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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.

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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 English Translation, Pages 526-550

Archival unit 526

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 25 / 8 / 1957
General Directorate of Income Tax Baghdad
Greetings,
With reference to your letter numbered 18162 and dated 20 / 8 / 1957,
Mr. Edgar Sourani was employed at the Cement Company in Sarchinar -
Sulaymaniyah and left the service of this company on 19 / 8 / 1957
according to the claim of his wife, Mrs. Marie Antoinette Sourani, and the aforementioned informed us
that Mr. Edgar is looking for work at the present time, and as for his current address
it is c/o Brigadier Raymond Matty, Tigris Hotel, Rashid Street, Baghdad.
Please accept our highest respect.
Tigris Palace
Hotel
Abdullah Obadia
The Director

Archival unit 527

Iraq
Ministry of Finance
General Directorate of Income Tax
Baghdad
Number: 18192
Date: 7 / 8 / 1957
Institutions Section
Frank Iny School
Your letter No. 57 / 189 dated 5 / 7 / 1957
Please inform us of the full name of the company in which Mr. Edgar Sourani works,
the husband of your employee Mrs. Sourani, for the purpose of adding her income ⟦from⟧ you
to her husband's income for the fiscal year 57 / 58 as soon as possible ..
⟦illegible⟧
p.p. Director General of Income Tax
Taqi Al-Waswasi
Sabah

Archival unit 528

True Copy
⟦line⟧
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Outskirts
Accounts / Secondary
Number / 16377
Date 20 / 8 / 1957
(( Ordinary ))
Subject / Addition of Incomes
To / Frank Iny School
With reference to your two letters numbered F/185/57 and F/183/57 dated 5 / 7 / 957
We confirm to you the addition of the amounts shown in your two aforementioned letters to the incomes of each of the two gentlemen
whose names are shown below for the purpose of calculating the income tax due on them.
1 - Yusuf Haddad - Teacher at Kadhimiya Secondary School for Boys
2 - Matti Zako " " " Adhamiya " " "
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Outskirts
Jawad Al-Jassani
A copy to -
General Directorate of Income Tax - for your kind information
Secondary Education Accountant - for information
Mr. Matti Zako
" Yusuf Haddad

Archival unit 529

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FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: F / 213 / 57
Date:
Date: 9 / 8 / 1957
General Directorate of Income Tax
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 17213 and dated 5 / 8 / 1957.
Mr. Selim Isaac Sofair works at the American Embassy in Baghdad and claims
the existence of a file in his name at your directorate for income tax purposes.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
Director
Copy to - Mr. Selim Isaac Sofair - for information

Archival unit 530

Shamash Secondary School
FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: F / 2013 / 57
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 6 / 8 / 1957
Directorate General of Income Tax
Greetings,
Reference to your letter numbered 17213 and dated 5 / 8 / 1957.
Mr. Selim Isaac Sofair works at the American Embassy in Baghdad and claims
the existence of a notification in his name at your directorate for income tax purposes.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦illegible⟧
Abdullah Huwaidi
Director
A copy to - Mr. Selim Isaac Sofair - for information

Archival unit 531

Iraq
Ministry of Finance
General Directorate of Income Tax
Baghdad
Number: 17212
Date: 5 / 8 / 1957
Section: Institutions
Correct
222
6/8/57
Shamash Secondary School
Your letter No. Sh/57/91 dated 5/7/57
Please inform us of the full address of Mr. Salim Ishaq Sofer for the purpose of
recording the lecture fees he received from you under his name ⟦line⟧
⟦signature⟧
p.p. Director General of Income Tax
Kadhim Al-Saidi
Sabah

Archival unit 532

True Copy
Iraqi Government
Number / 9475
Directorate General of Irrigation
Date / 29 / 7 / 1957
Division - Accounting
Shammash Preparatory School - Baghdad
Subject / Addition of an amount
⟦line⟧
Your letter numbered Sh/57/92 and dated 5 / 7 / 1957.
We have added the amount of 72.250 Dinars which Mr. Hazim Shammash
Touma received from your school for lecture fees to his income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Jamil Murad Al-Sheikh
For / Director General of Irrigation
A copy to -
Directorate General of Income Tax - for information

Archival unit 533

Ministry of Education
Directorate of General Education
True Copy
Number / 28950
Date / 22 / 7 / 1957
To / Directorate of General Income Tax
Reference to the letter of Shamash Frank Iny School No. 57/184 dated 5 / 7 / 1957
We confirm the addition of the amount of 11.250 Dinars to the income of Mr. Zakaria Mikhail (Egyptian
Nationality), a teacher at the Primary Teachers' House in Baghdad, for his lecture fees at the
aforementioned school for the months of April, May, and June 1957. Please be informed.
Acting Director General of Education
Copy to /
Directorate of Personnel Matters | ⟦line⟧ | for information
Directorate of the Primary Teachers' House | ⟦line⟧ | your letter No. 399 dated 15 / 7 / 1957
Directorate of Shamash Frank Iny | ⟦line⟧ | your letter above
Accounts Department | ⟦line⟧ | Salaries
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 534

