Australia Japan Container Line Correspondence

Files of letters sent between John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Japan, Swire and Gilchrist Pty Australia, Swire Mackinnon Japan, and directors of AJCL. Letters relate to routine shipping matters affecting the southbound pool in which AJCL, OCL and China Navigation C...

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Order number: JSS Box 2725
Date(s) of creation: Jan-Jun 1970
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 2725
Summary: Files of letters sent between John Swire & Sons London, Butterfield & Swire Hong Kong and Japan, Swire and Gilchrist Pty Australia, Swire Mackinnon Japan, and directors of AJCL. Letters relate to routine shipping matters affecting the southbound pool in which AJCL, OCL and China Navigation Company were involved. In particular papers cover AJCL board meetings, problems with STL performance, issues with the STL board and problems between STL and Japanese lines.
Previous numbers: CNCO 3195; JSSIII 9/20; JSSIII 11/29 JSS/3/20/3/4
Extent: 2 files; 1 box
Arrangement: Letters are grouped into three geographical sections: to and from Hong Kong, to and from Tokyo and to and from Sydney followed by a miscellaneous A-Z section. Letters are arranged chronologically within each section.
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: Handlist available
Format: Archive