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IJA 2849

Financial Documents; Important Roles Baghdadi Jews Play in Iraqi Society

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This item contains financial expense records of the Baghdadi Jewish community. The records describe expenses spent on employees' salaries, supplies, maintenance, and administrative needs. The item also contains a fragment from a statement or speech concerning the important roles played by Baghdadi Jews in Iraqi society and assurances that the Jewish community is an integral part of Iraqi society.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2849
Item Number
9676
Date
Approx. January 1, 1941 to December 31, 1950
Languages
Arabic, Judeo-Arabic
Keywords
Financial, Jewish Lay Council, Bills, Judeo-Arabic, Annotation, Electricity Bill, President of the Jewish Community, Revenue Stamp, Handwritten, Ledger, Baghdad Light and Power, Ink Stamp, Thumbprint, Receipts, Typed, Letterhead

AI English Translation, Pages 51-75

Archival unit 51

List of administrative expenses for the month of April 1951
Sundry Expenses | Fils | Dinars
Revenue stamps | 280 | 
Postage | 072 | 
Electric lamp | 070 | 
Pins | 036 | 
Sacks | 060 | 
Vim cleaning powder | 050 | 
Paper cutter | 060 | 
Soap | 040 | 
Certificate annulment expense | 250 | 
Carbolic acid | 140 | 
Washing towels | 100 | 
 | 1 | 158
Administrative expenses | | 
Purchase of a ream of paper | 2/800 | 
Transportation wages for the office attendants | -/828 | 
Lawsuit appeal fee | 1/000 | 
Eid allowance for the sweeper, guard, and garbage collector | -/200 | 
Office electricity fees for April 951 | 2/677 | 
 | 7/505 | 
Subscription to newspapers and associations | | 
Subscription to Baghdad Times newspaper for three months | 1 | 000
" " Al-Sha'ab " " six " | 2 | 000
" " Al-Akhbar " " " " | 2 | 000
" " Al-Zaman " " " " | 2 | 000
 | 7/000 | 
Total administrative expenses for the month of April 1951
4 040 Electricity fees for the Spiritual Council for April 51 calculated
against the expenses of April 1951
To the slaughterhouse calculated against its expenses for April 1951 as follows:
-/400 Repairing slaughterhouse pipes
-/225 Slaughterhouse electric lamps
-/625
6/400 Slaughterhouse electricity fees for February 1951 calculated against the Mayoralty of the Capital
10/180 Slaughterhouse water fees until 19/4/51 calculated against the contractor
Only thirty-six Dinars and nine hundred and eight Fils and no more.
The Accountant
15 / 663
21/245
<del>36/908</del>

Archival unit 52

List of administrative expenses for the month of March, year 1951
Fils | Dinar | Petty Expenses
780 |  | Revenue stamps
358 |  | Coffee and tea
010 |  | Rent receipt
097 |  | Mail
160 |  | Telegram
135 |  | Glasses
200 |  | Two electric lamps
550 |  | Sephirim carrier
038 |  | Paper ⟦cutter⟧
200 |  | Lock
010 |  | Screws
150 | 2 / 688 | Department electricity repair wages
Administrative Expenses
418 |  | Department office boys transportation wages
450 |  | Value of kerosene
2691 |  | Department electricity wages for the month of March, year 951, according to attached receipt
830 | 4 / 389 | Value of an inkwell, clips, and typewriter ribbons
Subscriptions to newspapers and associations
 | 2 / 000 | Subscription to Sada al-Ahali newspaper for a period of six months
 | 9 / 077 | Total expenses for the month of March, year 1951
 | 7 / 030 | Slaughterhouse electricity wages for the month of January, calculated on the Amanat Al-Asimah account
 |  | According to attached receipt
 | 16 / 107 | Only sixteen dinars and one hundred and seven fils, nothing else
The Accountant

