AI en Translation, Pages 76-100
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⟦Burmese text⟧
CHARLES JOSEPH & COMPANY, LIMITED.
WINE, SPIRIT AND GENERAL MERCHANTS.
CODES :- BENTLEY'S
A. B. C. 5TH EDITION.
MANAGING DIRECTOR :
C. S. JOSEPH.
WAREHOUSES AT
No. 108-112. 35TH STREET.
No. 95-97. 36TH STREET.
OFFICE :
95-97. 36TH STREET.
TELEPHONE No. SOUTH 1190.
TELEGRAMS :- "SPIRIT" RANGOON.
P. O. BOX No. 546.
RANGOON,
Friday, 29 Kislev 5709, 1948
To the honor of the high excellence of the exalted Sage etc. Our Master and Rabbi Sassoon Kadoorie, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him
Chief Rabbi of the holy congregation of Babylon, may God protect it
After inquiring of your pure peace with great love and much respect, I have come
hereby to inform your honor that after writing the letter enclosed herewith, I received a telegram from
Mr. Abraham Hayim David, may his lamp shine, informing me that he sent me the sum of 20,000/-
Rupees via Mercantile Bank and that I should send the aforementioned sum to your honor for
the honor of the General Yeshiva Committee, may its dwelling be built. Since I have not yet received notice from
the said bank, I am therefore writing these lines to inform your honor that as soon as I receive the
aforementioned money, I will send it to your honor via a check on London as requested by the mentioned Mr. Abraham Hayim David,
and I hope that the check will reach your honor's hand in its proper time and season. I request of your honor
that you please be so good as to confirm to me receipt of the mentioned check and send me a double official receipt
of the committee so that I can send one to the mentioned Mr. Abraham Hayim David.
And in the meantime, I ask your honor to accept my feelings of respect and honor and I hereby sign with a faithful
blessing and with all due respect.
Bound to your holy honor,
Joseph
C. S. Joseph
19/1/49 Rangoon
Manager
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Jewish Schools Committee
BAGHDAD
Jewish Schools Committee
in Baghdad
Administration of the Lay Council
Number 298
Date 9/29/949
File Number
No: 479/12/M
Date: 9/29/49
His Eminence the Chairman of the Schools Committee, Respected
After greetings,
We attach herewith check number 829080 dated 9/26/949
sent by the Lay Council for the order of the Ottoman Midrash school
in Baghdad for the amount of (89.820) dinars, which represents the net
transfer received by the Council in the amount of ninety British Pounds from the trustees
of the J. A. Yosef Endowment in London designated for the Midrash School.
To your Eminence, with highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Vice President
Copy to -
The Presidency of the Lay Council to confirm our receipt of the check and for your
kind review.
⟦illegible⟧
To be kept in a special file
in the name of the J. A. Yosef Endowment
provided that the first letter received from the Council of the
Head of the Community regarding this matter, attached to this memorandum, is included with it
⟦signature⟧
9/29
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⟦Department Copy⟧
1102
9/28/1949
Presidency of the Schools Committee
We attach herewith a check numbered 829080 dated 9/26/1949 to the order of
Midrash School on the Ottoman Bank in Baghdad in the amount of (89.825 Dinars)
which represents the net amount of the transfer received by us in the amount of 90/- Pounds Sterling
from the trustees of the E. A. Joseph Endowment in London according to the letter received from them
dated August 15, 1949, a copy of which is attached herewith.
Please notify us of the receipt of the mentioned check. Best regards.
Head of the Community
Copy to -
Presidency of the ⟦line⟧ Schools Committee
Attachments
Check
14
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Translation
Gentlemen, Trustees of
the Estate of G. A. Joseph
London
After greetings,
I have the honor to receive your letter dated August 15, 1949
and I am pleased to inform you that I have received from the Eastern Bank in Baghdad
the grant amounting to 900/- pounds scheduled to be paid to the Midrash school
Talmud Torah.
Enclosed you will find the required receipt, and I would be pleased if you would inform the
managing trustees that the aforementioned grant has been delivered to the Midrash
Talmud Torah committee.
