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Correspondence re Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd, 5 Jan. 1965-19 Mar. 1968

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/J11/2/8

Scope and Contents

The ring-binder is labelled '1965/1968 Private & Confidential H.K. Aircraft Engineering Co., Ltd.' and numbered 1. It is divided into five sections:

1. Miscellaneous: a small set of correspondence of the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, with Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Hong Kong, and other papers, 25 May-30 June 1967. The material includes the company's estimated results for January-April 1967 compared with the same period in 1966 and a statement of its interim dividend in 1965 and 1966.

2. Chairmanship: a small set of correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, and related letters, 28 September-13 October 1967.

3. Correspondence with Government re New Hangar and Maintenance Depot: correspondence of Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, with Butterfield & Swire, the Civil Aviation Department and the Colonial Secretariat, all Hong Kong, 15 April-20 December 1967.

4. Survey Report by Urwick, Orr & Partners: correspondence and some telegrams exchanged between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London; correspondence and some telegrams exchanged between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Butterfield & Swire (H.K.) Ltd, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd, Kowloon, Urwick, Orr & Partners Ltd, London, and Urwick, Orr & Partners International Ltd, London; and related papers, 26 January-19 December 1967.

5. H.A.E.C. Flotation: correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Matheson & Co. Ltd, London; correspondence between Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Butterfield & Swire, Hong Kong; and related papers, 5 January 1965-19 March 1968.

Dates

  • Creation: 5 Jan. 1965-19 Mar. 1968

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, 26 November 2014.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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