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File contains correspondence and press cuttings relating to the leaked report of the Department of Trade and Industry into the takeover of the House of Fraser by the Fayed brothers which included a chapter on the Observer's coverage of the Fayed controversy. It also includes internal documents and court records relating to the Observer's mid-week special edition 'Exposed: the Phoney Pharaoh' on 30 March 1989 about the leaked report and allegations against the Fayed's.

Subjects covered: readers' and organisations' reaction to the Observer's publication of a special mid-week edition which consequently had an injuction imposed on it, Trelford's responses to articles about the report in other publications, allegations that the Observer compromised its editorial independence in the coverage of the Fayed case, internal memos regarding the decision to publish the leaked DTI report, Alan Rusbridger's review of the special issue on 'What the papers say', press cuttings, background material on the Fayed's, charges of contempt laid in relation to the publication of the Observer's special edition of 30th March 1989, the case Regina and the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry against Lonrho Plc and in the matter of contempt of the House of Lords.

Also includes: a statement concerning the involvement of the Observer circulation department in the publication of the special report by Lee Simpson, a photocopy of the actual special report from 30 March 1989, original and copy of the Observer from 2 April 1989, first and second affidavit of Donald Trelford, draft copy of an article by Steven A Martindale titled The Swami of Irangate', an article entitled 'A trade union in chains: Scargill unbound - the legal constraints of receivership and sequestration' by Gavin Lightman.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

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

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 concerning distribution from regional print centres. Contains a report on regional production and related correspondence.

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