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IJA 3768

Correspondence between the President of the Jewish Community and the Iraqi General Security Directorate's Department of Frozen Assets

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This item contains correspondence between the President of the Baghdadi Jewish Community and the Iraqi General Security Directorate's Department of Frozen Assets. The correspondence includes requests from the government for the Jewish community to furnish records and information about community members, citizenship and religion verification, family members, and inheritance. There is a hand-drawn chart with a list of names of community members.

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Archive Reference
IJA 3768
Item Number
6718
Date
Approx. January 1, 1971 to December 31, 1980
Languages
Arabic
Keywords
Inheritance, Letterhead, Office of Public Security – Frozen Assets, Citizenship Laws, Chart, Typed, Travel, Annotation, Iraqi Government, Ink Stamp, Correspondence, File Folder, President of the Mosaic Community, President of the Jewish Community, Handwritten, Eagle Crest, Abrogation of Citizenship

AI en Translation, Pages 151-175

Page 151

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
Number /:
Date: ⟦4⟧ / ⟦6⟧ / 197
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Rights
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Property Verification
Subject / Nationality of Jews
Further to our letter 19145 on 5 / 6 / 1974 regarding properties sequence 49
and 151 and 150 and 138 and 32 and 33 Saqlawiyah.
The Directorate of General Nationality / IDs informed us in its letter 7857/31 on 15 / 6 / 1974 that it
found the following:-
1- Moallem Yaqub Ibrahim / A record was found in the name of (Yaqub Moallem Ibrahim) whose Iraqi nationality
was revoked in Baghdad by form 5262 under Law No. 1 of the year
50, and it is not known if he is the intended person or not..
2- Ibrahim Yaqub / A record was found in the name of (Ibrahim Yaqub) whose Iraqi nationality was revoked
in Khanaqin under Law No. 12 of the year 952, and it is not known if he is
the intended person or not.
3- Hesqail Ibrahim / The following was found: 1- Hesqail Ibrahim / revoked in Fallujah 2- Two records
in the name of Hesqail Ibrahim / whose Iraqi nationality was revoked in Baghdad
and both were revoked under Law No. 12 of the year 1951, and it is not known if
one of them is the intended person or not.
4- Ibrahim Sayon Moshi / Five records were found in the name of (Ibrahim Sayon Moshi) whose
Iraqi nationality was revoked in Baghdad under Law No. 1 of the year 50, and it is not known
if one of them is the intended person or not.
On behalf of the Secretary General
⟦Ahmed Shaker⟧
Copy to -
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs, your above letter for information please.
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Please provide us with all available information you have about the persons listed
their names below and state whether they are members of your community please.
Names
1- Radiri Hesqail Ibrahim
2- Shaul Moallem Sassoon
3- Moshi Dweik
Secretariat of Rights / File 6 / AQ 4 / for follow-up.
General Secretariat
Al-Alawi 6/20
577
1974/6/20
Mr. ⟦...⟧
Please ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧

Page 152

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Main Phone Number 83531
Secretary 80451
Number T /: 1339 / 74
Date: 8 / 7 / 1974
Subject / 2/199
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letters numbered 25867 and 21763 and dated 8 / 7 / 1972
and 29 / 6 / 1974 respectively, the person named Yaqub Marshi Basha is a member of our community
and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abir Basri
Acting Head of the Community

Page 153

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat department from which it was issued when replying
Number /:
Date: 8 / 7 / 1972
Rights Secretariat
Rights Department
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 1235
Date 9 / 7 / 1972
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject/ Information about a Jew
Please inform us of all available information you have regarding the Jew
Yaqub Moshi Basha and provide us with a copy of the legal inheritance distribution
of his heirs if he is deceased, given that we and the Directorate of General
Nationality have not found a record for him. Hoping to receive your reply as soon as possible.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to /-
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs, your letter numbered
9986/31 on 28 / 6 / 72 for information please
Rights Secretariat 6/1 Q2 for follow-up
General Papers / <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> for filing.
Abdul Aziz 4 / 7

