AI en Translation, Pages 101-125
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Number: 7218
Date: 24 / 2 / 1951
31900 / 4 / 121 -
General Police ⟦Directorate⟧
⟦Personnel⟧ ⟦Section⟧
Accounting
General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs
Subject - Installing a telephone
Reference to your letter numbered AT / 11499/11 dated 29 / 2 / 1951
Please be so kind as to install a telephone set in the committee under discussion
even if independently at the expense of the Jewish community, in view of the ⟦need⟧
of the nationality revocation processing employees for immediate contact with the relevant
departments.
Director of Nationality Police
Copy to :-
Assistant for Nationality Revocation - for follow-up.
The Accountant.
Nasser 24 / 2
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The sect according to
Shawqi (Hanna Al-Hakim)
⟦signature⟧
3/2
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Topics for discussion with His Excellency the Minister of Interior
1 - Issues regarding the renunciation of citizenship
a - Granting a laissez-passer upon signing the citizenship renunciation form.
b - Objections from the Director of Travel Police regarding registration.
c - Appointing another assistant in the Meir Tuwaig Synagogue and the Director working full-time to increase the number of transactions
for renunciation of citizenship completed daily.
d - Discussing the possibility of granting each family a cash amount of five dinars, excluding the amount determined according to the statement
of foreign transfer.
e - The issue of luggage and the issue of leniency for carrying jewelry to a reasonable extent.
f - Inspection of luggage by customs officials at the location that will be opened to receive luggage from the party
that will handle the transport (i.e., at the specialized company's center).
2 - Income tax issues
a - Leniency in granting tax clearance to those who renounced their citizenship and not requiring them to appear in person.
b - The existence of strictness in income tax departments with Jews, especially going back five years for some
of those in simple professions on the occasion of selling their properties.
3 - The issue of medical college students studying at the government's expense who provided guarantees in the amount of five thousand
dinars.
4 - Transferring (Sefarim) and church properties from some provinces to Baghdad.
Baghdad, May 10, 1950
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His Eminence, the President of the Respected Israelite Community
After respect;
Sir: I briefly present the state of distress we are in in Khanaqin
where we are not allowed to go to Baghdad in any way, nor are we able to go out
within the town. Imagine that a group of Jews went to the bathhouse and the police
arrested them and brought them to court. Furthermore, three people went to
offer condolences at the shrine of their poor deceased uncle ⟦in⟧ the night at 8:30 PM, the police
arrested them. No Jew can go out at ten o'clock because he would be
bait for detention.
Sir: We are surrounded and in severe hardship of living. We prefer to be in
detention rather than this situation. We have begun to fast, perhaps God will have mercy on us
and on our families and children, as we have no work because we are unable to perform any
work as long as these restrictions exist for us. Imagine that patients in
a state of death cannot go to Baghdad despite the doctor giving
a permit for treatment in a state of danger, unless this permit passes through the District Governor
and the police report, and it takes several days, by which time the patient has become
nearly dead. We ask Your Eminence, in your capacity as the spiritual head, to intervene with
the competent authorities to limit these terrorist acts.
Moshe Hai Mordechai
On behalf of the Jews of Khanaqin
<del>Agent for the administration</del>
On behalf of the administration
⟦Signature⟧
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5012
4/22/950
Personal Page
To the Security Directorate
According to the instructions notified to us by the letter of the Police Director of Diyala Province No. 2825 dated 4/12/950
And the approval of the District Governor of Khanaqin in his marginal note No. 2762 dated 4/22/950 placed on
The petition of Hamu Nuri Yatub, a resident of Khanaqin, Al-Hamidiya neighborhood, with his personal photo attached above, has been organized
This form for him to go to Baghdad and return to Khanaqin for one trip from the above date only
So please do not interfere with him.
Investigator ⟦...⟧ Khanaqin
Assistant Director ⟦...⟧
4/22/950
Mr. Naeem Khattab's phone number 7869
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Khanaqin
4/28/1950
To the Honorable Head of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
After offering due greetings - praying to the Almighty that you are in the best of health
and well-being.
Furthermore, I submit to your Excellency that more than two months ago, a
great disaster befell a number of Khanaqin Jews, numbering one hundred and twenty people,
including children and the elderly, when they were arrested by the police
near the Iranian border while they were trying to leave Iraq for Iran.
