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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.

Metadata

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 English Translation, Pages 301-325

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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Republic of Iraq
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
Number /: 5078
Date: 18 / 2 / 197 /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 425
Date: 22 / 2 / 1974
General Directorate of Nationality / Identification Cards
Subject / Names of Jews
Please inform us of the names of the family members of the deceased Jew (Abdullah
Moushi Sakhira) and specify the date of their revocation if they have been revoked.
For the Secretary General
⟦Ahmed Shaker⟧
A copy thereof to /-
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / For the same purpose above and to provide us
with the legal inheritance certificate for the deceased and his heirs if available with you,
please.
Secretariat of Rights / Lawsuits / Your margin on 13 / 3 / 1974 which
pertains to lawsuit 1220 / S / 972 to await the answer, please.
Secretariat of Rights 1/6 Q 4 for follow-up
General Papers.
⟦Please follow up⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
Z.A. 17 / 3

Archival unit 302

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1256 / 74
Date: 25 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
Development Number
Presidency of the Jewish Community
With reference to your letter numbered 8215 and dated 18 / 3 / 1974, we do
not have a legal distribution of estate for the deceased (Sabha Yehuda Shatoub) and (Rina Yehuda
Shatoub) and we do not have information about their heirs.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Maseer Bashouri
Acting President of the Community

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126/2
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 of <del>Rights</del>
Rights Department
Number /
Date / / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 422
Date 24 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Legal Distribution of Estate
Please inform us of the names of the heirs of the two deceased Jewish women (Sabha Yehuda Shantoub)
and (Rina Yehuda Shantoub) and send their legal distribution of estate if available to you.
p.p. General Secretary
Copy to -
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Title Settlement / Your marginal note on 4 / 3 / 1974 to await the reply
Note that the date of revocation of Iraqi citizenship for the Jewish woman
Shafiqa Yehuda (Shantoub) is considered from the date the law came into force
No. 12 of 1951 on 22 / 3 / 1951 for your information please.
Rights / File 2479 for follow-up
General Papers.
Al-Alawi 3/14
To be sent to state what you have regarding the heirs of the deceased, as we have no information
from its head
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 304

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
83531
Telephone Number { President
Secretary 84057
Number T/: 1255 / 74
Date: 25 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Lawsuits
⟦illegible⟧ Jewish
⟦illegible⟧
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 6253 and dated 27 / 2 / 1974, we have
previously provided your representative with our letter numbered T / 926 / 73 and dated 28 / 1 / 1973,
regarding the heirs of Sassoon Nassim ⟦Haroun⟧ Cohen, addressed to the Karrada Al-Sharqiya Court.
Please request the heirs to provide witnesses.
Please accept our highest respect.
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Community

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General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
7/125
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat department from which it was issued when replying
Number /
Date 24 / 2 / 197
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 279
Date 28 / 2 / 1974
<del>Secretariat of Rights</del>
<del>Litigation Department</del>
To /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject/ The deceased Sassoon Nassim Haroun Cohen
Please send two witnesses to the Personal Status Court in Karrada to testify
regarding the death of the aforementioned person and inform us of the scheduled date to send the representative of the General
Secretariat regarding the matter.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to / -
Secretariat of Rights / Dropping - Please state the current nationality of the Jews whose names are listed
below - 1- Gorjia Ezra Ibrahim
Tweig 2- Mary Sassoon Nassim Cohen 3- Jamil
Sassoon Nassim Cohen.
Personal Status Court in Karrada - For information.
Secretariat of Rights - Rights - File 926 for follow-up.
General Papers - For follow-up.
Al-Bayati / 24 / 2 / 974
Lawsuit
Sassoon Nassim Cohen
Sayyid Razzouqi ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ 28/2/74

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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1252 / 74
Date: 18 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 8085 and dated 13 / 3 / 1974, the person named
Aboudi Daoud Naqqash is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
74 / 2
Meer 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
Secretariat: Rights
Division: <del>Rights</del>
Number /:
Date: 12 / 2 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
422
284 / 974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Nationality of a Jew
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the person named Aboudi Daoud Naqqashobian
as to whether he is a member of your community or not. We hope to receive the answer as soon as possible.
For / The Secretary-General
A copy to /
General Directorate of Nationality / IDs / Your letter No. 31 / 2385 on 27 / 2 / 1974
For your information please
Secretariat of Center Properties / Property Settlement / Further to our letter No. 5717 on 23 / 2 / 1974 -
Regarding property sequence 594 Faraj Allah, requesting you to wait for
the answer.
= Rights / File ( 354 / for follow-up
General papers
⟦illegible⟧ in the file and we have no information about him.
Salah 12 / 5
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the Secretariat division from which it was issued when replying to it

