Correspondence re Waugh agencies - aviation, 27 May 1959-16 Oct. 1961
Scope and Contents
Copies of correspondence and other papers regarding agencies held by Henry Waugh (Singapore) Ltd/Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd in relation to aviation. The file contains correspondence (including telegrams) between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Henry Waugh Ltd/Jardine Waugh Ltd, Singapore; correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd and other correspondents, including Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd, London, the Office of the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya, London, A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd, Manchester, and Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby; and related letters and papers.
Much the material concerns Indonesia, but there are also documents regarding Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Thailand and Vietnam. The subjects covered in the file include the AVRO 748 agency and sales in the Far East; British Aircraft Corporation and Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd representation; the loss of Hawker-Siddeley Aviation representation in Burma; the De Havilland 'Firestreak'; Rolls-Royce representation in Indonesia; the Shackleton Aircraft for Indonesia; and Twin pioneers for Usindo. The ring-binder is labelled 'Waugh Agencies - Aviation - Indonesia File I'.
Dates
- Creation: 27 May 1959-16 Oct. 1961
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, 17 July 2015.
Subject
- Jardine Matheson Holdings (SEA) Ltd (Organization)
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