Page 154

199/2
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Rights
Number /:
Date: / / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 576
Date 20 / 9 / 974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information about a Jew
We confirm for the fifth time our letter No. 25867 on 8 / 7 / 972.
And we hope for cooperation with us and to answer as soon as possible with all available information you have about
the individual named Yaqub Moshi Pasha.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy of it to /-
Center Properties / Title Settlement / Follow-up to our letter No. 18205 on 27 / 5 / 974
Regarding the property plot 2/31, District 3 Al-Rustamiyah, requesting
to wait for the answer.
Rights Secretariat / File (2496) for follow-up
General Papers
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ : 24 / 5 / 974 ⟦illegible⟧
Saad 6/25
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the Secretariat division from which it was issued when replying to it

Page 155

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number ⟦President 83531⟧
⟦Secretary 80452⟧
Number T /: 1338 / 74
Date: 2 / 7 / 1974
Subject / 7/198
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 22835 and dated 6 / 7 / 1974 ,
Our information is that he has amounts in Rafidain Bank and the former Commercial Bank, and he also has
a house in Hussam al-Din neighborhood, door numbers 61 / D / 21 / 2 .
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

Page 156

General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
Secretariat of Rights
Rights Division <del>Rights</del>
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying
Number /
Date / / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number 585
Date 7 / 7 / 974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Subject / The deceased Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Heskel Ezra
Please inform us of the estate of the deceased in detail for the purpose of providing the General Directorate
of Income Tax / Estates with it as per their request in letter 45/3/4874 on 18 / 6 / 974
and as quickly as possible.
For the Secretary General
A copy to /
Center Properties / Title Settlement / Your marginal note on 3 / 6 / 974 for the same purpose above regarding
immovable property in your possession, as quickly as possible and inform us.
General Directorate of Income Tax / Estates / Your letter above, awaiting reply please
Secretariat of Rights / Rights / File 12 for follow-up
General Papers
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
According to our information, he has amounts in Rafidain Bank
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and real estate papers
previously, and he also has a house in Hussam al-Din neighborhood No. ⟦illegible⟧
Saad 7/3
Decision: 25 / 5 / 974 ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 157

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1335 / 74
Date: 1 / 7 / 1974
Subject /
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
Greetings,
With reference to your two letters numbered 34828 and 21519 dated 3 / 11 / 1973
and 25 / 6 / 1974 respectively, the late Yaqub Muallim Eliyahu Ishaq is a member of
our community and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
7/197
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

Page 158

2/197
General Secretariat
for Frozen Funds
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Republic of Iraq
Please refer to the number and date of ⟦...⟧
and the Secretariat division from which it was issued when replying
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number: 575
Date: 6/27/1974
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Rights
Number:
Date: / / 197
Tax Directorate of Al-Muthanna Governorate
Subject / Approval to refund an amount
Your letter 1935 on 6/8/1974.
Please transfer the amount of 138/400 Dinars to the General Secretariat fund in full upon request to
the Income Tax Directorate of Al-Muthanna regarding our correspondence concerning what was stated in your letter 568 on 10/12/1972
so that we may take the necessary measures to disburse the tax amount realized from the aforementioned sum.
On behalf of the Secretary General
Ahmed Shaker
A copy to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / We confirm our letter 39828 on 11/3/1973 and please inform us
of the result
General Income Tax Directorate / Estates / Supplementing our letter above / For your information please
Rights Secretariat / Rights / File 1182 / For follow-up
General Papers
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
⟦illegible⟧
Saad 6/11
Information about the deceased Yaqub Moallem Eliyahu ⟦Ahour⟧

Page 159

Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number T/: 1334 / 74
Date: 1 / 7 / 1974
2/196
Subject / ⟦line⟧
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Companies
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 21437 and dated 25 / 6 / 1974, Khedhouri
Ezra Shua' is a member of our community and we have no information about him, nor do we have a
specific decree for the limitation of his inheritance.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

