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Directorate of Education of Baghdad District (Official) Arkan Number 22 Date 1/5/54 Found in file Schools Committee
IJA 3312
Correspondence between Iraqi Government and School Administration
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This is correspondence from the Iraqi government to school administrations regarding exams; student demographic information and enrollment figures; teachers’ hours and salaries; statistics; regulations; approved textbooks; school field trips; student exchange letters; an art exhibit; guidelines for technical training; and a recruitment ad for the Royal Air Force.
AI en Translation, Pages 76-100
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center Private and Foreign Education ⟦illegible⟧ Number / 1210 Date / 28 / 12 / 55 Administrations of Private Primary Schools Associated with this Directorate, all. We convey to you below the text of the memorandum of the Inspector Mr. Faik al-Janabi numbered 10 and dated 4 / 12 / 1955, please observe what is stated therein and note the ages of the students and not accept any student whose age violates what is stipulated in the regulations, otherwise the school administration will be responsible for the consequences of this violation. Director of Education of Baghdad Province Center A copy of it to: - Directorate of General Education "Primary Education (Private)". General Education Inspectorate Presidency of the General Provincial Council "Baghdad Provincial Governorate" Inspector Mr. Faik al-Janabi Inspector Ms. Fakhriya Ismail Haqqi. Private Education Personnel. Copy of the memorandum ⟦line⟧ To the Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center Subject - Older Students I have noticed during my visits to mixed private schools that there are many older students in them. Since the attendance of such students in such schools that include a large number of girls creates dangerous educational problems and bad consequences, and given the importance of that I see it necessary to alert the administrations of these schools to the necessity of observing this sensitive aspect and not allowing older students to attend and the necessity of transferring them to boys' schools. Faik al-Janabi Education Inspector of Baghdad Province A copy of it to: - General Education Inspectorate - in two copies Presidency of the General Provincial Council "Baghdad Provincial Governorate" Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province "Outskirts" for the same purpose. Nasser / 11 / 12
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Center / Administration Number / 1875 Date / 12 / 12 / 955 Administrations of Secondary, Intermediate, and Primary Schools for Boys and Girls, Official, Private, and Foreign, belonging to this Directorate The following are instructions regarding school tours and trips, please follow them: - 1- Our telephone approval must be obtained at least one day prior when conducting a tour. 2- Write to us at least one week in advance when wishing to visit factories, institutes, and other institutions located within the boundaries of the Capital Secretariat. 3- Inform the Directorate of the Iraqi Museum when wishing to visit museums at least two days in advance, and contact should be made directly by telephone (( 185427 , 6039 )). 4- When wishing to travel to another province, the request must be submitted at least twenty days in advance so that approvals can be obtained and the responsible authorities informed. 5- Schools are not allowed more than two trips during the school year. 6- If one class goes on a trip, it is considered a full school trip. 7- The school principal (male or female) shall be responsible for the results of the school trips, provided that the students are accompanied by no fewer than two members of the teaching or educational staff. 8- Primary schools shall inform the inspector (male or female) of the date of the trip so that he or she is aware of it. 9- All trips shall stop immediately after the end of the spring break so that students can devote themselves to preparing for the final and general examinations. ⟦signature⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province The Center A copy to / General Education Inspectorate Presidency of the General Provincial Council / Baghdad Provincial Governorate / Assistant Mr. Abdul Sattar Al-Qarah Ghouli Inspectors (male and female) of Education of Baghdad Province / Center / Personnel / Mr. Abdul Rahman Muhammad Mahd - Dhi / M / 22 Professor ⟦illegible⟧ to keep this letter in his general educational file ⟦signature⟧ 8 / 1 / 956
