Description
These are archival documents containing student files (some with photographs) from the different Jewish schools in Baghdad including: school matters, student transfers, acceptance forms, school reports, acceptance letters, graduation certificates, medical notification excuses, name changes, student punishment and parent’s requests for their children to repeat classes, pledge for misbehaving, and recommendation letters.
AI en Translation, Pages 276-300
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Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate ⟦line⟧
No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: SH/132/62
Date: 28 / 11 / 1962
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Governorate / Rusafa
Greetings.
Enclosed herewith is the document numbered SH/863 dated 28 / 11 / 1962 belonging
to Sami Saleh Barshan for certification.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
An
From our school
In (
His request provided us with
1- Accepted according to
Issued
2- Documents
The concerned authority
3- Classes
4- Lessons
5- His conduct and
6- Date of leaving
The Registrar
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Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate ⟦line⟧
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: / / 196
Examination Number: ⟦line⟧
To ⟦line⟧
That ⟦line⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the ( ) grade
of our school entered the ( ) examination for the year 19 / 19 and his result was ( )
in ( ) and he obtained the grades listed on the back, and based on
his request we have provided him with this document.
1- Admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered ⟦line⟧ and dated / / 19
issued by school ⟦line⟧ in ⟦line⟧
2- Documents provided to him previously.
Addressed Authority | Document Number | Date | Document Type
⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧ | ⟦line⟧
3- The grades in which he failed, number of years of failure, and the cause of failure (illness or other)
4- Subjects in which he was incomplete ⟦line⟧
5- His conduct and regularity of attendance ⟦line⟧
6- Date of leaving the school ⟦line⟧
School Clerk
School Principal
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Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate ⟦line⟧
Number ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧
SH/109/62
10/10/1962
⟦Photograph⟧
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Al-Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91663
Number: SH/109/62
Date: 10/10/1962
Directorate of Education, Baghdad District / Rusafa
Greetings.
Enclosed herewith is the document numbered SH/801 dated 10/10/1962 belonging
to Sami Saleh Barshan for certification.
⟦illegible signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
That ⟦Sami⟧
From our school
In ( ⟦...⟧ )
His request was provided
1- Accepted according to
Issued
2- Documents
The given party
3- Classes
4- Lessons
5- His conduct
6- Date of l-
Clerk
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27 / 9 / 1961
1961
Iraqi Ministry of Education
Directorate of ⟦Frank Iny⟧ School
Number -
Date ⟦2415⟧ / / 196
Examination Number -
To -: Munshi Saleh Secondary School
That: Sami Jalal Shmuel
Whose photo is attached above is one of the students of ( : Second Intermediate ) class
of our school. He entered the ( : Final ) examination
for the year 19: 60 / 196: 1
And his result was ( : Pass )
in ( : The Second Session )
And he obtained the grades listed on the back, and based on his request, we have provided him with this document .:
1- Admitted under the transfer certificate numbered: 514
And dated: 11 / 9 / 1960
Issued by: Frank Iny School
in:
2- Documents previously provided .:
The entity to which the document is addressed | Its number | Its date | Type of document
3- The classes in which he failed, the number of years of failure, and the cause of failure (illness or other) ( Did not fail )
4- Subjects in which he completed requirements .
5- His conduct and regularity of attendance .
