Butterfield & Swire China and Japan

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons Ltd and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Japan covering routine business matters. Letters cover the following areas in particular: educational establishments in Hong Kong, Jardine Matheson & Co, business in New Guinea, directors' trips to the Eas...

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Order number: JSS Box 2508
Date(s) of creation: January 1956 - June 1956
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2508
Summary: Correspondence between John Swire & Sons Ltd and Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Japan covering routine business matters. Letters cover the following areas in particular: educational establishments in Hong Kong, Jardine Matheson & Co, business in New Guinea, directors' trips to the East, de La Rama lines, taxation agreements, Glen Line agency in Japan, staff. This file include only letters out to Hong Kong and Tokyo. The following sections were not included when the file was transferred to SOAS: Letters from Tokyo; Tokyo / Hong Kong; Hong Kong or Tokyo / Alfred Holt & Co Liverpool
Previous numbers: BS 1414
Extent: 1 file
Arrangement: Letters are arranged chronologically 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