Letters written from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and evacuation destinations, during WW2

Letters sent from Shanghai, Hong Kong and Japan advising of plans for evacuation; letter from staff on board evacuation ship TATUTA MARU, 23 Aug 1942, summarising situation in Yokohama and Japan - lists Japanese staff t each base and their skills. Other letters sent direct from Shanghai etc, or c/o...

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Order number: JSS Box 3174
Date(s) of creation: 1942-1945
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
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item_location Archive & Special Collections
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scb_order_with JSS Box 3174
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prefix_number 3
scb_previous_numbers PO 1524
title Letters written from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan and evacuation destinations, during WW2
scb_date_creation 1942-1945
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
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format Archive
description Letters sent from Shanghai, Hong Kong and Japan advising of plans for evacuation; letter from staff on board evacuation ship TATUTA MARU, 23 Aug 1942, summarising situation in Yokohama and Japan - lists Japanese staff t each base and their skills. Other letters sent direct from Shanghai etc, or c/o Ministry of War Transport from staff safely arrived in Basra, Cape Town, detailing situation upon evacuation and state of business/properties/personal health etc; Architects reports on Butterfield and Swire property immediately post War Received and collated by Private Office
scb_access_status Open
language English
language_search English
scb_scripts_material Latin
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