Archival unit 53

List of Administrative Expenses for the month of February 1951
Sundry Expenses | Fils | Dinar
390 Revenue stamps |  | 
060 Coffee and tea |  | 
033 Soap |  | 
200 Brooms |  | 
230 Carbolic acid |  | 
250 Cleaning the typewriter |  | 
079 Postage fees |  | 
070 Light bulb |  | 
004 Paper bag |  | 
025 Key chain |  | 
100 Washing towels |  | 
060 Sacks for wiping tiles |  | 
300 Buying a towel |  | 
010 Value of lease contracts | 811 | 1
⟦line⟧ |  | 
Administrative Expenses |  | 
⟦line⟧ |  | 
638 Transport fees for office attendants |  | 
500 1 Kerosene cost |  | 
323 Local newspapers |  | 
250 1 Fees for printing envelopes at the Commercial Press |  | 
765 2 Office electricity fees for February 51 as per attached receipt |  | 
380 Value of pens, pins, and clips | 856 | 6
⟦line⟧ |  | 
Subscriptions to newspapers and societies |  | 
⟦line⟧ |  | 
Aviation Association subscription for February and March 951 | 000 | 1
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
Total expenses for the month of February 951 | 667 | 9
Slaughterhouse electricity fees for December 950 charged to the Secretariat of the Capital account
as per attached receipt | 590 | 9
Slaughterhouse water fees for December 950 and January 951 as per attached receipt
charged to the contractor's account | 420 | 12
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
 | 677 | 31
 | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
Only thirty-one dinars and six hundred seventy-seven fils and no more.
Accountant

Archival unit 54

List of administrative expenses for the month of January 1951
Sundry Expenses | Fils | Dinar
Revenue stamps | 580 | 
Postage | 213 | 
Coffee | 250 | 
Commercial business fees | 400 | 
Telegram | 340 | 
Four locks for the cemetery | 800 | 
Soap | 030 | 
Calendar number (2) | 125 | 
Carbolic acid | 050 | 
Stove repair | 185 | 
Gunny bag | 050 | 
Electric bulb | 100 | 
Pistol license renewal | 505 | 
Certificate cancellation fee | 350 | 
Gratuity for a poor person | 050 | 
Faucet repair | 060 | 
Difference for an oil barrel | 150 | 4.238
Administrative Expenses
Transportation fees | 2/844 | 
Fruits for the sick | 4/830 | 
Rice paper | 2/100 | 
Cemetery guarding | 8/000 | 
Electricity for the month of January 951 | 2/215 | 
Oil for the month of January 1951 | 1/500 | 
Newspapers for the month of January 1951 | 1/256 | 22.745
Subscriptions to newspapers and societies
Aviation Society subscription | 0/500 | 
Al-Hatif newspaper subscription for six months | 2/-- | 2.500
Total administrative expenses |  | 29.483
Miscellaneous
Slaughterhouse water fees for the months of October and November 950 |  | 14.135
⟦line⟧ |  | 43.618
Only forty-three dinars and six hundred and eighteen fils and no more
Issued check No. 7245
Date 2/8 / 951
8/2/951
Deputy Head of the Community and the House acting for ⟦illegible⟧ for the amount
2/4
Accountant
Committee approval
Municipality
4/2/1951
Ibrahim 4/

Archival unit 55

List of Administrative Expenses for the month of January 1951
Dinar Fils | Petty Expenses
580 | Revenue Stamps
213 | Postage
250 | Coffee
400 | Business fees
340 | Telegram
800 | ⟦Laundry/Soap⟧ scent for the cemetery
030 | Soap
125 | Calendar number (2)
050 | Carbolic acid
185 | Heater repair
050 | Gunny bag
100 | Electric bulb
505 | Pistol license renewal
350 | Certificate cancellation expense
050 | Gratuity for a poor person
060 | Faucet repair
150 | Difference on an oil barrel
4 238 |
 | Administrative Expenses
2/844 | Transportation fees
4/830 | Fruits for the sick
2/100 | Rice paper
8/000 | Cemetery maintenance
2/215 | Electricity for January 1951
1/500 | Kerosene for January 1951
1/256 | Newspapers for January 1951
22 745 |
 | Newspaper and association subscriptions
-/500 | Aviation Society subscription
2/- | Al-Hatif newspaper subscription for six months
2 500 |
29 483 | Total administrative expenses
 | Miscellaneous
14 335 | Slaughterhouse water fees for the months of October and November 950
43 818 |
Only forty-three Dinars and eight hundred eighteen Fils and no more
Ibrahim / 4
Accountant

