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General file regarding the sale of the Observer in Europe containing correspondence, memoranda and reports including; travel programmes for foreign visits by advertisement staff; reports concerning European sales of the newspaper including specific reports on Switzerland, Germany and France; budgets for European advertisements; a readership survey of European businessmen.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Reg Sudbury; John Nuttall-Smith.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

General file regarding British Rail services.

Contains correspondence, reports and memorandum concerning: service contracts; marketing; a Channel 4 report; social occasions; industrial relations; delivery schedules; regional distribution.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Reginald Sudbury.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

File containing general correspondence relating to circulation.

Contains correspondence, memorandums and reports concerning: distribution in Northern Ireland; subscription service; circulation figures; circulation discounts; deliveries; suppliers; printing and distribution problems due to increased demand; overnight production; handling charges; flyposting; competitor sales; the colour magazine; retail surveys; sales figures; regional circulation; a television campaign; overseas distribution; the effect of the closure of the Sunday Times on demand; distribution in the Republic of Ireland; geographical breakdown of readers' letters; Purnells, publishers; letters received from readers concerning circulation; retail outlets; circulation forecasts; printing; sales in Scotland; Distripress, newspaper distributors; foreign sales; competitions; sponsorship opportunities; price increases; the position of circulation manager; monthly reports.

Also contains correspondence relating to Christmas gratuities in 1981.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Reg Sudbury.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

File containing general correspondence relating to circulation.

Contains correspondence, memorandums and reports concerning: newspaper sales; subscription service; road distribution; the move from rail to road deliveries; the 1981 ABTA convention, Phoenix, Arizona; competitor papers; British Rail and rail distribution; newsagents; back issues; subscription profitability reports; cover price increases; circulation graphs; letters received form readers regarding circulation; a Royal wedding colour magazine souvenir edition; the colour magazine; unsold and damaged copies; relations with the trade unions; Purnell's, publishers; advertising; overseas circulation; circulation accounts; print orders; circulation in the Republic of Ireland; budgets; trends in circulation; delivery packaging; ABC figures; the Sunday Express; regional distribution; staff changes; overprinting; the French cookery series; potential savings; relations with wholesalers; retail surveys.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Reg Sudbury; Brian Nicholson.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

File containing general correspondence relating to circulation covering the dates 1982-1987.

Contains correspondence, memorandum and reports concerning: net sales; foreign selling prices; regional circulation; distribution by air; overseas circulation; issues with travel; London distribution; circulation figures; relations with trade unions; credit; relations with newsagents; Irish Air Services; rail distribution; the banning of the newspaper in Saudia Arabia; back issues; different editions; the Sunday Times; reports on circulation arrangements; newspaper shortages; television advertising; letters from members of the public regarding circulation; distribution meetings; road distribution; circulation forecasts; regional sales; unsold copies; subscription marketing; print orders; supplements; subscription services; student readership; invoices; sales through garages; budgets; sales trends; distribution in the Republic of Ireland; strike arrangements; price increases; the colour magazine; the sales impact of the Falklands crisis; circulation department reorganisation.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Lee Simpson; Nick Morell; Reg Sudbury.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

General file relating to British Rail and the carriage of the Observer newspaper and magazine by rail.

Contains correspondence, memorandum and agreements concerning: regional production; social occasions; publicity; freight rates; newspaper and magazine rail contracts; holiday periods; rail disputes; delivery by air; the Mirror Group Newspapers rail consortium; trade unions; the transfer of delivery from rail to road; negotiations with British Rail; draft agreements; carriage costs.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; British Rail; Robert Reid; Nick Morrell; Reg Sudbury; John Nuttall-Smith; Mirror Group Newspapers; Brian Nicholson; Tristan Jones.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

File relating to the payment of overtime claims for late delivery to the London wholesale trade. Mainly containing lists of overtime claims received by London wholesalers.

Also contains correspondence, reports and memorandum concerning: overtime costs; negotiations with the London Trade; schedules.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; David Bishop; Lee Simpson; Reg Sudbury.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

General file containing documents relating to wholesale agents.

Contains correspondence, reports and memorandum concerning: wholesale agency contracts; the London Wholesalers Federation; James & W Mayell Limited, wholesale newspaper distributors; waste; the Office of Fair Trading; VAT rates; Messageries Paul Kraus and circulation in Luxembourg; issues with circulation; the cover price; publishing the newspaper on New Years Day; the destruction of copies of the newspaper; circulation figures; cover price discounts; load times; handling allowances; Irish newsagents; a meeting of the Circulation Executive; trade terms; cessation of mid-week printed section; handling of the colour magazine; Sunday contracts; credit control; regional wholesalers; Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT); Scottish wholesalers; The Times and other newspapers; overtime payments; distribution; National Society of Provincial Wholesale Sunday Newspaper Distributors; WH Smith and Son; Sunday Newspaper Distributor Association; National Federation of Retail Newsagents, Booksellers & Stationers.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Lee Simpson; Nick Morrell; Reg Sudbury; Brian Nicholson; Derek Linnett.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

File relating to the proposed arrangement for transport of the Observer colour magazine by Renwicks Freight.

Contains correspondence, reports and memorandums concerning: consultancy fees; British Rail contracts; road distribution; costs; reports on the UK distribution of the Observer; the proposed arrangement; the transfer to road delivery; distribution schedules; an investigation into distribution transport.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Brian Nicholson; Reg Sudbury; John Nuttall-Smith; George Metcalfe.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

File 1

General file regarding the use of commercial computer systems at the Observer covering the years 1984-1986.

Contains correspondence, reports and memorandums concerning: a statement of requirements for information systems; a request for investment in a new commercial computer; a meeting of the executive committee; staff computers; the introduction of computer technology in various departments; the Computer Steering Committee; a report on the Observer information systems strategy study; computer software; Dow Jones service; equipment costs; reviews of requirements; computer produced reports; wire services; the use of word processors; plans for possible computer breakdown; micro computers; proposals from Lonrho for a computer based financial reporting structure; the operation of a commercial computer; in-house training; computer back-up facilities; computer models; computer projects.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; MJ Baker; David Bishop, acting data processing manager; Ian Monk.

File 2

General file regarding the use of commercial computer systems at the Observer covering the years 1979-1983.

Contains correspondence, reports and memorandum concerning: installation of machines; the advertisement booking system; a management services project; the benefits of computer systems; meetings of the computerisation steering group; computer generated reports; a commercial computer survey; reviews of computer requirements; training; wiring; subscription systems; progress; the implementation of computer systems including installing a computerised circulation system; Apple computers; MAS-M system; software; ledger systems; tenders; staffing; a computer audit; the programme for installing computers; a computer room; maintenance; commercial computer review meetings; the sharing of computers.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Ray Hartley; David Bishop; Reg Sudbury; Tommy Trotman.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison