AI English Translation, Pages 301-325
( 1 ) Letter from the Presidency of the Community No. 3600 dated February 5, 936 to His Excellency the Minister of Education
In pursuit of the noble national goals aimed at by the Futuwwa Regulation No. 50 of the year 935
We hope that Your Excellency will order the inclusion of the students of our two schools, Shamash and Albert Sassoon (which are considered
among the intermediate schools for the purpose of the National Defense Law) in military training, just like their brothers
the students of official schools. With respect to Your Excellency.
( 2 ) The reply of His Excellency the Minister No. 69/9/23 dated 19 Dhu al-Qi'dah 54 and February 12, 936
To His Eminence the President of the Community ⟦line⟧
Since the classes that correspond to the third intermediate classes in the mentioned schools do not
consist of students who meet the conditions stated in the General Education Law, therefore we cannot
fulfill your request in this regard. When the mentioned schools filter their students according to the notifications
issued to them, the necessary measures will be taken to include them in the application of the Futuwwa system.
( 3 ) Reply letter from the Presidency of the Community No. 3821 dated August 4, 939 to His Excellency the Minister of Education
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I hope that you will take the necessary measures to include the students of the intermediate classes of the Albert
Sassoon and Shamash schools in the application of the Futuwwa system, given that the mentioned classes will consist in the
coming academic year of students who meet the conditions stated in the General Education Law.
( 4 ) Reply from the Director General of Education No. 11686 dated 24 Jumada al-Awwal 355 and August 3, 93
To His Eminence the President of the Community ⟦line⟧
Due to the impossibility of obtaining sufficient weapons and trainers to teach the students, we cannot
unfortunately agree to fulfill your request at the present time.
( 5 ) Letter from the Presidency of the Community No. 4033 dated 20 / 11 / 936 to His Excellency the Minister of Education
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In pursuit of the noble national goals aimed at by the Futuwwa Regulation No. 50 of the year 935, we hope
that Your Excellency will order the inclusion of the students of our two schools, Shamash and Albert Sassoon (which are considered among the intermediate
schools for the purpose of the National Defense Law) in military training, just like their brothers the students of official
schools. With respect to Your Excellency.
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( 6 )
Reply of His Excellency the Minister of Education No. 18466 dated 16 / 9 / 455 and 5 / 12 / 936 to
The Presidency of the Jewish Community
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We have appreciated the national spirit manifested in your desire to involve the students of the Albert Sassoon and Shamash schools
in military training, and despite our sincere desire to grant the request, we regret that we are unable to do so now
and we will look into the matter when a sufficient number of trainers is available.
( 7 ) Letter from the Presidency of the Community No. 4206 dated March 8, 937 to His Excellency the Prime Minister
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Last year, we requested the esteemed Ministry of Education to involve the students of our two schools, Albert Sassoon
and Shamash, in military training, just like their brothers, the students of official schools, but we have not succeeded in achieving
our request until now. Our last letter in this regard was on November 20, 936, and the Ministry's response
to it was that it would look into the matter when a sufficient number of trainers is available. Therefore, we have come to petition
Your Excellency to include our private schools in your kindness so that they are not deprived of these valuable lessons
which nurture the feeling of patriotism and the qualities of manhood and emulation in the souls of the students.
( 8 ) Reply of the ⟦General⟧ Director of Education No. 4869 / 3 / 25 dated 12 Muharram 356 and March 25, 937
to the Presidency of the Community, with a copy to the Secretary of the Council of Ministers (referring to letter No. 347
dated 16 / 3 / 37) and another copy to the Directorate of Physical Education and Military Training.
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Since clothing and other equipment are not available to the students at the present time, and since
procuring them requires a considerable amount of time, and given that more than half of the school year has passed, it is not possible
under these circumstances to involve the students of the two schools mentioned in your letter referred to above in military training
in the current year. However, we have taken the necessary measures to involve them starting from the beginning of the
next school year. His Excellency the Minister of Defense has agreed to allocate the necessary teachers from officers
and non-commissioned officers to train them.
( 9 ) Reply letter from the Presidency of the Community No. 4536 dated September 12, 937 to His Excellency the Director
General of Education
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We hope that the students of the Albert Sassoon and Shamash secondary schools will be involved in military training
starting from the beginning of the next school year in accordance with what was stated in your letter mentioned above, of which
we attach a copy herewith.
