, Tampering with service. : Tampering with the connection line. With reference to your letter dated the 20th instant in which you state the fraud in connection with the current limiter was prepared by an Electrical Contractor we ask you please to furnish us with the name of this contractor and his address. | With reference to your letter numbered 6706 and dated the 20th instant in which you mentioned that the fraud related to the power limiting machine had been carried out by an electrical contractor, we request you to provide us with the name and address of this contractor. Even if a contractor prepared this fraud, from which you have taken an unjust benefit, it does not in the least lessen your responsibility at law, and on your carrying out our request and giving us the name and address of the contractor we shall consider our next step. | Even if a contractor had arranged this fraud from which you benefited unjustly, this does not lessen ⟦illegible⟧ your legal responsibility, and upon fulfilling our request and providing us with the name and address of the contractor, we shall consider the step that follows that. Yours faithfully, ⟦illegible signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Manager AOB/ AS.21. K/1/Sh/22
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Baghdad Light and Power Company Limited BAGDAD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM). Cons:: TELEPHONE BAGHDAD: 201. TELEGRAMS ELECTRAMS, BAGHDAD.: CODES USED : BENTLEY'S COMPLETE PHRASE CODE SECOND PHRASE CODE: REGISTERED OFFICE: 1, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON E. C. 4 TELEGRAMS: ENSHRINE, CANNON, LONDON.: TELEPHONE : CITY 3465-6: BENTLEY'S SECOND PHRASE CODE.: OUR REF.: SC/33/A.1507 YOUR REF.: ABAKHANA: BAGHDAD: 27 / 11 / 1944 Presidency of the Jewish Community | The Acting Chief Rabbi House 16 / 118 | House 16/118 Dear Sir, Electricity meter: | Electricity meter. We inform you that the meter placed in the premises | We beg to inform you that numbered 16 / 118 its accuracy was checked | the meter installed at premises and found to record less than the actual consumption at | No. 16/118 was checked for low power. | accuracy and found to record | lower than the actual consumption | at light load. Since the meter belongs to you we ask you to | Since the meter is your arrange for its replacement with another within ten days. | property we would ask you to please | arrange to replace it by another meter within 10 days. Yours faithfully, For Bagdad Light & Power Co. Ltd., ⟦signature⟧ Assistant Manager. AOB/AS. K / 10 Sh
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Baghdad Light and Power Company, Ltd. BAGDAD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LTD. (INCORPORATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM). TELEPHONE BAGHDAD: 201. TELEGRAMS: ELECTRAMS, BAGHDAD. CODES USED:: BENTLEY'S COMPLETE PHRASE CODE: SECOND PHRASE CODE: REGISTERED OFFICE: 1. QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON E. C. 4 TELEGRAMS:: ENSHRINE. CANNON, LONDON. TELEPHONE:: CITY 3465-6 BENTLEY'S SECOND PHRASE CODE.: OUR REF.: SC/33/B.1880. YOUR REF.: BAGHDAD: 3-DEC 1941 The Chief, Jewish Community in Baghdad, Premises No.16/118. Head of the Jewish Community Premises No. 16/118 Dear Sir, Electricity Meter. | Electricity Meter Further to our letter No.SC/33/ | Further to our letter numbered 15076 and dated A.1507 of 27th ultimo informing you | the 27th of last month informing you that the meter that the meter installed at premises | installed at premises numbered 16/118 was found No.16/118 was found to record lower | to record less than the actual consumption, we send than the actual consumption we beg | herewith a revised bill numbered 796/10/41 for an amount of to enclose herewith a revised bill | 840 fils for the estimated units consumed No.796/10/41 for 840 fils for the | for the month of October 1941. This estimated units consumed during the | bill was prepared according to paragraph 1 article 12 of month of October 1941. This bill | the contract signed with this company and was arrived is prepared in accordance with para | at after deducting an amount of 480 fils paid by 1 of article 12 of your signed | you on 21 November 1941. agreement with this Company and is | We would be pleased for payment of this at the earliest time. arrived at after deducting the sum of 480 fils paid by you on 21st November 1941. We shall be pleased to receive payment of this at an early date. Yours faithfully. for Bagdad ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Accountant. RM/ AS.1. K / 1 / 3 3-DEC 1941
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⟦6446⟧ 19 May 941 Central Telephone Directorate Baghdad We request you to instruct the transfer of telephone number 531 and its extension belonging to this Presidency from the second floor to the first floor; On behalf of Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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⟦2272⟧ 19 October 941 Central Telephone Directorate Baghdad We request you to instruct the transfer of telephone number 531 with its two branches from the lower floor to the upper floor; ⟦illegible⟧ Head of the Community
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Iraq Central Telephone Department Baghdad No. T / 1 / 186 / ⟦illegible⟧ Date 20 / 8 / 1941 Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Subject - Payment of telephone fees In view of the removal of telephone branch number 2583 for the Presidency of the Jewish Community" on June 25, 1941, and after settling the account, an amount of (1/361) Dinars remains in your debt. We had sent a list of the mentioned amount under number 2084 on 5 / 8 / 41. Please be so kind as to expedite the payment of the outstanding amount as we are obliged to settle our accounts. Director of the Central Telephone Department ⟦signature⟧ Raised. ⟦For filing⟧ 25 / 8 M. S.