Deanship
College of Arts and Sciences
Baghdad
Number -: 1572
Date: 7 / 21 / 1957
209
7 / 22
( Ordinary )
General Directorate of Income Tax
Subject / Addition of incomes
With reference to the letter of the Frank Iny School No. F / 186 / 57 dated
7 / 5 / 1957 .
We confirm adding the amount of 19/200 Dinars paid to Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman
Al-Bahri for her lecture fees for the months of April, May, and June of the year 1957 to the income
of her husband Mr. Hassan Abdullah Al-Tikriti for the current fiscal year for the purpose of calculating
income tax, with appreciation.
⟦illegible⟧
The Dean
Dr. Fadhil Al-Taie
A copy to :-
Frank Iny School - With reference to its above-mentioned letter
Nafi'
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 535

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Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Secondary Accounts
Number / 16483
Date 14 / 7 / 1957
To - Frank Iny School
Reference to your two letters numbered 181 / 182 and dated 5 / 7 / 1957
We have added the two amounts 29/500 and 20/400 to the incomes of Messrs. Najib Khader and Khazaal
Al-Hashimi, for their lecture fees at your school for the months of April, May
and June / 1957.
Abdul Sattar Al-Qaraghouli
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to
General Income Tax Directorate
Secondary Education Accountant

Archival unit 536

True Copy
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province / Center
Secondary Accounts
Number / 16484
Date 14 / 7 / 1957
To - Shamash Preparatory School
Reference to your letter No. 90 dated 5 / 7 / 1957
We have added the amount of 66/- Dinars to the income of Mr. Alfred Nasri for his lecture fees
in your school for the months of April, May, and June / 1957
Abdul Sattar Al-Qaraghouli
Director of Education of Baghdad Province
Center
A copy to -
General Directorate of Income Tax
Secondary Education Accountant

Archival unit 537

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
No: SH / 9 / 57
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
Subject: ⟦line⟧
To the Directorate of the Central Secondary School for Boys
Baghdad
After greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Alfred Nasri an amount of -/66 Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school for the months of April, May, and June 1957
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our highest respect,,
Abdullah Obadia
The Principal
Fils | Dinar
24/500 | for the month of April 957
24/500 | " " May "
17/000 | " " June "
⟦line⟧
66/000
A copy of it to the General Income Tax Directorate for information
" " Baghdad Central District Officer
Mr. Alfred Nasri.

Archival unit 538

SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
Subject:
Number: SH / 92 / 57
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
To the Directorate General of Irrigation - Accounting -
Baghdad
Greetings,
The total amount received by Mr. Hazim Shamash Touma as lecture fees
at this school outside of his official working hours amounted to 72.250 Dinars
for the three months of April, May, and June 1957. Please add this to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect,
Abdullah Ovadia
Principal
Copy to /
The Directorate General of Income Tax for information
Mr. Hazim Shamash Touma.

Archival unit 539

Shamash Secondary School
Baghdad
Telephone 91693
SHAMASH SECONDARY SCHOOL
BAGHDAD
Tel. No. 91693
⟦line⟧
Number: Sh / 91 / 57
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
Subject:
Director
To the Directorate General of Income Tax
Baghdad
Greetings,
The total amount received by Mr. Selim Isaac Sofer from this school
for his lecture fees for the months of April, May, and June 1957 amounted to 16/-
dinars. Please kindly note this in your records for the purpose of calculating the income tax
for the aforementioned person.
Please accept our highest respect,
Abdullah Oweidia
Director
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 540

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: F / 184 / 57
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
No.:
Date:
Directorate of Al-Sharqiya Secondary School for Boys
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Greetings,
We have paid Mr. Najib Khader an amount of 29.500 Dinars
from his lecture fees at this school for the months of April, May, and June 1957
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our highest respect,,
Fils | Dinar
11/500 | from the month of April 1957
12/000 | " " May " "
6/000 | " " June " "
29/500 | Total
Abdullah Dweisha
Principal
Copy to / Directorate General of Income Tax for information
" " Baghdad District Education - Center
Mr. Najib Khader.
⟦illegible stamp⟧

Archival unit 541

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: F / 882 / 57
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
No.: ⟦line⟧
Date: ⟦line⟧
Directorate of Al-Irfan Intermediate School for Boys
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi an amount of 20/400
dinars for lecture fees at this school for the months of April, May, and June
1957 as detailed below. Please add this to his income for the purpose of calculating
income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
Fils Dinar
7/600 | For the month of April 1957
10/000 | " " May " "
2/800 | " " June " "
20/400 | Total
Abdullah Owaid Yassa
Principal
Copy to / Directorate General of Income Tax for information
" " Baghdad Education Directorate - Center
Mr. Khazaal Al-Hashimi.
⟦illegible⟧

Archival unit 542

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No. / Number: F / 882 / 57
Date / Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
Al-Adhamiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Matty Zako an amount of -/60 Dinars
from lecture fees at this school for the months of April, May, and June 1957
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our respect.
Abdullah Ovadia
The Director
Fils | Dinar
000/29 | from the month of April 957
000/23 | " " May "
000/28 | " " June "
⟦line⟧
000/80
A copy of it to / General Income Tax Directorate for information
" " Baghdad District Education - Outskirts
Mr. Matty Zako.

