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IJA 3714

Correspondence about Property Taxes, Iraqi Government & Baghdadi Jewish Community

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This item included correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Baghdadi Jewish Community concerning property tax issues.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3714
Item Number
12948
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Revenue Stamp, Newspaper, Typed, Iraqi Government, Baghdadi Jewish Community, Clippings, Ink Stamp, Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews, Letterhead, Frank Iny School, Envelope, Lease, Property, Tax, Eagle Crest, Ministry of Finance, Annotation, Handwritten, Property Tax

AI en Translation, Pages 276-300

Page 276

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: L / ⟦173 / 75⟧
Date :: 2 / 10 / 1975
Subject :: Property 114/23 Taht al-Takiya
212
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings and respect
With reference to your notice numbered 2081 and dated 8 / 7 / 1975. I inform you that
the property numbered 23 / 114 located in Taht al-Takiya neighborhood has been used for a long time by
the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets. Therefore, we request that you claim the property tax from them.
Please accept our highest respect.
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Date ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
★ 1958 ★
12807 Incoming
4 / 10 / 1975

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To the Respected Director of Al-Rusafa Real Estate Tax
Greetings and respect.
With reference to your notice No. 2081 dated
8/8/75
I inform you that the property numbered 2/114 located in the district of
Al-Takiya has been occupied for a long time by the General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets, so please request ⟦from⟧ them
the real estate tax, with acceptance of respect.
2

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To the Respected Director of Al-Rusafa Real Estate Tax
Greetings and respect.
With reference to your warning to us numbered 20080 dated 8/8/75
We inform you that the property numbered 169 / A / 9 located in the district of
Ras al-Qarya does not belong to us but to the General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Therefore, we request the ⟦deletion⟧ of the mentioned department's claim for the ⟦roofed property⟧ tax
for this property. Please accept our respect.
Sincerely,
Objection Committee in the Small Shorja Market
128 - 6
4 / 10 / 975

Page 279

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number L/: 70
Date: 21 / 1 / 1975
Subject/: Assessment
211
The Honorable Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings and respect
Attached herewith is a copy of the petition registered with your esteemed department on 11 / 5 / 1975 under number 5700
along with a copy of the assessment memo, as per your request. I kindly ask you to order a reconsideration of the assessment
of the property described therein, numbered 179 - 137, Al-Tawrat neighborhood, and to increase its value as the committee sees fit.
Please accept the assurances of my highest respect.
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
⟦Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews⟧
⟦...⟧ Assessment Committee / Rusafa Property Tax
In the new building
Building ⟦...⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Reference number ⟦...⟧
2-821
2-8573

Page 280

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. L /: ⟦171⟧ / 75
Date: 26 / 1 / 1975
Subject /: Assessment
211
Mr. Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax, Respected
Greetings and respect
We enclose herewith a copy of the petition registered with your esteemed department on 11 / 5 / 1975 under number 5700
with a copy of the assessment memo, as per your request. Please be kind enough to order a reconsideration of the assessment
of the property described as unfairly valued, numbered 179 / 137, Al-Tawrat neighborhood, and to increase its value as the committee sees fit.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
⟦illegible stamp⟧

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⟦illegible⟧
Mr. Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax
Greetings and respect.
Attached herewith is a copy of the petition transferred to your esteemed department on
11/5/51 under number 5700, with a certified copy of the assessment memorandum ⟦numbered⟧
as per your request.
Since we have been wronged, I kindly ask you to order a reconsideration of the assessment of the property
described therein and to increase its value as the committee deems appropriate.
Please accept my respect.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 282

The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. L /: ⟦705/1⟧
Date: ⟦4⟧ / ⟦5⟧ / 197⟦5⟧
211
Subject / Assessment
The Honorable Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings and respect
I have been notified of the property tax assessment notice for the house numbered 671 / 137, Al-Tawrat neighborhood No. 8, Volume
3 and dated 13 / 4 / 1975, in which it was stated that the committee's assessment of the house's value is -/800 Dinars (eight hundred
Dinars) and we consider this value to be low, as the area is large. Therefore, we kindly request a reconsideration
of the assessment.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews

Page 283

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
Number L /: 167 / 75
Date: 31 / 8 / 1975
⟦1 / 9 / 1975⟧
2-9
Subject /
The Respected Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax
Greetings,
We have leased the shop numbered 88 / 137 in Al-Tawrat neighborhood on 30 / 8 / 1975 for an annual rent
of 80/- Dinars (eighty Dinars), which has been vacant since 16 / 7 / 1967, under number 6552. Therefore, please
mark this in your records, remove the vacancy status, and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Number 11808
Date 14 / 9 / 975

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Baghdad 20 / 7 / 1975
Mr. Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax, Respected
⟦illegible⟧
We have leased the shop numbered 588, Al-Nahr 2 neighborhood, on 20 / 7 / 1975
With an annual rent of 120 Dinars, and the current one from 16 / 7 / 1967
And under number 6554, so please mark this in your records and deduct
the key money and calculate the tax on this basis
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Stamp
Please review
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
P.O. Box 11084 Baghdad ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad

