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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 326-350

Archival unit 326

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1238 / 74
Date: 7 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/125
⟦illegible⟧
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 6264 and dated 27 / 2 / 1974, we do not have
information about the person named (Anwar Jan Nathan).
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible ghost text from reverse side⟧

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2/125
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: 6464
Date: 27 / 2 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 282
Date 28 / 2 / 1974
General Directorate of Nationality / IDs
Subject / Nationality of a person
Please inform us about the nationality status of the person named (Anwarjan Nathan) and specify the date
of his revocation if it was revoked.
On behalf of / Secretary General
Ahmed Shaker
A copy to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / to provide us with the information available to you regarding the aforementioned person, please
Rights / Lawsuits / Your margin on 23 / 2 / 1974 which concerns the lawsuit numbered
72 / 1718 Karrada Conciliation to await the response.
Rights / 6 / 1 Q 4
General Papers
We have no information
about
Anwarjan Nathan
Salah 2/25

Archival unit 328

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1237 / 74
Date: 7 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
3/124
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 6098 and dated 26/2/1974, the named
Ibrahim Yusuf Chachak is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible⟧

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General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
<del>Secretariat of Rights</del>
<del>Rights Division</del>
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
⟦coat of arms⟧
Please refer to the number of this letter
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying
Number / 6098
Date / 2 / 4 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 278
Date 28 / 4 / 974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject/ Nationality of a Jew
Your letter numbered T/ 1800 / 74 on 12 / 2 / 974
Please inform us whether the person named Ibrahim Yusuf Jajak is a member of your community
or not.
⟦signature⟧
p.p. General Secretary
Copy to -
Secretariat of Center Properties / Title Settlement / Following up on our letter 2526 on
28 / 1 / 974 regarding the property sequence 34 / 31
Bataween, for your information.
Secretariat of Rights / File 1312 for follow-up
General Papers.
Al-Alawi 2/24
Original Copy

Archival unit 330

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Number T / 1236 / 74
Date 7 / 3 / 1974
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80457
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/122
⟦illegible⟧
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 5822 and dated 23 / 2 / 1974, the person named
Sabih Haskail Bechor is a member of our community, and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

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122/2
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 to it
Secretariat: Rights
Department: <del>Rights</del>
Number: 5822 /
Date: 22 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 261
Date 24 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Information
We confirm our letter number 350 dated 9 / 1 / 1974.
And we request that you provide us with all available information regarding the individual named Sabih Haskeel Bikhor and state whether he
is a member of your community or not.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy of it to /-
Secretariat of Center Properties / Title Deed / Your margin dated 17 / 2 / 1974 regarding
plot 150 / 43, District 3, Al-Dora. Please await
the reply.
Secretariat of Rights, File (1382) for follow-up.
General Papers.
William 21 / 2 / 1974
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 332

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1235 / 74
Date: 7 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7 / 122
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 5616 and dated 20 / 2 / 1974, we do not have
information about (Munshi Daoud Balbul).
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
7 / 3 / 1974

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7/22
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
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 to it
Number / 5616
Date / 22 / 2 / 1975
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Incoming Number 359
Date 24 / 2 / 1975
Presidency of the Jewish Community / Baghdad
Subject / Information about a Jew
We confirm our letter 37626 on 4 / 10 / 972
Requesting you provide us with all available information you have regarding the Jew (Menashe Daoud Bulbul) and stating the date of his death
if he is deceased, and sending his specific legal inheritance distribution.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy of it to:-
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Title Settlement / Your marginal note on 13 / 12 / 974 which concerns
Property Plot 26 District 2 Al-Khanaq / Samawah / awaiting the reply please.
Rights / File (1574) for follow-up.
General Papers.
We have no information
⟦illegible⟧
ASL 2/19
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 334

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1234 / 74
Date: 6 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
121 / 2
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 6922 and dated 4 / 3 / 1974, we do
not have information about the deceased Khedhouri Yamin Murad Dubai or his heirs.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible text from reverse side bleeding through⟧

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In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
⟦2/2⟧ General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of the ⟦Investigator⟧
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 following up
Number /: 2922
Date: 19 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Special Number 294
Date 25 / 2 / 974
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information about a Jew
⟦line⟧
Please provide us with all information about the deceased Jew Khedhouri Yamin
Murad Dubai, with a statement of the names of his heirs.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy of it to /-
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs / your letter numbered 119 / 1938 on 19 / 2 / 974
For your information please
Secretariat of Center Properties - Title Deed / Supplementing our letter numbered 3462 on 5 / 2 / 974
Regarding the property sequence 112 Obeid, please await
the answer
Secretariat of Rights / File ( 488 ) for follow-up
General Papers.
He has no information about his heirs
Ghannam 3 / 2

