From Shanghai
Letters and papers sent from Butterfield & Swire Shanghai office to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff appointments, transfers and vacancies; leave; staff health; staff assessments and recommendations; cost of living; staff local leave and hom...
| Order number: |
JSS Box 2906 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
1940 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
JSS Box 2906 |
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| Summary: |
Letters and papers sent from Butterfield & Swire Shanghai office to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes letters documenting; staff appointments, transfers and vacancies; leave; staff health; staff assessments and recommendations; cost of living; staff local leave and home leave; staff levels during wartime; appeal by the British authorities for defence of Singapore; British authorities military training and recruitment in Singapore and China; evacuation; criticism of the evacuation of Hong Kong; terms for release of staff for war service; a staff member account of an officers training school in Bangalore (Bengaluru); cost of living allowances.
File has been indexed by surname and subject. See JSSII 7/4/53/3 for index. |
| 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 |