It is no secret to your Excellency what was suffered by those who, upon their arrest,
had no one left but God and the compassion of the merciful. They are still in Khanaqin in the worst condition,
with nothing to sustain them. We, in turn, have done what is necessary for them and fulfilled our duty toward them
until this day, but we are now unable, as it is truly difficult for us to manage them
for longer than this period. This matter has compelled me to write to your Excellency, requesting
your kindness in doing what is necessary. You remain the most worthy of giving them some money to save them from this
bitter destitution, as they are on the verge of perishing if their situation does not change
as we have presented in this letter. Please accept our highest respect.
Sincere | Sincere | Sincere | Sincere
Yaqub Nashi Abbi | Nashi Shua | Marshi Yafeh | Moshi Hai Roufan
⟦illegible signature⟧ | ⟦illegible signature⟧ | ⟦illegible signature⟧ | and ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible date⟧ | | | ⟦illegible signature⟧
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His Excellency the Director of General Income Tax, Baghdad, the Respected
Presented to your Excellency: -
Necessity has forced us to carry out the transaction of selling the house belonging to us, numbered 496 / 4, located in the Al-Khatouniya neighborhood, as
it is now under the removal of joint ownership with the intention of paying its price amounting to (500 / -) five hundred dinars, as established
in the Land Registry Department in Mosul, and to fulfill the rest of the accumulated debts and the compensations due from us from the remainder of the mortgage value. Upon
submitting the transaction papers to the Income Tax Department in Mosul, the esteemed assessor ordered an assessment of the house's value at the time of
its purchase, and it appeared that its purchase price was multiples of its current value; therefore, there is no tax on it. Nevertheless, he has held
the transaction papers in his possession, insisting on imposing a tax on us, and indeed forced us to sign the assessment notice so that we could complete the transaction
of transferring the house. Furthermore, the esteemed tax assessor wrote to the Land Registry to deduct the assessed tax amounts ⟦line⟧
176 / 600 dinars upon transfer according to his claim. We present our plea, explaining to your Excellency the following points: -
1- We are two brothers in one small shop working together selling used car parts by retail, and our families
consist of (16) souls, all of whom are in need of assistance.
2- The esteemed assessor imposed on each of us separately an income tax starting from the year 945 / 946 to the year 950 / 951
at a time when we both work in one shop and live and reside in one house together, and the department has never previously tasked us
with paying any income tax until now because we are weak and living on retail earnings.
3- He imposed on us income tax and an additional tax for the year 950 / 951 without granting us any legal path enjoyed by every
Iraqi citizen, while we have not renounced our Iraqi citizenship, claiming that we are considered foreigners, and if we do not travel by the end
of this year, he will return to us the additional amounts imposed on us.
4- Tax is usually imposed on those with profits and not on people like us who are poor and whose profits do not satisfy the hunger of our families, as evidenced by
the accumulation of debts and the mortgaging of our house in which we have lived with our family members for three years, and as a result, we were forced to sell it, and it is
all that we own in this world.
5- We explained to the esteemed income tax assessor all our claims and asked him to order an inspection of our shop and its contents and to inquire
from the guild to confirm the truth of our words, but he refused, saying you can appeal to the committee, while it is established to him with
certainty that we cannot pay half of the estimated tax as security to enter the appeal hall.
6- If we were liable to pay tax since the year 945 / 946 until now, why did the esteemed assessor overlook us while our shop
is located on a public street where income tax employees pass daily in front of our shop going back and forth.
Based on the explained reasons and others, we seek mercy from your Excellency to do us justice and remove the injustice from us by removing the taxes imposed
on us because we are poor people and heads of families, and debts have accumulated on us as a result of our living expenses to satisfy the hunger of
our children, and the Almighty Creator does not waste the reward of those who do good work. This is with respect to your Excellency, our master.
Aziz bin Kaddo
From Al-Khatouniya neighborhood in Mosul
Khadouri bin Kaddo
From Al-Khatouniya neighborhood in Mosul
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6 Nisan 5/5 950
To the Community Committee and the Chief Rabbi, may God protect them
Regarding the surrender of my passport and those of my wife, my sons, and my daughters
who are here in Baghdad, and my eldest son Yehezkel who is in Basra
Since it is not possible for me to get my son (Yehezkel) out of prison
where he has been for about a year and a half, and I have no money to pay
the bail for him in the amount of 200 Dinars, I hereby waive
my passports and those of my wife, my sons, and my daughters who are
here in Baghdad, and I renounce the Iraqi citizenship
since I have no possibility to pay the aforementioned bail
and this is what I have to inform you, and you shall receive the passports
from me, Moshe
Sasson
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(62)
Mosul on ⟦22 / 3 / 51⟧
The honorable and virtuous Professor Mr. Salim Diyafa, respected
Secretary of the Administration of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings and much respect, we arrived in Mosul since last week until
the news arrives, God willing. This, I had presented to His Excellency President Abu Jamil
the issue of the assessment of some of the collectors for income taxes in an extremely unfair manner
And one of these wronged individuals has headed your way, carrying a petition for His Excellency
the Director General of Income Tax and a copy of it for His Excellency the respected President, so please
kindly present it to His Excellency the President and after reviewing it, guide the petitioner
with what is necessary to remove the injustice inflicted upon him as a result of this assessment,
In conclusion, I wish you success and please convey my highest respects
to His Excellency the respected President and to those dear to you, and may you remain in respect
Sincerely
⟦Heskel⟧ Shaul
Secretary of the Administration of the Jewish Community
in Mosul
For Mosul review
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To the Honorable Director of General Income Tax, Baghdad.-
Presented to your Excellency.
