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Letters from office of Shaw Wallace and Company (China Navigation Company agents) in Calcutta [Kolkata] and G.S. Yuill and Company Pty (Butterfield and Swire agents) in Sydney to John Swire and Sons London office. Includes correspondence concerning; demobilisation and movement of staff; detailed acc...

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Order number: FILE CLOSED JSS Box 2912
Date(s) of creation: 1946
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: FILE CLOSED JSS Box 2912
Summary: Letters from office of Shaw Wallace and Company (China Navigation Company agents) in Calcutta [Kolkata] and G.S. Yuill and Company Pty (Butterfield and Swire agents) in Sydney to John Swire and Sons London office. Includes correspondence concerning; demobilisation and movement of staff; detailed account of internment conditions for wife and children of staff member in The Philipines, includes details of conditions in Santo Tomas Civilian Internment Camp, food shortages and cost; recruitment; travel; staff health and medical assesments. Includes name and subject index.
Previous numbers: Staff Letters No. 48
Extent: 1 folder
Access status: Closed
Closed until: 01/01/2027
Access conditions: File closed under Data Protection Act until 1st January 2027
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