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Correspondence re CeyTea (London) Ltd, 4 Nov. 1963-1 Mar. 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/66

Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and the Bank of England, London, Baylis, Pearce, French & Co., solicitors, London, T.W. Beckett & Co. Ltd, Durban, CeyTea Import G.m.b.H. & Co., Hamburg, CeyTea (London) Ltd, London, Hälssen & Lyon, Hamburg, Registrar of Companies, London, Unilever Ltd, London, and Dr Kurt Walters, Hamburg, and related letters and papers, including a volume of the memorandum and articles of association of CeyTea (London) Ltd (loose inside the file), incorporated 13 September 1963 (including a special resolution of 14 October 1965), and minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors, 25 November 1963, 1 November 1965 and 11 November 1965, an Extraordinary General Meeting, 14 October 1965, and at the adjournment of the First Annual General Meeting, 1 November 1965, of CeyTea (London) Ltd.

The correspondence is comprised of original letters to Matheson & Co. Ltd and copies of other letters. The papers cover the formation of CeyTea (London) Ltd, with Matheson & Co. Ltd as Secretaries, and the subsequent sale of the company to Margarine-Union G.m.b.h. The ring-binder is labelled 'Ceytea (London) Limited Correspondence and Sale of Shares'.

Dates

  • Creation: 4 Nov. 1963-1 Mar. 1966

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson & 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_permission_form.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 to some 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, 21 March 2018.

Subject

Topical

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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