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.
AI English Translation, Pages 1326-1350
Telegram 1/7
Number ⟦line⟧
Outgoing Inland Telegram
Inland Telegram "A"
Telegram Type ⟦line⟧ Sent to ⟦line⟧
Time ⟦line⟧ Hour ⟦line⟧ Minute ⟦line⟧
Issuing Department ⟦line⟧ Signature of Sending Clerk ⟦line⟧
Date ⟦line⟧ Word Count ⟦line⟧ Fee ⟦line⟧
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
Administrative instructions | Administrative instructions
Nothing to be written by sender above this line .Nothing to be written by sender above this line
To :- To.: DLT SWAIDI FOURSEASONS HOTEL HAMBURG
The sender of the telegram must observe the
third paragraph written on the back of this form
5012 fifteenth September stop Tender for cotton textile
machinery will be issued october for twentyfive thousand spindles
including finishing and prints contact Union Matex Frankfurt
and Combitex Dusseldorf
Signature Signature: ALSWAIDI
Name Name:
Address Address: Alswaidi Co. Ltd.
Not to be telegraphed Not to be telegraphed
The telegram is sent according to the conditions written on the back of this form
This telegram is sent according to conditions see reverse
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 its 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 that ⟦leads⟧ to
sending the telegram accordingly, such as urgent, or that the fee for its reply is paid in advance. If the telegram is in the interest of the Iraqi government
then (Official Word) 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 ⟦had⟧ been
registered for transmission or distribution. In this case, its fee shall be returned to the sender upon his submission of a request for that.
5 - Requests related to the recovery of fees and all complaints about telegrams shall be submitted to the General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad.
6 - To prevent errors, this telegram shall be written carefully and clearly.
Conditions on which Inland Telegrams are accepted.
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 & Telegraphs, 'Iraq, shall not be liable to make com-
pensation 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 instruction in the space provided at the left side of the
address on the face of this form, such as Urgent, Reply Paid, or State or on 'Iraq
Government Service.
4. The Administration of Posts & Telegraphs, 'Iraq, may decline to accept the tele-
gram. It may also declines to forward it although it has been booked. In such
case the amount paid for transmission shall be refunded to the sender on applica-
tion.
5. Complaints and applications for refund should be addressed to the Directorate of
Posts & Telegraphs, Baghdad.
6. To prevent mistakes this telegram must be legibly written.
Number 3
Register
No.:
Time:
Class:
Foreign Telegram:
Office of Origin: ⟦illegible⟧
Route:
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
Sent to:
At:
By:
Serial No.:
Charge: / : / .C/O:
<del>TAWFIQ ALSWADI</del>
NAJIB ALRAWI IRAQI EMBASSY
CAIRO
The sender must not write anything above this line except the route name
nothing to be written by the sender above this line except the route indication.
Affix stamps on the back of this form | Write the word Official here if the telegram is for government business | Write the type of telegram here if it is urgent
Affix Stamps at the back of this form | If on State business write the word State here | If Express write the class here.
ARRIVING TONIGHT BY KLM ON WAY GERMANY MEET ME AIRPORT
To: ⟦line⟧
LUAY
Nazih Al Swaidi Co.
Baghdad.
Number of words here if desired | Prepaid reply charge
If a reply is to be prepaid write the number of words here.
The administration is not responsible for errors, delays, or non-delivery of telegrams
L'Administration decline toute responsabilite pour retards, erreurs, non remise, etc.
The Telegraph Dept. declines all responsibility for delay, errors in deliveries, etc.
Address ⟦line⟧ Signature ⟦line⟧
Summary of the conditions under which foreign telegrams are accepted
1 - This telegram is sent in accordance with the foreign telegraph instructions 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 its non-transmission or non-delivery ⟦illegible⟧
transmission or distribution.
3 - ⟦illegible⟧ Compound or altered words that do not convey the explicit meaning of the language in which the private foreign telegram is written may not be accepted.
4 - The sender of the telegram must record in the space provided on the left side of the address on the face of the form his desire to send the telegram by any of the methods
of telegraphy used, or record that it is urgent or that the fee for its reply is paid in advance, but if the telegram is in the interest of the Iraqi government, the word (Official) shall be recorded.
