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IJA 3780

Telegrams To and From Nazih al-Swaid Co., Ltd

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Description

This is a group of telegrams about business transactions, including travel plans and financial confirmations. Most seem to be from the same company, the Nazih al-Swaid Co., Ltd., and include information about sugar transactions, oil, financial transactions, and construction plans. Many offer well wishes for the new years and holidays and concerns of health of family members and business partners. The travel plans include when someone is arriving in a city (which flight or train) and what hotel that person is staying at or if travel arrangements need to be made. The correspondence is to and from Baghdad and other Iraqi cities (Basrah, Mosul, Kirkuk), cities in Germany (Dusseldorf, Cologne), Teheran (Iran), Istanbul, London, Amsterdam, Vienna, Paris, cities in Italy (Rome), Switzerland, New York, Los Angeles, Beirut (Lebanon), Damascus (Syria), Saudi Arabia, Tripoli (Libya) and Amman (Jordan). Telegrams are in English, Arabic, French, and German.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 3780
Item Number
12389
Date
Approx. January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1960
Languages
Multiple Languages
Keywords
Kirkuk, Financial, Lt Alswaidi, Correspondence, French, Travel, Tawfiq al-Suwaidi, London, Telegram, Lebanon, Beirut, Paris, Iraqi Government, Annotation, Ink Stamp, Crown Crest, Turkey, Iran, Ottoman Bank, Handwritten, Iraqi Embassy, The British Bank of Iran, Saudi Arabia, Department of Posts & Telegraphs, Kuwait, Mosul, Ltd., Receipts, Teheran, Cairo, New York, Basrah, Typed, Nazih al-Swaid Co.

AI Transcription, Pages 801-825

Page 801

JUCHO DORTMUND

PARTY ARRANGED 16TH APRIL HAPPY EASTERN

[Signature] KUHNE

______________________________________________________________________

Kuhne c/o Nazih-al-Sawaidi Co Ltd.
Baghdad, 7th April 1955

Page 802

JUCHO
DORTMUND

_________________________________________________________________
GUARANTEE ID ⟦...⟧ MUST BE PROLONGATED ONE YEAR
_________________________________________________________________

Mr. Kuhne
c/o Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 2-4-55

Page 803

LT CORNELIUS
LUBKESBR
DORTMUND

ONE CERTIFICATE WILL BE GRANTED FOR OUR WORK AND HOLZMANN TOGETHER
STOP OPENNING BETWEEN SIXTH TO TENTH APRIL

MR. KUHNE C/O
NAZIH AL SWAIDI CO.LTD.
BAGHDAD 31-3-55

Page 804

⟦illegible⟧
LONDON

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DUSSELDORF 5114 TELEGRAPH REBATE FOR XYLAMONT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Signature] NAZIH AL SWAIDI CO. LTD.
[Signature] BAGHDAD 23-3-55
[Signature] ⟦NSwaidi⟧

Page 805

ISKRA
BEIRUT

YOURS EIGHTEENTH SENT YOU DETAILS GREVENBROICH
ALSWAIDI

Nazih Al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 23-3-55

[Signature] ⟦Swaidi⟧

Page 806

[Stamp] ⟦illegible⟧

LT JUCHO
DORTMUND

________________________________________________________________________________

VIANNINI AFRAID NOT BEING COMPETITIVE RECOMMEND MEETING MILANO
TWENTYSIXTH STOP KUFABRIDGE AIRFREIGHTED FIVE BULBS FOR LANTERNS

[Signature] KUNHE

________________________________________________________________________________

MR.KUHNE
c/o Nazih Al Swaidi Co. Lt
Baghdad 20-3-55

Page 807

METALCOUCO
LONDON

-----------------------------------------------------------------
DUSSELDORF 5114 LETTER 2283 TELEGRAPH
-----------------------------------------------------------------

[Signature] Nazih al-Swaidi Co; Ltd.
[Signature] Baghdad 14-3-55

Page 808

JISKRA
P O 1233
BEROUTH

________________________________________________________________________________

SENT RETURN TICKETS IRAQWAYS TELEGRAPH ARRIVALS
ALSWAIDI

________________________________________________________________________________

Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
BAGHDAD 10-3-55

Page 809

JUCHO
DORTMUND

________________________________________________
DRAWINGS APPROVED
ALSWAIDI
________________________________________________

Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 2-3-55

Page 810

LT JUCHO
DORTMUND

YOURS TWENTYFIFTH CABLE GUARANTEE 4676 WILL REFUND 2500 STOP
KUFABRIDGE AWAIT URGENT REPLY ELECTRICAL MATERIALS

[Signature] KUHNE

[Signature] ⟦Kuhne⟧

Mr. Kuhne
c/o Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
BAGHDAD 27-2-55

Page 811

LT JUCHO
DORTMUND

MUNICIPALITY INSISTING SMALL TANKS WATER DEPTH TWENTYSIX HEIGHT EIGHTY
CABLE REPLY STOP SEND FOUNDATIONS LOADS STOP GUARANTEE TO BE INCREASED
2176 and BOTH VALID FIFTEEN MONTHS STOP COMPETION FOURTEEN MONTHS

[Signature] KUHNE

Mr. Kuhne
c/o Nazih Al-Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad. 20-2-55