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center Personnel Affairs Department Number / 12054 Date / 20 / 12 / 1955 To :- All administrations of secondary and intermediate schools for boys and girls affiliated with this directorate. All ⟦Accounts⟧ Reference to our letter No. 80597 dated 15 / 11 / 955 We list below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Education No. 42547 dated 27 / 11 / 955, requesting review and action accordingly ⟦line⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province Center A copy to :- General Directorate of Education - Secondary Education - Reference to your letter mentioned above. Copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Education To :- All Provincial Directors of Education Some administrations of secondary and intermediate schools have become accustomed to giving copies of their letters addressed to the Provincial Directorate of Education to us. In view of the fact that this causes us repetition and confusion in transactions that is unjustified, we therefore request that secondary and intermediate school administrations be notified and emphasized that they must not give copies to us and must limit their correspondence to the Provincial Education Directorates, although it is permissible in cases of extreme necessity to give us a copy if there are reasons that warrant it, and we will ignore all letters that reach us from them without taking any action on them. Signature / General Director of Education A copy to :- Secondary Education Directorate. Butrus / 9 / 12
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88 25/12 Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center Private and Foreign Education Number / 12056 Date / 20 / 12 / 1955 To / - Administrations of Private and Foreign Intermediate and Secondary Schools Affiliated with this Directorate, all of them Subject / Required information about lecturers We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Education No. 43597 dated 3 / 11 / 1955. Please act accordingly when submitting your requests to us in this regard. Director of Education of Baghdad Province Center Copy to / - General Directorate of Education / Secondary Education (Private). General Education Inspectorate. Private Education Personnel. ⟦line⟧ Copy of the Letter ⟦line⟧ We request that applications for obtaining approval for lecturers in Private and Foreign Intermediate and Secondary Schools, both day and evening sections, include the following information: - 1 - Name of the lecturer 2 - His degree 3 - Specialization 4 - Number of lectures General Director of Education Copy to / - Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Outskirts for the same purpose Directorates of Education of the Provinces - except Baghdad " " Private and Foreign Education Observation. ⟦illegible⟧
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Center / Private and Foreign Education Number / 8292 Date / 12 / 12 / 955 575 ⟦12 / 5⟧ To all administrations of private and foreign secondary and intermediate schools associated with this Directorate We transmit to you below the text of the General Education Inspectorate letter No. 2349 dated 27 / 11 / 955 Please observe what is stated therein and act accordingly. <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Director of Education of Baghdad Province The Respected A copy to / General Directorate of Education / Secondary Education / Private / General Education Inspectorate Private Education Personnel Text of the Letter The Specialist Inspector / for Administration has noticed that the administrations of some private secondary schools do not pay attention to the accuracy of the names of students in each class, and there is also a discrepancy in the names of lecturers relative to the staff list sent to the competent authorities. Therefore, we request a circular to these schools regarding the necessity of organizing the names of students registered in each class and a weekly lesson schedule including the name of the lecturer who actually teaches each lesson and hanging a copy of these two schedules in each class. Mahdi / M / 7
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province The Center (( Administration )) Number /: 7852 Date /: 9 / 11 / 1955 929 11 / 12 To - Administrations of all official, private, and foreign secondary and intermediate schools for boys and girls belonging to this Directorate We convey to you below a copy of the letter from the General Inspectorate of Education No. 1993 and dated 2 / 11 / 1955, requesting that English language teachers (male and female) be notified of the instructions <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> referred to so that they may be guided by them. Director of Education of Baghdad Province The Center A copy to - General Inspectorate of Education - Registry Clerk - to request sufficient copies of the instructions and send them to the schools that need them. ⟦line⟧ (( Copy of the Letter )) ⟦line⟧ The specialist inspector for the English language has noticed that some new teachers have not <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> reviewed the instructions regarding the teaching of this language. We request emphasizing to the administrations of intermediate and secondary schools in your province the necessity of having new teachers review these instructions and providing them with them by you, and informing us if you are in need of copies of them so that we can ensure they reach you for this purpose. General Inspector of Education Majid / 8 / 11
