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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.
AI English Translation, Pages 101-125
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat For Frozen Assets Secretariat: Rights Division: Rights Please refer to the number and date of this letter and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying to it Number /: ⟦illegible⟧ Date /: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197 641 5 / 9 / 1974 2821 Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad Subject / The deceased Rabbi Sassoon Khedhouri Heskel Ezra Your letter 1102 / 73 on 14 / 10 / 1973 Please state the reason for not mentioning the name of the deceased's wife among the heirs and provide us with her full name for a purpose related to estate tax, and send two witnesses to the Personal Status Court in Karrada to testify regarding the death of the aforementioned and the names of his heirs, clarifying that as quickly as possible. On behalf of / The Secretary General A copy of it to / Secretariat of Center Properties / Confirmation of Ownership - your margin on 26 / 8 / 74 related to the house numbered (69 / D / 2 / 21) Hussam al-Din, please provide us with a certified copy of its registration record to provide the estates with it as quickly as possible. Secretariat of Rights / File 12 / for follow-up General Papers. Mr. With the veil, please Abdul Aziz 2 / 9
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number T/ ⟦line⟧ 74 / 1375
Date 27 / 8 / 1974
Telephone Number { 83531
80450
220
Subject /
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 28120 and dated 24 / 8 / 1974 ⟦line⟧
We have specific legal convictions regarding the persons mentioned in your above-referenced letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Munir Basri
Acting Head of the Community
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220 General Secretariat for Frozen Assets In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Secretariat of Rights Rights Division Please refer to the number and date of this letter and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying to it Number / 2817 Date / 197 Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad Subject / Legal Successions Presidency of the Mosaic Community Outgoing Number 619 Date 25 / 8 / 974 Please provide the numbers and dates of the legal successions for the deceased listed below and the names of their heirs, as the General Secretariat needs this as quickly as possible. The Deceased 1- Khedhouri Meir D. Lumi 2- Ephraim Meir D. Lumi 3- Masouda Meir D. Lumi For the Secretary General A copy to /- Provincial Properties / Title Settlement / Your letter 730/M/26164 on 11/8/974 Upon auditing the rights file 2542/, we did not find any information regarding the deceased. Therefore, please provide us with the date of death of the aforementioned and the number and date of the required successions; otherwise, we will be unable to provide you with what is requested. Directorate of General Nationality / IDs / For the same purpose above if information is available, please Secretariat of Rights / Rights / File 2542 / For follow-up General Papers Estates / For follow-up Saad 8/21 Death Registry General Secretariat The mentioned persons are not registered
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone No. (President 83521 Secretary 80352 Number T/: 1373 / 74 Date: 22 / 8 / 1974 Subject / The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Lawsuits After greetings Reference to your letter numbered 27857 and dated 21 / 8 / 1974, (Karjiya Shaul Shamshon) is a member of our community. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Munir Bassoon Acting President of the Community Delivered by hand to the boy Diaa on 22 / 8 / 974 Thursday
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2/219 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 Secretariat: Rights Department: Lawsuits Number /: 857 Date: 21 / 8 / 197 Very Urgent Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 617 Date 22 / 8 / 1974 Presidency of the Mosaic Community Subject/ Lawsuit 915 / 74 Al-Karkh Court of First Instance ⟦line⟧ Please provide us with the information available to you regarding the Jewess - Karjiya Shaul Shashua and whether she is among the members of your community. With a prompt response. Secretary General 21 / 8 / ⟦illegible⟧ A copy of it to ⟦line⟧ Al-Karkh Court of First Instance for reference. The lawyer, Mr. Hisham Abdul Razzaq Al-Rahimi / for information. Secretariat of Rights - Lawsuits General Administration.
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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1365 / 74
Date: 11 / 8 / 1974
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Subject / ⟦line⟧
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 25646 and dated 8/8/1974, we do not
have the specific Sharia distribution of estate for the deceased Bahla Ezekiel Khazzam, and we do not have
any information regarding the authority that issued it or its number and date.