Page 812

J U C H O
DORTMUND

ANSWER TELEGRAPHICALLY OUR CABLE TWENTEETH REGRADING GUARANTEE
AND SMALL TANKS

Mr. Kuhne
c/o: Nazih al-Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad. 23-2-55

Page 813

J U C H O
D O R T M U N D

SAMAWA 608000

Nazih Al-Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad. 15-2-55

Page 814

METALCOUCO
LONDON

DUSSELDORF  SEITE 017  AWAIT 023

[Signature] Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
[Signature] Baghdad 20-2-55

[Marginalia] ⟦illegible⟧

Page 815

BIG TANK ACCEPTED ACCORDING DRAWING 775 AND PROPOSAL
1C STOP SMALL TANKS DEMANDED IMPERIAL GALLONS WITH 26 FEET
WATERDEPHT AND 80 FEET HEIGHT STOP PROPOSE CHANGE ACCORDING
DRAWING 774 AND PROPOSAL 2A STOP CABLE REPLY AND SEND
DRAWINGS

[Signature] KUHNE

__________________________⟦signature⟧__________________________

Kuhne c/o Nazih- al-Sawaidi Ltd.Co ,Baghdad

Page 816

LT JUCHO
DORTMUND

SECURED CONTRACT FOUR MOUSUL TANKS STOP SEND NEW GUARANTEE FOR
4676 DINARS PERIOD FIFTEEN MONTHS STOP DISCUSSING TECHNICAL
DETAILS

[Signature] Nazih Al-Swaidi Co. Ltd.
[Signature] Baghdad 16-2-55

Page 817

URGENT
JUCHO
DORTMUND

FOUND WAY TO INCREASE PRICES BY £3000 FOR IMPERIAL GALLONS CABLE
URGENTLY YOUR ACCEPTANCE IF NOT WILL FORFEIT GUARANTEE

[Signature] Nazih al-Swaidi Co. Ltd.
[Signature] Baghdad 15-1-55

Page 818

LT JUCHO
DORTMUND

[Marginalia] 5

YOURS FOURTEENTH DEPARTMENT WILL INSIST TO ACCEPT OUR TENDER AT
£90112 IMPERIAL GALLONS ⟦IF⟧ NOT FORFEIT GUARANTEE STOP CABLE
INCREASE PRICES AND WILL DOBEST TO COME INTO AGREEMENT WITH
DEPARTMENT EITHER USGALLONS OR IMPERIAL

[Signature] KUEHNE

MR. Kuehne,
C/O Nazih al-Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad. 15-1-55

Page 819

[Marginalia] 3

URGENT
JUCHO
DORTMUND

ERECTION PRICE POUND 72 PERTON EXCLUDING PILES AND CAPS STOP
CALCULATIONS SENT SENENTH NO ⟦4⟧8 STOP RECOMMEND ACCEPT IMPERIAL
GALLONS

[Signature] KUEHNE

MR. Kuehne c/o:
Nazih al - Swaidi co. ltd.
Baghdad 13-1-55

[Signature] ⟦signature⟧

Page 820

[Marginalia] ⟦red vertical mark⟧

URGENT
JUCHO
DORTMUND

________________________________________________________________________________

TO SECURE ORDER CONFIRM URGENT TELEGRAM GALLONS TOBE IMPERIAL AND
NEW DIMENSIONS WITHOUT CHANGING PRICES

________________________________________________________________________________

[Signature] ⟦signature⟧

Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 12-1-55

Page 821

SAURER
ARBON

AWAIT OUR LETTER BEFORE SENDING QUOTATIONS SALEH IBRAHIM
ALSWAIDI

Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad, 6-2-55

[Signature] ⟦Swaidi⟧

Page 822

LT METALCOUCO
LONDON

HAMBURG CABLE LOWEST OFFER AND SHIPMENT 300 TONS BARS SIZES QUATER
TWENTY 3/8 FORTY HALF EIGHTY 5/8 EIGHTY 3/4 FORTY 7/8 TWENTY ONE INCHE
TWENTY STOP HUNDRED TONS 5/16 HUNDRED QUATER 200 3/8

[Signature] ALSWAIDI

Nazih al-Swaidi Co. Ltd.,
Baghdad 21-1-55

Page 823

LT JUCHO
DORTMUND

___________________________________________________________________________

SAMAWA BRIDGE NO EXTENTION POSSIBLE STOP MOSUL NOT YET DECIDED
AWAIT DRAWINGS AND NEW DETAILS AS DEMANDED

[Signature] ALSWAIDI

___________________________________________________________________________

Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 29-1-55

Page 824

METALCOUCO
LONDON

______________________________________________________________________

DUSSELDORF LAHMEYER COULD SEND TENDER UP TWENTEETH JANUARY

______________________________________________________________________

[Signature] Nazih Al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
[Signature] Baghdad 15-1-55

[Marginalia] ⟦illegible⟧

Page 825

URGENT
JUCHO
DORTMUND

MOSUL TANKS OUR QUOTATIONS BEST CONFRIM URGENT CABLE CAPACITIES
IN GALLONS TO SECURE ORDER

[Signature] ⟦نزيه⟧

Nazih al-Swaidi Co. Ltd.,
Baghdad 12-1-55