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IJA 2866

Tax and Employee Salary Correspondence, Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Schools

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These archival documents contain correspondence between the Iraqi government revenue administration and the Shamash Secondary and Frank Iny Schools concerning employee salaries and income tax issues.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2866
Item Number
6031
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Arabic, English
Keywords
Office of Income Tax, Financial, Shamash Secondary School, Teachers, Typed, Iraq Railways-Chief Accountants Office, Sun Crest, Ink Stamp, Ottoman Bank, Receipts, Letterhead, Income Tax, Frank Iny School, Abdullah S. Obadiah, Tax, Correspondence, University of Baghdad, Annotation, Handwritten

AI en Translation, Pages 126-150

Page 127

Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah /
Telephone 91693 /
Number: ⟦65⟧ / 61
Date: 9 / 7 / 1961
Deanship of the College of Education
Greetings.
We have issued to Mr. Sadiq Al-Khafaji a check for the amount of (14.250) dinars
as payment for his lecture fees at this school for the month of April 1961. Please add
this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
⟦illegible⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
A copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax

Page 129

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91663
Number: 67 / ⟦61⟧
Date: 9 / 7 / 1961
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Al-Karkh
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Nasir Al-Diwan, teacher at Al-Mustansiriya Intermediate School for Boys, an amount
of (17/-) Dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the three months
April / June 1961 as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose
of calculating income tax.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
| Dinar | Fils |
April 1961 | 7 | 500 | ✓
May 1961 | 5 | 500 | ✓
June 1961 | 4 | 000 | ✓
| 17 | 000 | ✓
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Mustansiriya Intermediate School for Boys

Page 130

Shamash Preparatory School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: 61/38/⟦...⟧
Date: 1961/7/9
Directorate of Education, Baghdad District / Rusafa
After greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Nour El-Din Al-Daghistani, teacher at Al-Nidal Secondary School, an amount
of (30/-) Dinars, for his lecture fees at this school for the
three months April / June 1961 as detailed below. Please add this to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
⟦illegible blue stamp⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils | Dinar |
... | 12 | April 1961
... | 9 | May 1961
... | 9 | June 1961
... | 30 |
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys

Page 132

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
⟦illegible⟧
No.: SH / ⟦82 / 61⟧
Date: 9 / 7 / 1961
Baghdad College - Sulaikh
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Alfred Nasri an amount of (31/750) Dinars, as
his lecture fees at this school for the three months April / June 1961 as
detailed below, please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦illegible⟧
| Dinars | Fils
April 1961 | 21 | 750
May 1961 | 8 | 000
June 1961 | 2 | 000
| 31 | 750
Copy to / General Income Tax Directorate
⟦illegible⟧

Page 133

Republic of Iraq
Deanship of the College of Education
Baghdad
No.: 4098
Date: 18 / 6 / 1961
234 / 1
To:
General Directorate of Income Tax
With reference to the two letters from Shamash Preparatory School numbered 45 and 46 / 61
And dated 14 / 5 / 1961. We have added the amounts mentioned in the two aforementioned letters
To the incomes of both Mr. Sadiq Al-Khafaf and Mr. Abdul Kamil
For your information.
Incoming Stamp
p.p. Dean
Dr. ⟦Nouri⟧ Abdul Majeed
A copy to:-
Shamash Preparatory School
Accounting
Yereer
H /

Page 134

Frank Iny School
Secondary and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadeeda - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
No. F/: 142 7/61
Date: 15 / 6 / 1961
Directorate General of Income Tax
Greetings.
We certify to you that Mrs. Marjorie Russell is a teacher at this school and she
intends to travel outside Iraq during the summer vacation and the school administration undertakes
to pay all the taxes due from her for the duration of her employment at this school, so please
confirm this to the Directorate of Travel and Nationality.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal

Page 135

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiya Al-Jadeeda - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number: F / 142 / 677
Date: 15 / 6 / 1966
General Income Tax Directorate
Greetings,
We confirm to you that Ms. Marjorie Lucell is a teacher at this school and she
intends to travel outside of Iraq during the summer vacation, and the school administration undertakes
to pay all taxes due from her for the period of her employment at this school. Please
confirm this to the Directorate of Travel and Nationality.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦signature⟧

Page 136

Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
No.: F / 129 / 61
Date: 6 / 6 / 1961
Directorate General of Income Tax
Greetings,
We confirm to you that Mr. Heskel Ephraim is a teacher at this school and he intends
to travel outside Iraq during the summer vacation. The school administration undertakes
⟦to⟧ pay all taxes due from him for the period of his employment in this school, so please
confirm this to the Directorate of Travel and Nationality.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director

Page 138

February 1961
March 1961
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 26.500 | Faisal Danour | Al-Rusafa
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 14 | Yusuf al-Najjar | 〃
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 24.500 | Bakr Nazhat | Rusafa Directorate of Education
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 20.250 | Hazim Shamsh | Directorate of Radio Research and Programs
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9.750 | Riyadh Rashid | College of Education Building
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⟦illegible⟧ | Karim Shani | Basra Higher Education Directorate
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 16.500 | Nur al-Din al-Daghistani | 〃
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 28.500 | Lieutenant Colonel Haidar Jabr | National Petroleum Company
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5.500 | Mr. Nasser Al-Dabouni | Al-Karkh Oil Company
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12.500 | Mahmoud Fawzi | Baghdad Province Education Directorate / Rusafa Al-Yarmouk
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 14 | Kabir Kash | College of Education Building
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 14.250 | George Habib | Baghdad Province Education Directorate / Rusafa
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 12 | Sadiq al-Khafaji | College of Education Building
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 21 | Mr. Robertson | Higher Industries Directorate
|  |  | 14 | Mr. Sabah al-Madani Technical Engineering Consultations |
17
⟦line⟧
119

Page 139

Frank Iny School
Middle and Primary
Alwiya Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number F/ ⟦144⟧ / 66
Date: May 23, 1966
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings,
We have paid Mr. George Habib, a teacher at Al-Nidhal Secondary School for Boys, an amount
of (30.750) Dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the months of
February and March 1966 as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose
of calculating income tax.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils | Dinar |
500 | 16 | February 1966
250 | 14 | March 1966
750 | 30 |
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Nidhal Secondary School
⟦illegible⟧

Page 141

Shamash Intermediate School
Baghdad
Alwiyah al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
Number ⟦line⟧ ⟦482⟧ / ⟦15⟧ / 61 / ⟦10⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ 1961/5/⟦19⟧
⟦29⟧
Directorate General of Agricultural Research and Projects
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Hazem Shammas Toma, an employee in the Soil
and Agricultural Chemistry Department, an amount of (38/750) Dinars for
lecture fees at this school for the months of February and March 1961 as detailed
below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our highest respect,
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils | Dinar
18/500 | February 1961
20/250 | March 1961
⟦line⟧
38/750
⟦line⟧
Copy to:
Directorate General of Income Tax.

Page 142

Shamash Intermediate School
Baghdad
Alwiyah al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
Number: S / 8 / 61
Date: 27 / 5 / 1961
Directorate of Education, Baghdad Province / Rusafa
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Nour El-Din Al-Daghistani, the teacher at Al-Nidal
Secondary School for Boys, an amount of (32/250) Dinars for his lecture fees
at this school for the months of February and March 1961, as detailed below,
Please add this to his income for the purpose of income tax calculation.
Please accept the assurances of our highest respect,
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal
Dinar Fils
15/750 February 1961
16/500 March 1961
⟦line⟧
32/250
⟦line⟧
A copy to:
General Income Tax Directorate
Administration of Al-Nidal Secondary School for Boys.

Page 143

Frank Iny School
148
Intermediate and Primary
Alawiya Al-Jadidiya - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number 127
61 / F
Date 1961/5/27
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Rusafa
After greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Fadhil Daqqaq, the teacher at
Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys, an amount of (65/500) dinars, for
his lecture fees at this school for the months of February and March 1961 as detailed
below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept the highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils Dinar
39/000 February 1961
26/500 March 1961
⟦line⟧
65/500
⟦line⟧
Copy to:
General Income Tax Directorate
Administration of Al-Irfan Intermediate School.
⟦illegible⟧