6- Date of leaving school . September 1961
His identity 442 on 1/2/1954
School Registrar
School Principal
⟦...⟧
FRANK INY SCHOOL
⟦...⟧
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Iraqi Ministry of Education
⟦...⟧ Certificates
Certified the accuracy of ⟦...⟧ school principal and its contents
Number ⟦1056⟧ Date ⟦10/10/62⟧
Certificates Registrar Director of Education for Baghdad Liwa / Al-Rusafa
Dr. Nouri Issa Al-⟦...⟧
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91663
Number: Sh/10/10/62
Date: 10/10/1962
Presidency of the University of Baghdad
We certify to you that Sami Saleh Barshan is one of the graduates of preparatory studies for the year
1961/1962 and he is of good conduct and his attendance at our school was good, and based on
his request, we have provided him with this letter.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
(This document is not a certificate)
50 Fils revenue stamp
School Clerk
⟦Akram Cohen⟧
School Director
11/10/1962
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Mentioned on ⟦...⟧
Iraqi Ministry of Education
⟦...⟧ and Certificates
Certified by ⟦...⟧ School Director and signature
Number 521 Date 12 / 10 / 1962
Certificate Observer
Director of Education for Baghdad Al-Rusafa District
Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Al-Alwiya Al-Jadida
Telephone 91663
Number: Sh/110/62
Date: 10 / 10 / 1962
Presidency of Baghdad University
We certify to you that Sami Saleh Barshan is one of the graduates of the preparatory studies for the year
1961 / 1962 and he is of good conduct and his attendance in our school was good and based on
his request, we have provided him with this document.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
(This document is not a certificate)
School Clerk
⟦...⟧
School Director
Abdullah Cohen
50 Fils revenue stamp
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Iraqi Ministry of Education
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON:
General Certificate of Education Examination:
Overseas:
Advanced level: June 1961:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Below is a statement of your performance in the above examination showing the grades obtained in each Advanced level subject; a separate statement will be issued if you also sat for subjects at the Ordinary level. Some notes which will enable you to interpret your result will be found overleaf. This notice should be carefully preserved as a duplicate cannot be issued.
Yours faithfully,
G. BRUCE
Secretary to the University Entrance
and School Examinations Council
Name | Centre No. | Candidate No.
S S BERSHAN | 755 | 7
Subjects | Grades
AR | 6
(This document is not a certificate)
School Clerk
⟦illegible⟧
School Principal
Abdullah Cohen
Certificates Note
No. ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧
Director of Education for Baghdad Rusafa District
50 Fils
Revenue Stamp
Formerly in ⟦illegible⟧
Director of Education
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Notes
This document contains information which is sent out in advance of the issue of Certificates, and while every effort has been
made to ensure that the contents are accurate, the University reserves the right to make corrections. It is not a Certificate,
and must not be regarded as such.
The results overleaf are indicated by grades which are to be interpreted as follows:
Grade
1 Advanced level Pass with Distinction
2
3 Advanced level Passes
4
5
6
7 Ordinary level Passes
8
9 Failure
(The Grades 1 to 9 are in descending order of merit)
An O in the Grade column indicates that a candidate was entered for the subject but has been marked 'ABSENT'.
In French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian, two grades will appear (e.g. 5 4). The first represents the grade obtained in the subject as a whole
including the oral test and the second the result for the oral test on its own.
In Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Biology and Geology, two grades will appear (e.g. 6 6). The first represents the grade obtained in the subject as
a whole including the practical test, and the second the grade for the practical test on its own.
If a candidate has failed in a subject because of poor English or inferior presentation of the work a separate notification to this effect will be sent.
No further information about performance in the examination will be supplied by the University. The decisions of the Examiners, which have been
reached after the most careful consideration, are final.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE AWARD OF CERTIFICATES IN CERTAIN AREAS
Private Candidates sitting for the examination in Aden, Argentina, Hong Kong, Kenya, Mauritius, Somali Republic and Zanzibar are required to pass in a
prescribed minimum number of subjects in order to qualify for the award of a certificate. If you are one of these candidates and have not qualified for a
certificate the word 'FAILED' will appear in the space immediately below your Candidate Number. If there is nothing in the space it indicates that you
have qualified for a certificate. If, however, you possess one of the necessary exempting qualifications and are eligible for a certificate in respect of any
subjects passed, the word 'FAILED' will not appear even if you have not passed in any subjects.
Certificates
Certificates for successful candidates will be sent to the Overseas Authority for distribution as soon as possible after the publication of these results.
