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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.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3308
Item Number
16670
Date
Approx. January 1, 1921 to December 31, 1930
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Financial, Pharmacy Committee, Bills, Jewish Religious Court, Revenue Stamp, Baghdad Light and Power, Contract, Typed, Iraqi Government, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Electricity Bill, Ink Stamp, Meir Elias Hospital, Receipts, Jewish Lay Council, Chief Rabbi, President of the Jewish Community, Annotation, Handwritten

AI English Translation, Pages 326-350

Archival unit 326

T / 51/2116
20 / 9 / 951
To the General Central Telephone Directorate - Baghdad
Greetings,
Please kindly return the deposits held by you for the telephone numbered 7838
previously located in the Nuriel School belonging to the leadership of this community, after deducting the amount
of the sum required for this telephone up until 30 / 9 / 951, and please also submit
its fee invoices in the name of the Official Preparatory School of Commerce starting from the first of October
of the year one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one AD.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 327

T / 2115 / 51
30 / 9 / 1951
Request to restore the water flow
To -
Water Supply Directorate
Baghdad
After greetings
We request the restoration of the water flow that was previously cut off from the Na'am Elementary School
(The National School) located in the Qanbar Ali neighborhood, and a statement of the required amounts
according to the meter of the aforementioned school and the amount of fees due for payment so that we can restore
the aforementioned water flow as quickly as possible.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 328

T/ 2113 / 51
25 / 9 / 1951
⟦44⟧
To
Water Supply Directorate
Greetings,
We request the restoration of the water supply that was previously cut off from the Nuriel School located in the
Al-Sinak neighborhood, and a statement of the amounts required according to the aforementioned meter and the amount of fees due to be paid so
that we may restore the aforementioned water supply to the ⟦aforementioned⟧ school.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 329

T / 51/2114
26 / 9 / 1951
45
⟦illegible⟧
To
Water Supply Directorate
Baghdad
Greetings,
With reference to the application form for restoring the water flow for Nuriel School No. 3569 in
Portfolio No. 218 dated 25 / 9 / 951, we are sending you a cash amount of 5/360
dinars as stated in the list, which represents the amount of funds required according to the mentioned scale
with insurance amounting to 1/620 dinars along with the water flow restoration fee.
We request that the mentioned insurance be registered in the name of the Presidency of this Community and that the lists
of water fee allowances be submitted in the name of the Official Commercial Preparatory School starting from the first of October of the year
951, due to the latter's occupancy of the mentioned school building.
Please accept our highest respect.
On behalf of the Acting Head of the Community
Vice President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 330

The Iraqi Government
Central Telephone Directorate
Subscribers Division
Number / Subscribers /: 15 / 18007
Date -: 12 / 12 / 1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
"Final Warning"
To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community
To /
To the Accountant
For payment from the allocations
of the community and providing
the receipt for the house
Grateful ⟦illegible⟧
Despite the reminders sent to you, invoice number 1666 dated
1 / 7 / 1951 amounting to ( <del>25/500</del> ) Dinars remains outstanding in your account. In view of
the above, we request payment of the invoice in question within seven days from this date; otherwise,
we will be forced to disconnect your telephone line without further notice.
⟦signature⟧
Director of Central Telephones
Accountant for necessary action
Copy to /- Presidency of the Community
Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs - with reference to its letter No. 21 / 7 / 20252
dated 8 / 11 / 1951.
Musa / Telephone Number 4218 Al-Awqaf Al-Shalabi

Archival unit 331

Presidency of the Jewish Community
Installation of an additional jack
T / 2224 / 52
8 / 1 / 1952
Department Copy
47
To -
Central Telephone Directorate - Baghdad
Greetings,
Your letter No. T 661 / 186 / 1 dated 5 / 1 / 1952
We attach herewith check No. ( 897810 ) dated 8 / 1 / 1952
in the amount of 2/300 Dinars for the cost of installing the additional jack and its rent.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council

Archival unit 332

Presidency of the Iraqi Government
Ministry of ⟦...⟧
Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Number:
Date: 5 / 1 / 1952
Central Telephone Directorate Department:
Telephone Division:
Subject - Installation of an additional jack -
To - /
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
With reference to your letter numbered 51/2195 and dated 2 / 12 / 1951.
Please send an amount of (2/300) dinars for the cost of installing the additional jack so that we may
take the necessary action, according to the details recorded below.
Director of Central Telephones
 Fils | Dinar |
 000 | 2 | Installation fee
 300 | - | Rent
 300 | 2 | Total
Telephone
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
Musa / 3 / 1

