To Hong Kong and Shanghai

Letters from John Swire & Sons London office to Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai offices concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff recruitment, appointments, transfers and work assignments; home leave; staff travel arrangements; cost of living; staff called up under the...

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Order number: JSS Box 2905
Date(s) of creation: 1940
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2905
Summary: Letters from John Swire & Sons London office to Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Shanghai offices concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff recruitment, appointments, transfers and work assignments; home leave; staff travel arrangements; cost of living; staff called up under the National Service Act; salaries; staff requests to enlist in military; evacuation of staff family members. File has been indexed by surname and subject.
Previous numbers: 2143 (Staff Letters No. 44)
Extent: 1 folder
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.
Format: Archive