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(10) Letter from the Community Presidency No. 5454 dated May 22, 939 to the Directorate of General Education
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We request that you order the application of the Futuwwa and Scouting system to our private schools in pursuit of the noble goals it aims for and in fulfillment of the promises you made to us.
(11) Letter from the Community Presidency No. 5566 dated July 18, 939 to the Directorate of General Education
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It is important to me to learn what the honorable Ministry of Education has decided regarding my request to apply the Futuwwa and Scouting system to our private schools; therefore, I repeat my aforementioned request in the hope of receiving your reply soon.
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( 12 ) On 10/2/939, His Excellency the Minister of Education, in the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister during the meeting held between His Excellency and the President of the Community, Ezra Menachem Daniel, Ibrahim Hayyim Moallem Nassim, and Ibrahim Nahum, stated the following:
"The Futuwwa and Scouting system has not yet been applied in any of the private schools, and when it is applied, it will be applied to all of them equally."
( 13 ) On October 5, 939, the President of the Community met with His Excellency the Minister of Education and presented the following to him:
"The students of Al-Tafayyud Private School were included in the Futuwwa system last year, and they were trained by instructors from the official schools."
His Excellency promised to study the issue of applying the Futuwwa system to private schools and to issue orders either to apply this system to all private schools or not to apply it to any of them.
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373 / S / 939
The Grand Court of the Basra region was formed on 10/29/1939 in its appellate capacity, presided over by
President C. A. Goud and the membership of both judges Anderson and Nuri al-Qaraghouli, authorized
to adjudicate in the name of His Majesty the King of Iraq, and issued its following decision: ⟦line⟧
Appellant ⟦line⟧ The convict Hesqail Dawood, his representative Lawyer Makki Jamil
Appellee ⟦line⟧ Public Right ⟦line⟧
The Criminal Judge of Basra decided on 10/23/939 to convict the criminal Hesqail Dawood according to Article
13 of Chapter Twelve of the Baghdad Penal Code for insulting the government and the army.
Based on the appeal submitted by the convict's representative, all case files and its branches were brought,
and a day was set to consider the appeal.
On the appointed day, the convict was brought, and his representative, Lawyer Makki Jamil, attended, while the representative
of the police did not attend despite being called, as it turned out he had been transferred to another station. The trial proceeded in camera.
The appellant's representative repeated the contents of his appellate brief and added, saying that witness Nadir Khan and witness
Lala Sak denied the presence of the witnesses Sayyid Najm and Alwan during the discussion, and that he was standing at the door. Furthermore, the
criminal intent is absolutely negated, just as the words attributed to my client—assuming they are true—do not constitute the crime of insult.
My client has been an employee for seventeen years; it is inconceivable that he intended to insult the government as claimed by the prosecution witnesses and the informant. This
is the first time he has been brought before the court.
As a result of the appellate trial and scrutiny, the court found that this case was opened based on what
was stated in the report submitted by Haj Alwan in the case. It was stated in the aforementioned report that the words
the informant claimed were uttered by the defendant were: (How can you send fifty thousand soldiers? If
they were able, they would silence the tribes and stop their fighting in Baghdad. They have only five thousand soldiers). As for the phrase
that the prosecution witnesses detailed in their testimonies before the court as having been uttered by the defendant, it was mentioned in the testimony of both
Sayyid Najm and Haj Alwan, the informant himself: (The government does not have fifty thousand soldiers and they do not possess more than five
thousand soldiers, and the army is busy with the tribes, and if there were any good in them, one wouldn't be killing the other in Baghdad).
Sayyid Najm stated that he did not know who the defendant intended in the last phrase he said, while Haj Alwan
concluded that the defendant intended the ministers. Despite the fact that these two witnesses testified that the defendant did not name specifically
who he intended in his phrase, one of them, Haj Alwan, concluded that the defendant intended the ministers. We see witness Ibrahim
claiming that the defendant said your ministry is killing one another, and this point was not supported by the testimony of the two aforementioned witnesses
previously.
In addition to the contradiction in the testimonies discussed above, the court considered the summary of the phrases
that the witnesses claimed the defendant uttered and found that they do not include expressions of insult or contempt for the government
or the army in the sense intended by these two words, especially as it was stated in the testimony of witness Ibrahim Abdul Latif
that the defendant had not stated anything leading to defamation of the army in terms of weakness or lack of capability.