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821 1/10 Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province The Center Certificates Number / 7452 Date / 6 / 10 / 1952 To - Administrations of Primary, Intermediate, and Secondary Schools Official, Private, and Foreign for Boys and Girls, all We have noticed recently that some school administrations have not observed the following points when organizing documents or transfer forms. Please observe this letter of ours and act accordingly with all accuracy and caution, and we will punish the school that is deficient or negligent regarding these points. 1- Documents or transfer forms must be organized in ink, provided they contain the number and date mentioning the number of years the student failed in their last grade and stating whether they failed in the school or the Baccalaureate, mentioning the examination number. 2- Stating the grade or school transferred from in the past year. 3- The photograph is to be pasted with glue, and the use of pins (or clips) is absolutely not permitted. 4- Documents must be addressed to the entity the student intends to visit, and the phrase (To whom it may concern) may not be mentioned. 5- The photograph and the stamp must be stamped with the school seal and signed by the principal himself, provided that his name is mentioned under the stamp in a clear and explicit manner. 6- Students may not be provided with school exams (for the third and fifth grades) at all unless the student is a scholarship student at the government's expense. The grades of the last general <del>exams</del> exam in which the student failed must also be mentioned. 7- It is not permitted to sign or stamp three stamps at once because it is contrary to the Stamp Law System No. 2 of 1952. 8- The school administration must mention the student's name in a clear and distinct manner, matching what is listed in the General Examinations Register or in the school list. ⟦signature⟧ Director of Education of Baghdad Province The Center A copy of it to - Certificates and Statistics Observation - Mr. Abdul Ahad Deputy - and - Professor Tahia Please observe the above instructions ⟦signature⟧ 10 / 11 / 52 Majid / 31 / 10
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center Certificates and Statistics Number / 5754 Date / 20 / 10 / 1955 Administrations of Official, Private, and Foreign Secondary Schools For all boys We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Education - Examinations Numbered 34587 and dated 10 / 10 / 1955. Please act accordingly. ⟦signature⟧ Abdul Sattar Al-Qaraghouli Director of Education of Baghdad Province Center Copy of the Letter Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center Your letter numbered 2939 and dated 24 / 9 / 1955 In accordance with the provisions of Article Forty-Nine of the Secondary Schools Regulation No. 54 of 1954, a student in the fourth secondary grade may be transferred from one branch to another by a decision of the Teachers' Council, provided that this is done before the first day of November. However, if the student is in the fifth secondary grade or has passed to the fifth secondary grade, they may be transferred from one branch to another after the following conditions are met: 1) The application must be submitted before the supplementary examination. 2) They must pass the examination (among the supplementary students) in the subjects they did not study from the subjects of the branch they wish to transfer to, according to the following table: Subjects to be examined by a Science student wishing to transfer to the Literary branch ⟦line⟧ History - Geography - (Economics - Child Rearing) Conditions of Iraq Subjects to be examined by a Literary student wishing to transfer to the Science branch ⟦line⟧ Physics - Chemistry - Biology - Algebra and Trigonometry A copy to:- General Directorate of Education / Examinations / For your kind information Signature / General Director of Education Khalid / M / 18 / 10
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province The Center Personnel Department Number / ⟦٢٠⟧ Date / 26 / 9 / 1955 To - Administrations of secondary, intermediate, and primary schools for boys and girls All associated with this Directorate We record for you below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Education No. 30889 dated 18 / 9 / 955 for review and to alert the male and female teachers of geography to that. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of the Director of Education of Baghdad Province The Center A copy to:- General Directorate of Education - Personnel Directorate - . All departments of the Directorate - . Personnel Observation - . ⟦line⟧ (( Copy of the Letter )) ⟦line⟧ To - Presidency of the Iraqi Scientific Academy General Directorate of Antiquities General Inspectorate of Education - . Deanships of Colleges and Higher Institutes All Provincial Directors of Education We convey to you below a copy of the Ministry of Interior's letter No. 13122 dated 12 / 9 / 1955 regarding the transfer of the sub-district center of Halabja District Center, requesting review. Signature / ....... General Director of Education A copy to:- Assistants to the General Director of Education - . Heads of departments and heads of divisions at the Bureau. All schools associated with the Bureau - . ⟦line⟧ (( Copy of the Letter )) ⟦line⟧ To - Governorate of Sulaymaniyah Province Subject / Administrative formations in Sulaymaniyah Province Reference to the correspondence ending with your letter No. 2487 dated 18 / 8 / 1955. Based on what you have explained, we agree to transfer the sub-district center of Halabja District Center from its current location to the village of Sayyid Sadiq and naming it Sharazor Sub-district. You will find our decision issued in this regard. Signature / ....... Acting Minister of Interior ⟦line⟧ (( Copy of the Decision )) ⟦line⟧ Based on the authority vested in us under Article (5) of the Provincial Administration Law