Restricted semi-official letters from Hong Kong to London and Shanghai, 15 Sep. 1949-1 Dec. 1950
Scope and Contents
Restricted semi-official restricted letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Matheson & Co. Ltd, London and Jardine Matheson, Shanghai, with enclosed papers:
1. Copies of letters nos R.14-16, R.18-22, R.24-31, R.33-42, R.44-48, R.50, R.51, R.53, R.54 and R.58-60 from R. Gordon, D.F. Landale and E.F. Watts, Hong Kong, to J.H. Keswick (mainly) and H.H. Lennox, Shanghai, 19 September 1949-19 December 1950. No. 60, which was originally missing from this file, has been replaced with a photocopy taken from J1/136.
2. Originals of letters nos R.13, R.17, R.23, R.32, R.43, R.49, R.52 and R.55-57 from R. Gordon and D.F. Landale, Hong Kong, to W.J. Keswick, London, 15 September 1949-16 August 1950.
The ring-binder is labelled 'Restricted Letters From Hongkong - File I'. There is a note at the front of the file regarding letters nos R.1-12 (missing from this set of copies), which were transferred to the restricted series from the series of semi-official letters from Hong Kong to Shanghai.
Dates
- Creation: 15 Sep. 1949-1 Dec. 1950
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 file(s) (1 ring-binder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 23 October 2012.
Existence and Location of Copies
J1/136 contains a complete set of copies of the restricted semi-official letters from Hong Kong to London and Shanghai for 1949-1950.
Subject
- Gordon, Robert, 1900-1965 (businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir John Henry, 1906-1982 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Keswick, Sir William Johnstone, 1903-1990 (Knight, businessman) (Person)
- Landale, David Fortune, 1905-1970 (businessman) (Person)
- Lennox, Henry Hutchison, 1891-1958 (businessman) (Person)
- Watts, Erik Francis, 1904-1984 (businessman) (Person)
Repository Details
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