Butterfield & Swire China and Japan

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, Ltd London and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Tokyo covering routine business matters. Letters cover the following areas in particular: Chinese war memorial, investment in Formosa [Taiwan], trade agreements and commercial treaties in Japan, re-ope...

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Order number: JSS Box 2505A
Date(s) of creation: 1954
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2505A
Summary: Correspondence between John Swire & Sons, Ltd London and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Tokyo covering routine business matters. Letters cover the following areas in particular: Chinese war memorial, investment in Formosa [Taiwan], trade agreements and commercial treaties in Japan, re-opening of Korea and trade implications, telegraphy, Hong Kong government and administration
Previous numbers: BS 1149
Extent: 339
Arrangement: Letters arranged chronologically and by sending office
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
Format: Archive