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Correspondence re frozen eggs, 25 July 1952-8 May 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/3/14

Scope and Contents

Copies of correspondence regarding Matheson & Co. Ltd's contract to supply frozen eggs to the Ministry of Food: correspondence (including telegrams) between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai; correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd and the Ministry of Food, London, China National Import & Export Corporation, Berlin, George H. Stevenson Ltd, Swansea, Glen Line Ltd, London, and Union International Co. Ltd, London; and other letters and papers. The ring-binder is labelled 'Egg [Frozen] Contract File I'.

Dates

  • Creation: 25 July 1952-8 May 1953

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, 23 October 2012.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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