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The Chinese Maritime Customs (formerly the Imperial Maritime Customs) collected customs duties from foreign ships and administered port facilities on behalf of the Chinese Government. It was managed mainly by foreigners, largely British. The appointment of a new Inspector-General in 1928 caused controversy between the Chinese and British governments, having implications for Western business interests in China and relations between the two countries.
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GB 0102 MS 380578 1992 Collection (fonds) 1 volume Atkins , Martyn Patrick , fl 1992 , historian
The Chinese Maritime Customs (formerly the Imperial Maritime Customs) collected customs duties from foreign ships and administered port facilities on behalf of the Chinese Government. It was managed mainly by foreigners, largely British. The appointment of a new Inspector-General in 1928 caused controversy between the Chinese and British governments, having implications for Western business interests in China and relations between the two countries.
Presented by the author in 1992.
Typescript thesis, 'Informal Empire in Crisis: British Diplomacy and the Chinese Customs Succession, 1927-1929', for the degree of MA at Cornell University, USA, 1992.
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The School of Oriental and African Studies holds records relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs, including papers of Edward Charles Mackintosh and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (Ref: PP MS 69), Sir Robert Hart (Ref: PP MS 67), and Sir Frederick Maze (Ref: PP MS 2). SOAS also holds the papers of Sir John Pratt (Ref: PP MS 5) and records of John Swire & Sons Ltd (Ref: JSS) relating to China, consulted for M P Atkins's thesis.
M P Atkins's thesis was published as Informal empire in crisis: British diplomacy and the Chinese customs succession, 1927-1929 (Cornell East Asia studies, no 74, c1995).
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Source: British Library OPAC. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jul 2002 Asian history Atkins , Martyn Patrick , fl 1992 , historian China Chinese Maritime Customs x Imperial Maritime Customs Customs policy East Asia Europe Finance Foreign relations History International relations International trade National history Trade Trade (practice) UK Western Europe London England
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Presented by the author in 1992.
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Typescript thesis, 'Informal Empire in Crisis: British Diplomacy and the Chinese Customs Succession, 1927-1929', for the degree of MA at Cornell University, USA, 1992.
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The School of Oriental and African Studies holds records relating to the Chinese Maritime Customs, including papers of Edward Charles Mackintosh and Cecil Arthur Verner Bowra (Ref: PP MS 69), Sir Robert Hart (Ref: PP MS 67), and Sir Frederick Maze (Ref: PP MS 2). SOAS also holds the papers of Sir John Pratt (Ref: PP MS 5) and records of John Swire & Sons Ltd (Ref: JSS) relating to China, consulted for M P Atkins's thesis.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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