Archival unit 543

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: F/ 84 / 57
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
To the Directorate of the Primary Teachers' Training College
Baghdad
⟦line⟧
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Zakaria Mikhail an amount of 11/250
dinars for his lecture fees at this school for the months of April, May
and June 1957 as detailed below, so please add that to his income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
Abdullah Owaid Yassa
The Director
Fils | Dinar
3/000 | for the month of April 957
4/500 | " " May "
3/750 | " " June "
⟦line⟧
11/250
⟦line⟧
A copy of it to the General Income Tax Directorate for information
" " Baghdad Provincial Education Department
Mr. Zakaria Mikhail.

Archival unit 544

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: Q/889/57
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 5/7/1957
To the Cement Company in Sarchinar - Sulaymaniyah
Greetings,
The total amount received by Madame Sourati, wife of Mr. Edgar Sourati,
an employee in your company, reached 319/800 Dinars for her salaries from this school
from April 957 until September 1957, including cost of living allowances,
lecture fees, and additional fees as detailed below. Please add this
to her husband's income for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our highest respect.
Fils | Dinar
102/000 | Nominal salaries from 4/1/57
until 9/30/57 at a rate of
17/- Dinars per month.
78/000 | Cost of living allowances for the above period at a rate of -/13 monthly.
49/800 | Lecture fees for the same period.
90/000 | Additional fees.
⟦line⟧
319/800 | Total
⟦line⟧
Abdullah Oweidia
Manager
A copy of it to the General Income Tax Directorate for information
Madame Sourati.

Archival unit 545

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: F / 888 / 57
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
To K.L.M. Company
Semiramis Hotel Entrance - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Madam Compagnini, wife of Mr. Alson Compagnini,
an employee in your company, an amount of 47/- Dinars for her lecture fees at
this school for the months of April, May, and June 1957. Please add this
to her husband's income for the purpose of income tax calculation.
Please accept our respect,
Abdullah Huwaidis
The Director
A copy to /
General Directorate of Income Tax for information
Madam Compagnini.

Archival unit 547

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: F/87/57
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
Administration of Al-Saadoun Kindergarten and Primary School for Girls
Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mrs. Labiba Al-Badrawi an amount of 23.200 Dinars
from her lecture fees at this school for the months of April, May, and June
1957 as detailed below. Please add this to her income for the purpose of calculating
income tax.
Please accept our highest respect,
⟦illegible⟧
The Director
⟦illegible stamp⟧
Fils | Dinar
7/200 | from the month of April 957
9/600 | " " May "
6/400 | " " June "
23/200 | ⟦line⟧
A copy of it to / Directorate General of Income Tax for information
" " Baghdad District Education - Suburbs -
Mrs. Labiba Al-Badrawi.

Archival unit 548

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.:
Number: 4/186/57
Date:
Date: 5/7/1957
To the Deanship of the College of Arts and Sciences - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman al-Bahri an amount of
19/200 Dinars for her lecture fees at this school for the months of April,
May, and June 1957 as detailed below. Please add this to her income
for the purpose of calculating income tax.
Please accept our respect.
Abdullah Oweidia
Principal
Dinar | Fils
From the month of April 1957 | 5/600
" " May " " | 11/200
" " June " " | 2/400
⟦line⟧ | 19/200
A copy to the General Directorate of Income Tax for information
Directorate of Education of Baghdad Province Center
Mrs. Wasila Abdul Rahman al-Bahri.

Archival unit 549

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
No.: ⟦line⟧
Number: L / 85 / 57
Date: ⟦line⟧
Date: 5 / 7 / 1957
Directorate of Kadhimiya Secondary School for Boys - Baghdad
Greetings,
We have paid to Mr. Yusuf Haddad an amount of 48.750 Dinars
for his lecture fees at this school for the months of April, May, and June 1957
as detailed below. Please add this to his income for income tax calculation purposes.
Please accept our respects,,
Dinar Fils
20.250 | for the month of April 1957
23.250 | " May "
5.250 | " June "
48.750 | ⟦line⟧
Abdullah Obadia
Director
Copy to the Directorate of General Income Tax for information
" Baghdad District Outskirts Banks
Mr. Yusuf Haddad.

Archival unit 550

FRANK INY SCHOOL
INTERMEDIATE & PRIMARY
Baghdad
Telephone No. 91693
Frank Iny School
Intermediate and Primary
Baghdad
Telephone Number 91693
No.:
Number: F/174/57
Date:
Date: 4 / 7 / 1957
General Directorate of Income Tax
Greetings,
We hereby confirm that Mr. Amin Mansour Mar'i is a teacher in this school and he
intends to travel outside Iraq during the summer vacation for the purpose of summering, and the
income tax has been deducted from him directly until the end of the summer vacation ending on
30 / 9 / 1957, and we undertake to pay all the tax due from him as mentioned
above. We have provided him with this letter based on his request.
Please accept our highest respect.
⟦signature⟧
Abdullah Obadia
The Director