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Correspondence re Japan, 6 Jan. 1954-10 Jan. 1956

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J11/1/16/4/2

Scope and Contents

The ring-binder is labelled '1954/55 Japan' and '2. Japan', and is divided into five sections:

1. General: correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Tokyo, with cuttings and copies of press articles, 12 April 1954-22 June 1955.

2. Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Strike: correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Tokyo, with extracts from telephone conversations between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Tokyo, and press cuttings, 22 July-22 September 1955.

3. Portals Ltd: correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, and Portals Ltd, Whitchurch, Hants, with related letters, 5 February 1954-24 March 1955. There is also a memorandum regarding Portals Ltd, 11 June 1954.

4. National Distillers Products Corporation: correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Tokyo, with related letters and papers, 6 January 1954-20 September 1955. The papers include correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, and the National Distillers Products Corporation, New York; extracts from telephone conversations between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Tokyo, and a report by I.F. Aucott on his meeting with Mr Macdougall of the National Distillers Products Corporation in London on 17 December 1954.

5. Films (Korda and London Films): correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Tokyo, with Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Sir David Cunynghame, London Films International Ltd, London, with extracts from telephone conversations between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong and Tokyo, and related letters, 11 January 1954-10 January 1956.

Loose inside the ring-binder is an article entitled 'Ichi Ban' regarding Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd in Japan, 1955.

Dates

  • Creation: 6 Jan. 1954-10 Jan. 1956

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 file(s) (1 ring-binder)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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