Archival unit 56

List of administrative expenses for the month of January 951
Fils | Dinar | Petty Expenses
580 |  | Revenue stamps
212 |  | Postage
250 |  | Coffee
400 |  | Commercial business fees
740 |  | Portio
800 |  | Porterage return to the cemetery
070 |  | Soap
125 |  | Hebrew calendar
050 |  | Aspirin
185 |  | Tafarsawiya
050 |  | Konya
100 |  | Electric lamp
505 |  | Driving license renewal
090 |  | Paving the child's banner
050 |  | Tip for a poor person
060 |  | Faucet replacement
150 | 4/228 | Emptying an oil barrel
 |  | Administrative Expenses
2/844 |  | Transportation fees
4/820 |  | Fruits for the sick
2/000 |  | ⟦Lunch⟧ prizes
8/000 |  | Cemetery maintenance
2/215 |  | Electricity for the month of January 951
1/500 |  | Oil
0/256 | 22/745 | Newspapers
 |  | Subscription to newspapers and societies
0/500 |  | Aviation Society subscription
2/000 | 2/500 | Al-Hatif newspaper for six months
29/473 |  | Total administrative expenses
 |  | Deductions
14/185 |  | Slaughterhouse water fees for the months of October and November 950
43/658 |  | Only forty-three dinars and six hundred fifty-eight fils and no more
Accountant

Archival unit 57

Expense list of the Sect Presidency for the month of November 1950
Fils | Dinar | Petty Expenses
440 |  | Revenue stamps
375 |  | Postage fees - according to attached receipts
748 |  | Transportation fees for department employees and porters
045 |  | Small notebook
060 |  | Gasket for the pool
150 |  | Gratuity to the telegram distributor for his absence from the neighborhood
070 |  | Electric lamp
130 |  | Pens
150 |  | Files
040 |  | Soap
320 |  | Salt
060 |  | Ink
520 |  | Typewriter ribbon (3) - according to attached receipt
180 |  | Blotting paper
100 |  | Brooms
050 |  | Carbolic acid
500 |  | Cleaning department carpets
220 |  | Bag repair
060 |  | Clips
400 |  | Repairing the department door lock with repairing wooden tapestries (2) - according to attached receipt
618 | 4 | Administrative expenses
504 | 1 | Local newspapers
300 | 6 | Value of stationery - according to attached list and receipt
000 | 3 | Teachers' wages for announcements in churches - according to attached receipt
000 | 1 | Typewriter repair fees with the value of a waxed cover - according to attached receipt
377 | 2 | Department electricity - according to attached receipt
181 | 14 | Total administrative expenses
799 | 18 | Aviation Association subscription - according to attached receipt
500 |  | 
299 | 19 | Total ⟦petty⟧ administrative expenses
610 | 22 | Slaughterhouse water fees from 8/1 to 10/16/950 calculated on the account of the tax farmer - according to attached receipt
220 | 10 | Slaughterhouse electricity for the month of October 950 calculated on the account of the capital city secretariat - according to attached receipt
129 | 52 | 
Only fifty-two dinars and one hundred and twenty-nine fils and no more.
Agreed to disburse the amount of ⟦fifty⟧-two
Dinars and twenty-nine fils only
12/12
Accountant
Ibrahim / 8
⟦illegible⟧
12/12

Archival unit 58

Schedule of Administrative Expenses for the month of October 1950
⟦line⟧
Fils | Dinar | Petty Cash Expenses
030 |  | Soap
240 |  | Scissors
060 |  | Stencil Ink
160 |  | Glue
125 |  | Pins
270 |  | Water jars
080 |  | Repairing a water tap
380 |  | Notebook (Exports Ledger)
110 |  | Clips
075 |  | Files
170 |  | Typewriter ribbon
320 |  | Water glasses, quantity (6)
460 |  | Ice - as per attached receipt
500 |  | Typewriter cleaning fees for the months of September and October - as per attached receipt
250 |  | Electric switch replacement
185 |  | Postage fees
415 | 3 | ⟦line⟧
Administrative Expenses
360 | 1 | Transportation fees for department employees and office boys
728 | 1 | Local newspapers
190 | 1 | Revenue stamps (including 600 Fils for the contract of Haj Ali Karam Hamka)
296 | 1 | Water fees until March 951 - as per attached receipt
250 | 7 | Printing fees - as per attached list
179 | 2 | Department electricity - as per attached receipt
003 | 15 | ⟦line⟧
418 | 18 | Total Administrative Expenses
Subscriptions to newspapers and associations
000 | 4 | Subscription to Al-Nabaa newspaper for one year - as per attached receipt
000 | 2 | Subscription to Iraqi Waqayi newspaper for one year - as per attached receipt
000 | 2 | Subscription to Al-Nadheer newspaper for six months - as per attached receipt
500 |  | Subscription to the Aviation Association - as per attached receipt
500 | 8 | ⟦line⟧
918 | 26 | Only twenty-six Dinars and nine hundred and eighteen Fils and nothing else.
Temporary disbursement
30 / 11 / 50
Accountant
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 59