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19 April 942 6917 Central Telephone Directorate in Baghdad We request you to instruct the transfer of telephone number 531 and its extension belonging to this Presidency from the second floor to the first floor. On behalf of Head of the Community
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Iraq Central Telephone Department Baghdad Number: ⟦T / 1⟧ / 1428 Date: 14 / 6 / 1944 To The Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad With reference to your letter numbered 6722 and dated 3 / 12 / 941 regarding the consideration of telephone number 1618 Baghdad belonging to the Private Preparatory School on your account along with the two external telephones installed in the Frank Iny School and the Nouriel Primary School please confirm that the three schools are under your management and that the expenses and fees are paid from your department's fund so that we can make the necessary settlement in our accounts, as telephone number 1618 Baghdad is registered with us in the name of the Director of the Private Preparatory School along with the deposits and fees. ⟦signature⟧ Director of the Central Telephone Department 10 AM 6/14
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Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Number 6992 Date 15 June 942 To Directorate of the Central Telephone Department Reference to your letter No. 1 / 6 / 18 / 1438 dated 14 / 6 / 942, we confirm to your directorate that the three schools, the Frank Iny Private Preparatory, the Nuriel Intermediate, and the Nuriel Elementary are under our management and that the Community Fund is responsible for their expenses, including the fees paid for telephone 618 and its two branches ⟦Sassoon⟧ President of the Community
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7125 19 / 10 / 942 Urgent Central Telephone Directorate Baghdad We request you to instruct the transfer of telephone 531 Baghdad and its extension belonging to the Presidency of the Community to the second floor. With regards. ⟦signature⟧ Head of the Community ⟦Accountant⟧ ⟦illegible vertical text⟧
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Department Copy 869 6 / 1 / 1949 His Excellency the Director General of Telegraphs and Posts, Respected Greetings and respect, Further to the above, we kindly request your approval to provide us with a telephone set to be installed in the room adjacent to the Head of the Community's room on the existing block, and that is at the headquarters of the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad No. 154 B / 113 located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood, and on the same telephone line as the Head of the Community No. 3531 and without a switchboard. Please accept, Your Excellency, our further thanks in advance with the highest respect; ⟦Confidential⟧ Head of the Community ⟦illegible⟧ Aboudi Of Miscellaneous A. A. 7 / 1 / 8
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The Iraqi Government Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs Telephone Affairs Division Office Number: AT/2/11/1102 Date / Rabi' 1 /: 1368 / January /: 10 / 49 Subject: Installation of an internal extension in ... To the Central Telephone Directorate Baghdad Please take the necessary measures to install an internal extension with wiring in the room adjacent to the room of the Head of the Jewish Community, branching from telephone number 3531 Director General of Posts and Telegraphs Copy to - Head of the Jewish Community 54 AB / 113 Qanbar Ali neighborhood Baghdad For information, with reference to his letter number 86 dated 9/6/1949. Head of the Jewish Community Baghdad Private number 547 Date 1/11/949 688 ⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ Telephone Transfer ⟦885⟧ 1/25/1949 Central Telephone Directorate Baghdad Greetings, Due to the relocation of His Eminence the Head of the Community from his previous residence located in Al-Rakhita (No. 25 P 4 / 21 Karrada - Rakhita) to the new residence located in Kurd Al-Pasha district No. 16 / 3 / 1 Lawi Street, we request you to kindly instruct the transfer of his private residence telephone No. 3323 from his old residence to his new residence, and it would be appreciated if you ordered the transfer to be carried out urgently. Sincerely, The Secretary For communication ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ A/1 ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦Commend⟧ Baghdad Delivery 11 JAN. 49 9-AM DELY. BAGHDAD Baghdad ⟦Success⟧ 10 JAN. 49 4 30 PM. SOR. BAGHDAD
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The Iraqi Government Central Telephone Directorate Department Office - Baghdad - Number: T/186/1022 Date: 8 Rabi' al-Thani 681 / 8 February 949 Subject To the Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad This department has transferred the telephone numbered 2222 belonging to the Head of the Community - Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri - from his old residence to his new residence located in Karrada Pasha. Please send an amount of (10/040) Dinars with a Palestine Rescue stamp of the half-dinar denomination as soon as possible. Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad Private Number 624 Date 8 / 2 / 949 On behalf of the Director of Central Telephones ⟦signature⟧ The Accountant To take the necessary action ⟦signature⟧