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Semi-official R.G. letters from London to British West Indies, 15 July 1957-5 Mar. 1958

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J1/213

Scope and Contents

Copies of semi-official letters nos R.G. 1-16, 15 July-27 December 1957, and R.G. 17-22, 28 January-5 March 1958, from J.H. Keswick and W.J. Keswick, Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, to R. Gordon, Jardine, Matheson & Co. (Caribbean) Ltd, Port of Spain, Trinidad, with enclosed letters and papers, and copies of telegrams exchanged between London and Gordon. The folder was labelled originally 'London to B.W.I.' and 'File I'.

Dates

  • Creation: 15 July 1957-5 Mar. 1958

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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 folder(s) (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 23 October 2012.

Existence and Location of Copies

J1/115/4 and J1/163 contain copies of the semi-official letters, with the exception of nos R.G. 19 and 20.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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