No. 16 of 1945 We have decided to transfer the sub-district center of Halabja District Center from its current location to the village of Sayyid Sadiq and naming it (Sharazor Sub-district) Signature / ....... Acting Minister of Interior Majid / 25 / 9 ⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province The Center Personnel Number / Date / 26 / 9 / 1955 To - Administrations of Secondary, Intermediate, and Primary Schools for Boys and Girls Associated with this Directorate, all We record for you below a copy of the letter from the Directorate of General Education No. 30889 dated 18 / 9 / 955 for review and to alert the male and female teachers of Geography to that. ⟦Abdul Sattar Al-Qarah Ghouli⟧ On behalf of the Director of Education of Baghdad Province The Center A copy to :- Directorate of General Education - Personnel Directorate - All departments of the Directorate - Personnel Observation - ⟦line⟧ (( Copy of the Letter )) ⟦line⟧ To - Presidency of the Iraqi Scientific Academy Directorate General of Antiquities Inspectorate of General Education Deanships of Colleges and Higher Institutes Directors of Education of all Provinces We convey to you below a copy of the Ministry of Interior letter No. 13622 dated 12 / 9 / 1955 regarding transferring the center of the sub-district of Halabja District Center, requesting review. Signature / ....... Director General of Education A copy to :- Assistants to the Director General of Education - Heads of departments and divisions in the Diwan. All schools associated with the Diwan. ⟦line⟧ (( Copy of the Letter )) ⟦line⟧ To - Governorate of Sulaymaniyah Province Subject / Administrative Formations in Sulaymaniyah Province Reference to the correspondence ending with your letter No. 2487 dated 18 / 8 / 1955. Based on what you have explained, we approve the transfer of the center of the sub-district of Halabja District Center from its current location to the village of Sayyid Sadiq and naming it the Sharazor Sub-district. You will find our decision issued in this regard. Signature / ....... Acting Minister of Interior ⟦line⟧ (( Copy of the Decision )) ⟦line⟧ Based on the authority vested in us under Article (5) of the Provincial Administration Law No. 16 of 1945 We have decided to transfer the center of the sub-district of Halabja District Center from its current location to the village of Sayyid Sadiq and name it ( Sharazor Sub-district ) Signature / ....... Acting Minister of Interior Majid / 9/25 207 26 / 9 / 1955
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad District / Center Certificates and Statistics * Very Urgent * Number / 5528 Date 18 / 10 / 1955 ⟦illegible⟧ / 20 / ⟦illegible⟧ Administrations of Official, Private, and Foreign Intermediate and Secondary Schools for Boys and Girls All ⟦line⟧ 1) October 1, 1955, is considered the registration deadline in all Official schools ⟦line⟧ . 2) October 15, 1955, is considered the registration deadline in all Private and Foreign schools ⟦line⟧ . 3) To all Private and Foreign school administrations - Please provide us with lists containing the names of your school students arranged according to the instructions in our letter No. 24976 dated 9 / 10 / 1955, provided that the aforementioned lists reach us within the next week. We will refrain from certifying any document if the school administration does not send the names of its students within the mentioned period ⟦line⟧ . ⟦Signature⟧ Abdul Sattar Al-Qaraghouli For the Director of Education of Baghdad District Center A copy to: - Directorate General of Education / Secondary, Private, and Foreign Education Reference to its letter No. 35146 dated 12 / 10 / 1955 for your kind information ⟦line⟧ Certificates and Statistics Note ⟦line⟧ . Khalid / M / 18
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province The Center Certificates Number /: 1409 Date /: 11 / 9 / 1955 To - Administrations of official, private, and foreign intermediate and secondary schools for boys and girls, all We transmit to you below a copy of the letter from the General Directorate of Education No. 29084 dated 5 / 9 / 1955. Please act accordingly. Director of Education of Baghdad Province The Center A copy to - General Directorate of Education - in reference to its letter mentioned above - for your kind information. Certificates and Statistics Observation - ⟦line⟧ (( Copy of the Letter )) ⟦line⟧ Further to our telephone call No. 26964 dated 16 / 8 / 1955. The Bureau of Legal Codification has confirmed in its decision issued on 21 / 8 / 19, a copy of which is listed below, what we proposed in our referred consultation, that the new secondary school regulations did not stipulate a special condition regarding age for entry into the fourth secondary grade. Please take note and act accordingly. For/ Minister of Education A copy to - Directorate of Secondary Education - ⟦line⟧ Copy of the Decision ⟦line⟧ (The Bureau does not see any ambiguous aspect in the matter that requires expressing an opinion. Since the old regulation has expired, and the new regulation has become the one to be implemented. This regulation explicitly stated that the student's age should not exceed sixteen years when joining the first year of secondary study. It does not include a special provision regarding age for after the first year. Therefore, it appears that the age limit mentioned above is limited only to the first year:- It seems that this opinion is what the Ministry of Education decided in the margin of its letter and requested its employees to act accordingly, as there is no room for any other opinion. On 21 / 8 / 1955 AD ⟦line⟧ Majid / 8 / 9
