Semi-official N.C. correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with some enclosed letters and papers, regarding Jardine Waugh Ltd's proposed involvement with the Nippon Coal Mining Co. Ltd in the mining of coal in Sarawak for consumption in Japan. The semi-official letters to Hong Kong are originals; the other semi-official letters are copies.

1. No. 1 from E.F. Watts, Tokyo, to W.J. Keswick, London, 1 May 1961.

2. No. 1 from W.J. Keswick, London, to E.F. Watts, Tokyo, 17 April 1961.

3. No. 1 from W.J. Keswick, London, to H.D.M. Barton, Hong Kong, 11 August 1961.

4. Nos 1-9 from E.F. Watts, Tokyo, to H.D.M. Barton, Hong Kong, 27 March-18 July 1961.

5. Nos 1-5 from L.E.C. Letts, Singapore, to H.D.M. Barton, Hong Kong, 10 April-1 September 1961.

6. Nos 1-20 from L.E.C. Letts, Singapore, to E.F. Watts, Tokyo, 24 April-18 November 1961.

7. Nos 1-7 from E.F. Watts, Tokyo, to L.E.C. Letts, Singapore, 5 April-29 June 1961.

8. No. 1 from L.E.C. Letts, Singapore, to W.J. Keswick, London, 2 October 1961.

9. Nos 1-2 from H. Flint, London, to L.E.C. Letts, Singapore, both 19 October 1961.