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Eastern Securities Co Ltd

 Organization

Biography

The Eastern Securities Co. Ltd was formed on 30 October 1963 by Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in partnership with Tan Chin Tuan, a Director of the Straits Trading Co. Ltd, for investment in equities in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore, including shares of the Straits Trading Co. Ltd.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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Correspondence re possible Waugh mergers, 1959-1969

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/521
Scope and Contents

Copies of correspondence of Matheson & Co. Ltd, Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Henry Waugh Ltd (and its successors) and related letters and papers regarding proposals for mergers between Henry Waugh Ltd and other companies. Much of the material concerns the Eastern Securities Co. Ltd.

Dates: 1959-1969
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf. Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers. Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.