List of administrative expenses for the month of September 1950
<del>⟦Statement⟧</del> Petty expenses |
Repairing a chair | 070
Paint | 130
Washing towels | 150
Soap | 062
Carbolic acid | 150
Drier | 170
Typewriter ribbon | 150
Wiping sack | 060
Electric bulbs (2) | 175
Furniture wiping cloth | 140
Revenue stamps | 175
Postage fees | 434
Calendars (3) | 140
Faucet repair | 100
Ice | 800
Gratuity to a poor person | 350
Paper punch | 300
Gratuity to the mailman | 100
Gratuity to the distributor of the Iraqi Gazette | 150
Gratuity to the guard, the sweeper, and the garbage collector | 250
Administrative expenses |  |
961 | 1 | Transportation fees for the department's employees and servants
034 | 1 | Local newspapers
200 | 1 | Fees for announcements in churches to Ezra the Crier (Abu al-Baida)
000 | 12 | Cleaning the cemetery on the occasion of the holiday season
250 | 2 | Fees for three teachers to read "Tidda" in churches
735 | 2 | Department electricity fees
Total expense list for the month of September 1950 | 25 | 286
Aviation Association subscription |  | 500
Gratuity to the doorman Gul Muhammad on the occasion of the Feast of Tabernacles | 6 | 000
Gratuity to the servant Shaul on the occasion of the Feast of Tabernacles | 5 | 000
Electricity fees for the slaughterhouse for September charged to the Baghdad Municipality | 10 | 620
Exactly forty-seven Dinars and four hundred and six Fils and no more
The Accountant
10/18/A
⟦? Payment of the right⟧
⟦? Please inform me if it was⟧
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 60

Details of repairs for the ⟦Raouf⟧ ⟦Shaul⟧ area
February 950
Fils / Dinar
Repairs for the benefit of the vow continent in the churches | 400
Repairs for the bedding of Ibrahim the church ⟦school⟧ | 398
Miscellaneous repairs - for the benefit of the servants | 1162
⟦line⟧ | 1960
⟦signature⟧
Accountant

Archival unit 61

List of administrative expenses for the month of August 1950
Fils Dinar | Petty Expenses
770 / | Fiscal stamps
500 / | Fees for distributing prayers for Her Majesty the Queen in churches
544 / | Teas for police and others
750 / | Chair rentals for the General Council meeting
500 / | Brooms
650 / | Typewriter repair
319 / | Postage fees
060 / | Cloth for wiping
034 / | Soap
250 / | Electric bulbs (3)
370 / | Ink
550 / | Phenic acid
140 / | Pens
140 / | Glue
150 / | Pin box
085 / | Files
4 862 ✓
Administrative Expenses
2 718 | Transportation fees for department employees and office boys
963 | Local newspapers
2 160 | Cost of ice
3 847 | Electricity fees
9 688 /
Total administrative expenses 14 550 /
Aviation Association subscription 500 /
Total expense list for the month of August 1950 15 050 /
Slaughterhouse water fees from 4/1 until July 950 charged to the contractor's account 25 760 /
Slaughterhouse electricity charged to the Capital Secretariat as follows :-
6 920 July 950 invoice
7 720 August 1950 invoice 14 640 /
55 450 /
Only fifty-five dinars and four hundred and fifty fils and no more
Accountant
Approval
55/450 August
27/9
27/4/6
56
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 62

Details of ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ the list
⟦line⟧
Dinar
By the servant Ibrahim at the hotels }
His personal services on Abboud Road }
1000 fils weekly }
By the accountant for going to } 4500
Al-Sunaidiyah round trip }
By the credit 140
Miscellaneous repairs - by the servant 1472
⟦line⟧
2718
⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant

Archival unit 63

List of expenses for the revocation of citizenship for the month of June 1950
Dinars | Fils
 | 450 | Repair of Al-Athila pipes
 | 500 | Palestine Rescue Stamp for the Telephone Department
 | 160 | Carpenter's fees
 | 250 | Repair fee for a document briefcase
 | 350 | Faucet repair
2 | 050 | Cleaning of Al-Athila toilets
 | 400 | Gratuity to telephone workers for installing the department
3 | 510 | Electrical installations
4 | 903 | Salary of a janitor from 5/25 to 6/30 at a rate of 4/- dinars monthly
 | 140 | Lock count 2
 | 075 | Electric bulb
⟦illegible⟧ | 550 | Carpet porterage
 | | <del>Electricity for the month of June - 950</del>
15 | 592
Only fifteen dinars and five hundred and ninety-two fils.
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
A /13/ 7