5 - 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, its fee shall be returned to the sender upon his submission of a request for that.
6 - Requests related to the recovery of fees and all complaints about telegrams shall be submitted to the General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad.
7 - To prevent errors, this telegram shall be written carefully and clearly.
Conditions on which Foreign Telegrams are accepted.
1. This telegram shall be forwarded in accordance with the rules for Foreign Telegrams, 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. Combinations or alterations of words, contrary to the usage of the language, are not admitted in Priv⟦illegible⟧
Foreign Telegrams in plain language.
4. 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 Route, Urgent, Reply Paid, or State if on 'Iraq Government Service.
5. 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.
6. Complaints and applications for refund should be addressed to the Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs,
Baghdad.
7. To prevent mistake the Telegram must be legibly written.
Telegram 1
Outgoing Inland Telegram
Inland Telegram "A"
Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone
Number: ⟦line⟧
Telegram Type:
Sent to:
Time:
Hour:
Minute:
Issuing Office:
Signature of Sending Employee:
Date:
Administrative Instructions ::
Word Count:
Fee:
Nothing to be written by sender above this line. Nothing to be written by sender above this line.
FOURSEASONS HOTEL
To :-: HAMBURG
The sender of the telegram must observe paragraph
three written on the back of this form
ARRIVING THIRD FLIGHT 215
ALSWAIDI
Written on the back of this form
The telegram is sent according to the conditions
Not to be telegraphed
Not to be telegraphed
This telegram is sent according
to conditions on reverse
Name Name: Nazih Al Swaidi co. Ltd.
Signature Signature:
Address Address: Baghdad.
Summary of the conditions under which inland telegrams are accepted
1 - This telegram is sent in accordance with the published inland telegraph regulations, and any error, loss, or damage that may occur to the telegram from its non-transmission
2 - The Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration shall not be responsible for delays in the Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide.
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 under which he wishes
to send the telegram, such as urgent, or that the fee for its reply 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, its fee shall be returned to the sender upon his submission of a request for that.
5 - Requests related to the recovery of fees and all complaints about telegrams shall be submitted to the General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad.
6 - To prevent errors, this telegram shall be written carefully and clearly.
Conditions on which Inland Telegrams are accepted.
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 & 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 instruction in the space provided at the left side of the address,
on the face of this form, such as Urgent, Reply Paid, or State or on 'Iraq Government
Service.
4. The Administration of Posts & Telegraphs, 'Iraq, may decline to accept the telegram. It
may also declines 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
& Telegraphs, Baghdad.
6. To prevent mistakes this telegram must be legibly written.
Number 3
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
No.:
Time:
Class:
Foreign Telegram:
Office of Origin:
Route:
CHARGES:
Words:
Sent to:
At:
By:
Serial No.:
nothing to be written by the sender above this line except the route indication
⟦line⟧
Affix Stamps at the back of this form:
State business write the word State here.: FASON
If Express write the class here.:
To:: ISTANBUL
If a reply is to be prepaid write the number of words here.:
OYIBA ASXES OBMUG ONKRE IMRUN MIUSE
Concern your telegram of 26th
ALSWAIDI
Have arrange for
travel
September 8th
please cable
if suitible
The Telegraph Dept. declines responsibility for delay, errors in deliveries, etc.
L'Administration decline toute responsabilité pour retards, erreurs, non remise, etc.
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd.
Address Baghdad. 27-8-53 Signature
Summary of the conditions under which foreign telegrams are accepted
1 - This telegram is sent in accordance with the foreign telegraph instructions 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 its non-transmission or non-delivery, ⟦illegible⟧
transmission or distribution.
3 - Compound or altered words that do not convey the explicit meaning of the language in which the private foreign telegram is written may not be accepted.
4 - The sender of the telegram must record in the space provided on the left side of the address on the face of the form his desire to send the telegram by any of the methods
of telegraphy used, or record that it is urgent or that the fee for its reply is paid in advance. If the telegram is in the interest of the Iraqi government, the word (Official) shall be recorded ⟦illegible⟧
5 - 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, ⟦illegible⟧
In such a case, its fee shall be returned to the sender upon his submission of a request for that.
