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IJA 2865

Administration Documents, Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools

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These are documents containing correspondence between the Iraqi government and the Frank Iny and Shamash Secondary Schools administrations. The item contains documents about income tax figures, maintenance needs, insurance policies, and records of soft drink purchases. The item also includes employment verification, letters to students' parents concerning registration, and letters of recommendation written by the school on behalf of students seeking entry into college.

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Archive Reference
IJA 2865
Item Number
12832
Date
Approx. January 1, 1961 to December 31, 1970
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Receipts, Correspondence, File Folder, Al-Rāfadīn Bank, Financial, Eagle Crest, Newspapers, Revenue Stamp, Annotation, Letterhead, Trade, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Abdullah S. Obadiah, Income Tax, Iraqi Government, Ink Stamp, Bank of Iraq, Handwritten, Ministry of Industry - Office of Electricity, Insurance, Teachers, Typed, Postage Stamp, Shamash Secondary School, Sun Crest, Students, Frank Iny School, Envelope, Ministry of Planning, Armenian Bishop

AI en Translation, Pages 351-375

Page 351

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number
91693
Number
F/ 64/ ⟦112⟧
Date
14 / 6 / 1964
Student Health Directorate
Greetings,
Daoud Eliyahu Habousha is one of the students in the second primary grade
of our school for the academic year 1963 / 1964. At his father's request, we have provided him with this letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
The Principal

Page 352

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
110
Number F / 64 /
Date 7 / 6 / 1964
Alwiyah Post Office
We have authorized the guard Kadhim Makki to receive all ordinary and registered letters and postal
packages belonging to this school.
⟦illegible⟧
110
Isaac Cohen
The Director

Page 353

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number
F/ 64/ ⟦110⟧
Date
7 / 6 / 1964
Al-Alwiyah Post Office
We have authorized the guard Kadhim Makki to receive all ordinary and registered letters and postal
parcels belonging to this school.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
The Director

Page 354

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number F/
64/
Date
4/6/1964
To whom it may concern.
The bearer of this letter is delegated by the Frank Iny School to purchase toys
for the kindergarten and preparatory students, please provide the possible discount in prices with
thanks.
⟦illegible⟧
The Director

Page 355

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number F/
64
Date
4 / 6 / 1964
To whom it may concern.
The bearer of this letter is delegated by the Frank Iny School to purchase toys
for the kindergarten and preparatory students, please provide the possible discount in prices with
thanks.
⟦illegible⟧
The Principal
⟦8 / 6 / 1964⟧

Page 356

The Iraqi National Bottling Company Limited
Baghdad
Date :: 8 / 1 / 1961
To the Honorable: Frank Iny School, Respectfully
Greetings,
Based on the request of our company's auditors, we inform you that as of March 31, 195⟦...⟧, you have the following in your possession:
Quantity |
| Empty crates and bottles
| Large refrigerator
| Small refrigerator
| Wooden bar
Please reconcile this with your records, fill out the coupon shown below, and send it directly and as soon as possible to the auditors
Messrs. Saba & Co. inside the attached envelope.
Please accept our highest respect
Accountant
Authorized Manager
⟦illegible⟧

Page 357

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number
63/ ⟦line⟧
Date
15 / 12 / 1963
Directorate General of Labor
Subject/ Foreigners
Greetings.
With reference to your letter numbered S/ 516 and dated 23 / 10 / 1963, communicated to us
by the letter of the Directorate of Education for the Baghdad / Rusafa District numbered 47719 on
27 / 11 / 1963.
We enclose herewith three forms for the foreigners employed in our school, showing in them
all the required information, requesting that the necessary action be taken.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
The Director
Attachments
⟦line⟧
1- A form in the name of Amin Marei, Lebanese nationality
2- " " Liliane Vignol, French nationality
3- " " John Nicholson, Australian nationality