Candidates who have passed in subjects at both levels will receive two certificates, one for Ordinary level subjects and another for Advanced.
Key to subject symbols
A Art | DU Dutch | I Italian | RN Rumanian
AF Afrikaans | EC Economics | IH Islamic History | S Spanish
AH Ancient History | EH English Economic History | IR Irish | SA Sanskrit
AL Albanian | EL English Literature | L Latin | SC Serbo-Croat
AR Classical Arabic | F French | LO Logic | SD Swedish
B Botany | G German | M Pure Mathematics | SG Scottish Gaelic
BC British Constitution | GE Geology | MD Applied Mathematics | SL Slovak
BN Bulgarian | GK Greek | MP Mathematics (Pure and | SN Slovene
BY Biology | GM Modern Greek | Applied) | SW Swahili
C Chemistry | GY Geography | MU Music | TA Tamil
CA Classical Armenian | H History | N Norwegian | TU Turkish
CC Classical Chinese | HC Classical Hebrew | P Polish | W Welsh
CI Classical Persian | HI Indian History | PA Pali | Z Zoology
CP Czech | HM Handicraft (Metalwork) | PT Portuguese
CZ Danish | HS Hausa | PY Physics
DA Dutch | HU Hungarian | R Russian
DE Engineering Drawing | HW Handicraft (Woodwork) | RK Religious Knowledge
⟦illegible⟧
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
OL 85
General Certificate of Education Examination
Overseas
Ordinary level: June 1961
Dear Sir or Madam,
Below is a statement of your performance in the above examination showing the grades obtained in each Ordinary level subject; a separate statement will be issued if you also sat for subjects at the Advanced level. Some notes which will enable you to interpret your result will be found overleaf. This notice should be carefully preserved as a duplicate cannot be issued.
Yours faithfully,
G. BRUCE
Secretary to the University Entrance
and School Examinations Council
Name: S S BERSHAN Sami Saleh Bershan
Centre No.: 755
Candidate No.: 7
Subjects | Grades
French F | 8 4 Failed
Pure Math (syll A) MA | 7 4
Physics PY | 0 Absent
(This document is not a certificate)
School Principal
Abdullah Kubria
No. 442 Date 10 / 4 / 1962
School Clerk
⟦illegible signature⟧
Revenue Stamp
50 Fils
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate
Accounts Supervisor
Director of Education for Baghdad Brigade, Al-Rusafa
Number ⟦illegible⟧ Date ⟦illegible⟧
Certified the S... ⟦illegible⟧
Director of Education
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Key to subject symbols
A Art EH English Economic History HS Hausa PR Principles of Accounts
AC Amharic EN English Language HU Hungarian PT Portuguese
AF Afrikaans ES Estonian HW Handicraft (Woodwork) PY Physics
AH Ancient History EW Ewe I Italian R Russian
AL Albanian F French IC Icelandic RK Religious Knowledge
AN Armenian FA Fante IG Igbo (Ibo) RN Rumanian
AR Classical Arabic FI Finnish IR Irish S Spanish
B Botany G German J Japanese SA Sanskrit
BC British Constitution GA Ga LA Latin (Syllabus A) SC Serbo-Croat
BE Bengali GE Geology LB Latin (Syllabus B) SD Swedish
BI Bahasa Indonesia GK Greek LI Lithuanian SG Scottish Gaelic
BU Burmese GL Greek Literature in LO Logic SI Siamese
BY Biology Translation LV Latvian SK Slovak
C Chemistry GM Modern Greek MA Pure Mathematics (Syll. A) SL Slovene
CH Chinese GS General Science MB Pure Mathematics (Syll. B) SN Sinhalese
CO Commerce GU Gujarati MC Additional Pure Mathematics SU Swahili
CZ Czech H History MD Applied Mathematics SW Elementary Surveying
DA Danish HA Human Anatomy, Physiology MH Modern Hebrew TA Tamil
DC Domestic Subjects (Cookery) and Hygiene ML Maltese TU Turkish
DG Geometrical and Mechanical HB History of the British MR Marathi TW Twi
Drawing Commonwealth and Empire MU Music UK Ukrainian
DN Domestic Subjects HC Classical Hebrew MY Malay UR Urdu
(Needlework) HD Hindi N Norwegian V Vietnamese
DU Dutch HE Handicraft (Embroidery) P Polish W Welsh
EA English Literature (Syllabus A) HM Handicraft (Metalwork) PA Pali WR White Russian
EB English Literature (Syllabus B) PC Physics with Chemistry Y Yoruba
EC Economics PE Persian
Certificates
