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Papers of Thomas Bradwall Barlow
29/1: Letters from managers 4 January 1963 – 31 December 1963. Comprising:
- letters from Gordon H. Lang, Barlow & Co. (Malaya) Ltd, including completion of Inchong estate sale negotiations, arrival of Henry Barlow in Kuala Lumpur, sale of Byram and Kalumpong estates, general estate administration and staffing;
- A. J. Hunter’s reports on Sagga and Bradwall estates (16 APR), Kalumpong (28 MAY);
- letter from A. Murdoch, manager, Anak Sulim estate with sketch map (18 MAY);
- letters from C. E. Hindson, from Kuala Lumpur during Lang’s leave (JUN – SEP), including reports of his numerous estate visits, A. J. Hunter’s estate report on Sungei Krian and Jin Seng (14 encl 7 JUN), preparations for Malaysian Federation celebrations;
- memorandum by G. C. McCulloch on ‘Managerial staffing of estates in Malaya with special reference to Malayanisation’ (18 AUG), advocating programme of recruitment of Asian cadet planters; offer to purchase Torkington estate by United Plantations (19 SEP);
- upon Lang’s return, letters concerning training of Asian cadet planters – formation of advisory committee to oversee;
- employment of Rolf Grut of United Plantations Ltd, as a visiting agent (21 OCT);
- correspondence concerning Sagga estate management (26 NOV), acquisition of new rubber estates including the Bassett and Capital estates;
- negotiations over possible sale of Sungei Way estate.
29/2: Letters from managers 9 January 1964 – 31 December 1964. Comprising:
- letters from Gordon H. Lang, Barlow & Co. (Malaya) Ltd, including further consolidation of estates within the Highlands group including transfer of Torkington and Jin Seng estates to Highlands Malaya Plantations Ltd, (completed 31 DEC);
- sale of Sungei Way estate to Malaysia Projects Development Co. Ltd, (completed 31 DEC);
- letters relating to the emergency situation in Malaysia following military incursions from Indonesia and local racial conflict between Malays and Chinese, security situation on rubber estates (SEP on);
- correspondence with Rolf Grut relating to his work as a visiting agent including his valuation reports on Torkington, Jin Seng and other estates;
- correspondence with G. C. McCulloch, manager, Muar River estate;
- letters relating to compensation claim by original purchaser of Inchong estate;
- correspondence relating to wage negotiations carried out by the Malayan Planting Industries Employers Association (APR – JUN).