Archival unit 333

⟦illegible⟧ the department
Installing a call button (Telephone 3531).
⟦line⟧
51 / 2195
20 / 12 / 1951
49
To -
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
Please kindly order the installation of a call button for telephone number 3531 in one of
the rooms of the Community Presidency building located in Taht al-Takiya.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Spiritual Council

Archival unit 334

⟦illegible⟧
BAGHDAD
6 JAN 52
Baghdad
5 JAN 52
4 30 PM
JURQUBI
BASRAH
Directorate General of Posts and Telegraphs
Nabil
Foreign Policy
15

Archival unit 335

Baghdad on 1/27/1952
Subject -/ Telephone Number (86589)
⟦line⟧
To -"
Central Telephone Directorate - Baghdad
Greetings,
With reference to your list numbered (109) and dated 1/7/1952.
In view of the lack of need, please disconnect the telephone numbered (86589)
installed in the Masouda Shemtob Synagogue and collect the fees incurred on it from the special deposits
belonging to it.
Please accept our highest respect.
Trustee
Masouda Shemtob Synagogue
To be filed immediately
And recorded for the following
⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
2/4/52
Mr.
⟦line⟧
Kindly this list ⟦illegible⟧ from ⟦illegible⟧
To show ⟦illegible⟧
⟦signature⟧
2/11/52
⟦illegible⟧ Central to show ⟦illegible⟧ fees ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 336

Area / 5
Telephone Center
Telephone Number 880
Schedule of long-distance telephone call charges within Iraq for the half-year ending on
Date | Fils | Dinar | Date | Fils | Dinar | Date | Fils | Dinar | Date | Fils | Dinar | Date | Fils | Dinar | Date | Fils | Dinar
Total for the six months entered in the half-year account 1951 Fils 700 Dinar ⟦line⟧
Note: No objection regarding the accuracy of this account will be considered unless the objection is submitted before seven days have passed since the receipt of this schedule
Register ⟦illegible⟧
Page 589
Director of the Central Telephone Office - Baghdad
⟦illegible handwriting⟧

Archival unit 337

Iraqi Government
Iraq
Central Telephone Directorate
Telephone Number: 6398
Area 6
Please present this bill when paying the amount at this center
(Telephone Account Bill)
Telephone Number: A 654
Center:
Telephone rental for the installment ending on:
At a rate of:
Dinars per installment: 12
Fils: 400
Transfer:
Date: — — 194
Local call charges: according to the details recorded on the back of the bill
Internal call charges:
External call charges: for the installment ending on ⟦30 June⟧ according to the audited schedules
Additional deposits so that their total with previously collected deposits is proportional to the installment account:
Semi-annual for calls and fees according to paragraph (13) of the telephone rental contract:
Total amount: 12 / 400
Amount paid: Dinars
Date of payment: — — 194
Signature:
Bill number: 109
Bill date: 7 / 2 / 1945
Cashier
Director of the Central Telephone Department
Center Manager
The amount mentioned in paragraph 7 mentioned above from the conditions contained in the telephone rental contract

Archival unit 338

Telephone Number 4618
T / 62 / 52
4 / 2 / 1952
Central Telephone Directorate - Baghdad
Greetings,
With reference to your list numbered 4576 and dated 6 / 1 / 1952.
1 - We have previously informed you according to our letter numbered T / 51 / 2153 and dated 11 / 11 / 1951
that the Presidency of the Schools Committee had previously vacated the building in which the mentioned telephone was located, which was
occupied by the Private Intermediate School for Boys for nearly a year, and handed it over to its owner,
and we informed you that we no longer have a need for the mentioned telephone.
2 - Please kindly return the insurance deposits held by you for this telephone to the Presidency of this Community.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Spiritual Council

Archival unit 339

Committee for the Revocation of Citizenship
Badriya Hamouda Shantoub
Born in Baghdad
Karrada Post and Telecommunications Directorate
Reading on: ⟦line⟧
Previous reading: ⟦line⟧
Number of local readings during the installment period: ⟦line⟧
Number of free calls: ⟦line⟧
Number of calls charged for: ⟦line⟧
Price of (4) fils per call: ⟦line⟧
Karrada Telephone Directorate
Treasurer
Invoice number ⟦illegible⟧ Invoice date ⟦illegible⟧
Invoice number ⟦illegible⟧ Payment date ⟦line⟧ 194
Dinar ⟦line⟧ Total amount ⟦line⟧ Dinars

