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Iraq Finance 40 Fils
IJA 3699
Arranging Travel for Operation Ezra & Nehemiah; Issues Pertaining to Jews Abrogating Citizenship
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These are archival documents from the Baghdadi Jewish community. This item contains documents and correspondences pertaining to Baghdadi Jews abrogating their Iraqi citizenship in order to travel abroad. Included is an offer from a travel company about arranging transportation for the airlift of Iraqi Jews from Iraq to Israel (Operation Ezra and Nehemiah), complaints to the Iraqi government concerning police interference with Jews traveling, announcements to the Baghdadi Jewish community about opportunities to learn more about the citizenship laws and to forfeit citizenship, and correspondence between the government and the Jewish community concerning citizens who desire to forfeit their citizenship but have complicated circumstances. The item also contains letters in Judeo-Arabic, many which include community members' names.
AI English Translation, Pages 1-25
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Decree Revocation of Iraqi Nationality No. 62 of 1933 We, the King of Iraq After reviewing the third paragraph of Article 16 of the Basic Law and based on what was presented by the Minister of Interior And approved by the Council of Ministers, we ordered the enactment of the following decree: Article One - The Council of Ministers may decide to revoke the Iraqi nationality of any Iraqi who does not belong to a family habitually resident in Iraq before the Great War if he commits or attempts to commit an act considered a danger to the security and safety of the state. Article Two - The Minister of Interior may order the deportation of anyone whose Iraqi nationality has been revoked under Article One outside of Iraq if it appears to him that his deportation is necessitated by security or public peace. Article Three - This decree shall be implemented from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Article Four - The Minister of Interior shall implement this decree, which must be presented to the Parliament at its next meeting. Written in Baghdad on the twenty-third day of the month of Rabi' al-Thani in the year 1352 and the fifteenth day of August in the year 1933. | | Faisal Yasin al-Hashimi | (Absent) | Rashid Ali Minister of Finance | Minister of Interior | Prime Minister Jalal Baban | Muhammad Zaki | Nuri al-Said Minister of Defense and Acting | Minister of Justice | Minister of Foreign Affairs Economy and Communications | | | Abdul Mahdi | | Minister of Education | (Published in the Iraqi Waqayi' issue 1285 on 16-8-33) Archive
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To the residents of Al-Bataween neighborhood from 12/3/1950 The Travel and Nationality Police Directorate will begin tomorrow morning at nine o'clock with the procedures for revoking citizenship at the Mi Tuwaiq Synagogue for those Jews who wish to revoke their citizenship. Only those residents of Al-Banaween neighborhood who wish to revoke their citizenship should come to the Mir Tuwaiq Synagogue having fulfilled the following conditions: A. Working hours will be from nine o'clock every day. The person must have settled all his financial and other transactions. He must bring with him population registers, if available. He must bring a passport photo for each person over the age of eighteen. E. He must bring with him one identification witness. He must bring with him a capable guarantor who guarantees that he will pay to the Iraqi government, all municipalities, water and irrigation committees, and the railway and port directorates any amount due or due from him, along with the stamps that this guarantee will require (financial stamp 150 minus the Palestine Rescue stamp 40 fils). The person who signed the form to revoke his nationality must leave Iraq within twenty days from the date of the Cabinet's approval of the revocation of his nationality, noting that he will have to provide transportation outside Iraq at his own expense. In general, anyone who wishes to revoke his nationality should note that if he does not meet all the conditions listed above, he must not attend the aforementioned class to prevent crowding and disorder and to maintain order.
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12/3/1950 Statement To the Jewish residents of the Battaween neighborhood The Directorate of Travel and Nationality Police will begin tomorrow morning at nine o'clock processing renunciation of nationality at the Meir Taweig Synagogue for those Jews who wish to renounce their nationality. Anyone from the residents of the Battaween neighborhood only who wishes to renounce his nationality must attend the Meir Taweig Synagogue, fulfilling the following conditions ⟦line⟧ :- 1- Working hours will be from nine o'clock in the morning daily. 2- The person must have completed the liquidation of all his financial and other transactions. 3- He must bring with him identity books (Nufous), if available. 4- He must bring four solar photographs for every person over the age of eighteen. 5- He must bring with him one witness for identification. 6- He must bring with him a capable guarantor who guarantees payment to the Iraqi government and to all municipalities, water and electricity committees, and to the Directorates of Railways and Ports any amount due or that may become due from him, along with the stamps that this guarantee will require (a 150 fils fiscal stamp with a 40 fils Palestine Rescue stamp). 7- The person who signed the special form for renouncing his nationality must leave Iraq within twenty days from the date of the Council of Ministers' approval of the renunciation of his nationality, noting that he will be responsible for arranging means of transportation to outside Iraq at his own expense. General Note ⟦line⟧ Anyone wishing to renounce his nationality must take note that if he does not meet all the conditions listed above, he must not attend the aforementioned synagogue to prevent crowding and disorder and to maintain order.
