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Papers of Thomas Bradwall Barlow
25/1: Letters from managers 1 January 1959 – 31 December 1959. Comprising:
- letters from C. E. Hindson, acting manager, Barlow & Co., (Malaya) Ltd, (MAR – JUN 1959) including lengthy and detailed series of reports on estates arising from his visits;
- letter of 18 MAY 1959 showing grouping of estates as subsidiaries of Highlands & Lowlands;
- general restructuring of Malayan rubber industry through acquisitions and amalgamations;
- following return of Gordon H. Lang to Kuala Lumpur office, further letters regarding grouping arrangements in relation to staff terms and conditions, agency fees etc;
- correspondence with Ian A. MacDonald including his Permas estate report (30 AUG 1959);
- letters from Sim Bock Choon, Barlow & Co., (Singapore) Ltd, including outcome of Singapore general election, economic policy of new government, new agency business including Procter & Gamble and Del Monte, John K. Barlow’s arrival and work in imports Dept.;
- memorandum on the economic policy of the People’s Action Party (3 JUN 1959).
25/2: Letters from managers 1 January 1960 – 31 December 1960. Comprising:
- letters from Gordon H. Lang, Barlow & Co. (Malaya) Ltd, including further negotiations over rubber estate amalgamations, sale of Sungei Tawar and takeover of Gibson-Anderson agencies;
- correspondence between Lang and A. J. Hunter concerning acquisition of Scottish Malayan Estates Ltd by Highlands & Lowlands, negotiations with Hunter about joining the Barlow estates department as a visiting agent, report on Tampin Linggi estate by Hunter (22 DEC 1960);
- letters from Lang regarding negotiations with Bousteads Ltd, over takeover of Barlow & Co. (Singapore) Ltd;
- correspondence relating to palm oil pooling arrangements at Port Swettenham and new installations;
- letters from Ian. A MacDonald, manager, Bradwall estate concerning his work as visiting agent and valuation reports;letters from Sim Bock Choon, Chairman, Barlow & Co., (Singapore) Ltd, in connection with the Bousteads takeover, loss of Allen & Hanbury’s agency following acquisition by Glaxo.