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whatsoever and other than that, and whereas in view of what was narrated above, the court found that the elements required to constitute a crime
to which the provisions of Article Thirteen of Chapter Twelve of the Baghdad Penal Code apply
were not met in this case, it was decided by agreement to overturn the ⟦conviction⟧ decision and to acquit the appellant
Hesqail Daoud and release him from prison immediately if he is not detained for another reason, and it was issued according to Article
28 of the Amended Criminal Procedure Code and announced publicly ⟦on⟧ 29 / 10 / 1939.
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373 / S / 939
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The Grand Court of the Basra region was formed on 10/29/1939 in its appellate capacity, presided over by
President C. A. Cord and the membership of judges Anderson and Nuri al-Qarah Ghuli, authorized
to adjudicate in the name of His Majesty the King of Iraq, and issued its following decision:-
Appellant - The convicted Heskel Daoud, his attorney Makki Jamil
Appellee - The Public Right
The Criminal Judge of Basra decided on 10/23/1939 to convict Heskel Daoud according to Article
13 of Chapter Twelve of the Baghdad Penal Code for insulting the government and the army.
Based on the appeal submitted by the attorney of the convicted person, all case files and their branches were brought
and a day was set to consider the appeal.
On the appointed day, the convicted person attended, and his attorney Makki Jamil attended, but the Police
Commissioner No. 1 did not attend, as it was found he had been transferred to another center. The proceedings were held in secret.
The appellant's attorney repeated the contents of his appellate brief and added, saying that witness Nader Khan and witness
Lala Sa denied the presence of the witnesses Sayyid Najm and Alwan during the discussion if they were at the door, and that the
criminal intent is absolutely denied, and the words attributed to my client, assuming they are true, do not constitute the crime of insult.
My client has been an employee for seventeen years; it is inconceivable that he intended to insult the government as alleged by the prosecution witnesses and the informant, and this
is the first time he has been brought before the court.
As a result of the appellate hearing and scrutiny, the court found that this case was opened based on what
was stated in the report submitted by Hajj Alwan in the case. It was stated in the aforementioned report that the words
the informant alleged were uttered by the defendant are (How can you send fifty thousand soldiers if
you cannot support those silencing the tribes and stopping their fighting in Baghdad? You have only five thousand soldiers). As for the phrase
that the prosecution witnesses stated in their testimonies before the court that the defendant uttered, it was mentioned in the testimony of both
Sayyid Najm and Hajj Alwan the informant himself (You, as a government of fifty thousand soldiers, do not possess more than five
thousand soldiers, and the army is busy with revolutions, and they had news that one was killing the other in Baghdad).
Sayyid Najm stated that he does not know who the defendant meant in the last phrase he said, while Hajj Alwan
concluded that the defendant meant the ministers. Despite the fact that these two witnesses testified that the defendant did not state who
he meant in his phrase, and one of them, Hajj Alwan, concluded that the defendant meant the ministers, witness Ibrahim
claimed that the defendant said that your ministry, one kills the other, and this point was not supported by the testimony of the two witnesses mentioned
previously.
The Court
In addition to the contradiction in the testimonies presented above, the court considered the summary of the phrases
that the witnesses alleged the defendant uttered and found that they do not contain expressions of insult or contempt for the government
or the army in the sense intended by these two words, especially since it was stated in the testimony of witness Ibrahim Abdul Latif
that the defendant had not stated anything that would support a challenge to the army in terms of weakness or lack of capability.
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And so on, and whereas in view of what was stated above, the court found that the elements required to constitute a crime
to which the provisions of Article Thirteen of Chapter Twelve of the Baghdad Penal Code apply
were not met in this case, it was decided by consensus to overturn the decision of ⟦conviction⟧ and the sentence, and to acquit the appellant
Heskel Dawood and release him from prison immediately unless he is detained for another reason, and it was issued according to Article
218 of the Amended Code of Criminal Procedure and announced publicly on 10 / 29 / 1939.