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(2) Announcement To those wishing to renounce Iraqi citizenship The Travel and Nationality Police Directorate conducts renunciation of citizenship transactions daily from nine o'clock at the Meir Taweig Synagogue for those Jews who wish to renounce Iraqi citizenship. Those who wish to do so must attend the aforementioned location, fulfilling the following conditions: 1 - The person must have completed the liquidation of all their financial transactions. 2 - They must bring with them a census book, a citizenship certificate, or a military service book, if available. 3 - They must bring four solar photographs for every person over the age of eighteen. 4 - They must bring one identifying witness with them. 5 - There is no need to provide a guarantor if the person wishing to renounce their citizenship proves their clearance toward the departments of Income Tax, Property Tax, Customs, Foreign Exchange, and other departments that could be a creditor to the aforementioned person. 6 - It must be known to the public that the person who signs their desire to renounce Iraqi citizenship cannot absolutely retract this desire once they have signed the relevant form. 7 - The person who has signed the special form for renouncing their citizenship must leave Iraq within twenty days from the date of the Council of Ministers' approval of the renunciation of their citizenship, noting that the Iraqi government will provide means of transport to the Iraqi borders at the traveler's expense.
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Form T. A. Q. No. Declaration of Leaving Iraq Permanently I, ........ aged ..... years, residing in the house numbered ..... . Located in the neighborhood of ...... in the city of ....... practicing the profession of ...... declare my desire and choice fully that I have resolved to leave Iraq permanently and I am aware that this declaration of mine entails the revocation of citizenship from me and my deportation from Iraq and not being allowed to return to it thereafter. Signature or thumbprint Photograph I, ...... aged ..... residing in the house numbered ..... located in the neighborhood of ...... in the city of ...... testify that I know the person whose name and identity are mentioned above and he attended and signed the declaration before ........ in my presence Identification Witness " " " " The person whose name and identity are mentioned above attended and signed this declaration before me and in the presence of the two witnesses signing above, after I read it to him and ensured his understanding of it. Competent Official Job Title
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Q (1) - Will the travel route be via transportation and the destination desired by the choice of the traveler. Q (2) - Is it permitted for transport companies to transport travelers who only carry laissez-passer passports. Q (3) - If the guarantor wishes to travel, will the guarantee be for a limited period. Q (4) - If the guardians of children under the age of majority agree to their travel without these guardians renouncing their nationality, are the children allowed to leave. Q (5) - What is the authority that can be resorted to in the event of the revocation of Iraqi nationality. Q (6) - What are the guarantees that reassure the person of the safety of their life until leaving the Iraqi borders. Q (7) - What is the amount of luggage a person can take until leaving the Iraqi borders. Q (8) - What is the solution if the person does not have a guarantor and has proven that they are not encumbered by any debt. Q (9) - Is it possible in emergency cases for a person whose nationality has been revoked to extend the legally limited period for them to remain in Iraq. Q (10) - What is the amount that can be taken of jewelry and other gold for women, men, and children. A (1) - Note the answer to question No. (5). A (2) Of course it is permitted. A (3) - After their liability is finally cleared or the guarantee is replaced by another, the guarantor is allowed to travel. A (4) - No. The child inevitably follows their father in all cases. A (5) - At the present time, the available route is Iran. A (6) - The Iraqi government delivers them to the border and is not responsible for them after that. A (7) - This question relates to customs laws, which are special regulations and generally observed. A (8) - The answer is suspended. They shall not leave Iraq except after providing the required guarantor. A (9) - The case is studied based on the reasonableness of the justifying causes. A (10) - The answer relates to other competent authorities and nothing new has been issued regarding it. ⟦line⟧