Archival unit 340

The Iraqi Government
Iraq
(Central Telephone Directorate)
Telephone Number: 6398
Area 6
Please present this bill when paying the amount at this center
(Telephone Account Bill)
Al-Ahliyya Intermediate School
Amount | Fils | Dinar
Telephone rent for the installment ending on March 31, 1943 | 400 per installment | 12
Transfer on date - - 194 |  | 
Local call charges according to the details listed on the back of the bill |  | 
Internal call charges |  | 
External call charges for the installment ending on September 7, ⟦1942⟧ according to the attached schedules |  | 
Additional deposits so that their total with previously collected deposits is proportional to the installment account |  | 
Semi-annual for calls and fees according to paragraph (13) of the telephone rental contract |  | 
Total Amount | 400 | 12
Treasurer
Director of the Central Telephone Office
Center Manager
If the amount of this bill is not paid within (15) days from its date, the telephone connection will be cut (Paragraph 75 of the terms and decision regarding telephone rental)

Archival unit 341

T / 44 / 52
22 / 2 / 1952
To -
Baghdad District Water Supply Committee
Greetings,
Your letter No. 6922/2/8 dated 13 / 2 / 1952.
We enclose herewith an amount of five hundred fils for the cost of restoring the watercourse to the Laura
Kadoorie School located in the Abu al-Saad neighborhood. Please inform us of receipt.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 342

⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
⟦Central Telephone Directorate⟧
Reading on ⟦line⟧
Previous reading ⟦line⟧
Number of local readings during the installment period ⟦line⟧
Number of free calls ⟦line⟧
Number of calls for which fees are requested ( ⟦line⟧ )
Price of ( 4 ) fils per call ( )
Central Telephone Service:
Treasurer:
Invoice date: 26/1/1948
Signature:
Invoice number: 4576
Payment date: 194
Total amount: 400/- Dinars
Amount paid: 400 Dinars

Archival unit 343

(22)
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Number: 8/2/6822
Date: 13 / 2 / 1952
Baghdad Telephone Number: 3512
Telegraphic Address: Baghdad Water
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Your letter numbered 2207 and dated 25 / 12 / 951.
Based on the restoration of the water line to the Laura Kadoorie School
located in the Abu al-Saad neighborhood on 3 / 1 / 952, please
pay the restoration fee amounting to 500 fils as quickly as possible,
Secretary
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Number ⟦684⟧
Date ⟦21 / 2 / 952⟧
Copy to - Revenue Supervisor
52
13/M
The Clerk
Please check the register
⟦...⟧
21/2/52
The Accountant
For the purpose of payment
by the school and sending
the receipt of the letter in this regard
⟦...⟧
17 / 2 / 952
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 344

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: T / ⟦22⟧ / 51
Date: 25 / 12 / 1951
Subject:
To -
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Greetings,
Your letter No. 4300/45/1 dated 3 / 11 / 1951.
We enclose herewith check No. 887694 dated 25 / 12 / 1951 for the amount of
26/400 Dinars, which represents the amounts owed by the Laura Kadoorie School located in
Abu al-Sa'ad neighborhood from 11 / 2 / 1951 to 22 / 7 / 1951. Since the building of this school
has been leased to the Ministry of Education starting from 15 / 12 / 1951, we request the restoration of the water line and its transfer
to the name of the Ministry of Education and to claim from it the amounts that accumulate in the future.
Please accept our highest respect.
Acting Head of the Community
President of the Lay Council
Presidency of the ⟦Mosaic⟧ Community
⟦in Baghdad⟧
54

Archival unit 345

S. M. (22) B
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Baghdad Telephone Number: 3512
Telegraphic Address: Baghdad Water
Number: 45/1 / 4200
Date: 3 / 11 / 1951
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
An amount of 26/400 Dinars has been realized against the Laura Kadoorie School located in the Abu Saad neighborhood
for water fees for the period from 19 / 2 / 1951 to
22 / 7 / 1951. We request payment of the mentioned amount as soon as possible,
Secretary
Water Supply Committee for the Baghdad Area
Copy to: - Revenue Supervisor - for follow-up
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Special Number 4529
Date 4 / 11 / 1951
Accountant
For confirmation ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Nothing has been paid from the amount of these invoices
as the water or electricity fee orders were not reported
in the name of the mentioned schools or synagogues
⟦illegible signature⟧
4/11/1951
To ⟦illegible⟧
For implementation ⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 346

