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FILE CLOSED JSS Box 2918
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| Summary: |
Correspondence from John Swire and Sons London office to Butterfield & Swire offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai concerning staff, including; staff recruitment; staff movements; allowances; salaries; staff leave; terms of employment; Chinese language study; home leave arrangements; Cathay Pacific Airways; opening a new office in Taipeh (Taipei), Formosa (Taiwan); high cost of living allowance on leave; Shanghai Blockade in Summer 1949; war damage compensation "Private Chattels Scheme"; response to the "cost of living indices" submitted by the Hong Kong office and an argument for lowering the standard of living through comparison with British standards and rationing at the time.
Includes subject and name index.
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| Previous numbers: |
Staff Letters No. 51
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| Extent: |
1 folder
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| Access status: |
Closed
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| Closed until: |
01/01/2030
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| Access conditions: |
File closed under Data Protection Act until 1st January 2030
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| 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
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