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Q (1) - Will the travel route be via | A (1) - Note the answer to question No. (5) transportation and the destination desired by the choice of the traveler. Q (2) - Is it permitted for transport companies to transport | A (2) Of course it is permitted travelers who only hold laissez-passer (travel permits). Q (3) - If the guarantor wishes to travel, will the | A (3) - After his liability is completely cleared or the guarantee be for a limited period. | guarantee is replaced by another, the guarantor is allowed to travel. Q (4) - If the guardians of children under the age of majority agree to their travel without | A (4) - No. The child inevitably follows his father in these guardians renouncing their nationality, | all cases. is it permitted for the children to leave. Q (5) - What is the destination that can be resorted to in the case of renouncing Iraqi | A (5) - At the present time, the available route nationality. | is Iran Q (6) - What are the guarantees that reassure a person | A (6) - The Iraqi government delivers him to the border regarding the safety of his life until leaving the Iraqi | and it is not responsible for him after that. borders. Q (7) - What is the amount of luggage a person can take | A (7) - This question relates to customs laws until leaving the Iraqi borders. | which are special regulations and generally observed. Q (8) - What is the solution if a person has no guarantor | A (8) - The answer is pending. He does not leave Iraq and has proven that he is not liable for any debt. | except after providing the required guarantor. Q (9) - Is it possible in emergency cases for a person whose nationality has been revoked to extend the | A (9) - The matter depends on the reasonableness of the justifying reasons period limited for him by law to remain in Iraq. Q (10) - What is the amount of jewelry and other gold that can be taken for women, | A (10) - The answer relates to other competent authorities men, and children. | and nothing new has been issued by them. ⟦line⟧
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(1) Levant Express Transport Company Lebanese Joint Stock Company for International Transport Head Office - Beirut Allenby Street P.O. Box 310 - Telephone: 54 - 64 Established in 1930 Agents Iran: Levant Express Transport (Iran) Tehran - Khosravi - Khorramshahr Bandar Shahpur - Kermanshah - Hamadan Telegraphic Address: Levantex Baghdad Branch Al-Riwaq Street 13A - 33 Telephone Number 4294 - 4541 Branches Lebanon: Tripoli Syria: Damascus . Aleppo Iraq: Baghdad - Basra - Khanaqin - Mosul - Kirkuk Palestine: Haifa 195 18 Number: Baghdad on: 8/8/1950 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, Respectfully After offering greetings and respect I am pleased to offer your great eminence our wishes for health and safety I have been informed that there are a number of our Israelite brothers who wish to travel to Iran, and since this company has means of transport between Al-Kadhim and Tehran traveling every day, we wanted to have the honor of informing your eminence that we are ready to transport those who obtain a passport from the Iraqi and Iranian governments with complete comfort and tranquility and our prices are as follows: a first-class car for twelve people at the passenger price of five dinars, and a large car for twenty-five people at the passenger price of three and a half dinars, given that they are saved from those annoying travel hardships and we undertake by this means to transport any number, and we also volunteer to deliver them on the same cars they leave Baghdad in to Tehran, so please inform those who wish to travel from our Israelite brothers via telephone 4668 Al-Kadhim Company, and please accept highest respect, sir Sincerely ⟦signature⟧ Manager of Levant Express Company Kadhim
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ANNOUNCEMENT To facilitate the registration process for the elderly, six centers have been opened to register those wishing to renounce their citizenship. We therefore request the residents of the neighborhoods mentioned below to visit the designated registration centers for their neighborhoods, daily from eight in the morning until one in the afternoon, except for Fridays and Saturdays of each week. No application will be accepted in the Torah centers by way of ignoring the visit to the neighborhoods mentioned below. Name of Neighborhood | Name of Registration Center Al-Qishla : Dahana : | The Great Torah Taht al-Takiya : Bab al-Agha : Souq al-Ghazl : Imam Taha : | Torah of Rabbi Ezekiel Qanbar Ali : Sab' Shataya : Mahdiya : Kubaisat : Al-Bushibl : Haydar Khana : Aquliya : Jadid Hassan Pasha : | Torah of Ghawi Hanoun Kabir, Saghir, and Yahud : Khalidiya : Hazzat Tawil : Al-Bushibla : | Torah of Shakir Tatran | Religious Torah Faraj Allah : Kasoulat : Hitawiyyin : Bani Said : | Torah of Na'a
