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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 451-475

Archival unit 451

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
2/74
Telephone Number: President 83531 Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1163 / 73
Date: 18 / 12 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
The Respected Secretary General of Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 37153 and dated 24 / 11 / 1973, it is not possible
to determine whether the person named Moshe Dosh is a member of our community, and we have no information
about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
Maseer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 452

2/74
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
Secretariat of Rights:
Rights Department:
Number /: 7852
Date: 21 / 11 / 1973
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Reference Number ⟦219⟧
Date ⟦26 / 11 / 73⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information about a person
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the person named (Moshe Dweck)
and state whether he is a member of your community or not, as we and the Directorate of General Nationality have not found
a record for him.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy to -
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs / your letter numbered 15037/31 on 11/11/973
For your information, please.
Secretariat of Rights / File 1326 for follow-up.
General Papers.
There is no record for him
Basil 21 / 11

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2/74
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:
Department: Rights
Number: ⟦illegible⟧ /
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
298
12/8/1974
Secretariat of Provincial Properties / Title Settlement
Subject / Information about a person
Further to our letter 40269 on 12/16/1973 regarding the property
T 38 Saqlawiyah / Fallujah.
The Directorate of General Nationality / IDs informed us in its letter file 31 / 15037 on
11 / Oct / 1973 that it did not find in its records a registration for the person named (Moshe Doshi)
And after inquiring from the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad in its letter above, it informed us
in its letter numbered T / 1663 / 73 on 12/18/973 that it cannot determine
if the aforementioned person is a member of its community and it has no information about him ⟦line⟧
Therefore, please verify his religion.
For / The Secretary General
Ahmed Shaker
A copy to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad / Your letter above for information please
Rights / File 1326 / For filing
General Papers
Salah 8/1

Archival unit 454

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80552
Number T/: 1162 / 73
Date: 18 / 12 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/72
Mr. Secretary General for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 36844 and dated 21 / 11 / 1973, we cannot
decide whether the person named Ezra Laten 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
⟦illegible⟧

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2/72
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 to it
⟦emblem of Iraq⟧
Secretariat: Rights
Department: Rights
Number /: 21894
Date: 12 / 1 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Outgoing number ⟦illegible⟧
Date ⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the individual Ezra Latin
and state whether he is a member of your community or not.
p.p. General Secretary
A copy to -
General Directorate of Nationality / IDs / your letter numbered
15036/31 on 11/11 / 973 for information
please.
Rights Secretariat / File ( 679 ) for follow-up.
General Papers.
Basil 20 / 11

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2/72
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 to it
Secretariat: Rights
Department: Rights
Number /: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 202
Date 27 / 12 / 973
Provincial Properties / Confirmation of Ownership
Subject / Nationality of a Jew
Further to our letter 35001 on 4 / 11 / 973 which concerns property 44 / Jaqla / Tuz / Kirkuk.
The Directorate General of Nationality / IDs informed us in its letter numbered File / 31 / 15036 on
11 / Nov / 973 that it did not find a record in its registers for the person named (Ezra Laten) and after
inquiring with the Presidency of the Mosaic Community, it informed us in its letter numbered T / 1162 / 73 on
18 / 12 / 73 that it cannot determine whether the aforementioned is a member of its community and does not
have any information about him.
Therefore, please verify his religion first.
For the Secretary General
Ahmed Shaker
A copy to /
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad / your letter above / for information please
Rights / File ( 679 ) for filing
General Papers
Saad 1/8

Archival unit 457

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 73 / 7861
Date: 17 / 12 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
3 / 74
Mr. Secretary General for Frozen Assets, Respectfully
Rights
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 39761 and dated 11 / 11 / 1973 ⟦illegible⟧
We have a legal distribution of estate for the deceased Naima Murad Ezra Shlomo Daoud.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦faded text from reverse or bleed-through⟧