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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. L /:
Date: / / 197
2-8
⟦7 / 7 / 187⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Subject / Installment of debts
Mr. Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax, Respected
Greetings,
Your respected directorate has accumulated real estate taxes on the Administrative Committee, and we used to pay you from endowments
and others the amounts that were available to us.
In order to pay these accumulated taxes and settle our accounts, please approve the installment
of these debts monthly, and we are ready to pay 750/- Dinars (Seven hundred and fifty
Dinars) monthly. Attached is check number 224445 dated 8/28/1975 drawn on Rafidain Bank
Baghdad Branch for the first installment in the amount of 750/- Dinars.
Note that new taxes will be paid on time, apart from these installments.
Please accept our highest respect.
No. 11807
Date 9 / 24 / 975
Rouben Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Copy to:-
The Accountant to act accordingly.
The Property Officer for follow-up.

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The Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. L /: 166 / 75
Date: 1 / 10 / 1975
Subject / Installment of debts
The Respected Director of Al-Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Your esteemed directorate has accumulated property taxes on the Administrative Committee, and we used to pay you from time
to time the amounts that were available to us.
For the purpose of paying these accumulated taxes and settling our accounts, please agree to pay
these debts in monthly installments, and we are ready to pay 750/- Dinars (Seven hundred and fifty
Dinars) monthly. Attached is check No. 221145 dated 28/8/1975 drawn on Rafidain Bank,
Baghdad Branch, for the first installment in the amount of 750/- Dinars.
Please note that new taxes will be paid on time, excluding these installments.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
A copy to: -
The Accountant to act accordingly.
The Property Officer for follow-up.

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Respected Mr. Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax
After greetings
The respected institution is indeed in accumulated debt for the incoming amounts
Estimated at about ⟦illegible⟧ Dinars, and upon visiting our department on ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ and we will, from time to time,
The amounts that become available to us
And for the purpose of paying these accumulated taxes and settling our accounts, please
Approve <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> paying these debts in monthly installments, and we are ready
To pay 7500 Dinars monthly, enclosed is check ⟦illegible⟧ dated 8 / 28 / 1975
For the first installment in the amount of 7500 Dinars drawn on Rafidain Bank / Baghdad Branch
Note that the new taxes will be paid on their due dates, excluding these
Debts. Please accept ⟦illegible⟧
(1) The commission to act accordingly
Copy: (1) Administrative officer for implementation

Page 288

Presidency of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Disbursement Voucher
Dinar: 110
Fils: --
Number:
Date: / / 19
I received from the accountant of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews in Baghdad:
The amount written above, totaling: One hundred and ten
Cash:
Check No.:
On Bank:
For:
Recipient

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. L /: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197
Subject /:
⟦illegible⟧
20 / 6 / 75
207
Mr. Director of Rusafa Property Tax, Respected
Greetings,
Attached is the lease agreement for the house numbered 14 / 630, Qanbar Ali neighborhood, signed by us (the lessor) ⟦and due to⟧
the tenant's address, we were unable to obtain his signature.
Please accept our highest respect.
Robin Naji Elias
On behalf of the Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Tax Incoming Number
Number 9121
Date 20 / 6 / 75

Page 289

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. L /: ⟦1887⟧ / 7
Date: 30 / 6 / 197
209
Subject / ⟦line⟧
Mr. Director of Rusafa Property Tax, Respected
Greetings,
Attached is the lease contract for house number doors 137/71, Al-Tawrat neighborhood, signed by us (the lessor) and ⟦the unknown person⟧
The tenant's address, we were unable to obtain his signature.
Please accept our highest respect.
Robin Naji Elias
On behalf of the Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
House No. 15 Rusafa
Number 9119
Date 20 / 6 / 1975

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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
⟦line⟧
No. L /
Date 30 / 6 / 1970
205
Subject / ⟦line⟧
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Attached is the lease agreement for house number doors 234 T 2 / 14 Hanoun Al-Kabir neighborhood signed by us (the lessor)
And due to the unknown address of the tenant, we were unable to obtain his signature.
Please accept our highest respect.
Robin Naji Elias
On behalf of the Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Tax Incoming Number
Number 9120
Date 30 / 6 / 70

Page 291

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. 83531 President
No. T/: ⟦1625⟧ / 75
Date: 5 / 6 / 1975
Subject /:
2-4
Mr. Director of Real Estate Registration for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa / Respectfully
After greetings
Please provide us with two copies of the registration record and two maps for the property sequence 1/142 Hanoun Al-Saghir
which belongs to the endowments of this Presidency.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Naji Chachak
On behalf of the Presidency of the Mosaic Community