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(8) Secretary Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Baghdad 19 / 12 / 950 Dear Professor Anwar Is it possible to kindly provide us with clarification regarding the following? 1- If a father (convert) has converted to the Islamic religion and has minors living with their Jewish mother or with their Jewish relatives, is there a way to revoke their citizenship? 2- There are minors whose father registered to revoke his citizenship by intent only. How can he be prevented from traveling given that the maintenance of the minors is the father's duty? And I believe that perhaps the minors should file a maintenance lawsuit against their father in the Personal Status Court and consequently stop the father's citizenship revocation process based on the request of the Personal Status Court) 3- A person named Munshi Saleh claims that he was arrested as a fugitive and it was decided to annul his citizenship, so when he applied to revoke his family's citizenship with him, his request was rejected and he asked to take precautions regarding this case for fear of being deported without his family. Is it possible to send him to you to study his case. 2- The case of a husband who wishes to revoke his citizenship knowing that the wife is under the legal age, can her citizenship be revoked with the minors' papers with? ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧
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Baghdad April 27, 1950 His Excellency the Respected Minister of Interior Through His Excellency the Respected Director of Travel and Nationality Presented to Your Excellency We, the undersigned, have previously submitted requests to renounce our citizenship in accordance with Article One of the Law Supplementing the Decree for the Renunciation of Iraqi Citizenship No. 62 of 1933 during the first week of the start of registration occurring between the 16th and 23rd of last month, and we have completed all the formal procedures. Therefore, we plead for the application of Article Four of the aforementioned law, as we have become unemployed and are suffering the hardship of unemployment and need. Please, Your Excellency, accept our highest respect. Copy to: The Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad - for information " " The generosity of Al-Shaab and Al-Hawadith newspapers - for publication ⟦signature⟧ Ahmed ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Salim Daoud ⟦signature⟧ Rabil Daoud ⟦signature⟧ Rahma Cohen ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Shaul Youssef ⟦signature⟧ Habib Al-Najjar ⟦signature⟧ Murad ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Shaul Al-Najjar ⟦signature⟧ Yaqub ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦signature⟧ Salim Dallal ⟦signature⟧ Musa Eliyahu Ibrahim ⟦signature⟧ Raouf Younis ⟦signature⟧ Adel Yona Nouri Abdullah Yehuda Hanna Abboud ⟦circular stamp, illegible blue ink⟧
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To the Honorable President of the Jewish Community Presented to your Excellency and your esteemed position: - We, the residents of Diwaniyah Province and its districts - Al-Shamiya, Al-Samawa, and the sub-district of Al-Daghara, numbering approximately one thousand six hundred people, have come as a delegation and approached the police departments requesting the opening of a registration center for the renunciation of citizenship. However, we were surprised by what we did not expect, as we were asked to submit individual petitions and personal guarantee bonds. All of this proved to us that this situation differs fundamentally from all the centers that were opened throughout Iraq for registration, and for this reason we have temporarily stopped registering until we clarify this fact to your Excellency, hoping to end these anomalous situations and provide the police with the necessary information like other provinces. The matter is yours, sir. Diwaniyah 18 / 4 / 1950 ⟦illegible stamp⟧ Mukhtar of the Jewish Community in Diwaniyah Province Salim Ishaq Qojman Elder | Elder Sabih Haqqi Munshi | Shamoun Joki ⟦illegible circular stamp⟧ ⟦signature⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 3531 President
5452 Secretary
(11)
Number: T / 1310 / 950
Subject:
Date: 7 / 3 / 1950
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Presidency of the Community will require the services of some volunteers from among the
members of the community who wish to donate their time to fill out forms and perform some
clerical work that will be required by the procedures for renouncing citizenship for Jews
wishing to leave Iraq.
Those who wish to assist the community in this regard are requested to submit a letter to this
effect with their full address to the Presidency of the Community.
