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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 en Translation, Pages 101-125

Page 101

1072
⟦signature⟧
⟦illegible stamp⟧
b.k.  bth.
1044  beirut  6  12  1414
Al-Suwaidi Baghdad
coming friday mea
jiskra
⟦illegible⟧ the ⟦illegible⟧ drilling ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ stop ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 102

Number 11
Telegram via Internal and External
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
Telegram Type:
Time of Registration:
Number: ⟦illegible⟧
Office Stamp | Sent at ..... hour ..... minute | Received at ..... hour ..... minute
To ⟦line⟧ | From ⟦line⟧
Serial Number ⟦line⟧ | Received by ⟦line⟧
Dispatched by ⟦line⟧
Words | Remarks | Date | Issuing Office
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 103

Telegram 11
Internal and External Intermediary Telegram
Iraqi Posts and Telegraphs Administration
Telegram Type:
Time of Registration:
Number:
Department Stamp | Sent at hour ⟦line⟧ minute ⟦line⟧ to ⟦line⟧ serial number ⟦line⟧ telegraphed by ⟦line⟧ | Received at hour ⟦line⟧ minute ⟦line⟧ from ⟦line⟧ received by ⟦line⟧
Words | Remarks | Date | Issuing Office
To ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 104

Q160
IJZ551
DP549 GREVENBROICH NIEDERRHEIN 18/16 4 1245
ALSWAIDI BAGHDAD
YOURTEL 1/2 PLEASE CABLE DATE WHEN BOARDINVITATION FOR KERBELA
DISCUSSION MAY BE EXPECTED
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
1/2

Page 106

18177
IJZ1772
DP1499 GREVENBROICH 10/9 7 1043
ALSWAIDI BAGHDAD
ARRIVING PROBABLY FOURTEENTH FLIGHT LH122 THREEAM
STREMPEL
LH622
⟦830⟧

Page 107

Telegram 11
Internal and External Communications
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
D-1
Telegram Type:
Registration Time: 1210
No. ⟦line⟧
7 FEB 58
Sent at ....... hour ....... minute ....... | Received at ....... hour ....... minute .......
To ⟦line⟧ | From ........... R.C.A. ...........
Serial Number ⟦line⟧ | Received by ⟦line⟧
Dispatched by ⟦line⟧
⟦illegible signature⟧
Words | Remarks | Date | Issuing Office
⟦line⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧
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⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
4

Page 108

Suhail
4/58
282
⟦illegible⟧
6-2-58
⟦illegible⟧
i.rmin , s.r
w22 cairo 24 3 2109
lt swaidi baghdad
please cable result your contact with mister ritchie and date his rex return to
rome stop tahry proceeding rome february eighth
koldair

Page 109

Telegram 11
Telegram via Internal and External
Iraqi Posts and Telegraphs Administration
Type of Telegram:
Time of registration:
Number: ⟦line⟧
Received at hour ⟦line⟧ minute ⟦line⟧ | Sent at hour ⟦line⟧ minute ⟦line⟧ | Office Stamp
From ⟦line⟧ | To ⟦line⟧ |
Received by ⟦line⟧ | Serial Number ⟦line⟧
Telegraphed by ⟦line⟧ |
Words | Remarks | Date | Issuing Office
To ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧

Page 110

Telegram 9
Incoming Internal Telegram
Number ⟦line⟧
Telegram Type ORD
Registration Time 11/26
T 7
⟦illegible⟧ BAGHDAD ⟦illegible⟧
Department Name ⟦line⟧
Arrived at Hour .... AM .... PM .... Minute ....
From ⟦illegible⟧ Received by ⟦illegible⟧
Word Count 13 Administrative Instructions 220 Date 26 Issuing Office ⟦SIS⟧
LUAY SAWIDI BAGDAD IRAK
reply if letter received
sent address for letter
Guner

Page 111

BAGHDAD
TELS
30 JAN 58
B 27
Amman / Beirut
⟦signature flourish⟧
13/22
2220 29 9 Beirut 2604 ⟦Tha⟧
⟦Urgent⟧ Al-Suwaidi Baghdad
Arriving Saturday on the Iraqi plane

Page 112

B. Q. 9
Number ....................
Incoming Internal Telegram
Telegram Type ....................
Time of Registration ....................
Department Stamp
Arrived at Hour .................... Minute ....................
From .................... Received by ....................
Word Count .................... Administrative Instructions .................... Date .................... Issuing Department ....................
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧

Beirut
Beirut
2000 28 12 Beirut 2464/152
Nazih Al-Suwaidi Baghdad
We are heading on Thursday on the Middle East
Airlines flight in the morning, Salma and I
29 ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ TE⟦...⟧
BAGHDAD

Page 113

Telegram 9
Incoming Internal Telegram
⟦Emblem of the Kingdom of Iraq⟧
Number:
Telegram Type:
Time of Registration:
Office Stamp | Arrived at Hour ........ Minute ........
From .................... Received by ....................
Word Count:
Administrative Instructions:
Date:
Issuing Office:
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧

⟦illegible⟧
21163
IJZ1264
HMB1323 DORTMUND 18/15 31 1050
ALSWAIDI BAGHDAD
CABLE HOTELADDRESS STRAETZ DURING VISIT BAGHDAD STOP SEND CAR
AIRPORT AT ARRIVALTIME
UHDEINGENIEUR
HMB1323

Page 115

QIL941
INZ488
DPL294  DORTMUND 15/14 28 1543
LT ALSWAIDI BAGHDAD
DR STRAETZ ARRIVES TUESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY HALFPASTSIX WITH
LUFTHANSA LH602
UHDE ENGINEER
LH602 4TH

Page 116

Telegram 11
Telegram via Internal and External
Iraqi Posts and Telegraphs Administration
1152
⟦illegible⟧ 28 ⟦illegible⟧
Type of Telegram:
Time of Registration:
Number:
Office Stamp:
Received at ⟦line⟧ hour ⟦line⟧ minute ⟦line⟧ Sent at ⟦line⟧ hour ⟦line⟧ minute ⟦line⟧
From ⟦line⟧ To ⟦line⟧
Sequence Number ⟦line⟧
Received by ⟦line⟧ Telegraphed by ⟦line⟧
Words | Remarks | Date | Office of Issue
To ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧

Page 117

Q161
IFZ390
DP380 DORTMUND 15/12 21 1049
21/12 58
TEL⟦...⟧
BAGHDAD
ALSWAIDI BAGHDAD
PLEASE TRANSFER ID 4583/573 YOURLETS 3681/3781 COMMERZBANK
BANKVEREIN DORTMUND
JUCHO
ID 4583/573 3681/3781
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧

Page 119

Telegraph / 10
Government of Iraq
Department of Posts and Telegraphs
IRAQ GOVERNMENT
Department of Posts and Telgeraphs.
C
55
1545
Please quote this number in any enquiry regarding this message: No. ...... Number
Route / Route: KWT BASR
Received at / Telegram received at:
Class prefix: KB 420
Office of origin:
Serial No: KWT
No of words: 12
Date of handling in: 25
Code Service:
Instructions: 1900
Office Stamp
Office Stamp.
⟦illegible⟧
TELEGRAPHS
⟦illegible⟧
ALSWAIDI BAGHDAD.
GRATEFUL REMIND FIANCEE PERSIAN
PRINCESS WRITE FULLY IMPENDING
CONTRACTS
/ PHILTAY.

Page 121

BUCKAU R. WOLF MACHINE FACTORY
STOCK CORPORATION · Grevenbroich-Neuss
Confirmation
for recipient
Telegram Teletype (Outgoing)
telegram / telex (out-going) — télégramme / télex (sortant) — telegrama / télex (despachado)
to: / to: / à: / a:: ALSWAIDI
in: / at: / à: / en:: Baghdad
Date: / date: / date: / fecha:: November 14, 1957
U R G E N T
KEMRETY please present tender documents along with covering letter
to Excellency
Al Alwaidi Baghdad
due illness butler we cannot come but your coming here will be
imperative please collect outlet rail and systems stop berron coming
excelsior
+++ mechanical engineering
made out: / made out: / rédigé: / redactado: He/Ba
verified: / verified: / vérifié: / comprobado:
dispatched on: / dispatched on: / expédié en date du: / despachado en fecha: 11/14/57
at: / at: / à: / a: 12:35
Distribution:
Files
22
10

Page 122

Telegram 11
For internal and external correspondence
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
Time of registration:
Telegram type:
Number: ⟦line⟧
Office Stamp | Sent at ...... hour ...... minute | Received at ....... hour ....... minute
| To ............. | From .................
| Sequence number ........... | Received by ........
| Dispatched by ........... |
Words | Remarks | Date | Issuing Office
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Page 123

Iraqi Posts and Telegraphs Administration
⟦illegible⟧
Via ⟦illegible⟧
Time of Registration:
Telegram Type:
Number:
Sent at hour ⟦line⟧ minute ⟦line⟧ | Received at hour ⟦line⟧ minute ⟦line⟧
To ⟦line⟧ | From ⟦line⟧
Serial Number ⟦line⟧ | Received by ⟦line⟧
Telegraphed by ⟦line⟧ |
220
4/30
Words | Remarks | Date | Office of Issue
⟦line⟧
To ⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧

Page 124

⟦Emblem of the Republic of Iraq⟧
Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone
Telegram:
Issuing Office:
Number:
From: ⟦London⟧
Word Count:
To: ⟦Mr. Nazih Al-Suwaidi⟧
Date: ⟦196⟧
Time:
⟦illegible⟧

147 - / 58 H
2 / 1945
Central Telegraph Directorate
To
NAZIEH AL SWIDI
B.D
In the telegram received by you from WIEN
Numbered K57 and dated 1/12
Read the fifteenth word after the word COPY
COPY TO ME PALACE
On behalf of the Telegraph Manager
⟦symbol⟧

Page 125

Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
Telegraph Branch
Time of registration
Received at ...... hour ...... minute
From .................................
Received by .....................
Issuing Office
Date
Sent at ...... hour ...... minute
To .................................
Serial Number .....................
Telegraphed by .....................
Office Stamp
Words
Remarks
Telegram
Internal and External
Number .................................
To .................................
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧
⟦line⟧