Please convey my utmost thanks to the trustees. And please
accept my respects,
Sincerely,
Head of the Community
⟦signature⟧
Enclosures
Receipt
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Copy
To the Community Management Committee
Dated 10/20/34
Baghdad
Greetings
We present to you herewith ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ in exchange for ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
The amount ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
Sincerely
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
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The competent official
Weight in kilograms ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
In letters ⟦line⟧
Insured for an amount of Dinars (in figures) ⟦line⟧
Subject materials ⟦line⟧
Value of stamps affixed (if present) ⟦line⟧ Dinars
Addressed to ⟦line⟧
Inside ⟦line⟧ Registered ⟦line⟧
Number 421
BAGHDAD
AM
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Baghdad
M. ⟦illegible⟧
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C O P Y
J. E. Joseph Charitable Fund.
I hereby acknowledge receipt of the sum of
£ 90/- ninety, from the Trustees of the J. E. Joseph
Charitable Fund, to be earmarked for the Medrash Torah School.
Dated this 28th day of September, 1949.
Sd ⟦line⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Kadoori,
President, Jewish Community, Baghdad.
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5/23/1949
The Eastern Bank Limited,
The Eastern Bank
Baghdad
After greetings,
Please pay the remittance arriving in my name through you from
( ⟦The Council of Trustees of The J. E. Joseph Charitable Trust⟧ ) in the amount of 90 Pounds (which amounts to a net of
89.820 Dinars) to the bearer of the receipt signed by me in two copies, Mr.
Shua Sion Shamash, accountant of the community presidency, whose signature specimen is recorded
below, and thank you,
⟦signature⟧
Rabbi Sassoon Khedouri
President of the Community ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
Specimen signature of
Mr. Shua Sion Shamash
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The Eastern Bank, Limited,
( Incorporated in England. )
Telegraphic Address EASTERTIDE
Baghdad, 14th Sept 1947
The President of the Jewish Community
(Rabbi Sasson Kadoori)
Bagdad
Dear Sirs,
We have received mail/telegraphic instruction
from London from the Council of Trustees of the
J. E. Joseph Charitable Trust
to pay you (on identification) £ 90
against your signature of a Receipt in duplicate, ( the
original should be stamped with an 8 fils stamp )
Please let us have your instructions as to the
disposal of the proceeds thereof.
Yours faithfully,
⟦illegible⟧
Accountant.
Abdullah
Arlabat
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TRUSTEES OF THE J. E. JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND
SECRETARIES: MESSRS. MONTAGU'S AND COX & CARDALE
Telegraphic Address:
SYNONYM, CENT, LONDON
Telephone:
CITY 1421
86-88 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET
LONDON, E.C.4
Presidency of the Jewish Community
766
11/9/1949
August 15th, 1949
Rabbi Sasson Kadoori
President of The Jewish Community
BAGHDAD,
Irak.
Dear Sir,
We thank you for your letter of the
14th June, and have been asked by the Trustees
to inform you that a grant of £90 has been made
to your Organisation.
Arrangements are being made for the
transmission of this money, and we shall be
obliged if you will complete and return to us
the enclosed form of receipt when you have
received this grant.
It is the wish of the Trustees that
this money be earmarked for the use of the
Medrash Talmud Torah school.
Yours faithfully,
⟦signature⟧
Secretaries.
Mr. President
Above is a letter we received from the trustees of the
J. E. Joseph Charity in London in response
to our previous letter, informing us that they have agreed
to allocate /90 Dinars for the purpose of the Medrash school
and this amount will be sent by check in the near
future.
With it.
10/9/49
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Department Copy
103/
Yours very truly,
14th January, 9.
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY
BAGHDAD.
86/88
The Secretary,
Trustees of the J.E. Joseph Charitable Fund,
86/88 Queen Victoria St.,
London, E. C. 4
Dear Sir,
We understand that a yearly amount of about
£400/-/- has been allocated, out of your Fund, for
Charitable Institutions of the Jewish Community in
Baghdad, and that the "MIDRASH TALMUD TORAH" school
has been recommended to you for grant of one third of
the said allocation, to be specifically appropriated
for PRESENTING food, medicaments, etc. for the
"Undernourished pupils" of the said school which is
run over under the supervision of our community.
While thanking you in anticipation for this
grant, which will greatly help our charitable work,
we feel confident that you will arrange remittance in
due course.
Yours very Truly,
PRESIDENT
JEWISH COMMUNITY
BAGHDAD.
The aforementioned amounts are distributed as follows according to the decision of the Body
The Committee
1/14/29
1/13
Distributed
⟦illegible⟧
A special file shall be opened in the name of the Estate of
J. E. Joseph in London near the files of
other estates.
