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IJA 3780

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

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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 701-725

Page 701

LT
UHDE ENGINEER
DORTMUND
⟦line⟧
5166 Cable IF YOU RECEIVED OUR LETTER 3258 OF SEVENTH APRIL STOP
IF RECEIVED WHAT IS YOUR DECISION
ALSWAIDI
⟦line⟧
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 29-4-57

Page 702

⟦illegible⟧ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
GREVENBROICH
PHONING UNIPECTIN FRO⟦m⟧ ⟦...⟧ ASKING IF THEY REQUIRE
STOP ADVICE UNIPECTIN ⟦...⟧MANDING TWO MONTHS STOP
RECOMMEND CONTACT BMA AGAIN FOR COOPERATION TOGETHER
ALSWAIDI
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
20 - 4 - 1957.

Page 704

LT
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
GREVENBROICH
WORKSHOP YOURS TENTH INFORM JISKRA AND WESTENFORFF THAT CONTRACT
ONLY FOR SUPPLY AND SUPERVISION STOP JISKRA TO HELP IN FILLING
TENDER STOP AIRMAILED RAILWAY TARIFF
Nazih Al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 14-4-57.

Page 705

LT
BEMA
BRAUNSCHWEIG
GOUTTE AND ROHN BOTH LEAVING BAGHDAD NINTEENTH APRIL IF DIRECTOR NITSCHKE
STILL INTENDS MEETING THEM MUST COME BEFORE NINTEENTH TELEGRAPH
ALSWAIDI
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad - 8-4-57
⟦Suwaylim⟧

Page 706

LT
SHASHOUA
29 GREENHALGH WALK
LONDON
JOE INFORMED ME THAT WILL OPERATE STOP I STRONGLY OBJECT AS OPERATION
VERY DANGEROUS AND EVEN IF SUCCESSFUL HE WILL BE WORSE THAN NOW STOP
PLEASE STOP HIM
DJEMIL
Dgemil H. Schemtob
Bank Street,
Baghdad 7-4-57

Page 707

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
GREVENBROICH
SUBMISSION ⟦FIFTH⟧ MAY
Nazih al Swaidi Co.Ltd
Baghdad 16-3-57
9 4 0
4 5 2
⟦line⟧
5 4 5 2

Page 708

LT
BEMA
BRAUNSCHWEIG
⟦YOURS⟧ TWENTYSIXTH ARE CERTAIN THAT YOUR ⟦DI⟧FFICULTIES WILL BE WAIVED
AFTER CHRISTIANSENS VISIT AND BOARDS LETTER WHICH WAS RECEIVED TODAY
TEXT AS FOLLOWS WE APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT MAY BE MET TO
ABIDE TO ALL CONDITIONS SET FORWARD IN THE TENDER SPECIFICATIONS IN
VIEW OF THE FACT THAT THE SORT OF PLANT CALLED FOR IS NOT OF STANDARD
DESIGN POINT CONSIDERING THAT BMA HAVE ALREADY WORKED ON THIS PROJECT
AND HAVE EXPERIMENTED ON DATES SINCE QUITE A LONG TIME WE RECOMMEND
THAT BMA SHOULD SEND THEIR QUOTATION AND SPECIFY THE TECHNICAL DATA
THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO GUARANTEEPOINT THEIR OFFER WILL BE CONSIDERED
BY <del>THE</del> THIS <del>MINISTRY</del> MINISTRY TENDER EXTENDED ONE MONTH
ALSWAIDI
NAZIH AL SWAIDI CO LTD.
10-3-1957.