Necessity has forced us to carry out the transaction of selling the house belonging to us, numbered (4/496), located in the Al-Khatouniya quarter, as
it is now under the dissolution of joint ownership, with the intention of paying off its mortgage amount of 500 five hundred dinars, as established in the
Mosul Land Registry (Tabu), and to fulfill the rest of the accumulated debts and interest due from the remainder of the mortgage proceeds. Upon submitting the transaction papers
to the Income Tax Department in Mosul, the assessor ordered an estimation of the house's value at the time of its purchase, and it appeared that its purchase price
was multiples of its current value; therefore, there is no tax on it. Nevertheless, he has withheld the transaction papers, insisting on imposing
a tax on us, and indeed forced us to sign the assessment notice so that we could complete the transfer transaction for the house. Furthermore, the
tax assessor wrote to the Land Registry to deduct the assessed tax amounts of 176/900 dinars upon transfer, according to his claim.
We submit our plea, explaining the following points to your Excellency.-
1 - We are two brothers in one small shop, working together selling used car parts by retail, and our families consist
of (16) souls, all of whom are in need of assistance.-
2 - The assessor imposed an income tax on each of us individually starting from the year 945/946 to the year 950/951,
at a time when we both work in one shop and live and reside in one house together. The department has never previously required us to pay
income tax until now because we are weak and living on retail.-
3 - Income tax and an additional tax were imposed on us for the year 1950/1951 without granting us any legal allowance enjoyed
by every Iraqi citizen, while we have not renounced our Iraqi citizenship, claiming that we are counted for a [certain] side, and if we do not travel by
the end of this year, he will return the additional amounts collected from us.-
4 - Tax is usually imposed on those with profits and not on people like us who are poor and whose profits do not satisfy the hunger of our families, as evidenced by
the accumulation of debts and the mortgaging of our house where we have lived with our family members for three years, and as a result, we were forced to sell it, which is
all we own in this world.-
5 - We explained all our claims to the income tax assessor and asked him to order an inspection of our shop and its contents and to inquire
from the guild to confirm the truth of our words, but he refused, saying you can appeal to the committee, while it is certain to him
that we cannot pay half of the estimated tax as security to enter the appeal hall.-
6 - If we were liable to pay tax since the year 945/946 until now, why did the assessor overlook us
while our shop is located on a public street and income tax employees pass in front of our shop daily, going and coming?.-
Based on the explained reasons and others, we beg your Excellency to do us justice and remove the injustice from us by removing the taxes imposed on us because we are
poor people and heads of families, and debts have accumulated upon us as a result of our living expenses to satisfy the hunger of our children, and the Creator,
Exalted be He, does not waste the reward of those who do good work. With all respect to your Excellency, our Master.-
Aziz bin Kaddo
From Al-Khatouniya quarter in Mosul
Khadouri bin Kaddo
From Al-Khatouniya quarter in Mosul
A copy of it to the Honorable President of the
Jewish Community in Baghdad to mediate
by requesting the removal of the grievance and injustice inflicted upon us
as a result of this assessment, please.-
Rescue
10 fils
40 fils
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Khalisiyah on 24 / 5 / 1950
Establishment of Moshe Hai Mordechai
Telephone 26
⟦illegible⟧
His Excellency the President of the Honorable Israelite Community in Baghdad - May God preserve him
Greetings and respect,
I submit to your Excellency that most members of the community in our area have renounced their Iraqi citizenship, numbering
eight hundred individuals, and this was more than a month and a half ago, and until now we have not received any word
regarding the result of the renunciation. It is not hidden from your Excellency the state that our community members have reached in terms of
need and persecution. Therefore, we have no choice but to appeal to your Excellency, requesting the kindness of solving the problem of our brothers,
those whose thoughts have become scattered just by taking a narrow look at their condition. Note that
I had requested an interview with your Excellency's assistant director, Nouri, and the lawyer
Abdul Rahman Zaidan informed me that our request was referred to Senator Ezra Menachem, and we are waiting for that, while
knowing that we have not been able to take a single hour of rest due to the frequent inquiries from the poor in this regard.