Page 160

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Republic of Iraq
Number /:
Date: / / 197
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Companies
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
No. 574
Date 27 / 6 / 1974
Iraqi Life Insurance Company
Subject / Life Insurance Policies
Further to our letter No. 115 dated 27 / 5 / 1974.
Attached is a list of names of Jews whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked
and who have life insurance policies with your company. Therefore, please liquidate
those policies and transfer their amounts and interest to the fund of this General
Secretariat.
Abdul Jabbar Al-Alousi
Secretary General
Attachments
List
A copy to / -
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / We confirm our above letter and please send the legal inheritance division
for the Jew Khedhouri Ezra Shammas as quickly as possible.
Mr. Ibrahim Al-Bashari / To follow up on the matter with the company.
Secretariat of Rights / Companies (with attachments (Report 18)).
General Papers / For filing %
It contains sectarian matters and we have from the examination ⟦illegible⟧
its study.
Abdul Aziz 6/24

Page 161

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
2/195
Subject /
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 21304 and dated 24 / 6 / 1974, each of
Munshi Hayoum and Khadhouri Hayoum and Wadi'a Hayoum and Samira Hayoum are members of our community
and we do not have information about them.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Community

Page 162

General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat
Rights Division
Republic of Iraq
Number /:
Date: / / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 572
Date 27 / 6 / 974
Kirkuk Governorate / Frozen Assets Observation Office
Subject/ Property Sequence 633 Musalla
Further to our letter No. 18847 on 3/6/1974.
The Directorate of General Nationality / IDs informed us in its letter No. 7856/31 on 15 / 6 / 1974 that it
found the following:-
1- Fouad Gharib Yaqoub - Dropped by form (823) Kirkuk.
2- Zaki Gharib / Dropped in Kirkuk according to Law No. (12) of 1951 for fleeing outside Iraq -
illegally.
3- Yaqoub Gharib Yaqoub / Dropped by form (823) Kirkuk
4- Warda Daniel / Dropped by form (1116) Kirkuk
5- Janit Gharib Yaqoub / Dropped by form (823) Kirkuk
6- Rahma Hayoum / Dropped by form (1024) Kirkuk
7- Maryam Hayoum / Dropped by form (13) Kirkuk
8- Jahla Hayoum / Two records were found under the names (Jahla Hayoum Jan) and (Jahla Hayoum Samaka) whose
Iraqi nationality was dropped in Sulaymaniyah by forms 245 and 815, and it is not known if
one of them is the intended person or not.
As for the rest of the names, please wait for the community's response.
On behalf of the Secretary-General
A copy to /-
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs / your letter above / for information please
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Please provide us with all available information you have about
the persons listed below and state whether they are members of your community or not, please.
Names
1- Munshi Hayoum 3- Reina Hayoum
2- Khadhouri Hayoum 4- Samra Hayoum
Provincial Properties / Title Confirmation | With reference to the letter above / for information please
Provincial Properties / Utilization |
Rights Secretariat / File (6 / 1 Q 4) for follow-up
General Papers
Saad 6/20
⟦Please provide us with the information available to you regarding the above-mentioned⟧

Page 164

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
Secretariat:
Division: Rights
Number /: ⟦1948⟧
Date: 1 / ⟦6⟧ / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 561
Date 13 / 6 / 974
General Directorate of Nationality / Al-Bahiyat
Subject / Nationality of a Jew
Please inform us about the nationality status of the Jew Moshe Ibrahim Isaac Kashi and state the date
of the revocation of Iraqi nationality from him, if it has been revoked.
7 / 194
A copy to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad / Please provide us with all available information you have
regarding the aforementioned person and state whether he is a member of your community or not.
Secretariat of Center Properties / Property Verification / Your marginal note dated 6 / 6 / 974 regarding the property
Sequence 65 D Hana, Notification Number / 2064.
Upon checking our records, the following was found:
1- Isaac Ibrahim Isaac Kashi / Revoked by form number 9965 Baghdad
2- Jacob Ibrahim Isaac Kashi / Revoked by form number 29026 Baghdad
3- Shamil Ezra Shamil / Two records were found with this name; the first revoked by form number
3338 Baghdad and the second by form 27624 Baghdad, and we do not know if either of them
is the intended one or not.
Rights Secretariat / Notification (6 / 1 Q 4) for follow-up
General Papers.
On behalf of the Secretary-General
Ahmed Shaker
Upon reviewing the records, we did not find
the name of the person mentioned above
Zulm 10 / 6

