Original semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Foochow, Haiphong and Ichang, and Barry & Dodwell, Chungking, to Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and copies of semi-official letters from Hong Kong to these offices, with enclosed letters and papers. The volume is in four sections, three of which are preceded by indexes:

1. Unnumbered semi-official letters, 29 August-30 November 1939, and no. 1, 19 December 1939, from B.M. Barry, Chungking, to D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, and nos 1-29 from D.F. Landale, D.L. Newbigging and J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, to B.M. Barry, Chungking, 1 March-28 December 1939. The index contains the following entries:

B: Blankets.

C: Correspondence; Codes - New Supplements, etc.

E: Ewo Cotton Mills Ltd - General, Chinese Government Uniform Cloth, Grey Sheetings, Blankets.

F: Finance - General; Finance - Agency Cash Position.

G: Grey Cloth.

S: Szechuan Silk.

T: Telegrams.

2. Semi-official letters nos 379-408 from N.G. Hammond and A.M. Scott-Morris, Foochow, to D.F. Landale (mainly) and J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, 27 January-23 December 1939, and 282-328 from D.F. Landale, D.L. Newbigging and J.J. Paterson, Hong Kong, to N.G. Hammond and A.M. Scott-Morris, Foochow, 7 January-27 December 1939. The index contains the following entries:

A: Annual Accounts.

C: Correspondence; Continentale Produkten-Gesellschaft; Chinese Government Cargo; Commissioner of Customs; Cargo Boats; Codes & Coding; Customs Notifications.

D: Douglas Line.

F: Funds.

G: General; Miss Gomes.

H: N.G. Hammond; M.J. Henderson.

I: Income Tax; S.S. 'Tungwo'; F.M. Ide.

M: Mails.

O: Overland Transportation.

P: Political; Political - European; Property - River Frontage; Property - Godown D; Property - Stables.

S: Sharp Peak; Shipping - Generally; Chinese Staff; Staff Salaries; Staff - Exchange Rates; A.M. Scott-Morris; Mrs Scott-Morris.

T: Tea; Telegraphing.

U: Mr Un.

V: Visitors.

3. Two unnumbered semi-official letters from A. Urquhart, Haiphong to D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 4 October 1939, and D.L. Newbigging, Hong Kong, 10 October 1939, regarding his arrival and problems with the transport of goods to Kunming.

4. Semi-official letters nos 1-11 from L.G. Frost, Ichang, to D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, 11 April-13 December 1939, and an unnumbered semi-official letter, 15 March 1939, and nos 1-13 from D.F. Landale to L.G. Frost, 28 March-27 December 1939. The index contains the following entries:

A: Air Raids.

C: Codes - New Supplements, etc.; Correspondence; Chungking (Representation).

F: Finance - General.

G: General.

N: Newspapers.

P: Provisions.