Certificates for successful candidates will be sent to the Overseas Authority for distribution as soon as possible after the publication of these results. Candidates who have passed in subjects at both levels will receive two certificates, one for Ordinary level subjects and another for Advanced.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE AWARD OF CERTIFICATES IN CERTAIN AREAS
Private Candidates sitting for the examination in Aden, Argentina, Hong Kong, Kenya, Mauritius, Somali Republic and Zanzibar are required to pass in a prescribed minimum number of subjects in order to qualify for the award of a certificate. If you are one of these candidates and have not qualified for a certificate the word 'FAILED' will appear in the space immediately below your Candidate Number. If there is nothing in the space it indicates that you have qualified for a certificate. If, however, you possess one of the necessary exempting qualifications and are eligible for a certificate in respect of any subjects passed, the word 'FAILED' will not appear even if you have not passed in any subjects.
Only subjects in which you have obtained Grades 1 to 6 (inclusive) will appear on the certificate, if you have qualified for one. In areas where a satisfactory standard of attainment, which may be below the normal pass grades, is accepted in English Language, this subject will not appear on the certificate unless Grade 6 or a better Grade has been obtained in it.
Notes
This document contains information which is sent out in advance of the issue of Certificates, and while every effort has been made to ensure that the contents are accurate, the University reserves the right to make corrections. It is not a Certificate, and must not be regarded as such.
The results overleaf are indicated by grades which are to be interpreted as follows:
Grades 1 to 6 are grades of pass arranged in descending order of merit from Grade 1; Grades 7 to 9 are grades of failure similarly arranged. To help unsuccessful candidates to assess their future prospects Grades 7 to 9 are so arranged that 7 indicates that the margin of failure was narrow, 8 that the margin was wider and 9 that the candidate did not obtain more than about one-third of the marks for the subject as a whole.
An O in the Grade column indicates that a candidate was entered for the subject but has been marked 'ABSENT'.
In French, German, Spanish, Italian and Russian, two columns of grades are given. The left-hand one represents the result obtained in the subject as a whole, including the oral test, and the second the result in the oral examination on its own. There are four oral grades also arranged in descending order of merit; Grades 1, 2 and 3 are pass grades and Grade 4 indicates a failure. Failure in the oral test does not necessarily indicate failure in the subject as a whole.
If a candidate has failed in a subject because of poor English or inferior presentation of the work, a separate notification to this effect will be sent.
No further information about performance in the examination will be supplied by the University. The decisions of the Examiners, which have been reached after the most careful consideration, are final.
S. KADHOURI & SONS
BAGHDAD
⟦S. Kadhouri & Sons Co.⟧
⟦Baghdad⟧
⟦2 MAR 1962⟧
⟦blue ink scribbles⟧
Department of Examinations and Certificates
Certified the authenticity of the school principal's signature and its contents
Number ⟦1052⟧ Date ⟦1960/10/1⟧
Certificates Registrar Director of Education for Baghdad Al-Rusafa District
⟦signature⟧
Iraqi Ministry of Education
School Directorate: ⟦illegible⟧
Number: Q / ⟦345⟧
Date: 11 / 9 / 1960
Examination Number: 4006
⟦illegible⟧ SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
To - Management of Shamash Preparatory School
Sami Saleh Shlomo Barshan, whose photo is attached above, is one of the students of the third intermediate grade
from our school who entered the general examination for the year 1959 / 1960 and his result was (Pass)
in the first session and he obtained the grades listed on the back, and based on his request we have provided him
with this document.