Please accept our highest respect
⟦signature⟧
Munir Bashouri
Acting Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
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2 / 218 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The Iraqi Republic 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 to it Secretariat: ⟦Storage⟧ Department: ⟦Audit⟧ Number /: Date: / / 197 <del>Presidency of the Mosaic Community</del> Special Number 605 Date 11 / 8 / 974 Very Urgent Presidency of the Jewish Community Subject/ Legal Inheritance Certificate Please provide us with a copy of the legal inheritance certificate for the heirs of the Jew who died in Baghdad on 27 / 5 / 1969 named Haqqi Khuzam or the number and date of the legal inheritance certificate and the entity that issued it for our urgent need for it regarding the case numbered 894 / 974 S Al-Karrada We hope your response reaches us before the hearing date on 14 / 8 / 974 please On behalf of the Secretary General A copy to Secretariat of ⟦Storage⟧ / Department ⟦General Papers⟧ We do not have an inheritance certificate for the late Haqqi Khuzam And we do not have any information about the entity that issued it or its number and date Page 1
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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1351 / 74
Date: 5 / 8 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
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General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Lawsuits
After greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 25167 and dated 31 / 7 / 1974, we do
not have a legal distribution of estate for the late Menashi Rubin Abdullah Battat.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Acting Head of the Community
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat For Frozen Assets Number / Date / / 197 598 1 / 8 / 974 Rights Secretariat Litigation Division Secretariat of Frozen Assets in Basra Subject / The deceased Munshi Rubin Abdullah Battat We confirm our letter 1211 on 12 / 25 / 1973 Requesting a statement of the procedures you have reached regarding obtaining the legal inheritance distribution for the deceased above, as quickly as possible. On behalf of the Secretary General Ahmed Shaker Copy to / Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Title Settlement / Our letter above / To state the number and date of the legal inheritance distribution and the authority that issued it if available to you, noting that the subject relates to property sequence 1794 Maqam Ali / Basra, please Rights Secretariat / Rights / File 2395 for follow-up Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad - for the same purpose above, please General Papers. ⟦Please provide us with a copy of the legal inheritance distribution⟧ ⟦for the deceased Munshi Rubin Abdullah Battat⟧ Done 7/29
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone No. ⟦illegible⟧ Secretary 83531 Number T/: 1358 / 74 Date: 5 / 8 / 1974 7/216 Subject / The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Lawsuits After greetings Reference to your letters numbered 24213 on 21 / 7 / 1974 and 5242 on 1 / 8 / 1974, Eliyahu Hazqeel Jouri is a member of our community and left Iraq in the year 1973 with an Iraqi passport. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Acting Head of the Community
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212/7 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat for Frozen Assets <del>Secretariat of Rights</del> <del>Claims 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 /: Date: / / 197 Presidency of the Mosaic Community Number 592 Date 22 / 7 / 1974 Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad Subject / The Jew Eliyahu Haskel Jouri Please provide us with all information related to the aforementioned Jew. ⟦signature⟧ On behalf of / The Secretary General A copy to / Secretariat of Rights / Dropping / 6 / 1 / Q 4 General Papers He did not leave Iraq according to 72 passports Salah 7/13 ⟦illegible⟧
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2/216 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 /: ⟦illegible⟧ Date /: ⟦illegible⟧ 197 Secretariat of Rights: Department - Lawsuits: Presidency of the Mosaic Community Private Number 599 Date 4 / 8 / 974 Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad Subject / The Jew Eliyahu Haskel We confirm our letter number 24213 on 21 / 7 / 974 Please provide us with all ⟦those⟧ information related to the aforementioned Jew and we hope for a prompt reply and not to force us into further follow-ups. On behalf of the Secretary General Copy to - Secretariat of Rights / 6 / Q 4 General Papers. Al-Alawi 7/30 ⟦illegible⟧ Please ⟦illegible⟧