Page 358

Stationery Department
Al-Rafidain Factory and Press
Telephone 85579
Baghdad - Shorja - Tawrat No. 138/25
Keep in file
9/12/932
To all respected school headmistresses and headmasters.
Greetings, we list below the prices for exam notebooks and stationery, requesting you to kindly fill out the coupon and return it to us, mentioning the transfer number. Any request not accompanied by a transfer number will be ignored. Thank you.
Item | Price per thousand
1 - Exam notebook [first class] bright white paper 6 sheets with thick colored cover | 2000 fils
2 - " " glued with a patch, bright paper 6 " " " " " | 4000 "
Item | Price per unit
3 - Grade cards, single layer with school name on them | 4 fils
4 - " " double layer " " " " | 8 "
5 - Grained paper for drawing exam 25x17 cm | 2 "
6 - Tables for grade entry, ledger paper | 20 "
7 - Student ID cards with school name printed on them | 20 "
8 - Letterhead paper with school name size 17x21 cm price per thousand | 750 "
9 - " " " " 21x34 cm price per five hundred | 750 "
10 - All other printed materials not mentioned |
Note: 1 - Packaging, porterage fees, and the cost of the bag amount to 250 fils per bag, which fits up to 4000 notebooks
2 - We hope to receive your requests before / / 64 to reach you in a timely manner, and we are not responsible for guaranteeing the quantity after this date
3 - Transportation fees by car or train along with transfer fees are to be borne by the school
Manager
⟦line⟧
To Al-Rafidain Factory and Press
Please provide us with the items listed below; we have transferred the amount to you via ⟦line⟧ totaling ⟦line⟧ Dinars or ⟦line⟧
Quantity Type
1 - ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ School Name:
2 - ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ City:
3 - ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Manager's Name:
4 - ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Manager's Signature:
5 - ⟦line⟧ ⟦line⟧ Date / / 196

Page 361

In His Name, the Exalted
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number
F/ 630
Date
5/12/1963
Student Health Clinic
After greetings,
It is intended to employ Mr. Heskel Ephraim as a teacher in this school.
Please conduct the medical examination and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
School Principal
⟦Heskel⟧
⟦Heskel Ephraim⟧

Page 362

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Number
F/ 63/
Date
11 / 1963
No.
Date
Credit Bank of Iraq - Baghdad
Greetings,
There is a current account with you under number 2088 in the name of
Frank Iny School. Please provide us with the details of the current account with you from 1 / 1 / 63
until this date.
Please accept our respect,
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 363

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.
Number
F/ ⟦96⟧ / 63
Date
Date
11/ ⟦...⟧ /1963
Credit Bank of Iraq - Baghdad
Greetings,
There is a current account with you under number 2088 in the name of Frank
Iny School. Please provide us with the details of the current account with you from 1/1/63
until this date.
Please accept our respect,
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Tawfiq
Acting Director

Page 364

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.
Date
Number
F/ 63/
Date
/11/ 1963
Credit Bank of Iraq - Baghdad
Greetings,
There is a current account with you under number 2088 in the name of Frank
Iny School. Please provide us with the details of the current account with you from 1/1/63
until this date.
Please accept our respect,

Page 365

Shamash Intermediate School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number
Sh/630
Date
11/5/1963
Directorate of Transport and Traffic Police
Greetings.
We confirm to you that Samir Heskel Nassim Ishaq is one of the students of this school
for the school year 1963/1964 and based on his request we provided him with this letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 366

Republic of Iraq
Secretariat of the Capital
Accounts
Number /
Date ⟦line⟧
Mr. ⟦Taha⟧
Please inform the accountant
⟦illegible⟧
2/11/963
Frank Iny School
Subject / Confirmation of an amount
Reference to your letter numbered F/241/63 and dated 14/10/1963.
We confirm to you the existence of an amount of (5/250) Dinars paid by you on 21/6/1954 for raw water fees
until 27/10/1963.
On behalf of the Mayor of the Capital ⟦line⟧
Jaber Al-Aswad
A copy of it to /
Messrs. Whinney Murray & Co. - for information.
Head of Accounts - Bank.
Head of Accounts - Revenues.
Abdul Redha / 28 / 10

Page 367

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number
F/ 630
Date
30 / 10 / 1963
452
Messrs. Whinney Murray
Chartered Accountants
Greetings.
Further to our letter numbered F/ 63/239 and dated 14 / 10 / 1963.
We enclose herewith the original letter from the Baghdad District Water Supply Administration
Numbered 1/33/31053 and dated 24 / 10 / 1963, which confirms the existence of deposits
amounting to (6/500) Dinars in response to our letter above.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 368

