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C - Anyone to whom the provisions of the previous paragraph apply and who does not return to Iraq within
the period specified in the statement shall be considered as having left Iraq permanently, and Iraqi citizenship
shall be dropped from him as of the date of the end of that period. The provisions of Law
No. 5 of 1951 and the regulations issued or to be issued thereunder shall apply to him.
D - If he returns to Iraq before the end of the period, his frozen assets shall be returned to him after deducting
the administrative expenses determined by the Secretary-General and what he spent to implement
the purposes of the law.
Article Three - A - Those who prove during the period authorized therein that their stay outside Iraq is based on one of the following two excuses are excluded from the provisions of paragraph (C) of Article Two:
1 - If he was sick in a hospital, or was with a sick person in a hospital
from his ascendants or descendants up to the third degree (third degree included) or
his spouse, and the illness prevents him from traveling, and this is confirmed by a medical certificate from
a recognized competent department.
2 - If he was in the stages of study and had not completed twenty-seven
years of age, and this is confirmed by a certificate from a recognized educational
institute.
B - The certificates supporting the two excuses mentioned in the previous paragraph must be accompanied
by a document issued by the Iraqi diplomatic or consular missions
or by those who look after the rights of Iraqis in the foreign country, confirming the validity of the excuse
by the observation of one of its members or one of its employees delegated by it.
C - If the excuse on which the person who failed to return during the period is based ceases to exist
and he does not return to Iraq within one month from the date of its cessation, he shall be considered as having
left Iraq permanently, and Iraqi citizenship shall be dropped from him, and the provisions of Law No. 5 of 1951 and the regulations issued or to be issued
thereunder shall apply to him.
Article Four - 1 - The provisions of the original law and the regulations issued or to be issued thereunder
and the provisions of this law shall apply to every Iraqi Jew who left Iraq with a passport
before the first day of the year 1948, and his assets shall be frozen in the following cases:
A - If he had not been accustomed to residing in a foreign country, or was accustomed to it and the government saw
that there was a reason for his return to Iraq.
B - If the Secretary-General is not convinced that he has a commercial center established in a foreign country
before the mentioned date and has a branch in Iraq that conducts commercial
transactions, or vice versa, or if he had that and the government saw that there was a reason
for his return to Iraq.
2 - The provisions of Article Two of this law shall be observed for the purpose of applying the provisions of this article.
Article Five - A - The Iraqi Jew who left Iraq after the end of the ruling of Law No. 1
of 1950, or who leaves Iraq or attempts to leave it illegally
after the entry into force of this law, Iraqi citizenship shall be dropped from him upon a proposal from the Minister
and a decision by the Council of Ministers.
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B - Every Jew who left Iraq with a passport after the enforcement of this law must
return to Iraq within the period indicated in his passport. If he does not return
at the end of the period, the Council of Ministers may, based on the Minister's proposal, decide
to revoke his Iraqi citizenship, and his property shall be disposed of according to Law
No. 5 of 1951 and the regulations issued or to be issued thereunder.
For the purpose of
Citizenship
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B - Every Jew who left Iraq with a passport after the effective date of this law must
return to Iraq within the period indicated in his passport. If he does not return
at the end of the period, the Council of Ministers, based on the Minister's proposal, may decide
to revoke his Iraqi citizenship, and his property shall be disposed of in accordance with Law
No. 5 of 1951 and the regulations issued or to be issued thereunder.
The Minister may issue instructions determining the periods for the purpose of
applying this article.
Article Six - The Minister of Interior shall order the deportation of everyone whose Iraqi citizenship
has been revoked according to this law, unless he is convinced, based on sufficient reasons, that his
temporary stay in Iraq is necessitated by judicial or legal necessity or to preserve
the rights of others documented in an official manner.
Article Seven - 1 - Evidence shall not be accepted to prove a claim of entitlement to property covered
by Law No. 5 of 1951 and this law unless it is in writing
certified by an official authority before their effective date, or was based on
commercial books organized according to the double-entry system and certified by the Notary Public
in which the transaction was recorded before the law came into force.
