Semi-official N.C. correspondence between Hong Kong and London, Singapore and Tokyo, 19 Jan. 1962-6 Sep. 1962
Scope and Contents
Semi-official N.C. correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and 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. Nos 1-3 from M.A.R. Herries, Hong Kong, to E.F. Watts, Tokyo, 17 February-2 March 1962.
2. No. 3 from M.A.R. Herries, Hong Kong, to L.E.C. Letts, Singapore, 20 June 1962.
3. No. 2 from W.J. Keswick, London, to H.D.M. Barton, Hong Kong, 19 January 1962.
4. Nos 10-11 from E.F. Watts, Tokyo, to H.D.M. Barton, Hong Kong, 10-23 February 1962.
5. Nos 6-13 from L.E.C. Letts, Singapore, to H.D.M. Barton and M.A.R. Herries, Hong Kong, 16 February-6 September 1962.
Dates
- Creation: 19 Jan. 1962-6 Sep. 1962
Creator
- From the Fonds: Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and 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_application_form_2024_02.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 is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 26 November 2014.
Subject
- Barton, Hugh David MacEwen, 1911-1989 (businessman) (Person)
- Herries, Michael Alexander Robert Young-, 1923-1995 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Letts, Lionel Edgar Charles, 1918-2013 (businessman) (Person)
- Watts, Erik Francis, 1904-1984 (businessman) (Person)
- Jardine Matheson Holdings (SEA) Ltd (Organization)
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