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone No. 83531 80458 Number T/: 1357 / 74 Date: 5 / 8 / 1974 2/215 Subject / ⟦line⟧ The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Respected Sirs, After greetings, With reference to your letters numbered 10131 on 3/25/1974 and 14620 on 6 / 10 / 1974, it is not possible to determine whether the person named Rahmin Latif 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
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7 / 215 General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Rights Secretariat Division of <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 to it Number [ 192 ] Date 1 / 1 / 197 555 11 / 6 / 974 Presidency of the Jewish Community / Baghdad Subject / Information about a person We emphasize our letter No. 10132 on 25 / 3 / 1974 and we request you to provide us with all available information you have about the person named Rahmin Latif and provide us with the legal distribution of inheritance in the event of his death and confirmation of whether he is a member of your community or not, requesting a prompt response. On behalf of the Secretary General A copy of it to / - Liquidation Secretariat / Reference to your marginal note dated 2 / 6 / 1974 to await the response please Rights Secretariat / File ( 2517 ) for follow-up General Papers. Ghannam 3 / 6 Latif Al-Sayyid
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7/215 General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Rights Secretariat 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 /: ⟦1⟧ Date: ⟦1⟧ 197 Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 444 Date 2/26/1974 Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad Subject / Information about a person Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the individual Rahmin Latif and provide us with the legal inheritance distribution in case of his death and confirm whether he is a member of your community or not. On behalf of the Secretary General A copy to /- Liquidation Secretariat / referring to your marginal note on 3/9/1974 to await the response and please note our letter 24 203 on 6/27/1973 regarding the nationality of the Jew Eliyahu Shaul Rights / File (17 25) for follow-up General Papers Ghannam 3/23
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Number T/: 1356 / 74 Date: 5 / 8 / 1974 Number 83531 80451 2/214 Subject / ⟦line⟧ Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Rights After greetings Reference to your letter numbered 33412 on 1972/8/31 and your letter numbered 19143 on 1974/6/5, the person named Meir Salman Hakkak is a member of our community and we do not have information about him. Please accept our highest respect. Meir Basri Acting President of the Community
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat For Frozen Assets 214 / ⟦h⟧ <del>Secretariat of Rights</del> <del>Investigation 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 /: 19142 Date: 5 / 6 / 1974 Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Subject / Information about a Jew We confirm our letter No. 33412 dated 31 / 8 / 1972 and we request a prompt response to it and not to delay such inquiries in the future. On behalf of the Secretary General Copy to - Directorate of General Nationality / IDs / your letter 6513 / 31 on 25 / 5 / 1974 For your information, please. Secretariat of Center Properties / Title Settlement / Supplementing our letter 17234 on 20 / 5 / 974 Regarding the property sequence 521 Faraj Allah Hoping to wait for the answer. Secretariat of Rights / File 2541 for follow-up General Papers. Al-Halwa 6/2 To be sent to the ⟦Social⟧ Committee Information and religion of Meir Salman Hakkak (this letter is not suitable) Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 552 Date 9 / 6 / 974
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone No. ⟦illegible⟧ 83531 Secretary 80452 Number T/: 1355 / 74 Date: 5 / 8 / 1974 Subject /: General Secretariat for Frozen Recovered Assets 7/212 Rights Greetings, With reference to your letters numbered 25867 on 8 / 7 / 1974 and 18205 on 27 / 5 / 1974, the person named Yaqub Moshi Basha is a member of our community and we have no information about him. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Meer Basri Acting President of the Community
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 7/212 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: ⟦8505⟧ Date: 21 / 5 / 197 Secretariat of Rights ⟦Documents⟧ Department Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 542 Date 28 / 5 / 974 Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Subject / Information about a Jew We confirm for the fourth time our letter number 25867 on 8 / 7 / 1972 And we hope for cooperation with us and to respond as quickly as possible with all available information you have regarding the person named Yaqub Moshi Basha. p.p. General Secretary Copy to - Secretariat of Center Properties / Title Settlement / Following up on our letter 14160 on 22 / 4 / 974 And referring to your margin dated 18 / 5 / 974 regarding the property Plot 31 / 2 District 3 / Al-Rustamiya, please await the response Secretariat of Rights / File 2496 for follow-up General Papers. Directorate of the ⟦Mosaic⟧ Community Al-Alawi 22 / 5