Page 144

Frank Iny School
1944
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number: 128 / 667
Date: 22 / 5 / 1961
Directorate of Education for Baghdad Governorate / Al-Rusafa
After greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Yusuf Al-Mukhtar, the teacher at the Al-Irfan
Intermediate School for Boys, an amount of (35/500) Dinars for the fees
of his lectures in this school for the months of February and March 1961 as detailed below,
so please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect,
⟦illegible⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils Dinar
21/500 February 1961
14/000 March 1961
⟦line⟧
35/500
Copy to:
General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Irfan Intermediate School
⟦illegible⟧

Page 145

IRRP—885—21-60—40000
A.5-A
IRAQI REPUBLICAN RAILWAYS
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT.
Telegram:— 'Railaccounts Baghdad'
No. ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ 196
Iraqi Republican Railways
Chief Accountant's Office
Telegraphic Address — Railaccounts — Baghdad
6 / 5 / 228
Number — ⟦illegible⟧
5/5/1961
Date — 5 / 5 / 1961
7273
Salaries / 26 / 24
To — General Income Tax Directorate (Establishments)
Subject / Addition of income
With reference to the letter from the Directorate of Frank Iny School No. F / 98 / 61 dated 19 / 4 / 1961.
We confirm the addition of the income of Mrs. Badour Zaya Qassab, amounting to (324/-) Dinars, to the income of her husband, Mr. Kamel Dwaida, for the fiscal year 1960 - 1961.
⟦signature⟧
Chief Accountant
Copy to —
Frank Iny School — For your information and with reference to your letter mentioned above.
Z

Page 146

Frank Iny School
144
Intermediate and Primary
Alwiyah Al-Jadida - Baghdad
Telephone: 91693
Number: ⟦156⟧ / 61
Date: 14 / 5 / 1961
Directorate of Education for Baghdad District / Rusafa
Greetings.
We have paid Mr. Mahmoud Nouri, a teacher at Al-Yarmouk Intermediate School for Boys,
the amount of (28.500) Dinars, as fees for his lectures at this school
for the months of February and March 1961 as detailed below. Please add this to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
⟦illegible⟧
Fils | Dinar |
500 | 15 | February 1961
000 | 13 | March 1961
500 | 28 |
A copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax
Administration of Al-Yarmouk Intermediate School for Boys

Page 147

Shamash Junior High School
Baghdad
Alawiya Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: ⟦illegible⟧ / 61
Date: 14 / 5 / 1961
Deanship of the College of Education
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Sadiq Al-Khafaji an amount of (19.500) Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school for the months of February and March 1961 as
detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our highest respects.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal
Fils | Dinar
500 | 7 | February 1961
000 | 12 | March 1961
500 | 19
A copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax

Page 148

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadida
Telephone 91693
Number: ⟦43⟧ / 61
Date: 14 / 5 / 1961
Deanship of the College of Education
Greetings.
We have paid to Mr. Sadiq al-Khafaji an amount of (19/500) Dinars
as fees for his lectures at this school for the months of February and March 1961, as
detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
| Dinar | Fils
February 1961 | 7 | 500
March 1961 | 12 | 000
| 19 | 500
A copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax
⟦43⟧
⟦...⟧
⟦signature⟧

Page 149

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadeeda
Telephone 91693
No: 45 / 15 / 66
Date: 14 / 5 / 1961
Deanery of the College of Education
Greetings.
We have paid Mr. Abdul Kamel an amount of (24 / -) Dinars for his
lecture fees at this school for the months of February and March 1961 as detailed below. Please
add this to his income for the purpose of income tax calculation.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Isaac Cohen
Acting Principal
Fils | Dinar |
... | 12 | February 1961
... | 12 | March 1961
... | 24 |
Copy to / General Directorate of Income Tax

Page 150

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Alwiyah Al-Jadidah
Telephone 91693
Number: Sh / ⟦45⟧ / 61
Date: 14 / 5 / 1961
Deanship of the College of Education
After greetings.
We have paid Mr. Abd Kamil an amount of ( 24/- ) dinars for the fees
of his lectures in this school for the months of February and March 1961 as detailed below. Please
add this to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept the assurances of our highest respect.
Isaac Cohen
Acting Director
Fils | Dinar |
000 | 12 | February 1961
000 | 12 | March 1961
000 | 24 |
A copy to / Directorate of General Income Tax
⟦blue ink mark⟧