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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Certificates and Statistics 27707 Number / J / 10 / Date / 4 / 12 / 1954 Subject / Instructions on how to submit documents and transfer forms ⟦line⟧ Administrations of primary, intermediate, and secondary schools, official and private, for boys and girls We have noticed recently that some school administrations have neglected the instructions issued by this directorate regarding the organization of documents and transfer certificates. This has led us to the necessity of drawing your attention in the future and not sending them to us incomplete in any of the items listed below, hoping to act accordingly with all accuracy and regularity, and we will reject every document or transfer certificate that does not meet the mentioned instructions. 1- The document or transfer certificate must be written in ink and may not be written in pencil or copying pencil, and it is required that it be written in two copies, one of which is kept in the student's file for reference when needed. 2- It must be subject to numbering and dating and be addressed to the party that the student wishes to contact, and it is not permissible to neglect the address or write it (To Whom It May Concern). 3- It is required that the photograph be pasted with glue and may not be stapled in any way, as some school administrations have used (clips) without noting the risks that may arise if the photograph is not pasted properly. 4- The school administration must mention in the remarks field the books and stationery received by the student in the event of their transfer to another school. Neglecting this aspect is a matter that exposes the school principal to financial responsibility ⟦line⟧. 5- The school principal must sign the photograph and the students after stamping, and the name of the signatory must be written clearly below the signature ⟦line⟧. 6- It is not permissible to merge three or more stamps and stamp or sign them at once, as this is contrary to the Stamp Law No. 52 of 1952, so please refer to it when needed, as ⟦that⟧ every employee who processed a transaction of this type shall be fined one dinar. Please observe the points listed above and apply them literally. Abdul Ghani Al-Jawhari Director of Education of Baghdad Province To / 1- Mr. Abdul Sattar Ankara Golsi School 2- Certificates and Statistics Division to reject documents or transfer certificates if they do not meet the mentioned conditions. ⟦Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province⟧ M / Amin / 4
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27707 Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Number / J / 10 / Certificates and Statistics Date / 4 / 12 / 1954 Subject / Instructions on how to organize documents and transfer forms ⟦line⟧ Administrations of primary, intermediate, and secondary schools, official and private, for boys and girls We have noticed recently that some school administrations have neglected the instructions issued by this directorate regarding the organization of documents and transfer certificates, which has led us to the necessity of drawing your attention in the future and not sending them to us incomplete in any of the paragraphs listed below, hoping that you will act accordingly with all accuracy and perfection, and we will reject every document or transfer certificate that is not fulfilling the mentioned instructions. 1- The document or transfer certificate must be written in ink and may not be written in pencil or copying pencil, and it is required that it be written in two copies, one of which is kept in the student's file for reference when needed. 2- The number and date must be mentioned and addressed to the party the student (male or female) wishes to correspond with, and it is not permissible to neglect the address or write it as (To Whom It May Concern). 3- It is required that the photograph be pasted with glue and may not be stapled in any way, as some school administrations have used (clips) without noting the risks that may arise if the photograph is not pasted firmly. 4- The school administration must mention in the remarks field the books and stationery received by the student in the event of their transfer to another school. Neglecting this aspect is a matter that exposes the school principal to financial responsibility. 5- The school principal must sign the photograph and the stamp after sealing, and the name of the signatory must be written clearly below the stamp. 6- It is not permissible to merge three or more stamps and seal or sign them at once, as it is contrary to the Stamp Law No. 52 of 1952, so please refer to it when needed, as ⟦that⟧ every employee who processed a transaction of this type ⟦shall be fined⟧ one dinar. Please observe the points listed above and apply them literally. Abdul Ghani Al-Jirjafchi Director of Education of Baghdad Province A copy to: - The Assistant, Mr. Abdul Sattar Al-Qarah Ghouli The Certificates and Statistics Observation Office to reject documents or transfer certificates if they do not meet the required conditions.