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- 5 April 1966 - 31 December 1974 (Creation)
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1 volume
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Minute book containing signed minutes of the meetings of the board of directors of Gemini News Service Limited, from the first meeting on 23 November 1966 to 31 December 1974. The minutes include details of the launch of Gemini on 1 January 1967 and its sale to the Guardian and Manchester Evening News Limited in January 1974.
Also includes, within the pages of the volume, a certificate of registration for the business name 'Gemini News Service', 5 April 1966, and letters of resignation from Gemini's directors.
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The volume is missing the minutes of the Gemini board of directors meeting held on 29 January 1971. A duplicate copy of the minutes from this meeting is located in the Gemini archive at GEM/1/1/2/2.
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Minutes of the board of directors of Gemini News Service for 1974 to1989 are held with the minutes of the the Guardian and its subsiduary companies (2004/121).