Archival unit 458

2/72
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⟧ ⟦...⟧ on it
Secretariat: Rights
Division: <del>Rights</del>
Number /: 29561
Date: 1 / 8 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 247
Date 12 / 12 / 1973
⟦...⟧ / 12 / 73
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Legal Inheritance Distribution
Please provide us with the legal inheritance distribution for the deceased (Naeema Murad Ezra Shlomo
Daoud), noting that she passed away on 18 / 1 / 1966.
On behalf of / The Secretary General
A copy to /
Secretariat of Center Properties / to confirm ownership / your margin on 8 / 11 / 1973 regarding the property
T / 377 / 157 Bataween, awaiting the response please
Rights / File 1736 / for follow-up
General Papers
We do not have a legal inheritance distribution for the late Naeema Murad Ezra
Salah 8 / 12

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7/82
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 /: 41681
Date /: 2 / 12 / 197
Secretariat: ⟦line⟧
Department: Rights
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 282
Date 24 / 12 / 1973
Directorate General of Nationality / Civil Status
Subject / Information about a Jewish woman
Further to our letter No. 37333 on 25 / 11 / 973
Upon inquiring from the Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad regarding the legal distribution of estate (Qassam) belonging
to the deceased Jewish woman Naeema Murad Ezra Shlomo Daoud, they informed us in their letter No. T / 1161 / 73
on 17 / 12 / 973 that they do not have a legal distribution of estate. Therefore, we request you provide us with all information ⟦line⟧
available to you regarding her family members before her death and their nationality status, please.
On behalf of the Secretary General
Copy to -
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad / your above letter for information.
Secretariat of Center Properties / Property Verification / our above letter concerning property T
377 / 57 followers, please await the response.
Secretariat of Rights / File 1326 for follow-up
General Papers ⟦line⟧
Al-Alawi 29 / 12

Archival unit 460

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. (President 83531
(Secretary 80452
Number T/: 1160 / 73
Date: 17 / 12 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
2 / 71
The Honorable Secretary General of Frozen Assets
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 39736 and dated 11 / 12 / 1973, we do
not have information about the heirs of the deceased mentioned in your above-referenced letter.
Please accept our highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

Archival unit 461

2 / 71
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Rights
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Outgoing Number 445
Dated 12 / 12 / 1973
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⟧ 29746
Date / / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community - Baghdad
Subject / Information about Jews
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the heirs of the deceased Jews mentioned
below, hoping for a response as quickly as possible.
p.p. General Secretary
1- Hesqail Ezra Yehuda Naftali / deceased on 21 / 5 / 1952 in Meir Elias Hospital
2- Saleh Yehuda Naftali / deceased on 22 / 6 / 1959 in Meir Eliyahu Synagogue
3- Saliha Yehuda Naftali / deceased on 9 / 5 / 1969 in Saleh Hospital
A copy to /-
Liquidation Secretariat / Mortgages / Your marginal note on 26 / 11 / 73 which concerns property sequence
39 / 265 Albu Shuja, awaiting information to be received from the community, please.
Rights / File (1099) for follow-up
General Papers
We have no information about the heirs of the deceased mentioned in your letter
Saad 12 / 9

Archival unit 462

2/81
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
Rights
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat department from which it was issued when replying
Number: 42682
Date: 2 / 1 / 1974
Rights ⟦line⟧
Secretariat of Rights
Department ⟦line⟧
Presidency of the Jewish Community
Special Number 284
Date 21 / 1 / 974
Directorate of General Nationality / Fingerprints
Subject / Information about Jews
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the Jews mentioned below and state
the names of their family members and the nationality status of each of them, noting that the Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad
indicated in its letter No. 73/1160 on 12/17/73 that it has no information about their heirs
1- Heskel Ezra Yehuda Naftali / Deceased on 5/21/952
2- Saleh Yehuda Naftali / Deceased on 6/22/959
3- Saliha = = / Deceased on 5/9/969
For the Secretary General
Ahmed Shaker
Copy to -
Presidency of the Jewish Community in Baghdad / Your letter above for information
Secretariat of Liquidation / Mortgages / Follow-up to our letter 39736 on 12/11/73 regarding
Property sequence 39 / 265 Albu Shuja, requesting -
waiting for the answer.
Secretariat of Rights / File 1099 for follow-up.
General Papers.
Al-Alawi 12 / 29

