Hong Kong General Letters

Correspondence between John Swire & Sons and Butterfield & Swire in Hong Kong regarding the routine management of the China Navigation Company. The letters cover the following areas in particular: Australia trade and shipping conferences; business in China and the political situation there;...

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Order number: JSS Box 2733
Date(s) of creation: Jul 1967-Sep 1967
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2733
Summary: Correspondence between John Swire & Sons and Butterfield & Swire in Hong Kong regarding the routine management of the China Navigation Company. The letters cover the following areas in particular: Australia trade and shipping conferences; business in China and the political situation there; cargo handling; finance; staff; trade in New Zealand; tonnage. Includes index
Previous numbers: CNCo 2726
Extent: 1 box
Arrangement: Letters are arranged chronologically by sending office
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.
Language: English
Finding aids: Paper handlist available
Format: Archive