Interned Staff

Papers regarding the repatriation of interned staff of all John Swire & Sons interest and their payment of compensation. Copies of death certificates of personnel killed in Hong Kong. Copies of letters from the Far East from repatriated men and released internees giving details of the condition...

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Order number: JSS Box 500
Date(s) of creation: 1945
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 500
Summary: Papers regarding the repatriation of interned staff of all John Swire & Sons interest and their payment of compensation. Copies of death certificates of personnel killed in Hong Kong. Copies of letters from the Far East from repatriated men and released internees giving details of the condition of property and other personnel. Circulars, minutes and memoranda regarding the basis for payments to repatriated staff. Circulars to staff re payments and statements of advances made and payments due to personnel of all John Swire & Sons firms - including Statements of Account of Stanley Internment Camp. Accounts: Statements of Accounts for Repatriation Passages; detailed draft and working accounts of payments due to personnel and wives & children & dependents; detailed accounts of events prior to attacks upon/deaths of fellow staff and families; also situation of Chinese staff; Vouchers
Arrangement: These papers were part of one file which has now been conserved. The papers are now arranged in separate folders replicating the original structure of the file
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.
Language: English
Finding aids: Paper handlist available
Format: Archive