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number F/
⟦252⟧ / 63
Date
30 / 10 / 1963
Messrs. Whinney Murray
Chartered Accountants
Greetings.
Further to our letter numbered F/ 63/239 and dated 14 / 10 / 1963.
We enclose herewith the original letter from the Directorate of the Water Supply Service for the Baghdad General Area
Number 1/33/31053 and dated 24 / 10 / 1963, which confirms the existence of deposits
amounting to (6/500) Dinars in response to our above-mentioned letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 369

Form No. M. M. 102 (2) B
Directorate
General Water Supply Service for the Baghdad Area
Switchboard with 8 lines 89761
Telegraphic Address: Baghdad Water
Number ⟦10/1/21052⟧
Date 10 / 10 / 1963
Frank Iny School
Baghdad
Reference to your letter numbered F / 239 / 63 dated 14 / 10 / 63
Regarding the request to confirm the deposits, we confirm the existence of an amount of 6/500 Dinars paid
in the name of Frank Iny School as its items and details are listed below, noting that
the amounts are still deposited with this department.
For the Director General
and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Abdul Sami' Muhammad Arif
A copy to:
Deposits Clerk
The Respected Professor
Please be informed
Accountant
⟦signature⟧
29 / 10 / 963
Trusts
Fils | Dinar | Receipt Number | Date | Subscription Number
⟦line⟧ | 3 | 21 / 27 | 1 / 8 / 53 | 3433 / 5
500 | 3 | 17 / 28 | 18 / 7 / 53 | 3432 / 5
500 | 6 | Total |  |
F/

Page 370

CREDIT BANK OF IRAQ
CREDIT BANK OF IRAQ
LIMITED STOCK COMPANY
JOINT STOCK COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1962 HEAD OFFICE BAGHDAD
ESTABLISHED IN 1962 HEAD OFFICE BAGHDAD
Authorised and Paid up Capital ID. 1,000,000
AUTHORIZED AND PAID UP CAPITAL 1,000,000 IRAQI DINARS
A/C No.
3426
Address
MESSRS. WHINNEY MURREY & CO. P.O.BOX NO.108, BAGHDAD
Date
Baghdad 19th Oct.63
Gentlemen
Greetings
We beg to advise that THE current
account with us at the close of business
We inform you that the balance of your current account with us after closing
on 30.9.63 OF FRANK INY SCHOOL
on the day of ⟦line⟧
presents a balance of I D. 509.400
was ⟦line⟧ Dinars requested from you
in Their favour .
your liability
(Iraq Dinars FIVE HUNDRED NINE & FILS FOUR HUNDRED ONLY)
Iraqi Dinars ⟦line⟧
COPY TO:
Yours faithfully,
Please accept our highest respects
MESSRS. FRANK INY SCHOOL,
BAGHDAD
Manager Manager
Asst-Manager Assistant Manager
Baghdad: Main Branch, Rashid Street, Karradah Al-Sharqiya, Al-Mahdi Street, North Gate, Karradat Maryam, Basrah, Zubair, Mosul, Arbil
BAGHDAD : MAIN BRANCH. RASHID STREET. KARRADAH. MAHDI STREET. NORTH GATE. WEST BANK. BASRAH, ZUBAIR, MOSUL, ARBIL.

Page 371

CREDIT BANK OF IRAQ
LIMITED STOCK COMPANY
ESTABLISHED 1962 HEAD OFFICE BAGHDAD
Authorised and Paid up Capital ID. 1,000,000
A/C No. 2088
MESSRS. WHINNEY MURREY & CO. Baghdad 19th Oct. 63
P.O. BOX NO. 108,
BAGHDAD (Iraq)
Gentlemen,
We beg to advise that <del>your</del> current account balance with us after closing
account with us at the close of business
on 30.9.63 OF FRANK INY SCHOOL ⟦line⟧ on the day
presents a balance of ID. 43.406 was requested from you
in their favour . Dinars in your debt
(Iraq Dinars FORTY THREE & FILS FOUR HUNDRED ⟦line⟧ Iraqi Dinars
SIX ONLY)
COPY TO. Yours faithfully,
MESSRS. FRANK INY SCHOOL,
C/O JEWISH LAY COUNCIL
BAB AL AGHA
BAGHDAD
Asst-Manager Manager
BAGHDAD: MAIN BRANCH, RASHID STREET, KARRADAH AL-SHARQIYAH, MAHDI STREET, BAB AL-MUADHAM, KARRADAT MARIAM, BASRAH, ZUBAIR, MOSUL, ARBIL
BAGHDAD : MAIN BRANCH, RASHID STREET, KARRADAH, MAHDI STREET, NORTH GATE, WEST BANK, BASRAH, ZUBAIR, MOSUL, ARBIL.

Page 372

Form No. 72
Ministry of Industry
Baghdad Electricity Authority
Baghdad
Republic of Iraq
Number: 44355
Date:
Division / Consumer Accounts
To / -
Messrs. Wani and Partners
P.O. Box 108 Baghdad
Reference to the letter of Frank Iny School No. F/242/63 dated 14 / 10 / 1963
Addressed to us and a copy to you, we would like to inform you that the insurance deposits held by us for the school
mentioned above until 30 / 9 / 1963, were as follows: -
Subscription Number | Address of Premises | Insurance Amount
44355 | Frank Iny School
Sequence 1473 Alwiyah | 25/- Dinars
General Manager
A copy to / -
Frank Iny School in Alwiyah - reference to its letter mentioned above.
To be delivered to the accountant
For information
⟦illegible⟧
28 / 10 / 1963
Layla / 23

Page 373

Central Telephone Directorate
Accounting Department
To /
Frank Iny School 15/6/33 Alwiyah
Number /
Date
10 / 1963
With reference to your letter numbered F/63/240 dated 14/10/1963.
We send you below a certificate of telephone deposits ⟦line⟧
Director of Central Telephones
Adib Al-Fahham
Copy to /
Messrs. Wansi Marie & Co. Baghdad / With reference to the above letter.
(( Certificate of Telephone Deposits ))
We confirm to you the existence of telephone deposits amounting to 20/- Dinars deposited with this department for the telephone subscription
Numbered 91693 until 30/9/1963.
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils Revenue Stamp
Director of Central Telephones
Adib Al-Fahham
Nasser / 20

Page 374

Mr. Ahmed
Please keep it in the relevant file
with it
10/17/962
Capital Secretariat
Division of <del>Debris Removal</del>
(Presidency of the Karrada Unit)
Number ⟦line⟧
Date 10/12/1963
Warning to remove debris and modern building materials
To
Management of Frank Iny School
Owner of the property numbered
Located in the district of
Al-Alwiya
We hereby warn you of the necessity to take the initiative to remove the debris and modern building materials belonging to you from road number
⟦line⟧ within three days from the date of your receipt of this warning. If you do not remove them within this period, the
Secretariat will do so at its own expense directly and charge you the costs without warning you a second time in accordance with Article "29" of the Roads
and Buildings Regulation No. 44 of 1935.
Copy to: - Maintenance Supervisor
Debris Removal Division for follow-up and insistence on their removal
"<del>The Supervisor</del> <del>of the Department</del> Officer of the Fifth Department to monitor the result upon the expiration of the necessary period."
Nadhir Younis Al-Dabbagh
Head of Karrada Unit
<del>Head of the Technical Body</del>
I have been notified of this warning and received a copy of it
Signature of the Notification Officer Signature of the Property Owner
⟦line⟧ Date ⟦line⟧ Date

Page 375

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
Number
F/ ⟦292⟧ / 63
Date
⟦line⟧ / 10 / 1963
Baghdad Electricity Service
Greetings.
Please kindly instruct to confirm to Messrs. Whinney Murray, Chartered Accountants,
the amount of the insurance deposits for the Frank Iny School in Al-Alwiyah, subscription number 44255, as of
September 30, 1963, directly and inform us.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Copy to / Messrs. Whinney Murray
T.A. 1