Archival unit 64

- 2 -
Statement | Fils | Dinar | Fils | Dinar
Administrative Expenses |  |  | 863 | 12
Result |  |  |  |
 | Fils | Dinar |  |
Value of a handbag | 500 | 2 |  |
Ice | 920 | 1 |  |
Department electricity | 979 | 3 |  |
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 399 | 8
Total Administrative Expenses |  |  | 262 | 21
Subscriptions to newspapers and associations |  |  |  |
Subscription to Al-Sijill newspaper for the year | ⟦...⟧ | 4 |  |
Subscription to the Aviation Association | 500 |  |  |
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 500 | 4
Total expenses of the Community Presidency for July 1950 |  |  | 762 | 25
Electricity fees for the slaughterhouse for June 1950 |  |  | 750 | 7
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | 512 | 33
Only thirty-three dinars and five hundred twelve fils and nothing else
⟦signature⟧
Accountant
Audited
⟦signature⟧
Approval
⟦signature⟧

Archival unit 65

List of Administrative Expenses for the Month of July 1950
Sundry Expenses | Fils | Dinars
Burlap sack for the pool | 060 | 
Soap | 060 | 
Glue | 150 | 1
Electric bulbs (3) | 225 | 
Phenic acid | 200 | 
Envelopes | 186 | 
Notebook | 340 | 
Washing towels | 100 | 
Brooms | 100 | 
Gratuity to the mailman | 100 | 
Typewriter cleaning for the month of June | 250 | 
Postage fees | 766 | 
Newspapers | 078 | 1
Cigarettes and matches for the General Assembly | 515 | 
Towel | 140 | 
Revenue stamps | 444 | 
Transportation fees (paid in separate installments) | 239 | 3
Ink | 220 | 
Chair repair | 180 | 
Gratuity to the sweeper and garbage man | 100 | 
Water glasses (6) | 180 | 
Telegraph fees | 390 | 1
Carpentry repairs | 300 | 
Chair hire for the General Assembly meeting | 500 | 
Faucet repair | 100 | 
Folders | 320 | 
Pens | 140 | 
Wastebasket | 300 | 
Gratuity to the telegram messenger | 100 | 
Stamp pad | 080 | 
12 863
To be continued

Archival unit 66

Administrative Expenses Schedule for the month of June 1950
Fils Dinar | Sundry Expenses
852 | 1 | Transportation costs for the community attendants
614 | 1 | Telegrams ⟦Aid telegrams⟧
539 |  | Postage costs
644 |  | Revenue stamps
292 | 1 | Newspapers
500 |  | Floor brush for tiles - according to attached receipt
220 |  | Electric lamps (3 pieces)
600 |  | Value of 2 locks - according to receipt
450 |  | Water glasses
050 |  | Brooms
100 |  | Washing towels
050 |  | Pins
140 |  | Ink
100 |  | Notebook
180 |  | Blotting paper
100 |  | Carbolic acid
150 |  | Tap repair
800 |  | Costs of reading an announcement in churches - according to attached receipt
700 |  | Electrical repairs - according to attached receipt
100 |  | Tip for a telephone worker
181 | 10 |
 | Administrative Expenses
750 | 1 | Value of a general ledger - according to attached receipt
350 | 4 | Printing costs - according to attached receipt
250 | 1 | Ice - according to attached receipt
300 | 8 | Calligraphy costs for community property deeds - according to attached receipt
000 | 3 | Value of a knife with 2 sharpeners for Qasr-e Shirin - according to attached receipt
403 | 3 | Electricity according to attached receipt
503 | 22 |
184 | 32 | Total Administrative Expenses Schedule
 |  | Newspaper and Association Subscriptions
500 |  | Subscription to the Aviation Association - according to attached receipt
500 | 4 | Subscription to Al-Ahali newspaper for a year - according to attached receipt
000 | 2 | Subscription to Qozmuz newspaper for six months - according to attached receipt
500 | 6 |
684 | 38 | Total Expenses Schedule for the month of June 1950
420 | 7 | Electricity for the slaughterhouse for the month of May 950 charged to the Secretariat of the Capital - according to attached receipt
104 | 46 |
Only forty-six dinars and one hundred and four fils, nothing else
According to the decision of the Accounting Committee on the date 5/7/50
The Accountant
4/13/7/50

