From Hong Kong

Letters from Butterfield & Swire office in Hong Kong to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes correspondence concerning; list of Butterfield & Swire staff missing, killed, believed killed, interned in Hong Kong, Prisoners of War in Hong Kong; list of staff and family m...

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

Order number: FILE CLOSED JSS Box 2911
Summary: Letters from Butterfield & Swire office in Hong Kong to John Swire and Sons London office concerning staff. Includes correspondence concerning; list of Butterfield & Swire staff missing, killed, believed killed, interned in Hong Kong, Prisoners of War in Hong Kong; list of staff and family members who left Hong Kong in September 1945; staff accommodation and living expenses; staff movements and work assignments. Includes name and subject index for letters from Hong Kong and Shanghai offices.
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