Presidency of the Jewish Community
⟦illegible⟧
Acting President of the Community
President of the Lay Council
A / 7 / 3
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(12) Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Date: 19 / 4 / 950 My dear Professor Anwar Based on the request of His Excellency the President, I kindly ask you to clarify the matter of requesting guarantee bonds from those applying for the renunciation of citizenship in most provinces and cities outside Baghdad, and according to one of the letters that reached us in this regard. Awaiting your reply. Please accept my highest thanks and respect. Sincerely, Yousef ⟦...⟧
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1- 1. Abdallah Ezra Moshi. 35- 30. Abraham Rahamin Moashi. 2- 1. -B- Rachel Yonah. 36- 31. Raphael Dawood Menashi. 3- 2. Gourdji Yousef Salman. 37- 32. Menashi Murad Menashi, 4- 2. -B- Madeleine Abdallah 38- 33. Salim Menashi Dallal. 5- 3- Asher Yonah Asher. 39- 34. Lilee Abraham. 6- 4. Nadji Shaoul Daniel. 40- 35. Sion Khedderi. 7- 5. Naim Ezra Eliahoo. 41- 36. Sasson Salman Shooa. 8- 6. Jacob Saleh Abraham. 42- 36. -B- Victoria Kadoori. 9- 7. Israel Saleh Abdallah. 43- <del>37</del>. Abraham Abdallah. 10- 8. Kadoori Menashi Nessim. 44- 38. Rahmin Isaac Shelomo. 11- 9. Maurice Yonah Bahari. 45- 39. Gourdji Shaool Abdallah. 12- 10. Shaool Alfred Ezra. 46- 40. Hannah Abdallah Halbi. 13- 11. Salim Saleh Abdallah. 47- 41. Nessim Eliahoo Nessim. 14- 11. -B- Dorice Saleh. 48- 42. Dawood Abraham. 15- 12. Abraham Meir Abed. 49- 43. Salim Mordekh Heskel. 16- 12. -B- Naim Moshiah. 50- 44. Moshi Eliahoo Abraham. 17- 13. Dawood Salman Saleh. 51- 45. Menashi Isaac Joseph. 18- 13. -B- Moshiah Dawood. 52- 46. Fooad Isaac Joseph. 19- 14. Raoof Yousef. 53- 47. Gourdji Shelomo Farah. 20- 15. Victor Isaac. 54- 48. Isaac Khedoori Abraham. 21- 16. Noori Abdallah Yahooda. 55- 49. Shafik Saleh Hayim. 22- 17. Abdallah Isaac. 56- 50. Ezra Hayawi 23- 18. Fakhri Rahmin. 57- 51. Shooa Joseph Shooa. 24- 19. Dawood Shamoon. 58- 52. Kamal Sion Soffer. 25- 20. Abraham Isaac Abraham . 59- 53. Jacob Abraham Dabarah. 26- 21. Moshi Khedoori. 60- 54. Salman Saleh Shekoori. 27- 22. Nessim Heskel Ezra. 28- 23. Abraham Rouben Saleh. 29- 24. Eliahoo Rouben Rahmin. 30- 25. Nadji Yousef Bahari. 31- 26. Ezra Shaool. 32- 27. Ezra Yousef. 33- 28. Shaool Yousef. 34- 29. Saleh Dawood Dabool.
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List of names of Jews who registered their names requesting the renunciation of Iraqi citizenship Name and Surname | Sequence | Name and Surname Abdullah Ezra Moshi | 23 | Salim Munshi Dallal Rachel Youna | 24 | Lilo Ibrahim Gurji Youssef Salman | 25 | Saboura Khadouri Mazliya Abdullah | 26 | Salwa Salman Shoua Ashir Youna Ashir | 26 | Katouriya Khadouri Naji Shaoul Daniel | 27 | Ibrahim Abdullah Nassim Ezra Eliahou | 28 | Rahma Ishaq Shlimo Yacoub Saleh Ibrahim | 29 | Gurji Shaoul Abdullah Israel Saleh Abdullah | 40 | Hanna Abdullah Halabi Khadouri Munshi Nassim | 41 | Nassim Eliahou Nassim Maurice Youna Bahri | 42 | Daoud Ibrahim Shaoul Alfred Ezra | 43 | Salim Murad Haqqil Salim Saleh Abdullah | 44 | Moshi Eliahou Ibrahim Doris Saleh | 45 | Munshi Ishaq Youna Ibrahim Meir Abed | 46 | Nawar Ishaq Youssef Naim Moshi ⟦?⟧ | 47 | Gurji Shlomo Faraj Moshi Daoud | 48 | Ishaq Khadouri Ibrahim Daoud Salman Saleh | 49 | Shafiqa Saleh Suhaym Raouf Youssef | 50 | Ezra Sahyawi Victor Ishaq | 51 | Shoua Youssef Shoua Nouri Abdullah Yehuda | 52 | Kamal Saboura Suwayr Abdullah Ishaq | 53 | Yacoub Ibrahim Daboura Fakhri Rahmin | 54 | Salman Saleh Kashkoush Daoud Shamoun | 55 | Ezra Salman Eliahou Ibrahim Ishaq Ibrahim | 56 | Saida Youssef Moshi Khadouri | 57 | Salim Youssef Makhlouf Nassim Hezekiel Ezra | 58 | Naima Maatouq Ibrahim Rubin Saleh | 59 | Ibrahim Ezra Eliahou Rubin Rahmin | 60 | Ishaq Gurji Ishaq Naji Youssef Bahri | 61 | Ezra Abdullah Rahmin Ezra Shaoul | 62 | Shamil Abed Shakarji Ezra Youssef | 63 | Moshi Eliahou Moshi Shaoul Youssef | 64 | Murad Salim Murad Saleh Daoud Abboul | 65 | Salman Ibrahim Hamad Ibrahim Rahmin Moshi | | Nassim Salman Saboura Faiza Daoud Munshi | | Munshi Jakoud Munshi | | ⟦illegible text visible through paper from reverse side⟧