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Translation
Dear Secretary
of the J. A. Yosef Charitable Endowment
86 / 88 Victoria Street - London
After greetings
We have been informed that it has been decided to ⟦allocate⟧ about 400 pounds
annually from the proceeds of your endowment for the purpose of distributing it to the
charitable institutions belonging to the Jewish community in Baghdad
And that a recommendation has reached you regarding the allocation of one-third of the
mentioned amount annually to the Midrash Talmud Torah for the purpose of spending it
to provide food and medicine for the student nutrition project
at the aforementioned school which is managed under the supervision of the community
As we thank you for your work regarding this aid which will greatly assist
the charitable work, we are confident that you will arrange the sending of the aid
at the necessary time
And please accept our respects
Your Excellency the President
Sincerely
⟦President of the Community⟧
⟦illegible⟧
This letter was prepared at the request of
the Schools Committee and with the approval of the Secular Council
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Jewish Schools Committee
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Jewish Schools Committee
Baghdad
No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
The Secretary,
Trustees of the J.E.JOSEPH Charitable Fund,
86/88 Queen Victoria St.,
London, E.C.4
Dear Sir,
We understand that a yearly amount of about £.400/-/-
has been allocated, out of your Fund, for Charitable Institu-
tions of the Jewish Community in Baghdad, and that our Insti-
tution has been recommended to you for grant of one-third of
the said allocation, to be specifically appropriated for
PRESENTING food, medicaments, etc., for the "Undernourished
Pupils" of MEDRASH TALMUD TORAH".
Whilst thanking you in anticipation for this grant,
which will greatly help our charitable work, we feel confident
that you will arrange remittance in due course.
Yours very Truly,
JEWISH SCHOOLS COMMITTEE.
President.
Dear Mr. Vice President
The Secretary of the Schools Committee has requested to present a copy of this letter
to the Council for the purpose of approving the translation of the Council's letter in this regard
along with a copy of the decision of the Schools Committee and the Midrash Committee, given what was included
in the clarification regarding the name Sassoon Joseph and a recommendation related to Jewish charitable
institutions in Baghdad, and that what is stated in the aforementioned endowment
is as listed above \
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Schools Committee
Baghdad
Number 29
Date 5 / 10 / 949
Presidency of the Community ⟦illegible⟧
Number 802
Date 6 / 10 / 949
To the Honorable Head of the Israeli Community.
Greetings and respect.
We have received with much thanks the check numbered 839080 and dated 26 - 9 - 949 signed by
the Lay Council on the Ottoman Bank in Baghdad for the amount of (89.820) dinars, which represents
the net of the transfer received by the esteemed Lay Council in the amount of ninety pounds sterling from
the trustees of the Y. A. Yusuf Waqf in London, designated for the relief of the poor of the Midrash schools.
With respect to your leadership.
Salman Huk
Abouda
The President
A copy thereof
To the Honorable Schools Committee with reference to its letter numbered 449 and dated 28 / 9 / 49
Attachments
Receipt for the amount of the aforementioned check.
You are my Lord
To be filed
M. A. Yusuf
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Schools Committee
Baghdad
No. / ⟦line⟧
Date: 12/27/1950
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Baghdad
Outgoing No. 54 / 881 / 50
Date: 12/28/50
To the Directorate of Talmud Torah School
With reference to your letter No. 235 dated 12/25/1950.
Our committee has been informed of the arrival of a transfer to you via the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
in the amount of (149.700) Dinars, representing the net transfer from the endowment of J. A. Yosef (London) in the amount of
(150) Dinars; please record its amount to the Relief account in your school and spend it for the
aforementioned purpose according to the conditions of the endowment.
Salman Hook
Abboudi
The President
Copy to: -
To His Excellency the President of the Jewish Community - for kind information
To His Excellency the President of the Schools Committee - for information
To the Accountant - to act accordingly.
Viewed
⟦illegible⟧
12/31
For filing
And received by J. A. Yosef
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Number 224
BAGHDAD AS-S⟦illegible⟧
10 JAN 51
The Trust of ⟦illegible⟧
Registered ⟦line⟧ Arrived
Addressed to ⟦line⟧
Value of the affixed stamps (if it is a parcel)
Fils Dinar Date
For insured items
Insured for an amount of Dinar (in figures) ⟦line⟧
In words ⟦line⟧
Insurance fee ⟦line⟧
Weight in words ⟦line⟧
* Entry for (letter) bundle or (parcel) as the case requires.
Receiving Official
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
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Copy
⟦illegible⟧
J. E. Joseph Charitable Fund
I/we hereby acknowledge receipt of
the sum of £ 150.0.0 from the
Trustees of the J. E. Joseph Charitable
Fund.
Dated this 7th day of January 1957
Sd. Rab. Salman Hoogi
aboodi.
