Director in the East Correspondence

File of director's correspondence including letters received from the East and copies of letters sent from John Swire & Sons London to directors in China, Singapore and Australia, including: JS Scott; JK Swire; JA Swire; CC Roberts. The letters cover the following areas in particular: Sydney off...

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Order number: JSS Box 2612
Date(s) of creation: 1959-1961
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2612
Summary: File of director's correspondence including letters received from the East and copies of letters sent from John Swire & Sons London to directors in China, Singapore and Australia, including: JS Scott; JK Swire; JA Swire; CC Roberts. The letters cover the following areas in particular: Sydney office; chairmanship of Swire & Yuill; Cathay Pacific Provident Fund; Changsha casualty; Taikoo Dockyard; finance and investments; future of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company; New Guinea Rabul slipway; and feeder service; Swire & Maclaine staffing. Includes index
Previous numbers: DNOE 4
Extent: 1 box
Arrangement: Chronological by recipient/sender
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
User restrictions: Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
Finding aids: Paper handlist available
Format: Archive