ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, əpˌɑːn lˈɜːnɪŋ ðæt fˈɔːɹənɚz wɜː pɹɪpˈɛɹɪŋ tə sˈɛt ˌʌp ɐ lˈoʊkəl pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs bᵻtwˌiːn mˈæzæɡən ˌɛl dʒˈædɪdə ænd mˈæɹeɪkətʃ, sˈʌltən mˈuːleɪ hˈæsən aɪ ˈɔːɹdɚd ðə pˈoːɹt əfˈɪʃəlz tʊ ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪz ðə mɚɹˈɑːkən pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪs.
In 1881, upon learning that foreigners were preparing to set up a local post office between Mazagan (El Jadida) and Marrakech, Sultan Moulay Hassan I ordered the port officials to organize the Moroccan post office.