An incomplete set of copies of semi-official letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd and Balfour, Williamson Inc., New York, with enclosed letters and papers. The file includes some notes indicating that certain semi-official and other letters can be found in other files.

1. Nos 1-21, 23-26 and 28 from R. Gordon and (mainly) J.H. Keswick to A. Davidson, C.E. Thompson and A.S.R. Williamson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, 2 February-28 November 1953. A note records that no. 27, 26 November 1953, can be found in a subject file.

2. Nos 2, 4-6, 8-12 and 14-17 from R. Gordon and J.H. Keswick to A. Davidson and C.E. Thompson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, 15 January-28 December 1954. Notes record that nos 1, 6 January 1954, 3, 18 February 1954, and 13, 6 October 1954, can be found in subject files.

3. Nos 1, 3, 4, 6-12, 14 and 17-28 from H.D.M. Barton, R. Gordon and J.H. Keswick to A. Davidson, C.E. Thompson and A.S.R. Williamson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, 12 January-29 December 1955. Notes record that nos 5, 16 February 1955, and 16, 7 September 1955, can be found in subject files.

4. Nos 1-15 and 17-33 from H.D.M. Barton, D.C. Geddes and E.F. Watts to A. Davidson, C.E. Thompson and A.S.R. Williamson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, 4 February-15 December 1956. A note records that no. 34, 26 December 1956, can be found in a subject file.

5. Nos 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8-35 from H.D.M. Barton (mainly) and D.C. Geddes to A. Davidson and C.E. Thompson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, 6 February-30 December 1957. A note records that no. 3 can be found as an enclosure to semi-official letter no. 149 from Hong Kong to London. There are also two unnumbered private and confidential letters from D.C. Geddes, 4 September 1957, and H.D.M. Barton, 4 October 1957, to C.E. Thompson.

6. Nos 1-4, 6, 7, 9-11 and 13-15 from H.D.M. Barton and E.F. Watts to C.E. Thompson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, 15 January-15 December 1958.

7. Nos 1-4, 6-8 and 10-14 from H.D.M. Barton, D.I. Bosanquet and I.D. Bruce to C.E. Thompson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, 21 January-30 December 1959. A note records that no. 9, 1 August 1959, can be found in a subject file.

8. Nos 1-4, 6, 9-14 and 16-22 from H.D.M. Barton, D.I. Bosanquet, I.D. Bruce and M.A.R. Herries to C.E. Thompson and (mainly) A.S.R. Williamson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, 4 January-1 December 1960.

9. Nos 1 and 3-7 from H.D.M. Barton and D.I. Bosanquet to C.E. Thompson, Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd/Balfour, Williamson Inc., 20 January-11 October 1961. A note records that no. 2, 2 May 1961, can be found in a subject file.

10. Nos 1, 2, 5 and 7-9 from H.D.M. Barton, I.D. Bruce and M.A.R. Herries to C.E. Thompson, Balfour, Williamson Inc., 22 January-26 October 1962. Notes record that nos 3, 30 April 1962, 4, 5 June 1962, and 11, 29 December 1962, can be found in subject files. No. 10 was cancelled.

The original folder was labelled 'File II'.