Archival unit 336

7/121
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Secretariat: <del>Rights</del>
Department: Rights
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 427
Date 24 / 3 / 1974
Please refer to ⟦illegible⟧ this letter
and the Secretariat Department ⟦illegible⟧
Number /
Date ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197
Directorate of General Nationality / Deaths
Subject / Jewish Nationality
Further to our letter No. 6922 on 4 / 3 / 1974
The Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad informed us in its letter No. T / 1234 / 74 on
4 / 3 / 1974 that it has no information about the deceased Khedhouri Yamin Murad Dabi
and about his heirs, so we request a review of his old and new files and to provide us with the names of his brothers,
sisters, wife, and children so that we can take measures to issue a legal inheritance distribution for him.
Hoping for your reply as soon as possible.
For / The Secretary General
⟦Ahmed Shaker⟧
A copy of it to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Your letter above for information
Secretariat of Center Properties / Property Verification / Our letter above regarding property sequence
112 Obaid, please wait for the answer.
Mr. Hussein Ali Al-Zaidi / To follow up on the matter and inform us of the result, please
Secretariat of Rights / File 488 / For follow-up
General Papers
Salah 16 / 3

Archival unit 337

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Number T / 1233 / 74
Date 6 / 3 / 1974
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
7/12
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 6921 and dated 4 / 3 / 1974, that
(Salha Darwish Hay Matouk) is a member of our community and we have no information about her.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting Head of the Community

Archival unit 338

2/20 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⟧ of this letter
and the ⟦subordinate⟧ secretariat division when replying to it
Number / 2921
Date 24 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 292
Date 5 / 3 / 974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the person named (Salha Darwish Hay
Maatouk) and state whether she 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 No. 2007 / 31 on 20 / 2 / 974
For information
Center Property Secretariat - Title Settlement / Follow-up to our letter No. 4190 on 11 / 2 / 74
Regarding property sequence 2 / 499, please await the response
Rights Secretariat / File (2499) for follow-up
General Papers.
Ghannam 3/3
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ our community and we do not have information ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 339

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1232 / 74
Date: 6 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/119
⟦illegible⟧
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 6120 and dated 4/3/1974, the invitees
(Salman Shaoul Tweig) and (Sion Shaoul Tweig) are members of our community and we
do not have information about them.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Munir Bassoon
Acting President of the Community

Archival unit 340

2/119
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Secretariat of <del>Rights</del>
Rights Division <del>Rights</del>
Please refer to the number, date
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying
Number / 6920
Date 2 / 3 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 292
Date 2 / 3 / 974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information regarding the individuals (Salman Shaoul Tweig) and (Sion Shaoul Tweig) and state whether they are members of your community or not.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy to /-
General Directorate of Nationality / IDs / Your letter No. 31/3006 on 20 / 2 / 974 for your information please
Center Properties / Title Settlement / Follow-up to our letter No. 4150 on 11 / 2 / 974 regarding property sequence 340 / 85 Qahwat Shukr, please await the reply.
Secretariat of Rights / File (2498) for follow-up
General Papers
⟦illegible blue handwriting⟧
Saad 3/3

Archival unit 341

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone number { President 83531
⟦illegible⟧ 80401
Number T /: 1231 / 74
Date: 6 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7 / 118
⟦illegible⟧
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 6918 and dated 4 / 3 / 1974, the named
(Samira Hazqeel Shlomo) is a member of our community, and we have no information about her.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting Head of the Community

Archival unit 342

2/118
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 division from which it was issued when replying
Number / 6918
Date 12 / 3 / 1974
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Rights
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 291
Date 15 / 3 / 74
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide all information available to you regarding the person named (Samra Haskel Shlomo)
and state whether she is a member of your community or not.
p.p. General Secretary
A copy to /-
General Directorate of Nationality / IDs / your letter No. 2004/31 on
20 / 2 / 974 for information
Rights Secretariat / Lawsuits / following up on our letter No. 3263 on 4 / 2 / 974
related to lawsuit No. 72/2144 Baghdad Conciliation, please
await the response.
Rights Secretariat / File (2497) for follow-up
General Papers
⟦She is not mentioned in the records and we have no information about her⟧
Saad 3/3

Archival unit 343

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
and Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1230 / 74
Date: 6 / 3 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/117
⟦illegible⟧
General Secretariat for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 6614 and dated 4 / 3 / 1974, we do
not have a legal distribution of estate for the deceased Gurji Moshi Isaac Sofer.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