Archival unit 308

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1251 / 74
Date: 18 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
2/122
⟦illegible⟧
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 7653 and dated 13 / 3 / 1974, we do
not have information about the heirs of the deceased (Gurji Hazqeel Zubaida) nor a legal distribution of estate.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Munir Bassoon
Acting Head of the Community

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2822
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 to it
Number /
Date / / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Number 421
Date 24 / 3 / 74
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Heirs of the Jew (Gurji Haskel Zubaida)
Please inform us of the names of the heirs of the deceased Jew (Gurji Haskel Zubaida) and provide us
with their legal distribution of estate (Qassam) if available to you, noting that the date of his death was 30 / 7 / 1955.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy to -
Secretariat of Central Properties - Arrears Audit Committee - your letter 15 68 on 4 / 3 / 1974 -
awaiting the response, please.
Rights - 6 / 1 Q 4 - for follow-up
General Papers
Deaths: in the records
⟦illegible⟧
We do not have a legal distribution of estate or information about his heirs
Zuhair 3/11
⟦signature⟧

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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1248 / 74
Date: 14 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
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General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 2708 and dated 11/3/1974, we have previously
provided your secretariat with our certificate numbered T/68/1968 and dated 24/1/1968 pursuant to
our letter numbered T/72/882 and dated 20/11/1972, regarding the heirs of the deceased Yaqub
Haroun Yaqub Kharmoush.
Please accept the highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Community

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2/122
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of <del>Rights</del>
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 to it
Number /: 8
Date /: 1 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number 418
Date 13 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Legal Distribution of Estate
Please provide us with the legal distribution of the estate belonging to the deceased Jew (Yaqub Harun
Yaqub Kharmoush) and his date of death 14 / 5 / 1966.
On behalf of the Secretary General
Copy to -
Secretariat of Center Properties / Title Confirmation / Your marginal note 27 / 2 / 74 which
concerns sequence 16 / 121 Karradat Maryam, awaiting
the reply please.
Rights / File 2033
General Papers.
Al-Alawi 3/9
⟦Vice President of the Community⟧
⟦Please provide your secretariat with the attached reply⟧
We have sent a copy of our legal distribution numbered T/1918 on 24 / 1 / 968
pursuant to our letter numbered T/882 and dated 20 / 2 / 1974

Archival unit 312

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number: President 83531 Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1244 / 74
Date: 10 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/121
General Secretariat of Civil Status, Respected
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 7955 and dated 6 / 3 / 1974, the person named
Farah Ibrahim Hazqeel is a member of our community and we have no information about her.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

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121/2
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat department from which it was issued when replying
Number / 7100
Date / 6 / 2 / 1974
<del>Secretariat of Rights</del>
<del>Rights Department</del>
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 407
Date 7 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the person named Farah Ibrahim
Haskel, and state whether she is a member of your community or not.
On behalf of the Secretary General
Copy to -
General Directorate of Nationality / Identities, your letter 1508 / 2005 on
20 / 2 / 74 for your information, please.
Liquidation Secretariat / Requests, following up on our letter 2818 on 30 / 1 / 74 which
concerns the debt of file 160, please wait for -
the answer.
Rights / File 2501 for follow-up
General Papers.
Al-Alawi 4 / 3
She is not a member of our community and we have no information about her
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80853
Number T /: 1243 / 74
Date: 20 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
2/120
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 7084 and dated 6 / 3 / 1974, we do not have
a legal distribution of estate for the deceased Bahja Daoud Said.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

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120/2
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Legal Department
Secretariat ⟦line⟧
Division ⟦line⟧
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying to it
Number /: 7084
Date: 26 / 4 / 1974
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Special Number 404
Date 6 / 5 / 1974
Directorate General of Nationality / IDs
Subject / Jewish Nationality
Your letter 31 / 2730 on 26 / 2 / 1974
Please provide us with the names of the family members of the deceased Jewish woman, Jala Daoud Said, before
her death and the nationality status of each of them, please.
On behalf of the Secretary General
Ahmed Shaker
Copy to -
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad / Please provide us with the specific legal inheritance distribution
for the deceased Jewish woman mentioned above, if it exists
otherwise, inform us of her name and rank.
Liquidation Secretariat / Following up on our letter 5614 on 20 / 2 / 1974 regarding the property
Sequence 502 Bab Al-Agha, please wait for
the result.
Legal Secretariat / File 2505 for follow-up
conclusive papers.
Al-Alawi 4 / 2
We do not have a legal inheritance distribution ⟦illegible⟧