Archival unit 67

List of administrative expenses for the month of May 1950 for the Presidency of the Community
Sundry Expenses | Dinar | Fils
Newspapers as per attached receipt | 1 | 176
Transportation fees for employees and servants of the Presidency of the Community | 2 | 039
Value of 20 copies of the Iraqi Gazette (Civil and Commercial Procedure Law) |  | 400
Revenue stamps |  | 738
Value of Penicillin for the process server Nassim Hesqail |  | 900
Aid to a poor person as per attached receipt |  | 250
Ice |  | 815
Telegram as per attached receipt |  | 490
Value of two stamps as per attached receipt |  | 700
Kerosene |  | 150
Electric lamps number (3) |  | 225
Ink |  | 140
Postage fees ⟦line⟧ |  | 110
Pins |  | 150
Newspaper paper |  | 170
Pens |  | 075
Paper puncher |  | 275
Cleaning fees for the typewriter for the months of April and May - as per attached receipt |  | 500
Administrative expenses ⟦line⟧ | 9 | 303
Value and fees of electrical installations in Khan Al-Hajj Karam Hamka as per attached receipt | 8 | 000
Office electricity | 4 | 015
Total administrative expenses ⟦line⟧ | 12 | 015
Subscriptions to newspapers and societies | 21 | 318
Subscription to Qirandal magazine for a year - as per attached receipt | 2 | 500
Subscription to the Aviation Association - as per attached receipt |  | 500
Total list of administrative expenses for the month of May 1950 | 2 | 000
Electricity for the slaughterhouse for the month of April 1950 - charged to the account of the Capital Secretariat - as per attached receipt | 23 | 818
 | 9 | 140
 | 32 | 958
Only thirty-two dinars and nine hundred and fifty-eight fils
Accountant
Civil and Commercial Procedure Law

Archival unit 68

Expense list for the month of April 1950 for the Community Presidency
Dinar Fils | Petty Expenses
368 | Postage fees
444 | Revenue stamps
1 228 | Newspapers - as per attached receipt
2 863 | Transportation fees for community employees and couriers
155 | Gratuity to the Iraqi Gazette distributor
250 | Gratuity to the mail distributor
200 | Gratuity to the guards
360 | Faucet repair - as per attached receipt
500 | Fees for distributing announcements in churches - as per attached receipt
115 | Sack for wiping
455 | Brooms
035 | Soap
095 | Pencils
345 | Map image of Shamshoum's vacant lot - as per attached receipt
065 | Paper cutter
205 | Electric bulbs quantity 2
315 | Notebooks quantity 3
100 | Gratuity to telephone repairman
255 | Value of the book "Kashkul al-Fukahat" - as per attached receipt
450 | Electrical repairs - as per attached receipt
575 | Ice
490 | Piece for wiping
155 | Phenic acid
8 518 | Administrative Expenses
1 296 | Office water fees for six months - as per attached receipt
1 995 | Naphthalene and fees for cleaning and bundling carpets
3 550 | Contribution to school fees for courier Naji Abdo - as per attached receipt
9 850 | Fees for printing receipt books quantity 19 t as per attached receipt
25 296 | 03 655 | Office electricity - as per attached receipt
28 814 | Total administrative expense list
 | (continued)

Archival unit 69

Fils | Dinar
814 | 38 | Previous total of administrative expenses list
Subscriptions to newspapers and associations
... | 4 | Subscription to Al-Akhbar newspaper for the year - per attached receipt
... | 4 | Subscription to Al-Hawadeth newspaper for the year - per attached receipt
... | 4 | Subscription to Al-Alam Al-Arabi newspaper for the year - per attached receipt
... | 4 | Subscription to Al-Zaman newspaper for the year - per attached receipt
... | 1 | Subscription to the Women's Union magazine for the year - per attached receipt
500 |  | Subscription to the Aviation Association - per attached receipt
500 | 17 | ⟦line⟧
314 | 46 | Total list of expenses for the month of April
200 | 9 | Electricity for Al-Manjoura for the month of March 955 - charged to the account of the Capital Secretariat - per attached receipt
514 | 55 | ⟦line⟧
Only fifty-five dinars and five hundred and fourteen fils, no more ⟦line⟧
Accountant
P / 55/5/26
⟦illegible handwriting in blue ink⟧