Page 709

BEMA
BRAUNSCHWEIG
BOARD UNDERSTOOD THAT YOU ARE NOT TENDERING REASON CIVIL ENGINEERING
WORK AND ARE DISTURBED STOP WE HAVE INFORMED THEM THAT REASONS ARE THE
DEMANDED PURITY STOP BEEN OFFICIALLY TOLD THAT THEY WILL ACCEPT YOUR
PURITY TELEGRAPH URGENTLY
ALSWAIDI
Nazih Al Swaidi Col Ltd.
Baghdad 9-3-57

Page 710

⟦19⟧
⟦Nazih Al-Suwaid⟧

SUAD KABAC
c/o
<del>ANGAMCLUB</del> St. George Hotel
BEIRUT
ARRIVING TOMORROW IRAQIAIRWAYS
LUAY
Luay Al- Swaidi
C/O; Nazih al Swaidi Co.
Baghdad. 21-2-57

Page 711

SUCEM
ISTANBUL
⟦illegible⟧
DEVELOPMENT BOARD OFFICIALLY ASKED US WHETHER YOU REQUIRE AN
⟦illegible⟧ FOR THE PERIOD OF SUBMISSION THE TENDER OR NOT
TELEGRAM URGENTLY
YOURS MINTEENTH COULD ONLY MEET STICK ISTANBUL AROUND FIFTH MARCH
ON WAY TO EUROPE IF COULD NOT BE ARRANGED PREFER NOW EITHER IN BAGHDAD
OR BEYROUTH
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 12-2-57
LUAY
Luay AlSwaidi
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.,
Baghdad 17-2-57

Page 712

LT
BEMA
BRAUNSCHWEIG
DEVELOPMENT BOARD OFFICIALLY ASKED US WHETHER YOU REQUIRE AN
⟦one month for⟧
EXTENSION FOR ^ THE PERIOD OF SUBMISSION THE TENDER OR NOT
TELEGRAPH URGENTLY
⟦Nazih⟧
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 12-2-57

Page 713

⟦illegible⟧
DEVELOPMENT BOARD OFFICIALLY ASKED US WHETHER YOU REQUIRE AN
SUCEM ⟦EXTENSION⟧ FOR THE PERIOD OF SUBMISSION THE TENDER OR NOT
ISTANBUL URGENTLY
IF DEFINIT TOM STICK WILL WE IN BEIRUT AT NINTEENTH I WILL GO TO MEET
HIM BECAUSE IT IS VERY INTERESTING PROPOSITION CABLE.
LUAY
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 12-2-57
LUAY AL SWAIDI
BAGHDAD 11-2-57

Page 714

⟦GOVERNMENT BOARD ESPECIALLY ASKED US WHETHER YOU DECIDED AT⟧
⟦EXECUTIVE ⟦...⟧ STAGES OF POSSIBLITY TO DECIDE TO GET⟧
BEMA
BRAUNSCHWEIG
TELEGRAPH IF RECEIVED TENDER DOCUMENTS
ALSWAIDI
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 10-2-57
⟦Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.⟧
⟦Baghdad ⟦...⟧⟧

Page 715

HEINDRICH WALDOFF
KATOONIYAH 589/2
MOSUL
⟦line⟧
KUHNE ARRIVING BY TRAIN TOMORROW
⟦line⟧
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 10-2-57

Page 716

⟦illegible⟧
JUCHO
DORTMUND
RECEIVED TODAY ORDER TWAIRIJ TANK
Nazih al Swaidi Co.
Baghdad 30-1-57
⟦illegible⟧

Page 717

LT
JUCHO
Dortmund
⟦line⟧
INVOICES
MOSUL TANK SEND IMMEDIATELY ⟦illegible⟧ DULY LEGALIZED FOR THE BRASS
CHAIN THAT <del>XX</del> YOU HAVE SENT BY POST
By
⟦signature⟧
⟦line⟧
Mr. Kuhne
Nazih al-Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 23-1-57
44
108
54
18
⟦line⟧
224

Page 718

SUCEM
ISTANBUL
PARCEL SENT WITH FATHER ARRIVING TOMORROW ISTANBUL LUFTHANSA STOP
IF PREFER SECURE FROM IRAQI CONSULATE
LUAY
Luay Al Swaidi
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad - 17-1-57

Page 719

LT
SASSOPHER
NEWYORK
⟦line⟧
OUR TODAYS CABLE READ LETTER NUMBER 3011 INSTEAD 3028 STOP ALSO
GROSS WEIGHT OF OFFERED EQUIPMENTS
ALSWAIDI
⟦line⟧
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad - 25-12-56