6 - Requests related to the recovery of fees and all complaints about telegrams shall be submitted to the General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad.
7 - To prevent errors, the body of the telegram should be written carefully and clearly.
Conditions on which Foreign Telegrams are accepted.
1. This telegram shall be forwarded in accordance with the rules for Foreign Telegrams, 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. Combinations or alterations of words, contrary to the usage of the language, are not admitted in Private
Foreign Telegrams in plain language.
4. 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 Route, Urgent, Reply Paid, or State if on 'Iraq Government Service.
5. 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.
6. Complaints and applications for refund should be addressed to the Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs,
Baghdad.
7. To prevent mistake the Telegram must be legibly written.
Foreign Telegram:
Class:
Time:
No.:
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
Office of Origin:
Route:
Sent to:
At:
By:
Serial No.:
Words:
CHARGES:
If Express write the class here: F A S O N
If State write the word State here if the telegram is for government interest:
To: ISTANBUL
OYGTA CUYRB BECUZ
ALSWIDI
Concerns your telegram of 17 th,
Cannot give you final information before
August 25 th.
Signature ⟦signature⟧
Nazih al Swidi co. ltd.
Samawal st. Baghdad.
19-8-53
The administration is not responsible for any delay or non-delivery that occurs
L' Administration decline toute responsabilite pour retards, erreurs, non remise, etc.
The Telegraph Dept. declines responsibility for delay, errors and deliveries, etc.
Summary of the conditions under which foreign telegrams are accepted
- This telegram is sent in accordance with the foreign telegraph instructions published in the Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide.
- The Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration shall not be responsible for delay, error, loss, or damage that may occur to the telegram due to non-transmission or non-delivery ⟦line⟧ transmission or distribution.
- Compound or altered words that do not convey the explicit meaning of the language in which the private foreign telegram is written may not be accepted.
The sender of the telegram must record in the space provided on the left side of the address on the face of the form his desire to send the telegram by any of the telegraph methods used, or record that it is urgent or that the fee for its reply is paid in advance. If the telegram is in the interest of the Iraqi government, the word (Official) shall be recorded.
- 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, its fee shall be returned to the sender upon submitting a request for that.
- Requests related to the recovery of fees and all complaints about telegrams shall be submitted to the General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad.
- To prevent errors, this telegram should be written carefully and clearly.
Conditions on which Foreign Telegrams are accepted.
1. This telegram shall be forwarded in accordance with the rules for Foreign Telegrams, 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. Combinations or alterations of words, contrary to the usage of the language, are not admitted in Private Foreign Telegrams in plain language.
4. 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 Route, Urgent, Reply Paid, or State if on 'Iraq Government Service.
5. 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.
6. Complaints and applications for refund should be addressed to the Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs, Baghdad.
7. To prevent mistake the Telegram must be legibly written.
D. F. Telegram "A"
Number ⟦illegible⟧
Delayed Foreign Telegram ⟦illegible⟧
Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration
Telegram Type:
Issuing Office:
Sent to:
Hour:
Minute:
Signature of Sending Clerk:
Number:
Word Count:
Fee:
Date:
Time:
Route:
Administrative Instructions:
Nothing to be written by sender above this line.
Nothing to be written by sender above this line.
To.: F A S O N
L. C.:
To :: ISTANBUL
Delayed:
The sender of the telegram must observe the
general conditions written on the back of this form
Instructions by sender, please
see item (5 on reverse).
CYGBE OBNOX ONOTU MUHAW
1. Concerns your ⟦illegible⟧ of 11
2. Impossible to send before
3. First week of September
ALSWAIDI
4. If you consider it advisable
This telegram is accepted according
to conditions on reverse.
This telegram is accepted according to the conditions
written on the back of this form
Signature ⟦signature⟧ 12-8-53
Signature
Address Swaidi Co. Ltd.,
Address
Summary of the conditions under which foreign telegrams are accepted ⟦...⟧ in full
1 - Deferred foreign telegrams are sent in accordance with the foreign telegram regulations published in the Iraqi Post and Telegraph Guide.