Page 292

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: L / 140 / 75
Date :: 3 / 6 / 1975
Subject ::
The Respected Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax
Greetings,
We return to you the warnings numbered 2394, 2387, 2343, and 2386 dated
10 / 5 and 22 / 5 and 22 / 5 for the year 1975. Since the mentioned properties do not belong to
the Presidency of the Jewish Community, property number doors 9/1277 according to our request belongs to the
Armenian community, and properties 231 / 14 and 241 / 14 belong to the Hebra Qadisha Society of the community
(Baghdad Court of First Instance) and properties 137, 137a, and 37d belong to the General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets.
Please accept our highest respect.
Roubin Naji Elias
Deputy Chairman of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Attachments: Four warnings.
202
⟦illegible stamp⟧

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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number :: L / 140 / 75
Date :: ⟦3 / 6 / 1975⟧
Subject ::
The Respected Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax
Greetings,
We return to you the warnings numbered 2264, 2387, 2343, and 2386 dated
10 / 5 and 22 / 5 and 22 / 5 for the year 1975. Since the mentioned properties do not belong to
the Presidency of the Jewish Community, the property numbered doors 1277 A / 6 is, to our knowledge, owned by the Armenian
Community, and the two properties 64 / 239, 64 / 241 belong to the abolished Hebra Kadisha Society
(Baghdad Court of First Instance), and properties 127 A 1, 127 A 2, and 27 D belong to the General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Rouben Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Attachments: Four warnings.

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⟦illegible⟧
Honorable Mr. President
Greetings 2
These figures, which were received on Saturday, 5/24/1975
do not belong to the community's funds
6277 / 9 Ras al-Qarya | Belonging to the Armenian community
94 / 229 Hannoun | Formerly a charitable association
94 / 241 Hannoun | Formerly a charitable association
142 / 27 | Mandaean House
A 27 | Belonging to frozen funds
B 27 |
D 27 |
⟦signature⟧

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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { 83531 President / 80452 Secretary
No. L /: 135/75
Date: 4/5/1975
2-2
Subject /: Assessment
Respected Mr. Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings and respect
I have been notified by the property tax ticket for the house numbered 79/137, Al-Tawrat neighborhood, on 13/4/1975, in which
it was mentioned that the committee's assessment of the value of the mentioned house is four hundred dinars. We consider this value ⟦high⟧
therefore, we kindly request a reconsideration of the assessment.
Please accept our highest respect.
Assessment Memo No. 7 Volume 3
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
1958
⟦illegible⟧

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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
80452 Secretary
Number L /: 134 / 75
Date: 4 / 5 / 1975
Subject /: Assessment
2-1
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings and respect
I have been notified by the property tax assessment ticket for the apartment numbered 461 Z / 14 Al-Qishla neighborhood No. 6 ⟦...⟧
and dated 13 / 4 / 1975, in which it was mentioned that ⟦...⟧ the committee estimated the value of the apartment at two thousand dinars and we ⟦...⟧
that the assessment is low as the mentioned apartment is newly built and spacious. Therefore, we kindly request a reconsideration of the
assessment.
Please accept our highest respect.
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Date
1958
Assessment Answer
2684
5757
16 / 5 / 1975
⟦illegible⟧
8788

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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
80452 Secretary
Number L / 133 / 75
Date 4 / 5 / 1975
Subject /: Assessment
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings and respect
I have been notified by the property tax assessment note for apartment number 461 Z 2 / 14 Al-Qashl neighborhood under volume
number 1 and dated 13 / 4 / 1975, in which it was mentioned that the committee assessed the annual value of the apartment as dinars
and we consider the assessment to be low as the aforementioned apartment is newly built and spacious, we kindly request
a reconsideration of the assessment.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
<del>26541</del>
26541 Dinars
M 2 / 57
11 / 5 / 1975
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Baghdad
26541
18578

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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
80452 Secretary
Number L / 132 / 75
Date 5 / 5 / 1975
299
Subject / Assessment
The Honorable Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings and respect
I have been notified of the property tax assessment notice for the house numbered 1/9/4 Volume 4 No. 13, Al-Sinak district
dated 13 / 4 / 1975, in which it was mentioned that the committee's assessment of the house's value is six thousand dinars. We consider
this value to be low as the house is spacious and contains many rooms. We kindly request you to reconsider the
assessment.
Please accept our highest respect.
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
1958
5 / 5 / 1975
⟦signature⟧

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Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
80452 Secretary
298
Number L/: 75 / 131
Date: 14 / 5 / 1975
Subject / Assessment
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings and respect
I have been notified of the property tax assessment notice for the house numbered 679 / 137, Al-Tawrat neighborhood, No. 8 / Volume 3
dated 13 / 4 / 1975, in which it was mentioned that the committee's assessment of the house's value is -/800 Dinars (eight hundred
Dinars), and we consider this value to be low, as the area is large. Therefore, we kindly request a reconsideration of
the assessment.
Please accept our highest respect.
Roubin Naji Elias
Vice President of the Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
⟦illegible⟧
5700
⟦line⟧
11 / 5 / 1975