Copies of semi-official correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, with enclosed letters and papers. Each section is preceded by an index.

1. Unnumbered semi-official letters from A. Davidson and C.E. Thompson, New York, to D.G.M. Bernard (mainly) and L.N. Leefe, London, 29 July 1932-29 April 1935.

The index contains the following entries:

A: American Bureau of Metal Statistics.

C: Continentale Produkten-Gesellschaft.

D: Dawson Case.

F: Finance - Overheads, New York.

G: Gold Clause.

H: Hayley.

L: F.P. Lachlan.

P: Pfeiffer Silk Corporation; Political Position in Far East.

R: Rubber.

S: Silver; Silk - Pfeiffer; Silk - Purchases and Sales; Silk - Finances.

T: Tea - 'Anglo', Trading Limit for New York, Unsold Stock, and New York Earnings.

2. Semi-official letters nos 1, 3, 5, 6, 8-32, 34-47 and 49 from D.G.M. Bernard (mainly) and W.J. Keswick, London, to A. Davidson, New York, 8 September 1932-14 July 1937. This section include a certificate of surrender of authority by Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd to do business in New York, enclosed with a letter from Norwood & Walsh, counsellors at law, New York, to Jardine Matheson, New York, 29 December 1932.

The index contains the following entries:

A: American Bureau of Metal Statistics.

C: C.P.G.; Currency - American Dollar; J.K. Chatham.

D: John Dawson.

F: Finance - Overheads, New York.

H: Hayley.

K: Keene.

L: F.P. Lachlan; D.F. Landale; H.H. Lennox.

M: J.C. Manley.

P: Pfeiffer Silk Corp; R. Plattner.

R: Ryder.

S: Silk - Japan, Pfeiffer, Stocks; Silver; Swenarton; Scudamore.

T: Tide Water Oil Co.; Tea - Anglo-American, N.Y. Limit, Unsold Stocks, Java, Generally.

W: Wood Oil; Wool.