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number | 3531 President
5452 Secretary
Number: 52/270
Subject: Telephone Number 86303
Date: 1952/3/6
To ⟦line⟧
Central Telephone Directorate
Greetings,
Your letter number Q 1 / 186 / 2224.
Telephone number 86303 belongs to the Committee for Denaturalization and Deportation, and the Presidency of this
community has no connection to it, noting that this committee has been dissolved upon completion of the denaturalization and deportation tasks.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
56

Archival unit 347

Directorate of Central Telephones
« Telephone »
Number - ⟦7186/10⟧
Date - ⟦954/2/21⟧
To - /
Presidency of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Subject :- Telephone 86202
Mr. Yaqub Farshi Shohet informed us in his petition dated 54/1/20
that he occupies the house located in Al-Bataween, numbered 7 / 1 / 119
where the telephone numbered 86202 is installed, registered in the name of the Committee for the Revocation
of Citizenship and Deportation, and requested the transfer of the mentioned telephone to his name. We request
you to inform us of your desire regarding it and whether you agree to the request mentioned above.
Director of Central Telephones
Presidency of the Jewish Community
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Presidency of the Jewish Community⟧
Number 1225
Date 22 / 2 / 954
Hisham 20 / 2

Archival unit 348

3/10/1952
Telephone fees of the Community Administration and its affiliated institutions.
To "-"
Central Telephone Directorate
With reference to the lists numbered 762, 2855, 1358, ⟦1327⟧, 1670, 4526, 4464
and 2787, 4568, and 44636 dated 1/1, 1/11, 1/13, 1/14, 1/14, 1/16, 2/6
and 2/17, and 2/21 respectively.
We attach herewith check number 862848 dated 2/10/1952 in the amount of 154/320 Dinars for telephone fees
the following numbers and details: -
Fils Dinar | Telephone Number | List Number | Date | Notes
27 616 | 5452 | 762 | 1/1/52 | 
19 268 | 3531 | 2855 | 1/19/52 | 
16 402 | 5337 | 1358 | 1/1/52 | 
8 478 | 7253 | 1327 | 1/13/1952 | 
17 072 | 7448 | 2670 | 1/14/52 | 
9 681 | 7828 | 4526 | 2/6/1952 | (Liquidation of account)
9 504 | 4468 | 4228 | 1/16/952 | 
18 063 | 3456 | 2787 | 1/4/956 | 
28 883 | 5583 | 4568 | 2/17/1952 | (Liquidation of account)
8 335 | 5488 | 4636 | 2/21/1952 | (Liquidation of account)
154 320 |  |  |  | 
Only one hundred fifty-four Dinars and three hundred twenty Fils.
Therefore, please provide us with the receipt of payment.
Please accept our utmost respect.
Acting Head of the Community
Head of the Lay Council
Attachments
1- Check No. 862848 dated 2/10/1952 in the amount of 154/320 Dinars.

Archival unit 349

Telephone Center ⟦line⟧ Telephone
Schedule of long-distance telephone call charges within Iraq for the half-year ending in the year
Date | Fils Dinar | Date | Fils Dinar | Date | Fils Dinar | Date | Fils Dinar | Date | Fils Dinar | Date | Fils Dinar
 |  |  |  | 7/1 | 240 |  |  |  |  | 4/11 | 260
 |  |  |  | 12 | 240 |  |  |  |  |  | 
Total for the six months entered in the half-year account: 1951 Fils 840 Dinars /
Note: No objection regarding the accuracy of this account will be considered unless the objection is submitted before seven days have passed since the receipt of this schedule.
Register: ⟦illegible⟧
Page: ⟦illegible⟧
Director of the Central Telephone Department - Baghdad

Archival unit 350

The Iraqi Government
Iraq
(Central Telephone Directorate)
Telephone Number: 6398
(Telephone Bill Statement)
Zone 6
Please present this statement when paying the amount at this...
If the amount of this bill is not paid within (15) days from the date of presentation, the management has the right to disconnect
the telephone (Article 74, Second Schedule of the conditions stated in the telephone lease interview)
Telephone Number: 545
Center: Baghdad
Telephone rent for the installment ending on: ⟦illegible⟧
At a price of: ⟦illegible⟧
Dinar per installment: ⟦illegible⟧
Transfer:
Date:
Local call charges: 840
Internal call charges: 856
External call charges: 840
Installment ending on: ⟦19/7/50⟧
Total amount: 22/696
Amount paid ⟦line⟧ Dinars
Payment date ⟦line⟧ 194
Bill number 762
Bill date 1 - 1 - 1952
Signature
Cashier | Director of Central Telephone Department | Center Manager