1- Admitted according to the transfer certificate numbered 458 and dated 20 / 9 / 1957 issued
from the Benjamin Daniel Private and Model School in Baghdad
Entity to which the document is addressed | Number | Date | Type of document
3- Grades in which he failed, number of years of failure, and reason for failure (illness or other) Did not fail
4- Subjects in which he had to sit for re-examination.
5- His conduct and regularity of attendance.
6- Date of leaving the school.
Non-enrollment identity number 442 and date 1 / 2 / 1958
Republic of Iraq
50 Fils
Fiscal Stamp
School Clerk
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Cohen
School Principal
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⟦...⟧
Laura Kadoorie Private School for Girls
Baghdad
Conditions of Admission
1 - Admission to the first intermediate grade depends on passing the general exam for primary studies.
2 - The student must not be known for bad morals or convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony.
3 - The student must attach to this form (1) the school document certified by the Directorate of Education of the Baghdad District
(2) the smallpox vaccination certificate (3) the typhoid vaccination certificate (4) a medical certificate of her safety from
communicable diseases (5) two copies of her solar photograph.
4 - All the papers mentioned in the third paragraph listed above shall be kept in a special file on which the name of its owner is written as
explained in the school document.
Student's name according to the school document: Basim Salih Shlomo Salih Barshan
Father's name and family surname according to the school document: Salih Shlomo Barshan
Guardian's name: His father
Profession of father or guardian: Tea seller
Current address of the guardian (house number and neighborhood): Behind Riwah Shukr Minaret
Student's place of birth: Baghdad
Date of birth according to the census book: 1942
Last school she attended: Menahem Daniel
Last grade she was in: Sixth
Year of graduation from primary school and the name of the school she graduated from: 1956 / 1957
The total marks she obtained in the general exams for primary studies:
The grade in which she was accepted: First Intermediate
Student's signature
Guardian's signature
6 / 10 / 1957
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Menahem S. Daniel's School
233/42/Senak
Menahem Saleh Daniel School
233/42 H 2 Menahem Daniel Street - Senak
Telephone Number 6812
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧
Dr.
NAJI ROUBEN
M. B. Ch. B.
1⟦...⟧ 233 South Gate
Tel. 83173
Doctor
Naji Rouben
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
115-233 Bab al-Sharqi, beginning of Ghazi Street
Telephone 83173 Opera Summer Cinema branch
To Whom It May Concern
I conducted a medical examination on the student Sami Saleh
Barshan on 10/6/1957 and found him free from
communicable diseases. Based on his request, I provided him with this
report.
⟦signature⟧
10/6/1957
And this was ⟦...⟧
And we have provided him with this ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Date ⟦...⟧
5 Fils
⟦circular stamp⟧
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Menahem Saleh Daniel School
42/233 H 2 Menahem Saleh Daniel Street - Senak
Telephone Number 6812
Menahem S. Daniel's School
233/42/ Senak
Baghdad on ⟦line⟧ 195
Doctor
Mousa Nourallah
Telephone { Clinic 6502
Residence 91502
Dr.
