AI English Translation, Pages 301-325
Bagdad Light and Power Company, Ltd.
BAGDAD LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LTD.
(Incorporated in the United Kingdom).
TELEPHONE : BAGHDAD 4141. REGISTERED OFFICE :
TELEGRAMS : "LIGHTPOWER" 1, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, E.C.4 OUR REF. SC/32/⟦D5395⟧
CODE : BENTLEY'S SECOND PHRASE YOUR REF.
BAGHDAD 28th December, 1950
Mr. Menashi Saleh Daoud.
C/o Acting President of the Jewish Community
Baghdad.
Sayid Menashi Saleh Daoud
C/o., Acting President,
Jewish Community,
Baghdad.
Electricity Rates
School No. 59/137
Dear Sir,
ELECTRICITY RATES
SCHOOL NO.59/137.
In reply to your letter dated the 11th instant
in which you requested us to apply the
optional tariff to the units supplied to your premises.
The maximum demand of the electric current supplied
to your premises will be limited to 10 amperes and the
application of the optional tariff will be in accordance with that shown in
the agreement and the annex sent herewith.
Replying to your letter dated
11th instant requesting us to apply
the optional tariff to the units
supplied to your premises, the
maximum demand of the electric
supply to your premises will be
limited to 10 amperes, and the
application of the optional tariff
will be in accordance with that
shown on the enclosed agreement and
annex.
We therefore request you to sign and return the papers to this office
so that we may apply this tariff.
Please sign and return these
forms to this office to enable us
to apply this tariff.
Yours faithfully.
For Bagdad Light & Power Co., Ltd.
⟦signature⟧
Accountant.
( J. W. CLOSE )
⟦illegible stamp⟧
GJI/HM.
G/H
Office Copy
51 / 1976
12 / 6 / 1951
22
To
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
With reference to the telephone conversation between your respected directorate and the presidency of this
community, which was confirmed by your letter No. T/186/5591 dated 14 / 4 / 1951.
We have decided against transferring telephone line No. 5457 to the house No.
1/13/11 Battaween, requesting at the same time the kind transfer of telephone No. 4468
located in the National School (Qanbar Ali) belonging to the presidency of this community to the house
No. 2/1/13 Alwiyah for use by the secretary of this community.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Telephones
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
⟦Incoming⟧
Number 1722 / 51
Date 15 / 4 / 51
Central Telephone Directorate
(Telephone Division)
5091 / Number: T/186/1/51
Date: 15 / 4 / 1951
To -
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Subject - Telephone Transfer -
With reference to your letter numbered S/1749 / 51 and dated 5 / 3 / 1951,
Please send an amount of (8/000) Dinars as the cost of transferring the telephone so that
we can take the necessary action.
Acting Director of Central Telephones
Conflict
4 / 14
22
( . )
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Department Copy
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51 / 1782
26 / 3 / 1951
To —
Central Telephone Directorate
Baghdad
Urgent
Greetings,
We confirm our letter No. T / 51 / 1749 dated 5 / 2 / 1951, requesting
that the necessary arrangements be made to move the telephone section mentioned in the above-referenced letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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Department Copy
T / 49 17 / 51
3/5/1951
25
To -
Central Telephone Directorate
Baghdad
Greetings,
Please be so kind as to order the transfer of telephone extension number 5452 belonging
to the presidency of this community from the house numbered 7A / 115 located in the Taht
al-Takiya neighborhood to the house numbered 1 / 13 / 11 in Bataween and provide a list of the necessary expenses to be paid
to your directorate.
Please accept our highest respects,
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On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Spiritual Council
Ibrahim / 27
51 / 1928
22 / 5 / 1951
⟦The Denaturalization Committee⟧
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The Denaturalization and Deportation Committee
Greetings,
1 - We are sending you the two lists numbered 77 and 3324 dated 6 / 5 / 1951 and
7 / 5 / 1951 regarding the fees for the two telephones numbered 5881 and 6146 used
by the denaturalization staff at the Meir Tweig Synagogue.
2 - Since telephone number 6146 has an extension in the playground, its share of the fees
from the total list for this telephone amounting to 29/755 Dinars is to be paid
from the treasury of the Lay Council.
Therefore, we request payment of the total of the two lists to the Central Telephone Department and to write to us
with the amount of the share for the extension of telephone 6146 from the fees to be paid to your committee.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Telephones
1127
The Iraqi Government
Department: Central Telephone Directorate
Office: Accounting Division
Number: T/Saif/15/2440
Date: 2 / 7 / 1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number 51/1450
Date 4 / 7 / 951
Subject - Telephone Bill -
To -
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
We enclose herewith telephone bill number 620 dated 19 / 6 / 951 regarding the rent of telephone number
4468 installed in the National School, and I request mediation with the Schools Committee or other
competent institution to pay the bill amount. In case of non-payment within 7 days from this date, we will unfortunately be forced
to remove the aforementioned telephone.