Midrash (Seal)
President.
Midrash Talmud Torah
School Committee
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TRUSTEES OF THE J. E. JOSEPH CHARITABLE FUND
SECRETARIES : MESSRS. MONTAGU'S AND COX & CARDALE
Telegraphic Address: 86-88 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET
SYNONYM, CENT, LONDON LONDON, E.C.4
Telephone:
CITY 1421
ENCLOSURE
65
15th November 1950.
H. Schemtob, Esq.,
President of the Jewish Community,
Baghdad,
IRAQ.
Dear Sir,
As you already know, a grant has been made by the
Trustees to a number of Baghdadi institutions, and among
them a grant of £150. to the Medrash Talmud Torah.
Arrangements are being made for the transmission of
this money through the Eastern Bank and we have asked
that the payment be made in this instance to you, and
would ask you to hand it over to the Talmud Torah.
We should be grateful if you would ask the
recipients to sign and return to us the enclosed form of
receipt when the money is in their hands, and we should
also be most grateful if you would let us have the full
address of this School in case we should desire to write
direct to them.
Yours faithfully,
⟦illegible⟧
Secretaries.
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No: 1683 / 51
10th January, 51.
Messrs. The Trustees of The
J.E. Joseph Charitable Fund
86-88 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET
LONDON, E.C.4
Dear Sirs,
Reference your letter dated November 15th, 1950.
The president of the Midrash Talmud Torah School Committee, received
with thanks the grant of £ 150/- from the J.E. Joseph Charitable Fund, through
The Eastern Bank, Baghdad.
Please find enclosed the receipt relating to the above-mentioned grant
duly signed by the recipient, the president of The Midrash Talmud Torah School
Committee.
According to your wish, I am putting below the address of the school
in question:-
( Midrash Talmud Torah School,
Torat Street-Baghdad.)
Again thanking you for <del>the</del> ⟦your⟧ kind cooperation,
KH
10/1
Yours sincerely
⟦signature⟧
Ofg. President,
JEWISH COMMUNITY BAGHDAD.
President,
JEWISH LAY COUNCIL BAGHDAD.
For filing
J.E. Joseph ⟦...⟧
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HA ELIAHOO H. TAWFICK
MERCHANT & COMMISSION AGENT
CODES :-
A. B. C. 5TH EDITION, & BENTLEY'S
Hayim Eliahoo Hayim Tawfick
Baghdad
BAGHDAD, 21/6/1950 193
(Iraq)
1) Refer to the President
2) Send the money quickly to
The Lay Council
His Excellency the President of the Honorable Lay Council
Baghdad
Greetings and respect,
I have the honor to relate to Your Excellency the following :-
My late father had been following for over a year a case relating to an endowment (waqf) he heard had been established
abroad and whose services return to the institutions of the Jewish community in Baghdad. After his death <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> the
correspondence continued between me and the concerned parties in Singapore. Now that the case has reached its almost final stage, I submit
this letter to explain its details to Your Excellency.
-1 It appears that there are two endowments, the first was endowed by the late Abdullah Saleh Shukur and the second by
his late wife Flora A. Shukur. The condition of the endowers therein was that one-third of the yield from the endowment's
revenues should be spent on charitable institutions in Baghdad.
-2 The one-third of the yield under discussion belonging to Iraq is estimated at 460/- Dinars annually.
-3 There is accumulated yield from this endowment until the year 1949 with the trustee estimated at an amount of 1700/-
Dinars belonging to Iraq as well.
-4 The trustees for the implementation of the conditions of these two endowments are Messrs. Kelly L. Araky and Edwin S.
residing in Singapore, and they are responsible for implementing the conditions of the endowment, monitoring it, and directing the allocation as
they see fit.
-5 The most important part of the two endowments is the following clause regarding the direction of allocation :-
A - For the benefit of maintaining and assisting the sick and the poor needy among the members of the Jewish community.
B - Maintaining and assisting orphans from the poor of the Jewish community.
C - For religious education (Talmud Torah) for the young children of the Jewish community.
-6 The two trustees have relied on allocating the yield belonging to Iraq to three institutions, namely:
Hayim Hayim Tawfick
And the case of Saleh Mashkar
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HAIM ELIAHOO H. TAWFICK
MERCHANT & COMMISSION AGENT
CODES :-
A. B. C. 5TH EDITION, & BENTLEY'S
Haim
Eliahoo Haim Tawfick
Baghdad
- 2 -
BAGHDAD, 29 / 6 / 1950 193
(Iraq)
(1) Hospitals and (2) Orphanage Society and (3) Midrash Talmud Torah. The accumulated and annual proceeds
from them shall be distributed to the aforementioned institutions equally, in accordance with the conditions stated in the clauses of the endowment.