Iraq
Ministry of Education
Number 19736
Date Ramadan 1358
30 October 939
To " - Directorate of Shamash Private School
Your letter No. 751 dated 26 / 10 / 939
You had urgently requested the opening of the fifth evening class, and it has recently appeared to us that you have not prepared
the teachers who will be teaching in the aforementioned class. Therefore, we request that you inform us urgently of the basis
that led you to request the opening of the aforementioned class.
On behalf of the Director General of Education
Shamash School
Number 753
Date 1 / 11 / 939
His Excellency the Director General of Education, Respected
With reference to your letter No. 19736 dated 30 October 939
The esteemed Ministry of Education had allowed our school to open a fourth secondary evening class, and
Your Excellency had agreed in your letter No. 22489 dated 3 December 1938 to allow some
⟦Education⟧ secondary school teachers to deliver lectures to the students of the aforementioned class. We
requested the opening of the fifth secondary evening class to teach the students who graduated from the
fourth secondary evening class last year. The reason for not preparing the required teachers for the aforementioned class
is our reliance on the fact that the teachers allowed last year to deliver lectures would do
so in the current year as well. However, we were surprised after the start of the academic year by the teachers' refusal
to deliver lectures this year because the new education regulations do not allow them to do so.
Therefore, we wrote to Your Excellency to assign lecturers for the aforementioned class as stated in our letter No.
751 dated 26 / 10 / 39. In any case, the matter is for Your Excellency, sir.
True copy
Iraq
Ministry of Education
Personnel Affairs Division
Please refer to the full number:
Number: 19726
Date: ⟦..⟧ Ramadan / 1358
20 October / 1939
Subject: ⟦line⟧
To " -
Directorate of Shamas Private School
Your letter No. 751 dated 26 / 10 / 1939.
You had urgently requested the opening of the fifth evening grade, and it has recently appeared to us
that you have not prepared the teachers who will conduct the teaching in the aforementioned grade, therefore
we request that you inform us urgently of the basis that led you to request the opening of the aforementioned grade.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Director General of Education
For filing
B / 26 / 10
Secret
Kufa Police Station
Number: 2828
Date: 11 / 4 / 949
To: The Head of the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad
Rabbi Sassoon
We have learned that the person named Munshi bin Nahum, nicknamed
(Munshi Abu Shawa), frequents your court to follow up on some lawsuits there.
It has become necessary for us to understand his actions and behavior, so please provide us
with sufficient information as to whether he is of bad character and conducts
unnecessary reviews in court to corrupt the reporting of fair disputes
and appeal with falsehood.
⟦signature⟧
Officer of Kufa Station
Secret
The Answer: It has not been proven to us that the person named Munshi bin Nahum has performed
any of the actions mentioned in your letter.
Head of the Court
18 / 4 / 949
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Baghdad on 8/8/1938
School of ⟦illegible⟧
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Greetings and respect
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By order of the Directorate of General Education - Baghdad
To the administration of ⟦illegible⟧ School
8/8/1938 AD
Ministry of Education
Number: 2740
Date: 4 / 12 / 928
President of the Jewish Community Council in Baghdad
We have been informed confidentially that Rabbi Menashi bin Hayyim
nicknamed (Rabbi Abu Shawa) who frequents the ⟦illegible⟧ neighborhood
and follows up on some lawsuits there, and that he is of bad
conduct and associates with many evil people, and performs rituals with some foreign women
in places of vice and suspicion, and is seen among classes of the people and foreigners
in various places in the aforementioned state. Please enlighten us with your
investigations and details of his conduct and your personal opinion on the points requested above
regarding the conduct of the mentioned person Menashi
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Minister of Education
Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Province
Department: Editing
Telegraphic Address: Mutasarrif of Baghdad
Telephone: Baghdad 1105
Number: 727/K
Date: 18 / 9 / 1941
Secret
To His Eminence Mr. Sassoon Khadhuri
Head of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject: Collecting Donations
With reference to the circular distributed to the members of your community to collect donations
a copy of which was sent to the Ministry of Interior.