2 - Evidence shall not be accepted to prove a claim of debt against persons covered
by the provisions of the original law and this law unless it is in writing
certified by an official authority before their effective date.
3 - Evidence shall not be accepted to prove lease contracts on property covered
by the original law and this law whose duration exceeds one year
except with a document certified by an official authority before their effective date.
Article Eight - The following phrase is added to the end of Article One of Law No. 5 of
1951 :-
(Household furniture, subsistence materials, and personal clothing are excluded from this,
unless the Secretary-General decides that they are more than needed. The Secretary-General
may exclude minor items and amounts).
Article Nine - This law shall be effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Article Ten - The Ministers of State shall implement this law.
Written in Baghdad on the fourteenth day of the month of Jumada al-Thani, year 1370, and the twenty-second
day of the month of March, year 1951.
Abdul Ilah
Omar Nazmi | Tawfiq al-Suwaidi | Nuri al-Said
Minister of Interior | Deputy Prime Minister | Prime Minister
| and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Muhammad Hassan Kubba | Majid Mustafa | Mustafa al-Umari
Minister without Portfolio | Minister of Social Affairs | Minister without Portfolio
Abdul Wahab Mirjan | Dhia Jafar | Shakir al-Wadi
Minister of Finance | Minister of Communications and Works | Minister of Defense
Abdul Majid Mahmoud | Khalil Kanna | Hassan Sami Tatar
Minister of Economics | Minister of Education | Minister of Justice
Government Press - Baghdad
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C - Anyone to whom the provisions of the previous paragraph apply and who does not return to Iraq within
the period specified in the statement shall be considered as having left Iraq permanently and shall lose their Iraqi
nationality as of the date of the expiration of that period. The provisions of Law
No. 5 of 1951 and the regulations issued or to be issued thereunder shall apply to them.
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2 - The provisions of Article 2 of this law shall be observed for the purpose of applying the provisions of this article.
Article Five - A - The Iraqi Jew who left Iraq after the expiration of the ruling of Law No. 1
of 1950, or who leaves Iraq or attempts to leave it illegally
after the entry into force of this law, shall lose their Iraqi nationality by a proposal from the Minister
and a decision by the Council of Ministers.
Number
(2938)
Year
Twenty-ninth
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(The Official Gazette of the Iraqi Government) - Issued by the Directorate of General Propaganda in Iraq
Registered at the Central Post Office in Baghdad under number (4)
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Law
Control and Administration of the Property of Jews Who Have Lost Iraqi Nationality
After reviewing the amended Article 23 of the Basic Law and with the approval of the Councils of
Notables and Deputies, and based on the powers delegated to us, we have issued the following law on behalf of His
Royal Highness the Great Regent.
Article One - The following expressions shall have the meanings set forth against them:-
The Minister - The Minister of Interior.
The Custodian General - The person appointed by a decision of the Council of Ministers to perform the tasks
specified in this law and the regulations issued thereunder.
The person who has lost Iraqi nationality:
Every Iraqi who has lost Iraqi nationality under Law No. 1 of 1950.
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Assets - includes immovable property belonging to the person whose citizenship has been revoked.
Or which is in his possession by way of insurance, lease, mortgage, or any other method.
And the price of its sale, its mortgage value, its insurance, its rent, its growth, and the rights resulting from it.
As well as deposits, debts, cash, currencies, shares, bills of lading, remittances,
convertible bonds, and any real or personal right belonging to him.
Article Two - A - The assets of persons whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked shall be frozen and it is not permitted
to dispose of them in any way as of the date this law comes into force. They shall be
disposed of in accordance with its provisions and the regulations issued thereunder.
B - The Department of the General Secretariat for the Supervision and Management of the Assets of Persons whose Citizenship has been Revoked shall be established,
headed by the Secretary-General according to a staff determined by the Council of Ministers. The salaries of the employees of
this department and the expenses required to be spent in accordance with this law and the regulations
issued thereunder shall be from the funds at the disposal of the Secretary-General.