Page 165

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary ⟦80454⟧
Number T/: 1331 / 74
Date: 1 / 7 / 1974
2/192
Subject /
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 19847 and dated 12 / 6 / 1974, Ibrahim
Moushi Zilkha is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦Signature⟧
Meir Bassoon
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Page 166

2/192
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Republic of Iraq
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat
Rights Division
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying
⟦16847⟧
⟦4 / 6 / 974⟧
Number /: ⟦16847⟧
Date /: 1 / ⟦6⟧ / 197⟦4⟧
General Directorate of Nationality / IDs
Subject / Nationality of a Jew
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 560
Date 12 / 6 / 974
Please inform us about the nationality status of the Jew Ibrahim Moshi Zulekha
and state the date of revocation of Iraqi nationality from him if it was revoked.
⟦signature⟧
On behalf of the Secretary General
⟦Ahmed Shaker⟧
A copy to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad / Please provide us with all
available information you have about the above-named person and state whether
he is a member of your community or not
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Confirmation of ownership / Your margin dated
9 / 6 / 974 recorded herewith for property sequence 8 page /
Basra file number 185 M, please wait for the answer
Rights Secretariat / News (6 / 1 Q 4) for investigation
General Papers / for filing.
⟦He is a member of the community and we have no information about him⟧
2/6
Khaddam 11 / 6

Page 167

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretariat 80452
Number T/: 1220 / 74
Date: 1 / 7 / 1974
Subject /:
2/192
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 16817 and dated 12 / 6 / 1974. The person named
Khedhouri Meir D. Lumi is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meir Bassoon
Acting President of the Community

Page 168

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat 2/192
For Frozen Assets
Secretariat: <del>Rights</del>
Division: <del>Rights</del>
Number: ⟦illegible⟧ /
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
In Baghdad
Number 558
Date 12 / 6 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information regarding the individual named Khedhouri Mirdlomi and state
whether he is a member of your community or not.
On behalf of the Secretary General
Copy to -
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Title Settlement / Supplementing our letter 17728 on 22 / 5 / 974
Hoping to await the response.
Secretariat of Rights / File 542 / For investigation
General Papers.
Al-Alawi 8/6
On behalf of.
The liability is mine ⟦...⟧ for photographing it and we have ⟦...⟧
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the Secretariat division from which it was issued when replying to it

Page 169

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number ( President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1329 / 74
Date: 1 / 7 / 1974
7191
Subject / ⟦line⟧
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 18867 and dated 3 / 6 / 1974, the person named
Ezra Yaqub Sakman is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Munir ⟦Bassoon⟧
Acting President of the Community

Page 170

2/191
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
<del>Rights Secretariat</del>
<del>Rights Division</del>
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying to it
Number / 887
Date 2 / 6 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 550
Date 4 / 6 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the individual Ezra Yaqub Sakan and state
whether he is a member of your community or not.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy of it to -/
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs, your letter numbered 6140/31 on 18 / 5 / 1974
For your information please
Center Properties Secretariat / Title Settlement / Follow-up to our letter numbered 16268 on 11 / 5 / 1974
Regarding plots 595 and 596 / 18
District 15 Bzayez Al-Fadhiliya, requesting
to wait for the reply
Rights Secretariat / File ( 2539 ) for follow-up
General Papers.
⟦To provide us with information about himself and those he has information about⟧
Ghannam 5/30

Page 171

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
No. T / 704000/03308
Date: 1 / 7 / 1974
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Subject / ⟦line⟧ 2/19-
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
Greetings,
With reference to your letter No. 18860 dated 3 / 6 / 1974, the
persons named Shaoul Sassoon Moussa and Eliyahu Jadhila are members of our community and we
do not have information about them.
Please accept our highest respects.
⟦Mousayer Basri⟧
Acting Head of the Community