Please inform us whether the aforementioned circular has been distributed, and in the event that you
have done so, we hope you will note not to broadcast such circulars in the future before obtaining
approval for their publication and distribution. Respectfully yours,
⟦signature⟧
Acting Mutasarrif of Baghdad Province
6249
19 September 941
Secret
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Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Province
Reference to your letter S/726 dated 18 / 9 / 941
The circular referred to in your letter has been distributed and we have noted your remarks to be followed in
the future;
Sassoon
Head of the Community
5766
10 December 936
Secret
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To
Al-Shorja Police Station
Reference to your secret letter No. 371 dated 4 / 12 / 936
Since Menashi bin Nahum does not frequent this department, we have no knowledge of what he does
during his visits to the Jewish Religious Court;
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On behalf of the Head of the Community
Baghdad Liwa Mutasarrifate ( Secret ) Number S/ 65
Department - Correspondence Date 14 / 2 / 1940 AD
To the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject: Menashe Nahum
We have learned that the person named Menashe Nahum is practicing the work of a private agent for the Community Court
of the Jewish community in following up on personal status matters without an official permit authorizing him to work
(in law) in such matters that have been handled in the aforementioned court
without objection. We request that you provide us with the truth ⟦immediately⟧ accompanied by your personal opinion on this matter.
Acting Mutasarrif of Baghdad Liwa
True Copy
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26 / 2 / 40
The Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad, May God Protect It
The Jewish Religious Court in Baghdad
JEWISH RELIGIOUS COURT
BAGHDAD
No. ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Number ⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
Telephone Number: 2583
Date: February 19, 1940
Secret
His Eminence Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri, Respectfully
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
After greetings and respect,
With reference to the letter from the Baghdad Provincial Governorate, Secret No. Sh/65 dated 2/14/1940, referred to us
by your Eminence on February 18, 1940.
The follow-up of lawsuits in the court does not depend on the presence or absence of official permission for the representative,
because the court authorizes anyone who has knowledge of the principles of Mosaic Law to act as a proxy in these lawsuits.
This is with respect to your Eminence.
Attached - Original Letter
⟦illegible signature⟧
President of the Jewish Religious Court
Baghdad
5826
20 February 1940
Secret
Mutasarrifate of Baghdad Province
Reference to your letter numbered S/65 and dated 14 / 2 / 1940 (Secret)
We have received from the Israeli Religious Court in Baghdad that the follow-up of lawsuits in the court
referred to does not depend on the presence or absence of official permission for the representative because the court
authorizes anyone who has knowledge of the principles of Mosaic Law to act as an attorney in these lawsuits;
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
It is a scout with the Ministry of Education on
that the purpose of opening this school is to relieve the pressure on the
Central Preparatory School, by accepting Israeli students
as much as
<del>in it, however the number that cannot be accepted in the Central Preparatory School</del>
<del>due to the narrowness of the place, and thus the community feels that it is cooperating with the Ministry of</del>
<del>the venerable Education</del>
The text was written in the handwriting of His Excellency the Minister of Education
9/22
Names of Students
Accepted into the School of Pharmacy
Abdul Hadi al-Khafaji and Ahmed Muhammad Jawad | ⟦illegible⟧ Mahmoud Jaafar al-Awqati and Jamil
and Hadi Hashem and Naji Abdul Amir and Talib | Hamoud ⟦illegible⟧ and Akram Salim Baghdadi and Muhammad
Halawi and Abdul Latif Rashid al-Attar and Yaqoub | Salman Jawad and Diran Karabet Baqfatjian
al-Haboubi and Abdul Rahman Abdul Hafiz and Muhammad Hassan | and Ismail Abdullah Abdul Ahad and Louis Nasser
al-Sarraf and Muhammad Taha Mufrij and Abdul Monem Makki | Elo and Younis Zako and Munshi Nassim and Shaul
Bahia and Anwar Khalil and Salah al-Din Fawzi | Dawood Moallem .
