Copies of semi-official correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Tientsin, and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, and Matheson & Co., London, with enclosed letters and papers. Many letters have been transferred to other files, but there are sheets listing their contents.

SHANGHAI

1. Semi-official letters nos 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19-21, 23-25, 30-32, 34-37, 39, 41, 43, 50-52, 55-58, 60-62, 64, 65, 67-69, 72, 73, 75, 77, 78, 81-84, 87-89, 91, 92, 95, 97-100, 102, 103, 106, 108-111, 114, 115, 117, 119, 121-125, 128, 132-134, 136-140, 144, 146, 151, 154, 156-161, 163, 164, 166, 167, 170, 172-176, 178-184, 190, 191, 194-196, 199-207, 209, 211-213, 215, 217, 220, 221, 224, 225, 227-235, 237, 238, 240, 241, 245, 247-250, 252-254, 257, 258, 260, 261, 263, 266, 267, 269-274, 277-280, 283, 286, 289, 291-294, 296, 299, 301-307, 310, 311, 313, 314, 317 and 319-321 from Alex Kidd, Tientsin, to R. Gordon and H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, 4 January-31 December 1951. Many of the letters are covering letters for enclosed reports, which include monthly summaries of the agency's estimated budget; the agency's profit and loss accounts; summaries of staff payrolls; Import Department monthly reports; monthly unsold stock reports; monthly barter statements; and memoranda, including some on the Produce Department T/T's position, the agency's cash position and the Import Department's unsold stock reports.

Semi-official letters nos 1, 4-6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 22, 26-29, 33, 38, 40, 42, 44-49, 53, 54, 59, 63, 66, 70, 71, 74, 76, 79, 80, 85, 86, 90, 93, 94, 96, 101, 104, 105, 107, 112, 113, 116, 118, 120, 126, 127, 129-131, 135, 141-143, 145, 147-150, 152, 153, 155, 162, 165, 168, 169, 171, 177, 185-189, 192, 193, 197, 198, 208, 210, 214, 216, 218, 219, 222, 223, 226, 236, 239, 242-244, 246, 251, 255, 256, 259, 262, 264, 265, 268, 275, 276, 281, 282, 284, 285, 287, 288, 290, 295, 297, 298, 300, 308, 309, 312, 315, 316 and 318 have been transferred to other files, but there are sheets listing their contents.

2. Semi-official letters nos 2-6, 8, 9, 11, 13-16, 18-22, 27, 28, 31, 32, 37, 38, 40-42, 47, 51, 53, 54, 59-63, 65, 66, 70, 71, 89, 97-102, 106, 112, 113, 115-117, 119-125, 127, 129, 133, 135, 139, 142, 148, 150, 154, 157, 170 and 181 from R. Gordon and (mainly) H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, to Alex Kidd, Tientsin, 3 January-18 December 1951.

Semi-official letters nos 1, 7, 10, 12, 17, 23-26, 29, 30, 33-36, 39, 43-46, 48-50, 52, 55-58, 64, 67-69, 72-88, 90-96, 103-105, 107-111, 114, 118, 126, 128, 130-132, 134, 136-138, 140, 141, 143-147, 149, 151-153, 155, 156, 158-169 and 171-180 have been transferred to other files, but there are sheets listing their contents.

The subjects covered include annual accounts; apples; banking; barter; carpets and hooked rugs - Keswick Scheme; China/India grain shipment; civil court case - Yee Loong Egg Processing Factory v Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd; Commercial and Industrial Tax; Ewo jute plant; exports; force majeur; freezing of U.S. credits; guarantees to other firms; Jardine Engineering Corporation/imports; Labour Insurance Scheme; mangasite clinkers; meeting with Foreign Affairs Bureau; shipping accounts; staff; staff records; taxation; Tientsin agency's Chinese chops; use of foreign currencies in China; waste; wheat ban; and wire tape recording spools.

LONDON

Semi-official letter no. 1 from Alex Kidd, Tientsin, to W.J. Keswick, London, 28 March 1951, regarding Professor Homer H. Dubs and Chinese books for Oxford University.