Page 720

LT
SASSOPHER
NEW YORK
YOUR EIGHTEENTH TENDER FOR TELEPRINTER WAS SENT WITH LETTER 3028
STOP CABLE OFFER CIF ACCORDING SPECIFICATIONS HAPPY NEW YEAR
ALSWAIDI
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 25-12-56

Page 721

ROWNSON
LONDON
BEST WISHES FOR PROSPEROUS 1957
ALSWAIDI
Nazih Al Swaidi Co.
Baghdad 22-12-56

Page 722

Barq 2:
Number: ⟦line⟧
Inland Telegram “A”:
Outgoing internal telegram:
Sent to:
Telegram type:
Hour:
Minute:
Time:
Signature of the sending employee:
Issuing department:
Fee:
Word count:
Administrative instructions ::
Date:
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
Nothing to be written by sender above this line.
Nothing to be written by sender above this line.
To: SASIB
To :-: B O L O G N A
The sender of the telegram must observe the
third paragraph written on the back of this form
AIRMAILED TENDER TODAY STOP WRITING RECOOPERATION
PRADELLA
ALSWAIDI
Not to be telegraphed
This telegram is sent according to conditions on reverse
Not to be telegraphed
The telegram is sent according to the conditions written on the back of this form
Signature: ⟦signature⟧
Name: Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Address:

Page 723

Summary of the conditions under which inland telegrams are accepted
1 - This telegram is sent in accordance with the inland telegraph regulations published in the Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide.
2 - The Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration shall not be responsible for delay, error, loss, or damage that may occur to the telegram from
non-transmission or non-delivery, during transmission or distribution.
3 - The sender of the telegram must write in the space provided on the left side of the address on the face of the form the indication by which
they wish to send the telegram, such as urgent, or that the reply fee is paid in advance. If the telegram is in
the interest of the Iraqi government, the word (Official) shall be written.
4 - The Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration has the right to refuse to register the telegram, and it also has the right not to send it even if it
has been registered for transmission or distribution. In this case, the fee shall be returned to the sender upon submission of a request for that.
5 - Requests related to the recovery of fees and all complaints about telegrams are submitted to the General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad.
6 - To prevent errors, this telegram should be written carefully and clearly.
CONDITIONS ON WHICH INLAND TELEGRAMS ARE ACCEPTED.
-:0:-
1. This telegram shall be forwarded in accordance with the Inland Telegraph, Rules,
published in the 'Iraq Post and Telegraph Guide.
2. The Administration of Posts and Telegraphs, 'Iraq, shall not be liable to make
compensation for any delay, error, loss, Injury or damage arising from omission,
non-transmission or non-delivery of the telegram.
3. The sender may write the instructions in the space provided at the left side of the
address, on the face of this form, such as Urgent Reply Paid, or State of an 'Iraq
Government Service.
4. The Administration of Posts and Telegraphs, 'Iraq, may decline to accept the telegram.
It may also decline to forward it although it has been booked. In such case the
amount paid for transmission shall be refunded to the sender on application.
5. Complaints and applications for refund should be addressed to the Directorate of
Posts and Telegraphs, Baghdad.
6. To prevent mistakes this telegram must be legibly written.

Page 724

JUCHO DORTMUND
DEVEBOARD AGREED EXTENSION LC BRIDGE⟦U⟧CONTRACT R 16 UNTIL
APRIL THIRTIETH 1957
ALSWAIDI
Nazih-al-Swaidi Co.Ltd.
Baghdad, 12th November 1956.
⟦NSwaidi⟧

Page 725

LT
JUCHO
DORTMUND
REFERENCE OUR LETTER 2819 AND DISCUSSIONS DUSSELDORF STOP TENDER FOR
SUPPLY AND ERECTION STEEL TOWERS ISSUED STOP COULD BE INSPECTED AND
BOUGHT IN BONN STOP INSPECT TENDER AND CONTACT ITALIAN AND BELGIUM
FIRMS AS PROMISED STOP CABLE CORNELIUS BAGHDAD RESULTS YOUR
NEGOTIATIONS
Mr. Kuhne C/O
Nazih Al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Baghdad 10-11-56