Archival unit 70

In the name of God the Almighty
218 | 86 | Installment for the month of April in Al-Salihiya ⟦and its pocket⟧ Halila |
 |  | Orphan grant distributions |
 |  | Payment of June salary - British Consulate agency | 3 | ⟦...⟧
 |  | Payment of June salary - Italian British Consulate | 3 | ⟦...⟧
 |  | Payment of June salary - German British Consulate | 3 | ⟦...⟧
 |  | Payment of June salary - Lithuanian British Consulate | 3 | ⟦...⟧
 |  | Payment of June salary - Spanish like the pen British Consulate | 1 | ⟦...⟧
 |  | Payment of June salary - in the doctors of Al-Qiyam British |  | ⟦...⟧
505 | 71 |  |  |
316 | 23 | Share of heirs in Al-Salihiya ⟦and its pocket⟧ |
006 | 5 | Payment of June salary - Al-Qanal Consulate in the name of Qara Hassan's heirs - 502 remaining from previous April installment |
315 | 55 | Total as a purchase trust from the Endowments for the benefit of heirs from a previous installment |
⟦illegible signature⟧
The Accountant
25/5/1361 AH

Archival unit 71

List of petty expenses for the month of March 1950
Expenses | Dinar | Fils
Petty expenses |  | 
Revenue stamps | 1 | 389
Electrical repairs according to attached receipt |  | 560
Stationery - according to attached receipt |  | 735
Kleenex |  | 090
Bookbinding |  | 090
Postage fees - according to attached receipts |  | 771
Telegram according to attached receipt |  | 120
Typewriter cleaning - according to attached receipt (for February and March) |  | 555
Newspapers according to attached receipt |  | 794
Administrative expenses |  | 
Department electricity - according to attached receipt | ⟦illegible⟧ | 935
Transportation fees for department employees and messengers | 2 | 902
Box files - according to attached receipt | 2 | 400
Fees for announcers for calling in churches - according to attached receipt | 5 | 800
Fees for printing an appeal regarding school student fees - according to attached receipt | 1 | 600
Brokerage for selling the car to Shlomo the driver - according to attached receipt | 5 | 000
Expenses of Travel and Nationality Police employees |  | 
Car fares back and forth | 3 | 650
Value of a paper bag - according to attached receipt |  | 750
Coffee and sugar |  | 691
Total administrative expenses | 35 | 777
Subscriptions to newspapers and associations |  | 
Subscription to Al-Nahar newspaper for one year - according to attached receipt | 4 | 000
Subscription to the Aviation Association - according to attached receipt |  | 500
Total expense list for the month of March 1950 | 35 | 277
Slaughterhouse water fees until January 950 calculated on the contractor's account - according to attached receipt | 14 | 830
Slaughterhouse electricity fees calculated on the account of the Capital Secretariat - according to attached receipt | 9 | 720
 | 59 | 827
Only fifty-nine dinars and eight hundred and twenty-seven fils and nothing else.
5 549
17 637
5 091
4 500
Accountant
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The Lay Council
of the Jewish Community * Baghdad
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Supplement to the list of expenses for the month of March 950
Fils | Dinar
... | 1 | Gratuity to the club servants - on the occasion of Passover
... | 6 | Gratuity to the doorman Kurki Muhammad on the occasion of Passover
... | 5 | Gratuity to the attendant Shaul Bashi on the occasion of Passover
... | 12 | ⟦line⟧
Only twelve dinars and no more
To be filed
⟦signature⟧
The Accountant

