Correspondence re Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Feb. 1953-Oct. 1955
Scope and Contents
The ring-binder is labelled '1953/54 Private & Confidential Singapore: Henry Waugh & Co., Ltd.' and is numbered 37. It is divided into three sections:
1. Agreement: correspondence (including telegrams and extracts of telephone conversations) between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, Singapore, with related letters and papers, 18 December 1953-13 January 1954.
The papers include correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Deacons, Hong Kong; copies of an agreement and supplemental agreement for the sale of stock in Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd from Henry Alan Waugh and Eileen Louise Bertha Waugh, Trustees of the late Henry Waugh, to Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd, both 17 December 1953; and a memorandum from J.H. Keswick, Singapore, to R. Gordon regarding the 'Henry Waugh Agreement', 18 December 1953.
2. Notes and Reports: notes of visits, reports of meetings and other papers, with some related private and confidential correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, February 1953-October 1955, including the following documents:
a) Notes of discussions regarding Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd.
b) 'Preliminary Report of J.M. & Co. Team (P. Morrison and H. Sidbury) on Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd., Singapore', February 1953.
c) Notes on a visit to Singapore by J.H. Keswick and H.D.M. Barton of 14-18 December 1953 by H.D.M. Barton, Hong Kong, 19 December 1953.
d) Notes on a visit to Penang of 24-27 January 1954 by H.D.M. Barton.
e) Notes on Penang Estates and Mines Departments of Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd, dated Penang, January 1954.
f) A memorandum on columbite, dated Singapore, February 1954.
g) Notes on H.D.M. Barton and D.I. Bosanquet's visit to Kuala Lumpur of 28-30 January 1954 by H.D.M. Barton, Singapore, 2 February 1954.
h) Notes on H.D.M. Barton's visit to Singapore of 30 January-5 February 1954, dated Hong Kong, 8 February 1954.
i) A report on the domestic situation in Bangkok, 10 January 1955.
j) A memorandum from E.F. Watts, Hong Kong, to H.D.M. Barton on Henry Waugh & Co., 18 October 1955.
3. Notifying Principals: a small set of correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, with related letters and papers, including a list of Henry Waugh & Co. Ltd's offices, 9 December 1953-29 January 1954.
Dates
- Creation: Feb. 1953-Oct. 1955
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
Subject
- Jardine Matheson Holdings (SEA) Ltd (Organization)
Repository Details
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