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TELEGRAMS: "TRAFULLER" ⟦line⟧ TELEPHONE: 02-626 A. H. FULLER P. O. Box 99 AZIZIEH STREET BASRAH IRAQ BRANCH OFFICE: AIRPORT HOTEL BASRAH ⟦line⟧ TELEPHONE 06-248 ⟦line⟧ Head Office: 44 GEORGE STREET LONDON W.I. ⟦illegible⟧ The President of the Jewish Community, BAGHDAD. Dear Sir, Further to our letter dated 21st. March in reply to your 1326 dated 19th. March. Since writing the above letter I have visited London and conferred with our London Office and I am now empowered to offer you the following terms :- Based on 40,000 in one year, Basra to Lydda ⟦line⟧ £14 per head Baghdad to Lydda ⟦line⟧ £12 per head Above offer is based on operation by Dakota aircraft, 40 passengers each aircraft, subject ARB approval. The offer includes provision of aircraft, engines and spares full air and ground crews, air and ground crew accommodation, food, overseas allowances, petrol and oil, LANDING FEES, Air and Ground Crew Insurance, Passenger Liability Insurance, Third Party Freight Insurance, provision of three traffic officers and full booking and liason staff as required, also FULL PASSENGER HANDLING at all points. We also agree to supervise transit camps as necessary. It must be noted that the above price has been based on the aircraft flying BASRA or BAGHDAD to LYDDA and then on to CYPRUS for clearance returning to Basra or Baghdad as necessary. As appears possible, should the movement eventually develop into direct movement between Baghdad/Basra and Lydda then the price will be substantially reduced. We have completed all the negotiations we were called upon to make and it now remains for you to assist us to obtain from the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior or the Prime Minister, a letter stating definitely that we shall be in order in carrying out this movement. Immediately we receive this letter we will lay on the aircraft provided that you agree our terms and that a substantial amount is deposited in the U.K. as a sign of good faith.. We are taking the matter up through the British Embassy, Baghdad but it is essential you press the Iraqi Prime Minister immediately, Yours faithfully, ⟦signature⟧
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D 273 Receipt ⟦line⟧ Registered ⟦line⟧ Addressed to ⟦line⟧ A. H. Fuller ⟦line⟧ Date Stamp Fils Dinar Value of stamps affixed (if necessary) Number (letters) bundle or ⟦line⟧ for insured items Bag requiring safekeeping ⟦line⟧ insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures) 5 In words ⟦line⟧ Insurance fee ⟦line⟧ Weight in words ⟦line⟧ BAGHDAD ⟦illegible⟧ 13 APR ⟦illegible⟧ Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧ The Officer ⟦illegible⟧ 29
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(17) 1326/950. March 19th, 50. Mr. A. H. Fuller, P.O.Box 99. Azizyah Street, Basrah. Dear Sir, Reference your letter of March 15th, 1950. I understand that your offer to arrange for transport from Iraq of Jews leaving the country under the terms of Law No. (1) of 1950. I should be obliged to know to what destinations you can arrange transport and whether these destinations include some mediterreanian ports to be defined later and also details of transport and particularly the mode of trans- port to be used whether maritime, aerial or otherwise. Yours faithfully. ⟦line⟧ Ofg. PRESIDENT, Jewish Community, Baghdad.
