Extract from a report filed by the Kobe branch in Japan

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Extract from an oral history interview with William Webster, Manager of HSBC’s Swatow (Shantou) branch in China at the time of the Pacific War
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Title
Extract from a report filed by the Kobe branch in Japan
Scope and Content
When war broke out, many of the branch managers were searched, imprisoned, and subjected to…
Date
13 Oct 1942
HSBC Reference Number
HQ HSBCW 0009