Article Three - Regulations shall be issued for the purpose of implementing this law in the following matters:-
A - The powers and authorities of the Secretary-General, and how the assets are managed, preserved, disposed of,
frozen, and liquidated.
B - The obligations imposed on natural and legal persons, interested parties, government departments,
semi-official entities, and employees regarding how to dispose of assets belonging to persons whose
citizenship has been revoked.
Article Four - The transactions and contracts conducted by the Secretary-General and the decisions
he issues pursuant to this law and the regulations issued thereunder shall be valid.
Article Five - A - Any person who violates the provisions of this law and the regulations issued
thereunder or the orders and instructions issued pursuant to them shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years,
or by a fine not exceeding four thousand dinars, or both.
B - The penalties set forth in this law do not prevent the request for the resulting guarantee from
damages caused by the violations from the violator, and the Secretary-General or his deputy may file
a lawsuit and request the guarantee from the causer, whether with the criminal case or in the
competent court independently.
Article Six - After the enforcement of this law, the actions of any person - except the Secretary-
General - regarding the assets belonging to the person whose citizenship has been revoked shall not be considered, and every action of this
kind shall be null and void.
Article Seven - Any interested party who finds in the decisions of the Secretary-General something that affects his rights may
appeal his decision to the Minister within one month from the date the decision was issued. The decision issued by
the Minister shall be considered final.
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Article Eight - This law shall be implemented from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Article Nine - The Ministers of State shall implement this law.
Written in Baghdad on the second day of the month of Jumada al-Thani in the year 1370 and the tenth day
of the month of March in the year 1951.
The Regency Council
Muhammad al-Sadr | Hussein bin Ali | Jamil al-Midfai
Mustafa al-Umari | Omar Nazmi | Nuri al-Said
Minister without Portfolio | Minister of Interior | Prime Minister
| | and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs
Shakir al-Wadi | Muhammad Hassan Kubba | Majid Mustafa
Minister of Defense | Minister without Portfolio | Minister of Social Affairs
Hassan Sami al-Tatar | Abdul Wahab Mirjan | Dhia Jafar
Minister of Justice | Minister of Finance | Minister of Communications and Works
Abdul Majid Mahmoud | Khalil Kanna
Minister of Economics | Minister of Education
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No. (1) of 1950
Law
Supplement to the Denaturalization Decree No. (62) of 1933
With the approval of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, we ordered the enactment of the following law:-
Article 1 - The Council of Ministers may decide to revoke the Iraqi citizenship of any Iraqi Jew who
voluntarily chooses to leave Iraq permanently after signing a special form before the official appointed by the Minister of
Interior.
Article 2 - Any Iraqi Jew who leaves Iraq or attempts to leave it illegally
shall have their Iraqi citizenship revoked by a decision of the Council of Ministers.
Article 3 - Any Iraqi Jew who has previously left Iraq illegally shall be considered as having
left Iraq permanently if they do not return within a period of two months from the effective date of this law, and their citizenship
shall be revoked from the date this period expires.
Article 4 - The Minister of Interior shall order the deportation of anyone whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked
under Articles 1 and 2, unless he is convinced based on sufficient reasons that their temporary stay in Iraq is
required by judicial or legal necessity, or to protect the rights of others that are officially documented.
Article 5 - This law shall remain in effect for one year from its effective date, and its provisions may be terminated
at any time during this period by a Royal Decree published in the Official Gazette.
Article 6 - This law shall be effective from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Article 7 - The Minister of Interior shall implement this law.
Written in Baghdad on the fifteenth day of the month of Jumada al-Awwal in the year 1369 and the fourth day of the month
of March in the year 1950.
Abdul Ilah Prime Minister Minister of Interior
Published in the Official Gazette Issue No. 2816 on 9 / 3 / 1950
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