Correspondence with Alan Reid, 25 Sep. 1944-25 Dec. 1945 (predominantly 1945)
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between W.J. Keswick, J.F. Owen and J.C. Taylor, Matheson & Co. Ltd, and Alan Reid, Argyll, Glasgow and London, with related letters and papers. Most of the letters were exchanged with Reid while he was working at the Ministry of War Transport. Much of file is concerned with shipping, and includes notes and memoranda on this subject sent by Reid to Matheson & Co. Ltd. These include notes 'on various aspects of shipping affairs as seen from Whitehall, and particularly their relationship to EWO problems', under the headings Ministry of War Transport, the Eastern War, shipbuilding, United Maritime Authority, post-war planning, and colonial rehabilitation and overseas trade, January 1945; a memorandum on the Australia/Orient shipping trade, London, 29 January 1945, with a sketch map of the Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd's post-war Australia/Japan service and Japan/China/India service, 29 January 1945; a memorandum on Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s shipping representation in Calcutta, 5 July 1945; a memorandum on the shipping organisation of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, 23 July 1945, with an appendix outlining the possible layout of the company's shipping interests in London, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Calcutta and Singapore; and a pro-forma organisation chart for Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd's shipping interests in Hong Kong and Shanghai, dated London, 13 December 1945, including Reid as Shipping Manager. The ring-binder is labelled 'Alan Reid. 1945'.
Dates
- Creation: 25 Sep. 1944-25 Dec. 1945 (predominantly 1945)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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.
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Extent
1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 27 February 2012.
Subject
- Reid, Alan, 1911-1993 (businessman) (Person)
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