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- 15 May 1981-22 January 1988 (Creation)
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1 file
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Letters and copy letters mostly covering offers of articles for publication and complaints from readers and people mentioned in published articles.
Also includes correspondence with Neil Kinnock about the newspaper's political coverage, his contributions and complaints (with a June 1987 cutting about Kinnock's recent visit to Moscow), May 1981-December 1984; a Marplan poll on nuclear disarmament, November 1983; McKie's resignation, September 1984; query about readership of the political pages, December 1984; an article criticising Rupert Murdoch, February 1985; an extract from Gerald Kaufman's book on Israel, April 1986; Sigbghat Kadri, March-April 1987 and Britain's possible export of nuclear materials, November 1987-January 1988.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; David McKie and Peter Cole
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Subject to access restrictions in line with the Data Protection Act.
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- Cole; Peter; journalist and academic (Subject)
- McKie; David John (1935-); journalist (Subject)
- Kinnock; Neil Gordon (1942-); politician (Subject)
- Rusbridger; Alan Charles (1953-); journalist and editor of the Guardian (Subject)
- Murdoch; Keith Rupert (1931-); publisher (Subject)
- Kaufman; Sir; Gerald Bernard (1930-2017); politician (Subject)
- Kadri; Sibghat; barrister, QC (Subject)