1- The amount was withdrawn by receipt 14/444 Dinars
2- A check was sent to the center by effort of the check
Number 877409 dated 8 / 7 / 51
Director of Central Telephones
For filing / Telephones
1281
⟦Department Copy⟧
51 / 2090
4 / 7 / 1951
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
We confirm that the house located opposite the headquarters building of this community, known as
the Food House (Sewing and Embroidery), belongs to Mr. Saleh Ezra Sassoon.
Please accept our highest respect.
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On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
x
29
(1)
⟦Department Copy⟧
51 / 2011
7/6/1951
To
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
In view of the appointment of Mr. Naji Paniri as a registrar for marriage contracts in this community,
it has become necessary to transfer a telephone set to his residence. Therefore, we request the transfer of telephone number 7253
located in the Albert David Sassoon School belonging to the presidency of this community to the residence of
the aforementioned person, numbered 10 J 1/2/5 located in the Al-Riwaq neighborhood.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
49
Number: 2091 / 51
Subject: ⟦line⟧
Date: <del>6 / 7 / 1951</del>
To
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
In view of the appointment of Mr. Naji Paniri as a registrar for marriage contracts in this community,
it has become necessary to transfer a telephone set to his residence. Therefore, we request the transfer of telephone number 7253
located in the Albert David Sassoon School belonging to the Presidency of this community to the residence
of the aforementioned person, numbered 10 C 1/2/5 located in the Al-Rawaf neighborhood.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
51 / 2024
1951/7/22
⟦Department Copy⟧
⟦20⟧
To
Directorate of Central Post and Telegraph in Baghdad
Greetings,
Your letter numbered Accounting / 29 and dated 1951/7/21.
This department has no knowledge of the person named Sion Daniel; nor do we have any information
regarding his place of residence at the present time.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number 51 / 1422
Date 22 / 7 / 1957
21
⟦illegible⟧
We confirm our letter number ⟦illegible⟧ dated 22 / 7 / 1957
Please respond to it promptly
⟦illegible⟧
Statement
10 / 8
For filing
With its assessment in the archives
S ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Post, Telegraph and Telephone
in Najaf
Wireless Telephone Division
Head of the ⟦...⟧ Community
No. S / 1449 / 51
Date 4 / 7 / 957
No. ⟦...⟧
Date 2 / 7 / 95
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Basra Province Police Directorate
Please inform us whether Mr. Hassoun Daniel, a former employee
of this department, has renounced his Iraqi citizenship.
The date of renunciation and the decree number, please state his place of residence at the
present time.
Director of Post, Telegraph and Telephone
in Najaf
Copy to
1- Baghdad Province Police Directorate
2- Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Najaf
in Baghdad
3- Directorate General of Post and Telegraph, in reference to your letter
No. T J / 12992 / 5 / 2 dated
24 / 2 / 951 for your kind information
Department Copy
51 / 2016
11 / 7 / 1951
22
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
With reference to our two letters numbered 1976 and 2011 dated 12/6/1951 and 6/7/1951, we request:-
1- Registering telephone number 4468, transferred from the Greek School to the house of the secretary of this community, as well as its security deposits, in the name of the Presidency of this community.
2- Registering telephone number 7253, which your respected directorate is requested to transfer from the Alliance School to the house of Naji Yehuda Benin, registered upon arrival in this community according to our letter number 2011 dated 6/7/1951 referred to above, as well as its security deposits, in the name of the Presidency of this community.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
2 2
Number: 51 / 2016
Subject:
Date: 19 / 7 / 1951
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⟦illegible⟧
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
With reference to our two letters numbered 1976 and 2011 dated 12 / 6 / 1951 and
6 / 7 / 1951, we have decided:-
1- To register telephone number 4468, transferred from the National School to the house of the Secretary of this
community, as well as its insurance deposits, in the name of the Presidency of this community.
2- To register telephone number 7253, which we requested your esteemed directorate to transfer from the
Alliance School to the house of Nabi Yaqub Baniri, the marriage registrar of this community,
pursuant to our letter number 2011 dated 6 / 7 / 1951 referred to above, as well as
its insurance deposits, in the name of the Presidency of this community.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
174
51 / 2095
1951 / 7 / 19
Department Copy
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To
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
In view of the occupation of the building of the Directorate of Rites by the budget of Iranian Schools in
Iraq, we request:-
1 - Delivery of the telephone of the aforementioned Directorate numbered 6078 belonging to the presidency of this sect.
2 - Returning the insurance deposits for this telephone to this presidency.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
24
Number: 51 / 2095
Date: 11 / 7 / 1951
Subject: ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧ Department
To
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
In view of the occupation of the Shamash School building by the Iranian Schools Inspectorate in
Iraq, we request:-
1 - Disconnecting the telephone of the aforementioned school, number 6028, belonging to the presidency of this community.