Archival unit 463

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
1159 73
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 17 / 22 / 4
Date: / / 197
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/7-
The Respected Secretary General of Frozen Assets
Rights
⟦illegible⟧
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 39060 and dated 12/8/1973, Haji
Yaqub Abu al-Hassan is not among the members of our community.
Please accept the highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting Head of the Community

Archival unit 464

2/7-
General Secretariat
for Frozen Funds
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Rights
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 440
Date 10 / 12 / 973
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying
Number /: 9060
Date: 4 / 1 / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Religion of a person
⟦line⟧
Please inform us whether (Haji Yaqub Abu al-Hassan) is a member of your community
or not, and provide us with all available information you have, hoping for a response as quickly as possible.
For the Secretary General
A copy of it to /-
Secretariat of Center Properties / Title Settlement / Your letter 36188 on 17 / 11 / 973 which concerns
Plot 1231 Al-Hindiya, File 47, awaiting the reply please.
Rights 6 / 1 Q 3
General Papers.
Ghannam 4 / 12
He is not a member of our community

Archival unit 465

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80445
Number T /: 1458 / 73
Date: 17 / 12 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/69
The Honorable Secretary General of Frozen Assets
Rights
⟦illegible⟧ Mosaic Community
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 39153 and dated 8 / 12 / 1973, we do not have
information about the heirs of the late Yaqub Yusuf Baqqal, and we do not have a legal division of inheritance for him.
Please accept the highest respect.
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community

Archival unit 466

2/69
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 / L: 2915
Date: 1 / 197
2128
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 428
Date 10 / 12 / 972
General Directorate of Nationality / IDs
Subject / Information
⟦line⟧
Please provide us with the names of the family members of the deceased Jew, Khedhouri Yaqoub Youssef Baqqal
along with a statement of the nationality status of each of them, please.
On behalf of the Secretary General
Ahmed Shaker
A copy of it to / -
Presidency of the Mosaic Community in Baghdad / Please provide us with a copy of the legal inheritance distribution
belonging to the aforementioned deceased Jew and inform us of the names of his heirs.
Liquidation Secretariat / Requests / Your letter No. 37495 on 26 / 11 / 972 regarding file
830 / 65, please await the response.
Rights Secretariat / File ( 531 ) for follow-up
General Papers.
We do not have information about the heirs of the late Khedhouri Yaqoub Youssef Baqqal
and we do not have a legal inheritance distribution for him.
Year 11/8 died on 5 / 6 / 69

Archival unit 467

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1157 / 73
Date: 17 / 12 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
2 / 68
The Honorable Secretary General of Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
With reference to your letter numbered 39054 and dated 8 / 12 / 1973, we cannot
determine whether the person named (Daoud Salman Abdullah) is a member of our community.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Meer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 468

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
For Frozen Assets
Number / ⟦illegible⟧
Date / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Rights
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Religion of a person
Please inform us whether the person named (Daoud Salman Abdullah) is a member of your community
or not, hoping for a response as quickly as possible.
On behalf of the Secretary General
A copy of it to /-
Diyala Governorate / Frozen Assets / Your letter 3919 / 473 on 11/22/73 which concerns
the plot numbered 95 / District 36 Khunabat / Baqubah, pending the response of
the community, noting that we found an entry in our records in the name of (Daoud Salman
Abdullah) whose Iraqi citizenship was revoked based on the provisions of paragraph
D / 3 of Article One of Law No. 161 of 1963, effective from
the date the law came into force on 12/28/1963, as stated in the letter of
the General Directorate of Nationality / IDs No. Q.S / Special / 1007 / 57
on 8/19/1971 and confirmed by the Ministry of Interior letter Q.S / Foreigners / 7748 on
8/25/1972 and not being dropped by our circular 2224 on 9/7/1971.
Provincial Properties / Title Settlement / Reference to the letter of Frozen Assets in Diyala mentioned above /
For information please
Rights / File (1479) for follow-up
General Papers
It is not possible to decide whether the person named Daoud Salman Abd ⟦illegible⟧
Saad 12/5