and Abdul Karim Salman Khudair and Shamil Rashid |
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Names of Accepted Students
in the Medical School at Government Expense
From Baghdad: Hussein Thabit al-Orfali | From Diyala - Subhi Muhammad Jawad al-Bassam
and Salman Dawood Taj al-Din and Salah al-Din | and Abdul Wahab Abdul Karim al-Saleh
Tahsin Ali and Ibrahim Mustafa Abdullah and Sadiq | From Sulaymaniyah: Nuri Mustafa Bahjat
Mahdi al-Hilali and Jawad Saeed Kamal al-Din | From al-Dulaim: Abdul Latif Khudair al-Ani
and Naziha Raouf Mukhlis and Aliyah al-Rawi and Abdul | From Erbil: Abdul Aziz Younis Khaki
al-Sahib al-Shammaa and Taha Hussein Fawzi and Fakhri | and Bahaa al-Din Oji and Ibrahim Aziz Dazali
al-Hajj Sirri and Abdul Monem al-Darkazli and Baruch | From Kirkuk: Shawkat Shaker Ali
Mordechai Shalom and Meir Hakham Aswad and Ibrahim | and Abdul Aziz Mahmoud Shukri
Sofer and Nazim Shahin and Haqil Yousef and Sali | From al-Hilla: Asim Arif al-Qaisi
From Mosul: Muhammad Yassin Muhammad Amin Agha | Those accepted at their own expense
and Salem Fathi al-Sayegh and Salem Farouk al-Damlouji | Khalid Abdul Aziz al-Qassab and Mustafa Ibrahim
and Ahmed Tawfiq al-Mira ⟦illegible⟧ and Masoud Bahaa al-Din | Adham and Tariq Jaafar al-Pachachi and Abdul Fattah
al-Naqshbandi and Anis Jamil Abdul Karim and Jamil | al-Hajj Naji and Qutaiba al-Sheikh Nuri and Hamza
Raouf Haddad and Sabriya Aziz Noshi and Salim | Ibrahim Munib and Abdul Samad Aman al-Adhami
Jalal Dallali | and Hatif Makki and Raouf Abdul Karim al-Astarabadi
From Basra: Muhammad Tawfiq Muhammad Ali | and Shibli Hassan Kamel and Younis Majid Saeed
From Karbala: Khalil Jamil and Mahdi Murtada | and Hamza Ahmed al-Darzi and Muhammad Reza Ajina
al-Saydali | and Salman Jumaa al-Sadiq and Fadel al-Hajj Ali
From al-Muntafiq - Abdul Amir Abdul Karim | Agha and Khalid Yousef Ghanima Raima Tadios
and Anwar Abdul Latif al-Ma'rouf | and George Touma Ossa and Saadallah Rizqallah
From al-Kut - Farid Mahdi al-Ahmar | Jalil Matloub and Yousef Raphael and Victor
From al-Diwaniyah - Muhammad Mohsen Abu Tabikh | Munshi Zarour and Anwar Munshi Qahtan and Ahmed
Abdul Rasul Abdul Wahab Haddad | al-Hajj Mustafa Taha al-Salman
Number of students admitted to the Royal Medical College
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Year | Muslims | Christians | Israelites | Total
1938 - 1939 | 57 | 14 | 5 | 76
1939 - 1940 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 74
Included among these are
those who failed from the previous
year (approximately
15 students)
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Number of students admitted ⟦illegible⟧ to the College of Pharmacy
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Year | Muslims | Christians | Israelites | Total
1939 - 1940 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 32
38 - 39 approximately the same ratio.
Note
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The numbers include both males and females alike
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A general daily political newspaper
Telegrams ⟦stain⟧ this morning
Bombing of an Italian naval base
Alexandria on the 6th (Reuters) - The British Navy announced in the communiqué it issued
that British naval units bombed during the second night of this month the air base
and the Italian naval base in (Stampalia) of the (Dodecanese) islands
Readiness of the US Navy for combat
US Navy Secretary warns of the Fifth Column
Washington on the 6th (Reuters) - Lieutenant Colonel (Knox), Secretary of the United States Navy,
stated in a speech he delivered to police officers yesterday, saying: that if war comes and a
collision occurs, the United States Navy will meet it in the two oceans, just as the American army will engage
enemies in the battlefields, and that it is the duty of the police not to allow any individual to stab these
forces in the back when they are engaged in combat. The US Navy Secretary warned of
the possibility of Fifth Column men carrying out movements in the United States and the authorities taking measures
to isolate these secret forces and place them in locations where they do not harm or injure.
Appointment of an additional member to the British Air Council
London on the 6th (Reuters) - Air Marshal Sir (Charles Portal), commander of
British bomber aircraft, has been appointed Chief of the Air Staff for the British Air Force and an additional member
of the Air Council, and Air Marshal Sir (Cyril Newall) has been sent to New Zealand
as Governor-General there.
