China Navigation Company Requisition Accounts

Letters sent from John Swire & Sons, London to Butterfield & Swire offices in Bombay, Hong Kong and Shanghai regarding the requisition of China Navigation Company ships. Includes letters and Voyage Reports received from the Ministry of War Transport. The papers cover the costs involved in th...

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Order number: JSS Box 473
Date(s) of creation: 1946
Level: File
Format: Archive           

Order number: JSS Box 473
Summary: Letters sent from John Swire & Sons, London to Butterfield & Swire offices in Bombay, Hong Kong and Shanghai regarding the requisition of China Navigation Company ships. Includes letters and Voyage Reports received from the Ministry of War Transport. The papers cover the costs involved in the requisition of ships generally as well as financial matters relating to individual vessels The files include a subject/name index. File 1 is 'letters from the East'. File 2 is 'letters to the East'
Previous numbers: JSSIII 5/7
Extent: 2 files
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