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone No. ⟦illegible⟧ Secretary 80452 Number T/: 1354 / 74 Date: 5 / 8 / 1974 7/212 Subject /: ⟦line⟧ Respectable General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Rights After greetings With reference to your letter numbered 18204 and dated 27 / 5 / 1974, the person named Ibrahim Ezra Samra is a member of our community and we have no information about him. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Munir Basri Acting Head of the Community
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7/212 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Secretariat: <del>Rights</del> Division: Rights Presidency of the Mosaic Community Special Number 541 Date 8 / 5 / 974 Please refer to the number and date of this letter and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying to it: Number /: 8409 Date /: 1 / 6 / 197 Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad Subject / Information about a person ⟦line⟧ Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the individual Ibrahim Ezra Samra and state whether he is a member of your community or not. On behalf of the Secretary General A copy to / Directorate of General Nationality / IDs / your letter numbered T 50 S / 1468 / 5957 on 14 / 5 / 974 For information please Rights Secretariat / File ( 1187 ) for follow-up General Papers. Copy to the concerned parties And we have no information - Ghannam 22 / 5
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Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Telephone Number ⟦illegible⟧ 83531 80451 Number T/: 1303 / 74 Date: 5 / 8 / 1974 7/211 Subject / The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Companies Greetings, With reference to your letter numbered 18115 and dated 27 / 5 / 1974, we do not have a legal inheritance distribution for the late Khedhouri Ezra Shammash. Please accept our highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Maseer Basri Acting President of the Community
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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Number / Date / / 197 Presidency of the Jewish Community Special Number 540 Date 28 / 5 / 1974 Secretariat: Rights Division: Companies Iraqi Life Insurance Company Subject / Life insurance policies belonging to Jews Your letter No. 2658 on 27 / 3 / 1974 1- Due to the loss of Iraqi citizenship of the Jews whose names are listed in the attached list and who are included among the names appearing in your statement attached to your above letter. Please ⟦illegible⟧ from the value of the life insurance policies as well as other amounts and interests belonging to them, if any, to the fund of this General Secretariat. 2- As for the rest of the persons mentioned in the statement, we have inquired with the Directorate of General Nationality about the status of their citizenships, and upon receipt of the answer, you will be contacted regarding those whose loss of Iraqi citizenship is confirmed. On this occasion, please place a temporary freezing mark on their balances until their citizenships are determined. 3- The person mentioned in the last paragraph of the table, Khedhouri Ezra Shamash, died on 10 / 9 / 1941. Attachments 1- Table Abdul Jabbar Al-Alousi Secretary General Copy to / Directorate of General Nationality / IDs / Your letter numbered Special / 37 / 4610 on 15 / 4 / 1974 Please notify Rajiha (Violet) Khedhouri Shamash, who converted to the religion of Islam, to visit this Secretariat to submit the legal inheritance distribution (Al-Qassam Al-Shari) belonging to her deceased father so that we can claim the insurance policy amounts from the insurance company. Presidency of the Jewish Community / Please provide us with the legal inheritance distribution belonging to the deceased Khedhouri Ezra Shamash if available to you, noting that he died on 10 / 9 / 1941, hoping that this will be done as soon as possible. Secretariat of Rights / Companies / with attachments General Papers / For filing please Duraid Pasha Turki Assistant Ghannam 25 / 5
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President 83531 ⟦illegible⟧ Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad Number T/: 1352 / 74 Date: 5 / 8 / 1974 Subject /: ⟦line⟧ 2/21- The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets Rights After greetings Reference to your letter numbered 17923 and dated 25 / 5 / 1974, we do not have information about the names of the heirs of the late Ibrahim Nassim Saleh Al-Sayegh. Please accept the highest respect. ⟦signature⟧ Meer Basri Acting Head of the Community