2 - Returning the insurance deposits for this telephone to this presidency.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
1951/7/10
Honorable Vice President
Subject / Community Telephones
After greetings
I present to you the following regarding the telephones of the community schools
1- Shamash School Telephone
In view of the leasing of the Shamash School building to the Iranian Schools Inspectorate, it is necessary to instruct the Telephone Department to disconnect
the telephone of this school, number 6028, immediately and return the deposits placed to the Community Presidency, as well as withdraw the electricity deposits.
2- Since telephone number 4468 has been installed in the house of the Secretary of the Community Presidency and telephone number 7253 will be installed in the house of Mr.
Naji Batish, the marriage contract registrar, it is necessary to transfer them along with the deposits to the name of the Community Presidency.
3- In view of the closure of the schools listed below, it is necessary to inform the Telephone Department to disconnect the telephones listed next to them and return
the deposits to the Community Presidency.
School Name | Telephone Number
Nuriel School | 7838
Rachel Shahmoon | 85085
Laura Kadoorie | 3063
Masouda Salman | 7809
Menashi Saleh | 5583
The Midrash | 5488
Please accept my highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Secretary
Approved, and please take the necessary measures in this regard
⟦signature⟧
1951/7/10
Department Copy
Department Copy
51/ 2040
1951/7/29
To -
The Baghdad District Electric Lighting and Power Company Limited
Greetings,
1 - We enclose herewith check No. 887616 dated 1951/7/29 to your order
in the amount of 6/370 Dinars, representing the amount of invoice No. 51/5/2244 in the name of Yaqub Shamash
for property No. 1/50 (Shamash School) for electricity fees for the month of May 951; please
acknowledge receipt.
2 - We would like to draw your attention to the fact that we have leased the mentioned school building to
an Iranian school affiliated with the Inspectorate of Iranian Schools; please work on returning the insurance deposits
held by you in the name of Mr. Yaqub Shamash for the mentioned building to the presidency of this community
and take the necessary steps for the payment of new insurance deposits by the aforementioned school.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
⟦Department Copy⟧
Department Copy
2048 / 51
1951/7/21
26
His Excellency the Director of General Post and Telegraph, Respected
After greetings
We have previously submitted a request to the Central Telephone Directorate on 11/7/1951
pursuant to our letter No. 2016 dated 11/7/1951 regarding the transfer of the telephone belonging
to the presidency of this community located in the National School in Bab Ali, No. 9468, to
the house of the Secretary of the Presidency of this community located in the Alwiyah district, No. 7/1/13, and
we have paid the prescribed fees for the transfer, but the Central Telephone Directorate asked us to consult
your respected directorate regarding this transfer, so we submit to your respected directorate hoping for approval
of this transfer, in view of the urgency of the community's business.
Please accept our highest respect.
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On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council
Telephones
⟦illegible⟧
T/79/20/51
8/22/1951
Department Copy
Confirmation of Telephone Transfer
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
With reference to our letter No. 51/2016 dated 7/11/1951,
We confirm our aforementioned letter, noting that the telephone mentioned in the first
paragraph, No. 4468, has been transferred to the house of the Secretary of this Community, and we are awaiting
the transfer of the telephone in the second paragraph, No. 7252, to the house of Mr. Naji Yaqub Bahiri - Bataween,
Rawaf 10 C 5 / 2 / 1, while remaining on our account.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
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T/ A T / 51
2 / 6 / 1951
To
Central Telephone Directorate
Baghdad
Greetings,
Please be so kind as to order the transfer of telephone number 4605 belonging to the presidency
of this community from the house numbered 25 / Z / 21 located in the Kurd al-Pasha neighborhood to the house numbered
25 / 9 / 21 located in the same neighborhood and occupied by Mr. Israel Nassim Hay.
Also, please provide a list of the necessary expenses for payment.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
4351
T / 51 / 287
1951/9/7
3
To the General Central Telephone Directorate.
After greetings,
Based on the documents kept with us, we hereby confirm that Mr. Hayyim Isaac
Shlomo Daoud, holder of ID number 866 dated 1951/3/25, is known by the name
Hayyim Nunu. We have provided him with this document based on his request.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Incoming Number ⟦...⟧ 1951/9/10
His Excellency the President of the Israelite Community
After greetings
We hereby confirm that Mr. Hayim Ahmed Shiloah is the owner of the identity card
Numbered 866 and dated 2/21/951, known by the name Hayim Nunu
And for this reason I have signed
Witness
Rubin Haqqon
Identity Card No. 1451 Date 2/21/951
Witness
Naji Meir
Identity Card No. 644 ⟦Date⟧ 2/21/951
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T / 2119 / 51
3 / 10 / 1951
To
Water Supply Directorate.
Baghdad
Greetings,
Please provide us with a form to restore the water line for the house numbered 177 / 142 located
in the Souq al-Ghazl neighborhood, and we also request that you provide us with the necessary amounts to be paid so that we can restore the water
of the aforementioned line.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council