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General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Rights
Secretariat ⟦line⟧ Rights
Division ⟦line⟧ Rights
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 / 10755
Date / 12 / 3 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number 457
Date 20 / 3 / 1974
Liquidation Secretariat ⟦line⟧ Mortgages
Subject / Jewish Nationality
Further to our letter No. 7084 on 6 / 3 / 1974.
The Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad informed us by its letter No. T / 1243 / 974 on 10 / 3 / 1974
that it does not have a legal inheritance distribution for the Jewess Jahla Daoud Said, and the General Directorate of Nationality / IDs
has indicated in its letter No. 31/3067 on 11 / 2 / 1974 that it has no information about her heirs
because she died on 18 / 9 / 1949, i.e., before the revocation laws, please.
On behalf of the Secretary General
⟦Ahmed Jawaher⟧
A copy to /
General Directorate of Nationality / IDs / Your letter above for information, please
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Your letter above for information, please
Rights Secretariat / File ( 2505 ) for notation
General Papers
For notation
⟦As decided by us and her information is sent⟧
Saad 3/28

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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
2/129
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 7083 and dated 3/6/1974, the person named
Salha Shaul Sadqa is a member of our community, and we have no information about her.
Please accept our highest respect.
Musir Basri
Acting Head of the Community

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7129
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat: ⟦line⟧
Rights Division: ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 2-4
Date 7 / 3 / 974
Number /: 82
Date: 26 / 2 / 974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the named Salha
Shaoul Sadqa and state whether she is a member of your community or not.
For the Secretary General
Copy to -
General Directorate of Nationality / IDs, your letter 2342 / 31 F-S
26 / 2 / 974 for your information please.
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Ownership Verification / Supplementing our letter 5046 on
18 / 2 / 74 regarding the property plot 95 -
Um Masjid District / Basra, requesting
to await the response.
Rights Secretariat / File 2504 for follow-up
General Papers.
Al-Alawi 3/4
⟦illegible⟧ our community and we have no information
that she is a member of our community and we have no information about her

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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1241 / 74
Date: 10 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/128
Respectable General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
⟦illegible⟧ Jewish
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 7080 and dated 6 / 3 / 1974, the named
Lulu Saleh Alika is a member of our community and we have no information about her.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

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7/28
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 the response was issued:
Number /: 708
Date: 21 / 2 / 1974
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 401
Date 7 / 3 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the person named Lulu Saleh Alika
and state whether she is a member of your community or not.
On behalf of the Secretary General
74
Copy to -
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs, your letter 688/2002 on 20 / 2 / 74 for information please
Liquidation Secretariat / Mortgages / Following up on our letter 4404 on 13 / 2 / 74
which concerns property 569, please wait for
the answer.
Rights / File 2502 for follow-up
General Papers.
Al-Alawi 3/4
She is a member of our community and we have no information about her
⟦illegible⟧

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Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1240 / 74
Date: 10 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/127
Respectable General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
⟦illegible stamp⟧
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 5884 and dated 24 / 2 / 1974, according to
our knowledge, (Daoud Shamoun Kno) is not among the members of our community.
Please accept our highest respect.
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Community

Archival unit 322

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
No. T / 1240 / 74
Date 10 / 3 / 1974
Telephone No. { President 83531
Secretary 80452
To be reprinted
⟦illegible⟧
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter No. 5884 dated 24 / 2 / 1974, it is not possible
to determine whether the person named (Daoud Shamoun Katto) is a member of our community.
Please accept our highest respect.
Not one of
the members of our community
⟦illegible⟧
Meer 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
Secretariat of <del>Rights</del>
Division of <del>Rights</del>
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying
No. /: 89
Date: 2 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming No. 269
Date 26 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject/ Information about a person
Please inform us of the information available to you regarding the individual (Daoud Shamoun Katto) and whether he is one of the members
of your community or not.
For / The Secretary-General
Copy to /-
Secretariat of Center Properties / Confirmation of Ownership / Your marginal note on 17 / 2 / 1974 which concerns the property
T 49 / 324 Al-Bataween neighborhood, file 1776, for awaiting
the answer please.
Rights / 6 / 1 Q4 / for follow-up.
General Papers.
⟦No house interest⟧
William 2 / 23
2/27

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Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1239 / 74
Date: 10 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
3/126
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 40266 and dated 16 / 12 / 1973, it is not possible
to determine whether the person named (Moshe Doshi) is a member of our community.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting Head of the Community
⟦illegible text from reverse side bleeding through⟧

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2/126
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
<del>Secretariat of Rights</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
Number /:
Date: 12 / 12 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 254
Date 17 / 12 / 1973
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information about a person
We reiterate our letter No. 37153 on 24 / 11 / 973
Please provide us with all available information you have about the individual named (Moshe Doshi) and state
whether he is a member of your community or not.
On behalf of the Secretary General
Copy to -
Secretariat of Governorate Properties / Property Validation, your letter 19203 on 8 / 12 / 73
regarding property T 38 Saqlawiyah / Fallujah
Please await the reply.
Secretariat of Rights / Dropping File 1326 for follow-up.
Al-Alawi 15 / 12
Head of the House