Correspondence re Boustead & Co. merger and Australia, 28 May 1959-2 June 1959
Scope and Contents
A small set of copies of correspondence (including telegrams) between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, 28 May-2 June 1959; a copy of a handwritten letter from E.F. Watts, Tokyo, to H.D.M. Barton, 1 June 1959; and the text of a conversation between Barton and Watts, 1 June 1959, regarding possible joint operations between Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd and Boustead & Co. in Australia in the light of the latter company's merger with Henry Waugh Ltd, including a potential role for E.F. Watts in Australia. The ring-binder is labelled 'Boustead & Co., Ltd. - Australia Second Leg - [E.F. Watts etc.] File I'.
Dates
- Creation: 28 May 1959-2 June 1959
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.
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.
Extent
1 file(s) (1 ring-binder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 5 June 2015.
Subject
- Boustead Holdings Berhad (Organization)
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