An unknown aircraft drops bombs on Swedish territory
London on the 6th - Reuters - The Swedish Minister Plenipotentiary in London filed a protest to
the British Foreign Office yesterday morning regarding British aircraft dropping their bombs
on Swedish territory on Thursday morning. The Air Ministry issued yesterday
afternoon a statement in which it categorically denied the news of British aircraft flying over Swedish
territory or near it during the period mentioned by the Swedish government.
Procedures for evacuating British nationals from the Baltic states
Moscow on the 6th - Arrangements have been completed for the evacuation of British nationals amounting to
1940/5/22
1 | Ibrahim Hayyim | Attending
2 | Khedhouri Mashk | //
3 | Karmi Lawi | //
4 | Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq | //
5 | Ibrahim Al-Kubbi | //
6 | Yusuf Al-Kubbi | //
7 | Saleh Shaloat | //
8 | Saleh Qattan | Unable to attend
9 | Ezra Menachem | Unable to attend and wishes to hear the decision after the meeting
10 | Meir Zubaida | Attended
11 | Muayyad Atia | Not attending
12 | Ezra Habar | Not attending
13 | Ibrahim Nahum | Traveling to Iran
14 | Hafsi Kahla | Attended
15 | Yehuda Zalouf | Did not attend
1940/5/16
1 | Ezra Menachem |
2 | Ibrahim Moallem Nassim |
3 | Ibrahim Hayyim |
4 | Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq | Did not attend
9 | ⟦illegible⟧ | Did not attend
10 | Khedhouri Mashk | Did not attend
11 | Muayyad Atia |
12 | Karmi Lawi | Did not attend
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The Honorable President of the Israelite Community in Baghdad
Greetings and respect,
It has become clear to this committee that both Mr. Hasib ⟦...⟧ and Mr. Abdul Hamid
Al-Radi, who were appointed by the esteemed Ministry of Education to teach at the Shamash School,
had visited the school to begin teaching on Sunday morning ⟦...⟧ 940. Since the
person responsible for the school administration was on leave ⟦...⟧, the school clerk contacted the committee
to receive orders. It was decided to postpone their start until the morning of the 27th of the month because the acting principal
of the school, Mr. Tawfiq Basri, was absent due to illness, and his presence was necessary in the view of
the committee to handle the distribution of lessons and classes to them, introduce them to the students, and monitor
student discipline upon their first commencement of teaching. This is on one hand, and on the other hand,
the school was about to close after only three days on the occasion of the holiday season.
The aforementioned individuals were informed of the committee's opinion and were understood at the same time that this decision
has no bearing on their salaries because the committee does not intend to infringe upon their rights.
However, the mentioned teachers were not convinced by these orders and uttered inappropriate phrases,
then entered the classrooms by force.
This committee, ⟦although it has⟧ decided to close this case and not take any measures regarding it, yet
the possibility of such incidents recurring <del>by the teachers</del> prompts it to request that measures be taken to ensure
this does not happen again to preserve order and discipline within the schools. Accordingly,
it finds it necessary that it be clear to the teachers appointed by the esteemed Ministry of Education
in private schools according to Article 27 of the General Education Law No.
57 of the year 940 that they are subordinate to the schools in which they were appointed in all matters
related to their duties, <del>whether that be</del> in terms of obeying the orders issued to them by
the school administration regarding the manner of their attendance, the distribution of lessons to them, or otherwise.
Therefore, we request your Excellency to mediate with the esteemed Ministry of Education to issue
instructions according to the law clarifying this aspect so that these teachers may be
fully aware that their appointment by the Ministry of Education has no bearing on the fact that they are linked,
like other private school teachers, directly to their school administrations.
Chairman of the Committee
It was not sent, as it was decided to overlook this incident
this time.
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11/20/940
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Mosul
Number: Private
Date: 12 / 1 / 941
His Eminence, the Sovereign Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri, may his light shine
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
We inform you that a very painful incident occurred in the village of Sandur, belonging to the Dohuk district, which is that
yesterday evening, approximately sixty armed persons attacked the aforementioned village and fired upon the people of
the village, which is entirely Jewish, and killed eight of them and seriously wounded four
who will almost certainly pass away, bringing the number of victims to 11. As for the reasons for this incident,
they are still unknown, but we believe that there is no reason. Therefore, we submit this letter
to your Eminence for information and to give us your opinion regarding this matter. Respectfully yours, sir;
President of the Jewish Community
in Mosul