Therefore, I submit this letter of mine, believing in your Excellency's vision to look upon the members of our community with an eye of compassion
and to mediate to send some money to them first, and to expedite their departure, as their remaining in this state
is extremely difficult. We did not doubt in stating this presentation; save us from this critical situation, and may God
be the witness of good for all. May you remain under [His] care.
Sincerely,
Moshe Hai Mordechai
⟦signature⟧
Broker in Al-Khalis
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To His Excellency the respected President of the Jewish Community
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
I, the informant Murad Ezra, sent by you to assist the committee
of the community in our town, inform the President of the Jewish Community about the assault by Jews
in the town of Tuz Khurmatu against members of the community. Yesterday,
an assault occurred against Ishaq Eliyahu and Habouba Cohen
in the alley, and against the aforementioned person in the morning as well. After three
days, an assault occurred against Nissan Shlomo <del>and his brother Yaqub</del>
on the road in the market and in repair. After filing a complaint with
the police, a second assault occurred against Najia daughter of Nissan in the house
by beating and threatening. After several hours as well <del>an assault occurred</del>
they brought Nissan with a complaint from the station with his brother Yaqub Shalom.
Upon their return from the police station, they were attacked by
six people or more to beat Nissan Shalom and Yaqub Shalom
on their heads with iron and blocks, and their heads were split open,
among other things, so they were injured, and a second complaint was filed against them.
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Number 9
Post, Telegraph and Telephone of Iraq
6 JUN 50
Administration Department
Number:
Telegram Type:
Time of Registration:
Arrived at Hour:
Minute:
From:
Received by:
Word Count: 22
Administrative Instructions:
Date: 6/6
Issuing Office: Ana
To: Presidency of the Jewish Community Baghdad
Jews of Ana ⟦Salih⟧ headed to your side today
Houri
The persons in the police department and under the charge of the station commissioner Bassam Shalom
his duty in the police department, so the ⟦gang⟧ as if threatened him and killed him during this
period, and now they are inside their homes and cannot leave the house
for fear of the threats that were made against them, and now I hope for taking
your assistance in this case and bringing them to Baghdad with their families and saving them
from danger and this decision, and the matter is in your hands
Written in Baghdad
The sincere Mansour ⟦Shurmani⟧
⟦In the name of⟧ Shalom ⟦...⟧ Murad Ezra
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Session No. 17 on ⟦Sunday⟧ April 17, ⟦750⟧
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The committee decided in this session (on behalf of the Council) the following:-
Allocating an amount in the community budget for the year 1950 for the necessary repairs in the building
First: The Rima Khedouri school building located in Al-Bataween, part of which is the Uri Levy school -
And the Al-Saadoun school building located in Al-Saadoun, part of which is the Alliance school for girls -
And the King Rebecca school building located on 18 Adhar in Karrada Al-Sharqiya for girls and children
Second: It was decided to spend an amount of 1250 Dinars for the restoration, renovation, and repair in
The 18 Adhar building in Karrada Al-Sharqiya belonging to the community. This school
was inspected by the specialized engineer as this building is old and not suitable for study.
It was inspected by the engineer Mr. (Salim); part of the building is not suitable for study.
Accordingly, it was decided to spend an amount of 1250 Dinars for restoration in the school building of
the kindergarten in the Karrada Al-Sharqiya building and repairing the bathroom and sinks for the children in this
school and casting the floor of the rooms (tiles) by Salim Kashi and repairing the roofs.
For this reason, an amount was spent in the community budget for this purpose from the funds allocated
for this purpose by the esteemed Council in its previous session by the Council in
this year, and work is underway in full swing to complete these works as quickly
as possible so that students can attend this school in the coming year 1950.
Salim ⟦...⟧
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
President
Salim ⟦...⟧
Member
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174 <del>142</del>
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Baghdad
Al-Mustansiriya
4 JUL 50
TEL.
