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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 English Translation, Pages 601-625

Archival unit 601

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 878 / 64
Date: 23 / 11 / 1964
Subject:
118
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
With reference to the general assessment memo No. 6 Vol. 4 notified to us on 22 / 11 / 1964
The warehouse No. 1 / 6 / 144 in Al-Tatran neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 150/- Dinars and not
250/- Dinars as stated in the assessment memo referred to above.
Therefore, we request your order to consider our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 602

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 877 / 64
Date: 23 / 11 / 1964
877
Subject:
The Respected Director of Al-Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 3 Vol. 13 notified to us on 22 / 11 / 1964
The shop numbered 17 C / 155 Al-Qaterji neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 15/- Dinars and not
48/- Dinars as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦stamp⟧
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 603

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 875 / 64
Date: 23 / 11 / 1964
Subject:
⟦116⟧
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memorandum number 45 volume 12 notified to us on 22 / 11 / 1964
The warehouse numbered 17 / 155 in Al-Tatran neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 150/- Dinars and not
200/- Dinars as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, we request your order to consider our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 604

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 876 / 64
Date: 23 / 11 / 1964
Subject:
885
The Respected Director of Al-Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 2, Volume 13, notified to us on 22 / 11 / 1964.
The shop numbered 17b / 155 in Al-Tayaran neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 15 Dinars and not 48 /
Dinars as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, please look into our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 605

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { 83531 President
80452 Secretary
Number T/: 67 / 64
Date: 11/24/1964
Subject /:
114
The Respected Director of Adhamiya Land Registry
After greetings
Please provide us with two copies of the registration record and two maps for plot 5/2, District 4 Al-Waziriyah, belonging
to this Presidency.
Please accept our highest respect
Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri
Acting Head of the Community
Sassoon

Archival unit 606

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 874 / 64
Date: 22 / 11 / 1964
Subject:
112
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memorandum number 31 volume 7 notified to us on 15 / 11 / 1964
The house numbered 148 / 1 / 148 in Al-Qaterji neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 72/- Dinars and not
96/- Dinars as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, please consider our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦illegible⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 607

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 877 / 64
Date: 11 / 19 / 1964
Subject: Vacancy of Property
⟦illegible⟧
112
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
The upper house numbered 13/25 in Jadid Hassan Pasha neighborhood has been vacant since 11 / 15 / 1964
Therefore, please order to mark this in your records and exempt it from tax.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦illegible⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 608

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 872 / 64
Date: 17 / 11 / 1964
Subject:
688
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 16 Vol. 3 notified to us on 15 / 11 / 1964
The house numbered 352 / 149 in Al-Tatran neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 45/- Dinars and not
60/- Dinars as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, please look into our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦illegible⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 609

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 871 / 64
Date: 22 / 11 / 1964
Subject:
⟦illegible⟧
Mr. Director of Rusafa Property Tax, Respected
Greetings,
Reference to the assessment memo numbered 41 volume 6, notified to us on 15 / 11 / 1964
The shop numbered 147/31 in Al-Tatran neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 120/- Dinars and not
240/- Dinars as stated in the assessment memo referred to above.
Therefore, we request your order to consider our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 610

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 807 / 64
Date: 22 / 11 / 1964
Subject:
809
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 12, Volume 6, notified to us on 15 / 11 / 1964.
The house numbered 116 / 2 / 147, Al-Tatran neighborhood, is leased for an annual rent of 81/- Dinars and not
180/- Dinars as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, we request your order to consider our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 611

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 867 / 67
Date: 29 / 10 / 1964
Subject:
108
Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the assessment notice numbered 42, volume 13, notified to us on 27 / 10 / 1964
The house numbered 73 / 139 in Al-Tawrat neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 500/- Dinars and not
1500/- Dinars as stated in the assessment notice mentioned above.
Therefore, we request your order to consider our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 612

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 64/ ⟦826⟧
Date: 10/29/1964
Subject:
107
The Honorable Director of Property Tax for Rusafa
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 17, Volume 13, notified to us on 10/27/1964
The shop numbered 50 w / 139 in Al-Tawrat neighborhood is leased for an annual rent of 40/- Dinars and not
54/- Dinars as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, please order the consideration of our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 613

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 64 / ⟦825⟧
Date: 29 / 10 / 1964
Subject:
1006
Respected Mr. Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
With reference to the assessment memo numbered 36 volume 2, notified to us on 27 / 10 / 1964
The property numbered 393 / 94 in Al-Tawrat neighborhood is a charitable endowment inhabited by poor families for free and without rent payment.
Furthermore, in the event it is vacated by these poor families and leased to others, the annual rent cannot exceed 100/-
dinars. Therefore, please kindly consider this request by exempting it entirely or reducing the amount.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Assessment memo 100 dinars annually

