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⟦Box: C⟧
⟦Box: Telegraph / 10⟧
Government of Iraq
IRAQ GOVERNMENT
Department of Posts and Telegraphs.
Department of Posts and Telegraphs.
Please quote this number in any enquiry regarding this message:
No. / Number: 0046
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Received at: Baghdad
Telegraph
7 DEC. 41
TEL. S.
BAGHDAD
Class prefix, | Office of origin, | Serial No., | No. of words, | Date of handing in, | Code Service Instructions.
ND283/F | CALCUTTA | 12 | 2 | 1110 | .
LC RABBI SASSOON KHEDOORI BAGHDAD.
INTERROGATED TRUSTEE FOR EARLY REMITTANCE .
DAVID COHEN.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedoori Baghdad
Requested the trustee to expedite the remittance
David Cohen
Summary of conditions under which deferred foreign telegrams are accepted
1 - Deferred foreign telegrams are sent according to the foreign telegram regulations published in the Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide.
2 - The fee for this telegram is half the fee charged for an ordinary foreign telegram.
3 - It is not permitted to use more than one language in writing the body of this telegram.
4 - The sender of the telegram pledges by his signature on the face of this form that its body is entirely written in plain language and does not carry any meaning other than what it indicates.
5 - The sender of the telegram must record in the space provided on the left side of the address on the face of the form his desire to send the telegram via any of the
telegraph methods used, or that the fee for its reply is prepaid. If the telegram is for "Iraqi Government service," the word (Official) is recorded.
6 - The Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration shall not be responsible for delay, error, loss, or damage that may occur to the telegram due to its non-transmission or non-delivery during
transmission or distribution.
7 - The Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration has the right to refuse to register the telegram. It also has the right not to send it even if it has been registered for transmission or distribution: in
this case, its fee is returned to the sender upon submitting a request for that.
8 - Requests related to the refund of fees and all complaints about telegrams are submitted to the General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad.
9 - To prevent mistakes, this telegram should be written carefully and clearly.
Conditions on which Deferred Foreign Telegrams are accepted
1. Deferred Foreign Telegrams are forwarded in accordance with the rules for Foreign Telegrams published in the 'Iraq
Post and Telegraph Guide.
2. The rate of this telegram is half that charged for Ordinary Foreign Telegram.
3. The use of more than one language in the text of this telegram is not allowed.
4. The sender, whose signature on this form, declares that the text is entirely in plain language and does not bear any mean-
ing other than that which appears on the face of it.
5. The sender may write the instructions, in the space provided, at the left side of the address, on the face of this form
such as Route, Reply Paid, or State if on 'Iraq Government Service.
6. The Administration of Posts and Telegraphs, 'Iraq, shall not be liable to make compensation for any delay, error, loss,
injury or damage arising from omission, non-transmission or non-delivery of the telegram.
7. The Administration of P. & T., 'Iraq, may decline to accept the telegram. It may also decline to forward it although it
has been booked. In such case the amount paid for transmission shall be refunded to the sender on application.
8. Complaints and applications for refund should be addressed to the Directo⟦r⟧ of Posts and Telegraphs, Baghdad.
9. To prevent mistakes this Telegram must be legibly written.
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Telegraph / 10
Government of Iraq
Department of Posts and Telegraphs
‘IRAQ GOVERNMENT
Department of Posts and Telegraphs.
Please quote this number in any enquiry regarding this message:
No. ⟦line⟧ Number: 0089
Office Stamp: BAGHDAD TELS. 8 DEC. 41
Received at ⟦line⟧ at: 13 hrs ⟦signature⟧
Class prefix, | Office of origin, | Serial No., | No. of words, | Date of handing in, | Code Service | Instructions.
| Jerusalem ND | 449/4 | 21 | 2 | 15/48 |
Rabbi Sasson Kadoory
Bgd
officially published here Iraq
included sterling area please
cable position of remittance
from India
advocate
Laniado
To Rabbi Sasson Kadoory
It has been officially
announced here that
Iraq has been
annexed to the
Sterling League
Please inform me
the status of transfer
from India
The Lawyer Laniado
Conditions under which telegrams are accepted
(1) This administration is not responsible for any delay, error, or non-delivery.
(2) The sender of the telegram can request the delivery department to investigate phrases or
words suspected of being incorrect upon payment of the necessary fees, and the fee shall be returned if it is proven
that the phrases or words in question were not transmitted correctly.
(3) This form must be attached to any inquiry regarding this telegram.
(To prevent mistakes, telegrams must be written clearly and legibly).
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CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH TELEGRAMS
ARE ACCEPTED.
(1) This Department declines responsibility for delays, errors and non-delivery.
(2) The addressee of this telegram can by application at the delivery office
obtain, on paying the necessary charges, the verification of doubtful
passages or words.
The charge is refunded if it should prove that the passages or words
in question were inaccurately transmitted.
(8) This form must accompany any enquiry respecting this telegram.
To prevent mistakes messages must be legibly written.
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Telegraph / 10
FOREIGN RECEIVED
TELEGRAM
Incoming Foreign Telegram
Iraqi Posts and Telegraphs Administration
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Please quote this number in any enquiry regarding this message:
No. / Number: W 95
Received at / Telegram arrived at: 12.40 on 5
Office Stamp
Office Stamp
Telegraph
18 NOV 41
TELS
BAGHDAD
Class prefix, Office of origin, Serial No., No. of words, Date of handing in, Time, Service Instructions.
1504 Jerusalem 13 10 1638
To / To: hc chief rabbi sasson
Kadoury Bagdad
please cable if official trustee
remitted .
Translation
Please cable if the official trustee has sent the money .
Laniado
Laniado
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Conditions under which telegrams are accepted
(1) This Department is not responsible for any delay, error, or non-delivery.
(2) The addressee of this telegram may request the delivery office to investigate
phrases or words suspected of being incorrect upon payment of the necessary fee, and the
fee shall be refunded if it is proven that the phrases or words requested for verification
were transmitted in error.
(3) This form must be attached to any inquiry regarding this telegram.
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH TELEGRAMS ARE ACCEPTED.
(1) This Department declines responsibility for delays, errors and non-delivery.
(2) The addressee of this telegram can by application at the delivery office
obtain, on paying the necessary charges, the verification of doubtful
passages or words.
The charge is refunded if it should prove that the passages or words
in question were inaccurately transmitted.
(3) This form must accompany any enquiry respecting this telegram.
⟦FOREIGN RECEIVED⟧
⟦TELEGRAM⟧
⟦13 DEC 1934⟧
⟦illegible blue handwriting bleed-through⟧
⟦illegible box stamp⟧
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⟦6714⟧
November 27, 941
To the honorable and distinguished lawyer Mr. M. Laniado,
Jerusalem
After greetings and respect,
Reference to your telegram dated 11/18/941,
Iraq's entry into the Sterling area is imminent, and we will inform you as soon as we receive
the sums recommended by the Official Trustee in Calcutta. Best regards,
⟦Sassoon⟧
Head of the Community
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M. LANIADO
ADVOCATE
6 Ben-Yehuda Street
M. LANIADO
ADVOCATE
6, BEN-YEHUDA ST.
Advocate M. Laniado
6 Ben-Yehuda Street
Jerusalem
Jerusalem, ⟦line⟧ ,Jerusalem
TEL. 2008 Telephone P.O.B. 851 P.O.B.
Jerusalem on 2 - 12 - 1941
Dear Honorable One
Mr. Shalom Darwish, the respected
General Secretary of the Israelite Community
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Greetings and respect
After the above, I previously sent a telegram to the Rabbi Sassoon, head of the community, in which I asked him
to inform me whether the sums from the judicial guardian from India have arrived, and to date I have not received an answer from him,
Today's date I sent a second telegram to His Excellency the Rabbi, in which I informed him that it has been officially
published on our side regarding the inclusion of Iraq within the Sterling zone, and I asked him to inform me whether
the sums reached the charitable institutions ⟦...⟧ in Baghdad, even though I previously suggested consulting the British
Consul and taking a recommendation from him, and I have not known until this date if you have done so,
And since there is now no longer any trouble, I hope you will settle the matter and finish it immediately; therefore
I ask you to inform me of the current situation since the Rabbi has not answered in writing, and perhaps he is busy and could not,
I thank you in advance,
Please inform me if our distinguished friend Mr. Munshi Saleh is present with you, while conveying
our greetings to him, to the Rabbi, and to the members of the community board, and may you remain well,
Advocate Meir Laniado,
⟦signature⟧
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⟦8729⟧
11 December 941
Estate of the late Raphael Gabbay in Calcutta
The honorable and distinguished lawyer Mr. Meyer Laniado
After greetings and respect,
Reference to your letter dated 2 / 12 / 1941
Your correspondence with His Excellency the President arrived in due time, and since we were still intent
on concluding the case, we preferred to delay the reply until a result was obtained so as not to increase the correspondence.
Indeed, we answered you in letter No. 6714 dated 27 November 941 as follows:
"Iraq's entry into the Sterling area is imminent, and we will inform you upon our first receipt of
the amounts recommended by the Official Trustee in Calcutta. Best regards."
Now that Iraq has entered the Sterling area, we have sent a telegram to Mr. Cohen
in Calcutta as follows:
"Iraq Admitted Sterling Block Please Insist Trustee Send Cheques
Urgently Wire."
And his reply was the following:
"Interrogated Trustee For Early Remittance"
We will inform you as soon as the checks arrive from the Official Trustee in Calcutta. The
notable Mr. Munshi Saleh is present in Baghdad.
Please accept sincere greetings from everyone, and please accept our respects,
⟦signature⟧
Secretary
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M. L A N I A D O
Advocate
Ben-Yehuda Street
M. LANIADO
ADVOCATE
Ben-Jehuda st.
The Lawyer M. Laniado
Jerusalem
Jerusalem, 3rd.December 1941 ירושלים,
TEL. 189 Tel. P.O.B. 628 .P.O.B
⟦881⟧
Rabbi Sasson Kadoory
President Jewish Community
B a g h d a d .
Rev.Sir,
It is officially published here that Iraq
is entered the Sterling Area. So I believe that there
will be no more difficulties for getting the sums of the
Bequest of the late Raphael Gubbay from the Official Trustee
of Calcutta,in case the fund has not yet been remitted
till now.
You should therefore cable to Mr.David J.
Cohen 6 Mangoe Lane Calcutta, requesting him to approach
the official trustee in order to expedite the remittance.
Please inform me if Mr.Menashe Saleh
has left to India as I have received no reply to
my last letter addressed to him.
Best regards to Mr ⟦.⟧H.Tawfik Mr.Mayer
Dangour to Mr.Shalom Darwish and to all members of
the Committee.
Waiting your reply, I remain
Sincerely yours,
⟦signature⟧
M.Laniado.
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Honorable Delegation Member of the Lay Council
After greetings and respect
In view of the invitation issued by the subcommittee regarding the guaranteed account due to the lack of a quorum in the session
held, I invite you to kindly attend at ⟦5:30⟧ PM on Thursday, August 21, 1941, at the Presidency House
to deliberate on the affairs of the community . . .
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24 December 941
⟦Iraqi Government⟧
The honorable lawyer, Mr. M. Laniado, Respected
Jerusalem
Greetings and respect,
Reference to your letter dated 3 / 12 / 941
We received your telegram dated 8 December 941 and we have sent a telegram to Mr. Cohen in
Calcutta as follows:-
" Iraq admitted sterling block please insist Trustee send cheques
urgently wire "
And his reply was as follows:
" Interrogated Trustee for early remittance "
We will inform you as soon as the checks arrive from the Official Trustee.
Mr. Munshi Saleh did not travel to India, but is present in Baghdad. I hope you
accept my greetings and the greetings of Messrs. Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfiq, Munir Dangoor, and Shalom Darwish. Please
accept my respects;
On behalf of
The Head of the Community
⟦...⟧ EXPRESS ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ S.A.N.D ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ BAGHDAD ⟦...⟧
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Foreign | Class | Telegram Type | Time | Time | Government of Iraq | Number
A F. | | | | | Posts and Telegraphs | No.
Foreign. | | | | | 'IRAQ POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. |
Office of Issuance | Words Words | CHARGES Fees | Sent to
Office of Origin. | | | Time At
Route | | | From By
Route | | |
Nothing to be written by the Sender above this line على المرسل ان لا يكتب شيئا فوق هذا السطر
Write the telegram type here if it is urgent | Write the word 'State' here if the telegram is for government business | Affix stamps on the back of this form
If Express write the class here. | If on State business write the word State here. | Affix Stamps at the back of this form
Write the number of words here if | To: } <del>DLT</del> DAVID J. COHEN | To
reply charges are to be prepaid | A:
If a reply is to be prepaid write the | CALCUTTA
number of words below. |
PLEASE URGE TRUSTEE SEND CHEQUES WIRE
Raphael Sassoon - Calcutta RABBI SASSOON KHEDOORI
Please urge the trustee to send the cheques by wire
Rabbi Sassoon Khedoori
The administration is not responsible for any errors, delays, or non-delivery of the telegram
L'Administration décline toute responsabilité pour retards,
erreurs, non remise, etc.
The Telegraph Dept. de⟦clines res⟧ponsibility for delay, errors
⟦non-⟧remise, etc.
Not for transmission The following part is not included in the telegram Cette partie n'est pas a transmettre.
Please forward according to the conditions printed hereon,. الرجاء ارسال هذه البرقية بموجب الشروط المشروحة طيها
Priere d'expedier la depeche ci dessus d'apres les conditions ci-contre
Signature ⟦line⟧ Signature Address ⟦line⟧ Address
President of the Jewish
Community Baghdad.
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Government of Iraq
Department of Posts and Telegraphs
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IRAQ GOVERNMENT
Department of Posts and Telegraphs
Please quote this number in any enquiry regarding this message
Please quote this number in any enquiry regarding this message
No. 0081
Received at 0730.0835 ⟦illegible⟧
Baghdad Telegraph
6 FEB. 42
TELS. BAGHDAD
Class prefix: ND557
Office of origin: CALCUTTA
Serial No.: 25
No. of words: 2
Date of handing in: 1340
Code Service:
Instructions: .RECD BD 6TH
DLT PRESIDENTS JEWISH COMMUNITY AND LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD
YOUR LETTER TWENTYTHIRD JUNE CHEQUES RECEIPTS DESPATCHED BRITISH CONSUL
AIR MAIL APPLY FOR PAYMENT
OFFICIAL TRUSTEE BENGAL
In reference to your letter on 23 June
the receipts and checks were sent to
the English Consul by airmail, contact him for payment
The Official Trustee of Bengal
⟦illegible⟧
Conditions for accepting this telegram
1 - The Director General or any telegraph company or foreign government through which this telegram is sent, according to the ordinary course of the telegraph interest, has the right to
refuse to send it even if it has been taken for transmission, and in this case the fee paid for sending the telegram shall be returned to its sender upon his request.
2 - The Director General or any telegraph company or foreign government through which this telegram is sent, according to the ordinary course of the telegraph interest, are not liable
to guarantee against loss, injury, or damage that occurs or results from non-transmission or non-delivery of the telegram, or for error, delay, or omission that occurs
in its transmission or delivery, whatever the causes of non-transmission, non-delivery, delay, omission, or error that occurs.
3 - This telegram shall be sent in accordance with the rules of foreign telegrams published in the Iraqi Telegraph Guide, and let it be known (1) that in private telegrams which
are in plain language, it is not permissible to accept altered or compound words that are contrary to the usage of the language. And (2) in code or symbol telegrams,
it is not permissible to accept the combination of two or more words in plain language contrary to the usage of the language.
CONDITIONS ON WHICH THIS TELEGRAM IS ACCEPTED.
1.—Either the Director-General or any Telegraph Company or Foreign Government by whom this telegram
is or would in the ordinary course of the Telegraphic Service, be forwarded, may decline to forward the telegram
although it has been received for that purpose; but in such case the amount paid for transmission shall be refund-
ed to the Sender at his request.
2.—Neither the Director-General nor any Telegraph Company or Foreign Government, by whom this telegram
is or would, in the ordinary course of the Telegraphic Service, be forwarded, shall be liable to make compensation
for any loss, injury, or damage arising or resulting from non-transmission, or non-delivery of the telegram, or delay, or
error, or omission in the transmission or delivery thereof, through whatever cause such non-transmission, non-
delivery, delay, error or omission shall have occurred.
3.—This telegram shall be forwarded in all respects in accordance with the rules for Foreign Telegrams
published in the 'Iraq Telegraph Guide. It should be p rticularly noted (1) that in Private telegrams in plain
language, combinations or alterations of words contrary to the usage of the language are not admitted and (2)
that in Private telegrams in code combinations of two or more words in plain language contrary to the usage
of the language are not admitted.
Note: - Complaints regarding this telegram and applications for refund of the fee must be sent to the Director General of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad within
five months from the date of this telegram.
NOTICE.
Complaints respecting this telegram and applications for refund should be addressed to the Director-General
of Post and Telegraphs, Baghdad, within five months of the date of the telegram.
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OFFICIAL TRUSTEE
⟦line⟧
No. 1240
30th January, 1942.
⟦line⟧ Trust - under the will of R.A.Gubbay account Jewish
Charitable Institutions in Bagdad.
Sir,
I have the honour to refer you to your letter No. 1286 of the 5th
July and its enclosures. 24/1/18
I have accepted the selection of the five Jewish Charitable Institutions
in Bagdad as made by the Presidents of the Jewish Community and the Jewish Lay
Council, to share the bequest made by the testator the late Mr. R.A.Gubbay of
Hongkong to the Jewish Charitable Institutions in Bagdad.
I send herewith five receipts and five crossed cheques, as under, drawn
by me on the Imperial Bank of India, Calcutta.
(1) Cheque No. 208 dated 30/1/42 for Rs. 2,00,000/- (Two lacs) in favour of
the President of the Jewish Lay Council of the Jewish Community of Bagdad and
the President of the Committee of the Meir Elias Hospital. (For Meir Elias
Hospital).
(2) Cheque No. 209 dated 30/1/42 for Rs. 93,000/- (Ninetythree thousand) in
favour of the persons as in (2). (For Nouriel Elemen--
tary School for Boys).
(3) Cheque No. 210 dated 30/1/42 for Rs. 80,000/- (Eighty thousand) in favour
of the persons as in (2). (For Midrash Talmud Torah).
(4) Cheque No. 211 dated 30/1/42 for Rs. 20,000/- (Twenty thousand) in favour
of the persons as in (2). (For Rahel Shahmoon Elementary School for Boys).
(5) Cheque No. 212 dated 30/1/42 for Rs. 7330/- (Rupees Seven thousand three
hundred and thirty) in favour of persons as in (2). (For Menahem Saleh Daniel
Elementary School for Girls).
I shall be much obliged if you will kindly make these payments on my
behalf by handing over the cheques to the respective proper party in exchange
for the respective receipts duly signed by the payees. As soon as payments have
been made, please return the receipts to me as vouchers for my record. I am
sending a copy of this letter to the payees and also advising them by cable.
In the meantime please acknowledge receipt hereof.
I enclose a copy of the Exchange Central Department letter No. CA.E.C.
20077/129 of the 13th December 1941 sanctioning these remittances.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Sd/- C. T. Moore.
Official Trustee of Bengal.
To
H. M. Consul,
British Consulate,
Bagdad.
M.N. Memo. No. 1241
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to the President
The Jewish Lay Council, Bagdad.
Calcutta, Sd/- C. T. Moore
The 30th Jany. 1942. Offl. Trustee of Bengal.
Conditions under which telegrams are accepted
(1) This administration is not responsible for any delay, error, or non-delivery.
(2) The sender of the telegram may request the delivery department to investigate phrases or
words suspected of being incorrect upon payment of the necessary fees, and the fee shall be refunded if it is proven
that the phrases or words in question were not transmitted correctly.
(3) This form must be attached to any inquiry regarding this telegram.
(To prevent errors, telegrams must be written clearly and legibly).
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH TELEGRAMS
ARE ACCEPTED.
(1) This Department declines responsibility for delays, errors and non-delivery.
(2) The addressee of this telegram can by application at the delivery office
obtain, on paying the necessary charges, the verification of doubtful
passages or words.
The charge is refunded if it should prove that the passages or words
in question were inaccurately transmitted.
(3) This form must accompany any enquiry respecting this telegram.
To prevent mistakes messages must be legibly written.
Government Press 1613 - 11 - 41
⟦illegible⟧
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Translation
20 February / 942
Bequest of Raphael Aaron Gabbay to Jewish Charitable Institutions
in Baghdad
To His Britannic Majesty's Consul in Baghdad
Sir: I have the honor to refer to your letter No. 1268 / 5 July and its enclosures dated 28 / 1 / 42
The five charitable institutions selected by the President of the Jewish Community
and the Lay Council have accepted the portions of the bequest bequeathed by the late Raphael Aaron Gabbay (Hong Kong) to the institutions
Jewish charities in Baghdad.
Enclosed herewith are receipts, which are marked checks drawn with my signature on the Imperial Bank
in India (Calcutta) as follows:
1- Check No. 208 dated 20 / 2 / 942 for the amount of Rupees 200,000/-
To the order of the President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad and the Chairman of the Meir Elias Hospital Committee for the hospital
Meir Elias
2- Check No. 209 dated 20 / 2 / 942 for the amount of Rupees 92,000/-
To the order of the President of the Lay Council of the Jewish Community in Baghdad and the Chairman of the Jewish Schools Committee for the Nouriel Primary School
3- Check No. 210 dated 20 / 2 / 942 for the amount of Rupees 80,000/-
To the order of the two persons referred to in paragraph 2 for the Rachel Shahmoon Primary School for Boys and Midrash Talmud Torah
for boys
4- Check No. 211 dated 20 / 2 / 942 for the amount of Rupees 20,000/-
To the order of the two persons referred to in paragraph 2 for the Rachel Shahmoon Primary School for Boys
5- Check No. 212 dated 20 / 2 / 942 for the amount of Rupees 7,220/-
To the order of the two persons referred to in paragraph 2 for the Menachem Salih Daniel Primary School for Girls
I would be very grateful if you would kindly make the payment on my behalf by delivering these instruments to the respective beneficiary institutions
against properly signed receipts, and as soon as payment is made, please return the receipts which
I have noted in our records. I have sent a copy of this letter to everyone concerned, and also
notified them of that. Please inform me of the arrival of these enclosures
I enclose herewith the letter of the Central Exchange Control Department No. 28 / 2772 dated 12 December 942
approving this payment
Secretary
⟦illegible faded text⟧
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⟦531⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 531
Number ::
Date ::
Subject ::
Baghdad 17th February 1941.
I the undesigned Rabbi Sassoon Khedoory President of the Jewish
Communit of Baghdad hereby certify that :-
1- Mr. Eliahu Haim Tawfik has been elected by the general Council of the
Jewish Community of Baghdad at its meeting on the 17th August 1941 as
President of the Jewish Lay Council of the Jewish Community of Baghdad.
2- Mr. Meir Langoor is the President of the Jewish Hospitals Committee (Meir
Elias Hospital etc..) Which is appointed by the Jewish Lay Council of Baghdad.
3- Mr Khedoory M. Shuker is President of the Jewish Schools Committee which
is appointed by the Jewish Lay Council of Baghdad.
Sassoon Khedoory
President of the Jewish Community-Baghdad
Sassoon Khedoory
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
SASSON KADOORI
BAGHDAD
1933
PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> Sassoon Khedoory
Rabbi Sassoon Khedoory
President
Jewish Community,
Baghdad.
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17/1
Presidency of the Jewish Community
In Baghdad
Telephone Number 531
⟦line⟧
Number:
Date:
Subject:
Baghdad 17th February 1941.
I the undesigned Rabbi Sassoon Khedoory President of the Jewish
Communit of Baghdad hereby certify that :-
1- Mr. Eliahu Haim Tawfik has been elected by the general Council of the
Jewish Community of Baghdad at its meeting on the 17th august 1941 as
President of the Jewish Lay Council of the Jewish Community of Baghdad.
2- Mr. Meir Dangoor is the President of the Jewish Hospitals Committee (Meir
Elias Hospital etc..)Which is appointed by the Jewish Lay Council of Baghdad.
3- Mr Khedoory M. Shuker is President of the Jewish Schools Committee which
is appointed by the Jewish Lay Council of Baghdad.
⟦signature⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedoory
President
The Jewish Community,
Baghdad.
Sassoon Khedoory
President of the Jewish Community - Baghdad
Sassoon Khedoory
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
SASSON KADOORI
PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
BAGHDAD
1933
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⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number 531
Number:
Date:
Subject:
Baghdad 17th February 1941.
I the undesigned Rabbi Sassoon Khedoory President of the Jewish
Communit of Baghdad hereby certify that :-
1- Mr. Eliahu Haim Tawfik has been elected by the general Council of the
Jewish Community of Baghdad at its meeting on the 17th August 1941 as
President of the Jewish Lay Council of the Jewish Community of Baghdad.
2- Mr. Meir Dangoor is the President of the Jewish Hospitals Committee (Meir
Elias Hospital etc..)Which is appointed by the Jewish Lay Council of Baghdad.
3- Mr Khedoory M. Shuker is President of the Jewish Schools Committee which
is appointed by the Jewish Lay Council of Baghdad.
Sassoon Khedoory
President of the Jewish Community - in Baghdad
Sassoon Khedoory
President of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
SASSON KADOORI
PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
BAGHDAD
1933
⟦signature⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedoory
President
The Jewish Community,
Baghdad.
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Details of the written-off amounts according to the General Council decision as explained below.
| Dinars | Fils
On June 18, 1935, the amount that was owed by the hospital | 1848 | 480
On February 24, 1939, the amount that was owed by the hospital | 1559 | 240
| 3407 | 720
On February 24, 1939, the amount that was owed by the Nuriel School | 1642 | 731
On February 24, 1939, the amount that was owed by the Midrash | 375 | —
Only five thousand four hundred and twenty-five dinars and 451 fils | 5425 | 451
15 February 942
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant
Incoming Number 2797
Date 15 / 2 / 942
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REPAYMENT OF PUBLIC LOANS.
Sums needed annually for the liquidation of a debt (principal and
interest) of £.100,at the stated percentage,in 5 to 80 years. If the
loan be for £.1,000,each annual instalment must be multiplied by 10,
and so on. Thus,a municipal loan of £.1,000,000 at 5 per cent,repayable
in 80 years,would cost the ratepayers £.51,031 5s.annually for that
period,and would then be extinguished.
Years | 3½ per cent | 4 per cent | 4½ per ct. | 5 per ct. | 5½ per ct. | 6 per ct.per ct
| £ s d. | £ s d. | £ s. d. | £ s d. | £ s. d. | £ s. d.
5 | 22 2 11½ | 22 9 3 | 22 15 7 | 23 1 11½ | 23 8 4¼ | 23 14 9½
10 | 12 0 5¾ | 12 6 7 | 12 12 9 | 12 19 0 | 13 5 4 | 13 11 8¾
15 | 8 13 7¾ | 8 19 10½ | 9 6 2¾ | 9 12 8¼ | 9 19 3 | 10 5 11
20 | 7 0 8¼ | 7 7 2 | 7 13 9 | 8 0 5¾ | 8 7 4¼ | 8 14 4½
25 | 6 1 4¾ | 6 8 0¼ | 6 14 10½ | 7 1 10¾ | 7 9 1¼ | 7 16 5½
30 | 5 8 9 | 5 15 8 | 6 2 9½ | 6 10 1¼ | 6 17 7¼ | 7 5 3¾
35 | 5 0 0 | 5 7 1¼ | 5 14 6½ | 6 2 1¾ | 6 9 11½ | 6 17 11½
40 | 4 13 7¾ | 5 1 0¼ | 5 8 8¼ | 5 16 6¾ | 6 4 7¼ | 6 12 11
45 | 4 8 11 | 4 16 6½ | 5 4 4¾ | 5 12 6¼ | 6 0 10¼ | 6 9 4¾
50 | 4 5 3¼ | 4 13 1¼ | 5 1 2½ | 5 9 6¾ | 5 18 1½ | 6 6 10¾
55 | 4 2 5 | 4 10 5½ | 4 18 9¼ | 5 7 4 | 5 16 1¼ | 6 5 1
60 | 4 0 2¼ | 4 8 4¼ | 4 16 11 | 5 5 8 | 5 14 7¼ | 6 3 9
65 | 3 18 4½ | 4 6 9¼ | 4 15 5½ | 5 4 4½ | 5 13 6 | 6 2 9
70 | 3 16 11 | 4 5 5¾ | 4 14 4 | 5 3 4¼ | 5 12 7¾ | 6 2 0¾
75 | 3 15 8¾ | 4 4 5½ | 4 13 5¼ | 5 2 7¾ | 5 12 0¼ | 6 1 6½
80 | 3 14 9¾ | 4 3 7½ | 4 12 9 | 5 2 0¼ | 5 11 6¾ | 6 1 1¾
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Decided
First: That the hospital shall lend the Body Council the sum of six thousand dinars
Second: That the Midrash shall lend the aforementioned Council the sum of two thousand dinars
Third: To lend the Riva Nouriel school two thousand eight hundred dinars at an interest rate of three and a half percent, provided that
the principal of the debt and its interest are amortized in annual installments over a period of thirty-five years.
22 March 942
Salman Mansour
⟦illegible⟧
Bahjat ⟦illegible⟧
K Bahram
Ezra Hais
Kaab Ibrahim
Mansour
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2258
5 March 942
To the Honorable Manager of the Ottoman Bank
Greetings and respect,
We inform you that this council has specific committees appointed by it and branching from it for certain purposes in
regulations specific to that, and the aforementioned committees have special budgets and the right to dispose of them. Among those committees
is the Hospitals Committee (Meir Elias Hospital and its affiliates), whose funds are disposed of
by Mr. Meir D. Nekkor, who is the Chairman of the Committee, and Mr. Salman Al-Kabir, the Vice Chairman. And the
Schools Committee, whose funds are disposed of by Mr. Khedhouri Murad Shukur, Chairman of the Committee,
and Mr. Moshe Ita, its Secretary. The aforementioned persons have the right to open accounts, withdraw money,
and conduct transactions on behalf of the two aforementioned committees.
⟦E. D. Sawday?⟧
President of the Lay Council
⟦signature⟧
Vice President
⟦illegible⟧
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5 March 942
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Respected Manager of the Ottoman Bank
Greetings and respect,
Please open a joint current account in the name of "The Israeli Lay Council and the Schools Committee"
of Israel. The management of the mentioned account shall be carried out by Mr. Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfik, President of
the Lay Council, Mr. Ezra Haskel Bahar, Vice President, Mr. Khedhouri Murad Shukur, President of
the Schools Committee, and Mr. Meir Eitah, who is the Secretary. Enclosed you will find samples of their signatures.
⟦EH Tawfik⟧ ⟦Ezra Bahar⟧
President of the Lay Council Vice President
Signature of Mr. Eliyahu Hayyim Tawfik | Signature of Mr. Ezra Haskel Bahar | Signature of Mr. Khedhouri Murad Shukur | Signature of Mr. Meir Eitah
⟦EH Tawfik⟧ | ⟦Ezra Bahar⟧ | ⟦Khedhouri Murad Shukur⟧ | ⟦M. Eitah⟧
President of the Lay Council | Vice President of the Lay Council | President of the Schools Committee | Secretary of the Schools Committee
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Copy of the decision of the Lay Council regarding the estate of the late Raphael Gabbay, taken on 28 March 943
After reviewing the correspondence ending with letter number 1240 dated January 30, 1943,
the copy of which was received by the Lay Council from the Official Trustee of Bengal in Calcutta (India),
concerning the estate of the late Raphael Haron Gabbay, who died in Calcutta, and after hearing the explanations of the President of
the Lay Council, who is one of the members of the advisory committee appointed by the aforementioned Official Trustee
to provide advice on this matter, it became clear to the Council the following: -
1) That the late Raphael Haron Gabbay, who died in Calcutta on November 27, 1922, had bequeathed
a portion of his estate to the Jewish charitable institutions in Baghdad and entrusted the execution of this will to
the Official Trustee of Bengal in Calcutta, who at the time approved the proposals submitted to
him by the lawyer M. Laniado, who was appointed by the Lay Council by its decision taken on December 17,
940, which is the appointment of an advisory committee in Baghdad consisting of His Excellency Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri,
the President of the community, and Mr. Eliahou Hayim Tawfiq, President of the Lay Council representing the Lay Council, and Mr.
Meir Hakham Moshe Doctor, President of the Hospitals Committee representing the hospitals, and Mr. Moise Ita, Secretary of
the Schools Committee representing the schools, and the gentlemen Ibrahim Hayim Hakham Isaac, Yehuda Saleh Zelouf, and Menashe
Saleh Shmuel David from the notables, to provide him with the necessary advice for nominating the Jewish charitable institutions
in Baghdad that fulfill the conditions stipulated in the will and which are most deserving and in need of benefiting
from the estate, and on how to distribute the amount of the estate among them.
2) Based on the recommendations submitted by the aforementioned committee, the Official Trustee sent the following checks
with the letter referred to above as follows: -
1 - Check No. 208 dated 1/30/943 in the amount of 200,000 Rupees to the order of the President of the Lay Council
for Jews for the Jewish community and the President of the Jewish Hospitals Committee for the Meir
Elias Hospital.
2 - Check No. 209 dated 1/30/943 in the amount of 93,000 Rupees to the order of the President of the Jewish Lay Council
for the Jewish community and the President of the Jewish <del>Hospitals</del> Schools Committee
for the Nouriel Primary School for Boys.
3 - Check No. 210 dated 1/30/943 in the amount of 80,000 Rupees to the order of the persons mentioned in
paragraph 2 above for the Midrash Talmud Torah school.
4 - Check No. 211 dated 1/30/943 in the amount of 20,000 Rupees to the order of the persons mentioned in
paragraph 2 above for the Rachel Shahmoon Primary School for Boys.
5 - Check No. 212 dated 1/30/943 in the amount of 7,330 Rupees to the order of the persons mentioned in
paragraph 2 above for the Menachem Saleh Daniel Primary School for Girls.
3) Following the arrival of these checks, the Lay Council held several meetings with the Hospitals and Schools
Committees, during which the current financial relations between the Council and the mentioned institutions were discussed,
as well as the financial state of the Council and the current global circumstances that leave no room for spending the funds
bequeathed to the mentioned institutions. An agreement was reached between the Council and the two aforementioned committees.
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on the following :-
a - That the hospital lends the Lay Council the sum of six thousand dinars to be repaid to the hospital
in three equal installments: the first installment on the last day of September 943, and the
second installment on the last day of March 944, and the third installment on the last day of
March 945. This agreement was confirmed by a letter from the Hospitals Committee dated 23
March 942, under which it sent a check on the Ottoman Bank numbered 308002 and dated
the 23rd of it to the order of the Lay Council for the mentioned amount, and the Council deposited this amount
in the mentioned bank in current account No. 2
b - That the Midrash Talmud Torah lends the sum of one thousand seven hundred dinars to be repaid to the Midrash fund
in four equal annual installments, each installment being four hundred and twenty-five dinars: the first installment
on the last day of September 942, the second installment on the last day of March
943, the third installment on the last day of March 944, and the fourth installment
on the last day of March 945
c - That the Rivka Nooraiel School lends the sum of three thousand and one hundred dinars at an interest rate of
three and a half percent annually, provided that the principal of the debt and its interest are extinguished in annual installments
of one hundred and fifty-five dinars each for a period of thirty-five years, and thus
the total amount borrowed by the Lay Council as stated above is ten thousand eight hundred dinars
The agreement explained in paragraphs B and C was confirmed by a letter from the Schools Committee No. dated 24 March
942, under which it sent a check on the Ottoman Bank numbered 308001 and dated 23/3/942
to the order of the Lay Council for the sum of five thousand five hundred dinars according to the following details:
Dinar | Details
1700 | The amount borrowed from Midrash Talmud Torah according to paragraph B
3100 | The amount borrowed from Rivka Nooraiel School according to paragraph C
Expenses and legal fees deducted from the following institutions to be paid to the lawyer
Fils | Dinar | Entity
- | 260 | The Midrash's share
915 | 328 | The Rivka Nooraiel School's share
085 | 46 | The Menachem Salih Daniel School's share
- | 65 | The Rachel Shahmoon School's share
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5500 | 700 |
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ |
Which is the amount of the check, and this amount was deposited in the name of the Council in the mentioned bank in the current
account No. 2, and thus the total amount deposited in the mentioned account is eleven thousand five hundred
dinars only as follows
Dinar
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Number ⟦367⟧
Fils | Dinar
Received from the honorable Mr. ⟦line⟧ the respected
The above-recorded amount being ⟦line⟧
And that is for ⟦line⟧
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
President of the Jewish Community