Archival unit 344

7/117
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat
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 /: 6916
Date: 24 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 290
Date 5 / 3 / 1974
Urgent
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Legal Inheritance Distribution
We reiterate our two letters 27327 on 22 / 8 / 1973
and 40286 on 16 / 12 / 1973, requesting a response to their contents
and to avoid delaying such inquiries in the future.
On behalf of the Secretary-General
A copy to:
Secretariat of Center Properties - Title Confirmation - your marginal note on 23 / 2 / 1974 regarding
property sequence 8/87 Mahmoudiya, awaiting the response please.
Rights - Q 1/6 - for follow-up
General Papers
We do not have a legal inheritance distribution for the deceased, please
Zuhair 3/3
The legal inheritance distribution for Gurji Moshi Ishaq Sofer
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 345

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 85052
Number T /: 1229 / 74
Date: 3 / 4 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
3/116
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 6191 and dated 27/2/1974, please
request from the Personal Status Court in Baghdad a copy of the endowment deed number
144 dated 1/12/1934, noting that we will extract a copy of this deed
to provide it to you.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible blue ink text overlapping main body⟧

Archival unit 346

The Religious Presidency of the Jews in Iraq
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 6199 and dated
2/27/974
I request to ask the Court - Personal Status - in Baghdad
for a copy of the endowment deed for house 144 endowment 1/1/934
Note that we <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> will extract a copy of the record
to provide it to you
Kindly
1
⟦faint diagram or bleed-through with numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and letters⟧
⟦signature mark⟧

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General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Rights Secretariat
<del>Rights Division</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: 1 / 1 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number 288
Date 2 / 4 / 1974
(Very Urgent)
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Subject / Endowment Deed
Please provide us with a copy of the endowment deed issued by the Personal Status Court for the Mosaic Community
issued on December 1, 1934, under number 144, regarding the endowment of Masouda bint Haroun Al-Mari
and we hope for a response as soon as possible.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy to:
Rights Secretariat / Lawsuits - due to the subject's connection to lawsuit 441 / 959 Baghdad Court of First Instance
Center Properties Secretariat - due to the subject's connection to property sequence 47 Abwab 5 / 139 Torah expropriated
by the Secretariat of the Capital
Mr. Hussein Al-Zaidi - to follow up with the community and obtain a copy of the endowment deed, please
And that his heirs are each of his children
The minor Rahim and Shi Romana
Lilo and Zeina Rio Naeem Abboud
⟦illegible⟧
Zuhair / 2 / 26

Archival unit 348

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1227 / 74
Date: 26 / 2 / 1974
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
The Respected General Secretariat for Frozen Assets
Rights
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 5609 and dated 20 / 2 / 1974, the deceased
Ezra Daoud Eliyahu Khallaschi died in Baghdad on 4 / 6 / 1938, and left
upon his death his adult sons Eliyahu, Nassim, and Menashi, and his adult daughters Lilo and Zubaida.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Munir Bassoon
Acting President of the Community
7 / 115

Archival unit 349

2/115
Baghdad 24 / 2 / 1954
To the Honorable Chairman of the Administrative Committee
Greetings -
The late Ezra Daoud Eliyahu Dhahi passed away on Saturday, 5 Sivan
5698 Hebrew, corresponding to 4 June 1938 AD
With respect
⟦illegible⟧
⟦Orphans Administration⟧
The late Ezra Daoud Eliyahu Dhahi passed away in Baghdad on 4 / 6 / 1938
and left as his heirs his sons Eliyahu, Albert, and the deceased
Isaac and Naeem, and his daughters Lilo
Chairwoman
Fawzia
The Secretary

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115/2
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 division from which it was issued when replying
Number /: 5609
Date /: 22 / 2 / 1974
Secretariat of the <del>Fund</del>
Legal Division
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Incoming
Number 256
Date 21 / 2 / 1974
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Information about a Jew
Please provide us with all available information about the person named (Ezra Daoud Khalaschi) and provide us with the
legal inheritance distribution (Al-Qassam Al-Shari) concerning him. We hope for a prompt response.
On behalf of the Secretary-General
A copy to:
Secretariat of Provincial Properties - Title Settlement - Your letter 4302 on 12 / 2 / 1974
which concerns Kifl / Babylon, property sequence 183, number
File 122 T, awaiting the response please.
Legal - File (6) for follow-up
General Papers
To the best of our knowledge, Ezra Daoud
Khalaschi died in Baghdad in the year
1938 (4 June 1938)
And his heirs are each of his sons
Eliyahu, Naeem, and Menashi, and his daughters
Lilo and Zubaida, and we do not know of the issuance of
a legal inheritance distribution.
2/24
Zuhair / 2/9