From Australia and Chungking (Chongqing)

Letters from Butterfield & Swire office in Sydney and Chungking (Chongqing) to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes correspondence concerning; staff transfers and appointments; updates on staff interned in China; staff recruitment for return to China offices; money and pa...

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Order number: FILE CLOSED JSS Box 2910 and 2911
Date(s) of creation: 1944-1945
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: FILE CLOSED JSS Box 2910 and 2911
Summary: Letters from Butterfield & Swire office in Sydney and Chungking (Chongqing) to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes correspondence concerning; staff transfers and appointments; updates on staff interned in China; staff recruitment for return to China offices; money and parcels sent to interned staff and availability of food in internment camps; communication with interned staff; evacuees passage home; staff health; medical contracts.
Previous numbers: Staff Letters No. 47
Extent: 1 folder
Access status: Closed
Closed until: 01/01/2026
Access conditions: File closed under Data Protection Act until 1st January 2026
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