Hong Kong General Letters

Two files of correspondence between John Swire & Sons and the China Navigation Company, Hong Kong relating to routine business matters and the management of CNCo. The letters cover the following areas in particular: East Australia Trade, particularly with respect to Manchester lines; SEACo, and...

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Order number: JSS Box 2592
Date(s) of creation: 1974
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id JSS.3.1.45
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with JSS Box 2592
callnumber JSS/3/1/45
callnumber_txt JSS/3/1/45
callnumber-sort JSS/3/1/45
scb_alt_ref_no JSSIII 1/45
prefix_number 45
scb_previous_numbers CNCO HK 14
title Hong Kong General Letters
scb_date_creation 1974
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 1 box
format Archive
description Two files of correspondence between John Swire & Sons and the China Navigation Company, Hong Kong relating to routine business matters and the management of CNCo. The letters cover the following areas in particular: East Australia Trade, particularly with respect to Manchester lines; SEACo, and the political situation; board meetings; bunkers; floating staff; Japan/New Zealand trade; tonnage; Cathay holdings; finance; other shipping agencies and pool agreements. Includes index.
scb_arrangement Chronological by sending office
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright is owned by John Swire & Sons, Ltd, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ
scb_use_restrictions Copying for personal research purposes is permitted. Please contact the archivist for all publication requests.
language English
language_search English
scb_finding_aids Paper handlist available
hierarchy_top_id_raw JSS
hierarchy_sequence JSS.003.001.0045