Page 172

General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The Iraqi Republic
Number /
Date / / 197
Secretariat of ⟦Rights⟧
Division of ⟦Rights⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 549
Date 4 / 6 / 1974
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Title Settlement
Subject / Nationality of Jews
Further to our letter numbered 16527 on 13 / 5 / 1974
The Directorate of General Nationality / IDs informed us in its letter numbered 6476/31 on
23 / 5 / 1974 that upon auditing, the following was revealed:-
1- Rachel Yaqub/ A record was found for her under the name Rachel Yaqub Haroun; her
Iraqi nationality was revoked in Basra under Law No. 1 of 1950, and it is not known
if she is the intended person or not.
2- Simha Eliyahu/ The following was found for her:
A- Simha Eliyahu Hakham | Their Iraqi nationality was revoked in Basra under
B- = = Hesqel | Law No. 1 of 1950, and it is not known if one of them
C- = = Nissim | is the intended person or not.
As for the two Jews, Shaul Sasson Sousa and Eliyahu Jneibla, no record was found for them
in its registers; therefore, we request to wait for the community's response.
p.p. General Secretary
Ahmed Shaker
A copy to -
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs - your above letter for information please
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad - please provide us with all available information
regarding the individuals Shaul Sasson Sousa and Eliyahu Jneibla and state
whether they are members of your community or not.
Secretariat of Rights / News ⟦Number⟧ 2540 / for follow-up
Sensitive Papers
⟦Mr. Abu Tariq⟧ ⟦...⟧
Zuhair / 30 / 5

Page 173

Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Interior
General Security Directorate
Directorate of Frozen Assets
General Security Directorate
No. ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
No. / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 72521
Date / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 1971
To / Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Iraq, respected
Subject / ⟦illegible⟧
We send you herewith the numbered lists (72521) concerning persons
whose Iraqi citizenship has been revoked and who have left Iraq permanently.
Please provide us with the information available to you regarding them and their assets,
movable and immovable, and the debts they owe or are owed, while indicating
their last addresses in Iraq ⟦illegible⟧
S | Full Name | Number and date of the citizenship revocation decree
1 | Salim Samuel Shaoul | ⟦illegible⟧
2 | Naeema Shaoul Sassoon | ⟦illegible⟧
3 | ⟦illegible⟧ | ⟦illegible⟧
Please take the necessary action and inform us as quickly as possible, with appreciation.
For / Director of General Security
Director of Frozen Assets
1971 / ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧
A copy to:
General Security Directorate / Division ⟦illegible⟧ for information.
Travel and Nationality Directorate / Foreigners Section for information.
Private Office / ⟦illegible⟧
Attachments / List (10352) of names

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1327 / 74
Date: 1 / 7 / 1974
Subject / 2/189
⟦The Honorable General Secretariat for Frozen Funds⟧
⟦Contracts⟧
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 18567 and dated 1 / 6 / 1974, it is not possible
to determine whether the person named Louis Chauver is a member of our community, and we have no information
about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting Head of the Community

Page 174

7/189
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
<del>Secretariat of Rights</del>
Rights Division
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying
Number / 18527
Date / 6 / 6 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 547
Date 4 / 6 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the individual Louis Chauver and state
whether or not he is a member of your community.
On behalf of / General Secretary
A copy to /-
Liquidation Secretariat - your marginal note dated 25 / 5 / 1974, please await
the reply.
Rights Secretariat - File - 6 / Q 4 - for follow-up.
General Papers.
Al-Bayati 29 / 5 / 1974
⟦To answer the house⟧

Page 175

2/189
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat
Litigation Department
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat department from which it was issued when replying
Number /
Date / / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 666
Date 2 / 10 / 1974
To /
Liquidation Secretariat
Subject / Information
Further to our letter numbered 18567 on 1 / 6 / 1974
The Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad informed us in its letter numbered T / 1327 / 1974 on
1 / 7 / 1974. That it cannot determine whether the person named Louis Schoner is a member of its community.
Therefore, please inquire from the Mukhtar and the elders of his area about his religion and inform us.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
⟦Ahmed Shaker⟧
A copy to / -
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Your letter above for information.
Rights Secretariat / File (2550) for follow-up
General Papers
Aisha: 9 / 28