2 - The fee for this telegram shall be half the fee charged for an ordinary foreign telegram.
3 - It is not permitted to use more than one language in writing the body of this telegram.
4 - The sender of the telegram undertakes by his signature on the face of this form that its body is written entirely in plain language and does not convey any meaning other than what it indicates.
5 - The sender of the telegram must indicate in the space provided on the left side of the address on the face of the form his desire to send the telegram by any of the land routes used or that the fee for its reply is prepaid. If the telegram is for the interest of the Iraqi government, the word (Official) shall be written.
6 - The Iraqi Post and Telegraph Administration shall not be responsible for delay, error, loss, or damage that may occur to the telegram due to non-transmission or non-delivery upon sending or distribution.
7 - 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 sending or distribution. In this case, its fee shall be returned to the sender upon his submission of a request for that.
8 - Requests related to the refund of fees and all complaints about telegrams shall be submitted to the General Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs in Baghdad.
9 - To prevent errors, the body of the telegram should be written carefully and clearly.
Conditions on which Deferred Foreign Telegrams are accepted.
1. Deferred Foreign Telegrams are forwarded in accordance with the rules for Foreign Telegrams published in the Iraq Post and Telegraph Guide.
2. The rate of this telegram is half that ⟦...⟧ Ordinary Foreign Telegram.
3. The use of more than one language in ⟦...⟧ of this telegram is not allowed.
4. The sen⟦...⟧ whose signature on this form ⟦...⟧ares that the text is entirely in plain language and does not ⟦...⟧ any other than that which appears on the face of it.
5. ⟦...⟧ the instructions, in the space provided at the left side of the address, on the face of ⟦...⟧ Reply Paid, or State if on Iraq Government Service.
6. ⟦...⟧ Telegraphs, Iraq, shall not be liable to make compensation for any ⟦...⟧age arising from omission, non-transmission or non-delivery of the ⟦...⟧
7. ⟦...⟧ may decline to accept the telegram, it may also decline to forward ⟦...⟧ case the amount paid for transmission shall be refunded to the ⟦...⟧
8. ⟦...⟧ applicati⟦...⟧ should be addressed to the Directorate of Posts and Telegraphs ⟦...⟧
9. ⟦...⟧ mistakes this Tel⟦...⟧ writes ⟦...⟧
LC UHDEING
D O R T M U N D
⟦line⟧
CODE MOSSE STOP 5002 BALADRUZ
ALSWAIDI
⟦line⟧
Nazih al Swaidi Co. Ltd., 26 -7-53.
⟦signature⟧
Name: Nazih al ⟦illegible⟧
GERSTEIN
FRIEDRICH UHDE
DORTMUND
⟦line⟧
DYDOU UYVUK UOMUF BOYP ⟦illegible⟧ BORM BSKCZ EODIC L⟦illegible⟧A EHKEP
5002 AMZUB BOFKY
ALSWAIDI
⟦line⟧
Yazin a. Swaidi Co .Ltd. 24-7-53.
1. Concerns our letter of 7th inst.,
2. 1000
3. 6
4. Tender
5. Sent off yesterday
6. Tender ⟦illegible⟧ sub⟦illegible⟧ reg latest
7. 25th August
8. Request sendi⟦illegible⟧ nce .
9. Recommend Ta⟦illegible⟧ etion⟦illegible⟧
10. Stop
11. 5002
12. have you ⟦illegible⟧
13. Tender.
Accounting 37 A
232988
Book Number ⟦illegible⟧
Receipts in Dirhams collected for the government
Serial Number: 51
Fils/Dinar: 27/614
Department Name: ⟦line⟧
Received from: ⟦illegible⟧
Amount: ⟦illegible⟧
Account: ⟦illegible⟧
Collector's Signature: ⟦line⟧
Job Title: ⟦line⟧
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⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧
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⟦...⟧ Friday ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ ⟦illegible⟧ ⟦...⟧
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Coca | Tea
Number | Number | Amount
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