| Summary: |
Circumstances of joining the Bombay Burma Company and a description of its location. The crossing to Burma. Discussion of the Forrest Service. The structure, standards and organisation of Wallace Brothers. Description of work and staff in Rangoon at the saw mills. Social life in Rangoon. Differences between Burma and India. British attitudes to the Burmese. Appointment and work at the Reserve Bank of India. Financing the War in the East. The risk of invasion by the Japanese, evacuation plans, occupation, and reconstruction. Opinion of the British in India.
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| Main author: |
Bruce; Sir; Arthur ( b c 1890); Knight; Chairman Burma Chamber of Commerce |
| Other authors: |
Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer |
| Extent: |
3 hr. approx.
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| Admin history: |
Sir Arthur Bruce KBE - Wallace Bros., Burma 1920-42; Director, Reserve Bank of India 1935-46; Chairman, Burman Chamber of Commerce 1936, 1942, and 1946 |
| Access status: |
Closed
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| Access conditions: |
Sound recording currently unavailable to consult at SOAS Library. Transcript is available to consult. Researchers can access a copy of the sound recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service [BL reference:C5/77-80]. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
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| User restrictions: |
Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist |
| Language: |
English
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| Copies: |
Copy of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [reference: C5/77-80]. |
| Related material: |
Transcript available at SOAS Library [OA2, British in India Oral Archive, Transcripts, Box 1] |
| Format: |
Archive
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