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(17) TELEGRAMS: "TRAVFULLER" TELEPHONE: 02-626 A. H. FULLER P. O. Box 99 AZIZIEH STREET BASRAH I R A Q BRANCH OFFICE: AIRPORT HOTEL BASRAH TELEPHONE 06-248 Head Office: 44 GEORGE STREET LONDON W.I. 15 March 1950. The Head of the Jewish Community, BAGHDAD. Dear Sir, We understand from the Daily Newspapers that a large number of people of the Jewish Faith may shortly leave Iraq with the full permission of the Iraq Government. Should this be so we would like to draw your attention to the fact that we a specialised organisation fully equiped to handle large and small scale movement of personnel and freight. For instance we handle personnel and freight on behalf of the Oil Companies and the Crown Agents for the Colonies. We therefore offer you our services in this connection and point out that we are in a position to organise any movement of personnel you may require to any part of the world. Should you be interested we would be happy to furnish specific details and quotations in reply to any concrete movement offer you care to make. ⟦Forwarded⟧ Yours faithfully, ⟦signature⟧ T.A.Caton.
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(18) 12th April 1950 Mr. A. H. Fuller, P.O.Box 99. Azizieh Street, Basrah. Dear Sirs, I am in receipt, with thanks, of your letter without date in which you offered arrangements for air-transport from Baghdad and Basrah to Lydda. In an interview on this subject I have had to-day with his Excellency the Minister of Interior, it is understood that similar approach had also been made to him direct. His Excellency has no objection, it is learned, to the award to your Firm, the air-transport of Jews leaving Iraq if the place of arrival is changed to Cyprus instead of Lydda which I trust you will have no difficulties in arranging this at the same charges. I should be glad to hear at your earliest convenient date if this agreable and whether air-transport can also be made available from Cyprus to Lydda. Further particulars as to the approximate date on which air transport from Baghdad and Basra can be started will be much apprfciated. Awaiting with much interest the receipt of your further news I remain, Dear Sirs, Yours faithfully,
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12th April xxx 1950 (19) Mr. A. H. Fuller, P.O.Box 99. Azizieh Street, Basrah. Dear Sirs, I am in receipt with thanks of your letter without date in which you offered arrangements for air-transport from Baghdad and Basrah to Lydda. In an interview on this subject I have had to-day with his Excellency the Minister of Interior it is understood that similar approach had also been made to him direct. His Excellency has no objection it is learned, to the award to your Firm the air-transport of Jews leaving Iraq if the place of arrival is changed to Cyprus instead of Lydda which I trust you will have no difficulties in arranging this at the same charges. I should be glad to hear at your earliest convenient date if this agreable and whether air-transport can also be made available from Cyprus to Lydda. Further particulars as to the approximate date on which air transport from Baghdad and Basra can be started will be much appriciated. Awaiting with much interest the receipt of your further news I remain, Dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦KHS⟧
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CABLES : PELTOURS PHONE : 6251 P E L T O U R S SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME EGYPTIENNE TRAVEL — TOURS — BANKING INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT — INSURANCE HEAD OFFICE: CAIRO: 10/12 ADLY PASHA STREET BRANCHES: ALEXANDRIA - PORT SAID - SUEZ ISMAILIA - LUXOR - ASSUAN BEYROUTH - DAMAS - ALEPPO BAGHDAD - BASRAH - TEHERAN GENERAL AGENTS FOR: PELTOURS (SOUTH AFRICA) LTD. JOHANNESBURG — CAPE TOWN PELTOURS LIMITED LONDON W.1. (20) IN REPLY PLEASE QUOTE : REF.: 7/20 Baghdad: 1950/11/13 His Excellency the President of the Honorable Jewish Community Baghdad Presented to Your Excellency We are agents for various means of transport, including air, land, and sea, and we also have an agency for the Iraqi Government Railways for travel within Iraq on all railway lines. As for outside Iraq, we can also make arrangements with shipping companies or cars or all airline interests for travel outside Iraq to any destination whatsoever - and we can offer the lowest possible travel fares to any destination whatsoever. With our deepest respect to Your Excellency. Sincerely, Peltours Travel Company The Manager ⟦illegible⟧