Archival unit 614

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 866 / 64
Date: 21 / 10 / 1964
Subject:
105
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
The shop numbered 63 B / 137 in the Al-Tawrat neighborhood is vacant, therefore we request your order to mark it in your records and exempt it
from the ⟦...⟧ tax.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 615

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 862 / 64
Date: 29 / 10 / 1964
Subject:
109
The Respected Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the assessment notice numbered 34, volume 10, notified to us on 27 / 10 / 1964
The shop numbered 16 / 138 A, Al-Tawrat neighborhood, is leased for an annual rent of 80/- Dinars and not
120/- Dinars as stated in the assessment notice mentioned above.
Therefore, we request your order to consider our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 616

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 64/ ⟦822⟧
Date: ⟦27 / 10 / 1964⟧
Subject:
⟦103⟧
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the assessment memorandum No. 16 Vol. 1 notified to us on 16 / 10 / 1964
The upper house numbered 112 / A / 64 Hanoun Kabir is inhabited by a poor family for free and is not leased
for any rental value, and if we were to vacate it and lease it, it would not be leased for more than -/80 Dinars annually and not -/220
Dinars annually as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above ⟦line⟧ .
Therefore, we request your order to consider this objection of ours.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦illegible⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 617

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 64/⟦...⟧
Date: 1964/10/21
Subject:
8602
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 43 Vol. 1 notified to us on 1964/10/19
The shop numbered 14/1226 Hanoun Kabir is leased for an annual rent of 30/- Dinars and not 60/- Dinars
as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 618

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 859 / 64
Date: 21 / 10 / 1964
Subject:
101
Respected Mr. Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 43 Vol. 1 notified to us on 11 / 10 / 1964
The shop numbered 226 / 14 Hanoun Kabir is leased for an annual rent of 30/- Dinars and not 60/- Dinars
as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, please order the consideration of our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 619

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: ⟦858⟧ / 64
Date: ⟦21 / 10 / 1964⟧
Subject:
⟦150 -⟧
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
With reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 43 Vol. 1 notified to us on 10/19/1964
The shop numbered 14/225 Hanoun Kabir is leased for an annual rent of 36/- Dinars and not 60/- Dinars
as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, we request your order to consider our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 620

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 857 / 64
Date: 21 / 10 / 1964
Subject:
99
Mr. Director of Rusafa Property Tax, Respectable
After greetings
Reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 38 Vol. 1 notified to us on 19 / 10 / 1964
The shop numbered 211 / 14 Hanoun Kabir is leased for an annual rent of 32/- Dinars and not 60/- Dinars
as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, please order the consideration of our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 621

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 856 / 64
Date: 21 / 10 / 1964
Subject: 98
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
With reference to the general assessment notice No. 35 Vol. 1 notified to us on 19 / 10 / 1964
The shop numbered 217 / 14 Hanoun Kabir is leased for an annual rent of 20/- Dinars and not 60/- Dinars
as stated in the assessment notice referred to above.
Therefore, please look into our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 622

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 67 / 855
Date: 21 / 10 / 1964
97
Subject:
Respected Director of Rusafa Real Estate Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memo number 56 volume 2 notified to us on 19 / 10 / 1964
The shop numbered 14 / 221 Safwan Kabir is leased for an annual rent of 240/- Dinars and not 500/- Dinars
as stated in the assessment memo referred to above.
Therefore, please order the consideration of our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 623

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 854 / 67
Date: 21 / 10 / 1964
Subject
96
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings
Reference to the general assessment memorandum No. 248 Vol. 5 notified to us on 16 / 10 / 1964
The warehouse numbered 137 / 140 Hanoun Saghir is leased for an annual rent of 200/- Dinars and not 500/-
Dinars as stated in the assessment memorandum referred to above.
Therefore, we request your order to consider our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 624

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 852 / 64
Date: 21 / 10 / 1964
Subject:
95
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
Greetings,
Reference to the general assessment memo number 15 volume 1 notified to us on 16 / 10 / 1964
The property numbered 112 / 64 Hanun Kabir is leased for an annual rent of 75/- Dinars and not 120/- Dinars
as stated in the assessment memo referred to above.
Therefore, please order the consideration of our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee

Archival unit 625

Administrative Committee for Iraqi Jews
Telephone Number 5452
Number: 64 / 852
Date: 21 / 10 / 1964
Subject:
92
The Respected Director of Rusafa Property Tax
After greetings
Reference to the general assessment memo numbered 18 volume 1 notified to us on 16 / 10 / 1964
The shop numbered 114 / 14 Hanoun Kabir is leased for an annual rent of 24/- Dinars and not 50/- Dinars
as stated in the assessment memo referred to above.
Therefore, please order the consideration of our objection and calculate the tax on this basis.
Please accept our highest respect
Chairman of the Administrative Committee