⟦illegible⟧
Number:
Telegram Type:
Time of registration: 10/7
Arrived at hour: 11 minute
Received by: Khalis
Number of words: 20
Administrative instructions: Stamping Department
To
His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community, Respected, Baghdad
Based on the position, you are informed that the Law of Revocation
of Citizenship is still in force and the work has taken place recently
based on real rules that do not dispense with instructions and statements
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⟦Very Urgent Telegram⟧
Number ⟦line⟧
Telegram Type ⟦line⟧
Registration Time ⟦line⟧
Arrived at Hour ⟦line⟧ Minute ⟦line⟧
Sent by ⟦line⟧
Word Count ⟦line⟧ Additional Instructions ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Issuing Department ⟦line⟧
Baghdad
BAGHDAD
8 MAR 50
TELS
II
To that which guarantees the safety of application and implementation, and there is no doubt
that the development of plans ensuring the rights of individuals and the estimation of
priority in deportation and the prevention of violations
is a matter that rests with His Excellency the Minister of Interior. Furthermore, since
Khanaqin District is one of the districts located on the Iraqi-
Iranian border and is currently inhabited by more than seven hundred people,
most of whom possess nothing of worldly goods, and
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Number 9
Incoming Internal Telegram
Baghdad
Post
4 MAR 50
TEL.S.
BAGHDAD
Number:
Telegram Type:
Time of Registration:
Arrived at Hour: Minute
Delivered by: 111
Word Count:
Administrative Instructions:
Date:
Issuing Office:
To those requesting the revocation of their citizenship <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and they have de facto become
unemployed and idle, and there is no interest
for them to remain after the revocation, therefore we have sent this telegram of ours
imploring the Council of Ministers and the position of His Excellency
the Minister of Interior, who continues to work on establishing
justice and giving everyone their due right, to look with compassion upon
the revocation of citizenship for those pure Jews who have applied
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Number 108
Incoming Internal Telegram
Number ⟦line⟧
Telegram Type ⟦line⟧
Registration Time ⟦line⟧
Arrived at ⟦line⟧ o'clock Expense ⟦line⟧
By ⟦line⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Word Count ⟦line⟧ Administrative Instructions ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Issuing Office ⟦line⟧
Baghdad
4 JUN 50
⟦ELS...⟧
To: We request you to follow their lead, and it is hoped
that this matter will be under the care of your High Council, and with God lies
success.
Naeem Ba'a, Munshi Yantoub, Daoud Sa'ati
Munshi Sa'ati, Ezra Yahoud, Nouri Yantoub
Youssef Ezra, Edward Doushi, Daoud Ezra
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Number 85
Incoming Internal Telegram
Number ⟦line⟧
Telegram Day ⟦line⟧
Registered by ⟦line⟧
Arrived at the station ⟦line⟧ Minute ⟦line⟧
Received by ⟦line⟧
Number of words ⟦line⟧ Administrative instructions ⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Issuing department ⟦line⟧
Baghdad
Date
11 / 5 / 1950
TEL
To Yaqub Yashua, Salman Yaqub, Harun Mordechai
Ibrahim Saleh ⟦Hayouli⟧, Ezra Yusuf, Hayim Ashi,
Naji Baruch
⟦line⟧
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The Spiritual Council of the Holy Community The Israelite Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
The Israelite Spiritual Council No. / 1015 /
In Baghdad Date 28 / 5 / 1950 Date 29 / 5 / 1950
The Spiritual Council of the Holy Community The Israelite Community
Baghdad, may God protect it
His Excellency the President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
The Respected
After greetings:
Some members of the community have contacted us and informed us that some
of the employees appointed by you in the work of renouncing citizenship have begun
violating the provisions of the honorable Mosaic religion and defying its commands
by desecrating the Sabbath days and holidays and committing the following
religious violations:
1- Practicing work on Sabbath days and holidays
2- Posting advertisements on walls on Sabbath days and holidays
3- Smoking on Sabbath days.
If this is true, the Spiritual Council denounces these
actions, especially when they occur in public places belonging
to the community. Therefore, we request Your Excellency to verify the extent of their truth and prevent
the employees from committing such violations.
With our utmost respect to Your Excellency.
Isaac Samuel
Aboudi
The President
Presented to the committee
For filing
To be directed to the Central Committee
31 / 5 / 50
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Names of those working in the
Inquiries Division (Questions)
Name | Profession | Address
1- Mr. Shua Abda | Teacher at the Secondary School of Commerce | Batareen 29
2- " Naeem Lawi | Former employee | Alwiyah
3- " Naeem Balbul | Lawyer |
4- " Yaqub Arib | Former employee | Bustan al-Khass M 70
5- " Hilal Sadqa | Merchant | Batareen
6- " Ezra Haqqah Shamshai | Private employee | Arkhita 4/1/2
⟦Filed in⟧ the mail
The above is a list of the individuals who
agreed to work on an honorary basis in
the Inquiries and Questions Division
⟦Signature⟧
4/6
To be kept ⟦in the file of⟧ the committee