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Administrative Expenses List for February 1950
Sundry Expenses | Dinar | D | Fils
Soap |  |  | 135
Revenue Stamps |  |  | 400
Carbon paper |  |  | 360
Coal |  |  | 200
Gratuity for telephone workers |  |  | 350
Renewal of weapons permit for the sect headquarters gatekeeper - per attached receipt |  |  | 560
Glue |  |  | 150
Rice paper |  |  | 190
Ink |  |  | 080
Postage fees |  |  | 428
Burlap sack |  |  | 550
Brooms |  |  | 550
Door lock |  |  | 120
Electric bulb |  |  | 070
Binding |  |  | 130
Straw mat |  |  | 220
Sewer cleaning |  |  | 375
Photocopying map drawings of Al-Dannan School - per attached receipt |  |  | 600
 | 4 |  | 468
Administrative Expenses
Transportation fees for department employees and messengers | 2 |  | 074
Kerosene - per attached receipt (given the arrival of the spring season, the ⟦...⟧ use of oil heaters was stopped as of March 1, 950) | 2 |  | 508
Stationery - per attached list | 12 |  | 510
Electricity fees - per attached receipt | 3 |  | 755
Newspapers - per attached receipt | 1 |  | 308
 | 21 |  | 647
Total Administrative Expenses | 26 |  | 115
Subscriptions for newspapers and associations |  |  | 
Aviation Association subscription - per attached receipt |  |  | 500
Al-Husun newspaper subscription - per attached receipt | 4 |  | 000
Sawt al-Uruba newspaper subscription - per attached receipt | 2 |  | 000
Al-Munadi newspaper subscription - per attached receipt | 1 |  | 000
 | 7 |  | 500
Car Costs
Garage fees per attached receipt | 2 |  | 600
Used battery - per attached receipt | 4 |  | 250
Three tubes - per attached receipt | 1 |  | 200
Washing, lubrication, and oil |  |  | 560
 | 8 |  | 610
Total Expenses List for February 950 | 42 |  | 225
Slaughterhouse electricity for January 950 - charged to the capital municipality - per receipt | 1 |  | 652
 | 43 |  | 877
Subtracting the value of stationery purchased from Abboudi Ezra Menashi paid by check | 3 |  | 287
 | 40 |  | 590
Only forty dinars and five hundred and ninety fils and no other
Accountant
Copy of Naji ⟦...⟧
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God
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Schedule of administrative expenses for the Presidency of the Community for the month of January 1950
Fils | Dinar | Petty Expenses
822 |  | Revenue stamps
750 | 4 | Fee for notifying the contractor's warning with a gratuity to the notary's servants
 |  | — as per attached receipt
500 |  | Repairing water pipe — as per attached receipt
600 |  | Value of coal for the doorman's use — as per receipt
250 |  | Khaki trousers for the servant's use — as per the secretary's memo
250 |  | Typewriter ribbon — as per attached receipt
340 |  | Carbon
180 |  | Blotting paper as per attached receipt
370 |  | Writing paper
36 |  | Wax — due to the power outage for three days
320 |  | Electrical repairs — as per attached receipt
163 |  | Mail
350 |  | Installing a key for the office door — as per attached receipt
250 |  | Typewriter cleaning fees
150 |  | Replacing a door lock
500 | 4 | Repairing the door of one of the shops in the Al-Taawun lot — as per attached receipt
 |  | indicated by Mr. Eliyahu Tawfiq
831 | 5 | Administrative expenses
000 | 30 | Costs of following up on the registration of the Qurna cemetery — as per the secretary's memo
746 | 2 | Car fares for the movement of the Community Presidency employees and servants — as per
 |  | attached list
424 | 1 | Newspapers — as per attached receipt
750 | 3 | Value of a wooden cigarette tray and an advertisement board — as per attached receipt
115 | 3 | Office electricity — as per attached receipt
850 | 2 | Kerosene (for heaters) — as per attached receipt
885 | 33 |
716 | 39 | Total administrative expenses
 |  | Newspaper and association subscriptions
000 | 4 | Subscription to Al-Hatif newspaper for a year — as per receipt
500 |  | Aviation Association subscription — as per receipt
500 | 4 |
216 | 44 | Total expenses for the month of January 1950
520 | 12 | Slaughterhouse electricity for the month of December 1949 — charged to the Capital Secretariat.
736 | 56 |
Only fifty-six dinars and seven hundred and thirty-six fils and no other.
Baghdad on 31 / 1 / 1950
4 / 5 / 1 / 50
Accountant
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List of car fare details
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Fils | Dinar
600 |  | By the accountant, back and forth to the house of His Excellency the President of the Council twice 1/3/950
290 |  | By the secretary - back and forth to the Secretariat of the Capital and the Baghdad Education Directorate 1/19/50
250 |  | By the secretary - back and forth to the Priests' Cemetery 1/29/950
400 |  | By the secretary - back and forth to the Baghdad Education Directorate, 1/31/950 with the Education Engineer
206 | 1 | By the servants - during the month of January 1950
746 | 2 | Only two dinars and seven hundred and forty-six fils and no more.
Accountant