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 ==[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Israel/group84.htm#Search U.S. Department of State Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa Consular Post Records]==
+'''The search engine for this database is at the bottom of the page.  After finding your ancestor in the index, you will want to send for the full file.'''
+[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Israel/group84.htm#Search The '''U.S. Department of State Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa Consular Post Records'''] database, with its more than 9,000 entries, was created from Record Group 84, Foreign Service Post Records of the U.S. Department of State for Consular Posts: Jerusalem (1857-1935), Jaffa (1867-1917), and Haifa (1872-1917).
-[http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Israel/group84.htm#Search The U.S. Department of State Jerusalem, Jaffa, and Haifa Consular Post Records] database, with its more than 9,000 entries, was created from Record Group 84, Foreign Service Post Records of the U.S. Department of State for Consular Posts: Jerusalem (1857-1935), Jaffa (1867-1917), and Haifa (1872-1917).
 The U.S. State Department's files from Foreign Service posts abroad are stored at the U.S. National Archives II, College Park, Maryland.
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 Records of genealogical value selected for indexing include: birth, marriage, death, probate and wills of American citizens; records of passports issued, visas (required as of 1917) and related matters of immigration and naturalization; registers of visitors, American citizens, and children born of American parents; property disposal and settlement of estates; and general correspondence and miscellaneous records concerning the protection of American citizens and their interests.
-The methods by which the State Department filed these records varied over time.  Documents may have been filed in boxes or may have been bound in volumes.  The pages of some volumes are numbered, entries in others are in alphabetical or chronological order, or by numbers assigned to the document based on the subject matter (i.e., 811.11 Visas/immigration).  Therefore, the information given for retrieving a document varies.  Be sure to copy all of the information given in the database.
+Include in your mail, phone, or on-site request ALL of the following information for each entry:
+*RG 84.  All records in this database are from RG (Record Group) 84.
+*Master Location Register Entry Number (MLR UD #. . .) and Consulate location:
+*MLR UD #453 Jerusalem
+*MLR UD #448 Jaffa
+*MLR UD #408 Haifa
+*Volume or Box #, as indicated in database.
+*Page #, if indicated in database.
+*Date (may be date of document or date received by post).
+*Document #, if indicated in database.
+*Complete name of individual as it appears in the database.
+====On-site Requests====On-site requests for accessing these records may be made at Archives II, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD.  Records are pulled five times each day, Monday through Friday, at 9:20 a.m., 10:20 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 1:20 p.m. and 3:20 p.m.  If research is to be conducted on Saturday or after the last retrieval time on a particular day, you must arrange in advance to have records available.  To confirm that your selected records were retrieved, call (301) 837-3510.
+Pull slips may be obtained and submitted in the Civilian Records Branch, Room 2400, or the Textual Research Room, Room 2000.  An archivist must review the pull slip when you turn it in.  Records are pulled and held in the Textual Research Room within one hour of the scheduled pull time.
+Textual Research Room hours:
+- Monday & Wednesday:   8:45 a.m. - 5 p.m.
+- Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday:   8:45 a.m. - 9 p.m.
+- Saturday:   8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
+- Sunday:   Closed
+Self-service copies maybe made in the Textual Research Room upon approval by a staff member of the original material to be duplicated.  Loose papers are photocopied, $.25, and documents in bound volumes are scanned onto hard copy, $.50.  Debit cards may be purchased on site.
+====Phone Requests====
+Requests for records may be phoned in before an on-site visit.  Call Civilian Records Branch, Archives II, (301) 837-3510, FAX: (301) 837-1752.  Records will be pulled and held in the Textual Research Room, Room 2000, for three days.
+====Mail or E-mail Requests:====
+Send requests for copies of records to: <br>
+State Department Consular Records <br>
+Civilian Records Branch <br>
+National Archives and Records Administration <br>
+Adelphi Road <br>
+College Park, MD 20740-6001<br>
+You may also phone (301) 837-3510 to discuss your question or problem on weekdays, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., or e-mail inquire@arch2.nara.gov.
+For copies requested by mail, loose papers will be photocopied, but documents from bound volumes will be put on microfilm only.  Minimum fee is $10 for the first 15 pages or less to be microfilmed.