Mousa Nourallah
Tel. { Clinic 6502
House 91502
The person named Sami Saleh Barshan
has been vaccinated by me against Typhoid
on 2 / 5 / 1952 and based on
his request I have provided him with this report
6 / 10 / 1952
⟦signature⟧
The student ⟦...⟧
Class student monitor ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Observed
2 / 7
This was from ⟦...⟧
And we have provided him with this ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧
Identity card number regarding deprivation of Iraqi citizenship ⟦...⟧
Identity date 1 / 4 / 1952
5 Fils
⟦illegible stamp⟧
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Menahem Saleh Daniel School
42/233 H 2 Menahem Daniel Street - Senak
Telephone Number 6812
Menahem S. Daniel's School
233/42/ Senak
TELEPHONE 6812
Baghdad on:
Baghdad:
Primary School Certificate
The student ⟦Yusuf⟧ Saleh Barshan, whose photo is attached above
Has completed the sixth primary grade lessons at this school
And participated in the general examinations for primary studies for Baghdad - Center
For the academic year 1950-1951 and his examination number in the first session was
2880 and he obtained a total of 528 marks out of a total of 600 marks with an average of
88 degrees
The following is a statement of the grades he obtained in the aforementioned exam:
82 Arabic Language
90 English Language
72 Science and Health
95 Religion and Mathematics
100 Biology and Politics
88 Social Studies
528 Total Mark
He has been of good conduct and behavior and regular in school attendance
We have provided him with this certificate based on his father's desire for the purpose of transferring to the
Frank Iny Private School
Identification number for non-revocation of Iraqi citizenship ⟦illegible⟧
Date of issue 1 / 9 / 1951
I certify the authenticity of the school principal's signature
7921
Director of Education for Baghdad Province - Center
Abdul Jabbar ⟦illegible⟧
Noted
2 / 7
50 Fils
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Ministry of Education
Iraqi
« Secondary Education Document »
School Directorate
Shamash Private Preparatory School
No: 000199
Issue /: 297
Date: 1 / / 196
Examination Number: 2616
That ⟦Sami Abdul Rahman Salim⟧ whose photo is attached above is one of the students of the fifth grade, ⟦Literary⟧ branch of our school
Entered the ⟦General⟧ exam for the year 1961 / 1962 and his result was ⟦Pass⟧ in the ⟦First Attempt⟧ and obtained the grades
listed below / on the back, and by this is considered prepared for ⟦University⟧ study requirements and based on his request we provided him with this document.
Subject | First Attempt | Second Attempt | Third Attempt | Fourth Attempt
| Year 61 / 62 | Year | Year | Year
| In figures In words | In figures In words | In figures In words | In figures In words
⟦Religious Education⟧ | ⟦70⟧ | | |
⟦Arabic Language⟧ | ⟦50⟧ | | |
⟦English Language⟧ | ⟦50⟧ | | |
⟦Economics⟧ | ⟦51⟧ | | |
⟦History⟧ | ⟦50⟧ | | |
⟦Geography⟧ | ⟦50⟧ | | |
⟦Logic⟧ | ⟦88⟧ | | |
Total | ⟦409⟧ | | |
1 - Accepted by virtue of the transfer certificate No. ⟦564⟧ dated / / 1960 issued by ⟦Al-Rusafa Evening⟧ school in the ⟦Baghdad⟧ district
2 - Documents previously provided.
Entity to which the document is addressed | Its Number | Its Date | Document Type
⟦General Directorate of Recruitment⟧ | ⟦692⟧ | ⟦27 / 8 / 62⟧ |
⟦Directorate of Missions and Youth Exchange⟧ | ⟦716⟧ | ⟦15 / 8 / 62⟧ |
⟦Administration at the Ministry of Defense⟧ | ⟦870⟧ | ⟦1 / 9 / 62⟧ | ⟦The Certificate⟧
⟦National Tobacco Company⟧ | ⟦1045⟧ | ⟦22 / 12 / 62⟧ |
⟦University of Baghdad Graduate Studies⟧ | ⟦1314⟧ | ⟦8 / 2 / 66⟧ |
3 - Grades failed and number of failing years: Did not fail
4 - Subjects completed: None
5 - His conduct and regularity of attendance: Good
6 - Date of leaving school: 30 / 8 / 1962
7 - Was he provided with a transfer document: Yes
School Scribe
⟦Signature⟧
School Principal ⟦Signature⟧
Stamp