- 7 -
The two trustees have placed some conditions on the institutions concerned with the matter and requested me to contact them
and obtain their official approval of them so that they may be able to finish the allocation process and begin providing
the prescribed amounts to the specialized institutions.
In implementation of the trustees' wishes, I have written to each of the institutions covered by this revenue and informed them
of the required conditions, requesting them to take an official decision to that effect and send a copy of it to me directly so that
I may in turn send it to the trustees - according to their wish - to be kept by them and to take
the necessary action, and you will find with this letter copies of the aforementioned letters for information.
I hope that I have completed what my late father started and succeeded in meeting your good expectations, and I hope
that the mentioned institutions will benefit fully from this revenue, as I also wish them continued success
and prosperity.
Accept, sirs, my utmost respect
Sincerely
⟦illegible⟧
Haim Eliahoo Haim Tawfick
A copy to:
The two trustees, Mr. Kelly L. S. and Mr. Al-Arfi, Singapore
⟦The Executing Department⟧
In reference to their letter dated 9 / 6 / 1950
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HAIM ELIAHOO H. TAWFICK
MERCHANT & COMMISSION AGENT
CODES :-
A. B. C. 5TH EDITION, & BENTLEY'S
ELIAHOO HAIM TAWFICK
BAGHDAD
HAIM
BAGHDAD, 29 / 6 / 1950
(Iraq)
To the Honorable Chairman of the Israelite Hospitals Committee Baghdad
Greetings and respect,
I have been asked to inform you that as a result of a long communication between my late father and some
of his friends outside Iraq, an amount estimated at 150/- Dinars annually has recently been allocated
from the proceeds of the endowments of the late Abdullah Salih Shooker and his late wife Flora A. Shooker to your institution.
The two trustees of this endowment, Mr. Kelly S. and his brother Edwin S., residing
in Singapore, have stipulated that a brass plaque be placed over a bed in the ward for the poor, on which shall be engraved in both
Arabic and English the following:
"The necessary expenses for this bed are met from the proceeds of the endowment of the late Abdullah Salih Shooker
"who died in Singapore on 25 Adar, year 5702 Hebrew, corresponding to 14/3/1942,
"at the age of 93. May God cover him with His vast mercy."
" The maintenance and upkeep of this Bed is provided by the
" Charitable Fund of the late Mr. ABDULLAH S. SHOOKER deceased
" in Singapore on 25 Adar 5702 (14/3/1942) aged 93 . May His Soul
" rest in Peace Amen. "
And on another bed, a similar plaque shall be engraved with the following:
"The necessary expenses for this bed are met from the proceeds of the endowment of the late Flora, wife of Abdullah
"Salih Shooker, who died in Singapore on 3 Ab, year 5701 Hebrew, corresponding to
"27/7/1941, at the age of 63. May God cover her with His vast mercy."
" The maintenance and upkeep of this Bed is provided by the
" Charitable Fund of the late Mrs. Flora A. S. Shooker, deceased
" in Singapore on 3 AB 5701 (27/7/1941) aged 63 . May Her Soul
" rest in Peace Amen. "
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HAIM ELIAHOO H. TAWFICK
MERCHANT & COMMISSION AGENT
CODES :-
A. B. C. 5TH EDITION, & BENTLEY'S
HAIM ELIAHOO HAIM TAWFICK
BAGHDAD
⟦line⟧ 12 ⟦line⟧
BAGHDAD, 29/6/1950 193
(Iraq)
Please kindly present the matter to your esteemed committee to take a formal decision regarding this and send a copy
of it in duplicate to me for submission to the trustees - as per their request - so that they may commence the necessary measures
by sending the mentioned allocations directly to your esteemed committee.
I would also like to inform you on this occasion that the trustees now have accumulated amounts
up to the year 1949 from this yield, of which your share is estimated at approximately 550/- Dinars, which will be sent to you
in one installment upon completion of the arrangements referred to above.
Please accept my sincere greetings with my highest respects
Sincerely
⟦illegible⟧
HAIM ELIAHOO HAIM TAWFICK
A copy to :-
To His Excellency the Chairman of the esteemed Lay Council for information
" " -: To the trustees in Singapore, Messrs. Kelly Nassim and Edwin Nassim
In reference to the verbal communication and their letter dated 9/6/1950