Archival unit 469

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1156 / 73
Date: 17 / 12 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/67
Mr. Secretary General for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 38646 and dated 4 / 12 / 1973, the person named
(Isaac Ezekiel Shaya) is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
Munir Basri
Acting Head of the Community
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 470

2/67
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 to it
Secretariat: Rights
Department: ⟦line⟧
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Date: ⟦illegible⟧ / ⟦illegible⟧ / 197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Incoming Number 926
Date 25 / 12 / 973
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the individual (Isaac Heskel Shaya)
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 15309/31 on
18 / 2 / 1973 - for your information please.
Secretariat of Rights / Companies / Following up on our letter numbered 35719 on 11/11/1973 regarding
income tax, please await the response
Secretariat of Rights / File (694) for follow-up
General Papers
He is a member of our Mosaic community
Zuhair / 12 / 2

Archival unit 471

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1154 / 73
Date: 17 / 12 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
2/66
Mr. Secretary General for Frozen Assets, Respected
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 38645 and dated 4 / 12 / 1973, the
individuals Sassoon Nahum Ibrahim and (Siddiq Sassoon Nahum Ibrahim) are
members of our community and we have no information about them.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Maseer Basri
Acting President of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible text from reverse side bleed-through⟧

Archival unit 472

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Please refer to the number of this letter
and the secretariat department from which it was issued when replying
Number: 28449
Date: 12 / 12 / ⟦1973⟧
Secretariat: <del>Rights</del>
Department: <del>Settlement</del>
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Special Number 425
Date 5 / 12 / 973
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information you have regarding the individuals ⟦Nahum⟧
Ibrahim and (Siddiq Sassoon Nahum Ibrahim) and state whether he is a member of your community
or not.
On behalf of / General Secretary
A copy to /
Directorate of General Nationality / IDs / Your letter No. 15341 / 31 on
18 / 2 / 973 for your information please
Secretariat of Rights / Lawsuits / Supplementing our letter No. 35736 on 12 / 11 / 1973
related to lawsuit 3142 / 971, please await the response
Secretariat of Rights / File 930 / for follow-up
General Papers
She is a member of our community and we have no information about her
Salah 2 / 12

Archival unit 473

Presidency of the Mosaic Community
in Baghdad
1153 73
Telephone Number { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 12 / 4
Date: / / 197
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
Mr. Secretary General for Frozen Assets, Respectfully
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 38644 and dated 4 / 12 / 1973, we cannot
decide whether the two invitees (Khairiya and Kalila, daughters of Yusuf Nassim) are members of
our community and we have no information about them.
Please accept our highest respect.
Munir Basri
Acting President of the Community
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Rights
2 / 65

Archival unit 474

2/65
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
General Secretariat
for Frozen Assets
Secretariat: Rights
Division: Rights
Presidency of the Mosaic Community
Private Number 224
Date 12/5/1973
Please refer to the number and date of this letter
and the secretariat division from which it was issued when replying
Number / 28692
Date / 12/4/197
Presidency of the Mosaic Community / Baghdad
Subject / Information
Please provide us with all available information regarding the two individuals named
(Khairiya and Kalila, daughters of Yusuf Yaqub Nassim) 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 / 15443
on 11/18/973 for information.
Provincial Properties / Title Settlement / Supplementing our letter No. 35574
on 11/10/973 regarding property 257 door number
3 / 228 Mosul / Please await the reply.
Rights Secretariat / File (732) for follow-up
General Papers
It has not been proven to us whether they are members of our community
and we have no information about them
Saad 12/2

Archival unit 475

Presidency of the Jewish Community
in Baghdad
Telephone No. { President 83531
Secretary 80452
Number T /: 1152 / 73
Date: 17 / 12 / 1973
Subject /: ⟦line⟧
7/64
The Honorable Secretary General of Frozen Assets
Rights
After greetings
Reference to your letter numbered 38643 and dated 4/12/1973, the person named
Abdullah Haskil Kassar is a member of our community and we have no information about him.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Munir Qasiri
Acting Head of the Community
⟦illegible stamp⟧
⟦illegible ghost text from reverse side⟧