John Swire & Sons `P' Inland

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons Ltd, London, and Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation [HSBC], sundry banks, Holt's, Maclaine Watson & Company, Scott's and Government offices (Colonial office, Admiralty, British Ambassdor in Nanking [Nanjing], Ministry of Transport, Governor of...

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Order number: JSS Box 2804 (2 boxes)
Date(s) of creation: 1947-1951
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.1.4.3.11
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2804 (2 boxes)
callnumber JSS/1/4/3/11
callnumber_txt JSS/1/4/3/11
callnumber-sort JSS/1/4/3/11
scb_alt_ref_no JSSI 4/3/11
prefix_number 11
scb_previous_numbers WAR 2
title John Swire & Sons `P' Inland
scb_date_creation 1947-1951
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 1 vol
format Archive
description Correspondence between John Swire & Sons Ltd, London, and Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation [HSBC], sundry banks, Holt's, Maclaine Watson & Company, Scott's and Government offices (Colonial office, Admiralty, British Ambassdor in Nanking [Nanjing], Ministry of Transport, Governor of Hong Kong.) Letters relate primarily to banking and financial matters and focus in particular on the rehabilitation of the Taikoo Dockyard and Sugar Refinery. Other areas covered include: Blue Funnel commisions, commission in Japan, tripartite Pacific service, British policy and representation in Shanghai and China, commercial treaties in China, China Navigation Company sales and tonnage, and staff.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
scb_use_restrictions Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
scb_finding_aids Handlist available
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.001.004.003.0011