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Records relating to the use of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) in the negotiations for a new Guardian Newspapers Limited and National Union of Journalists house agreement, December 1987 - July 1988.

Includes: a report by Ian Ashcroft on the Guardian's finances, December 1987; minutes of a chapel meeting held on 7 January 1988; the 1988 Financial Times NUJ house agreement, February 1988; Guardian editorial headcount report summary, 29 February 1988; correspondence between Ken Dodd and the editor of the Press Association and managing editor of The Times concerning working hours and house agreements, February 1988; draft of a written statement and submission for the arbitrator from the company, March 1988; notes made prior to an ACAS meeting 7 March 1988; correspondence between Ken Dodd and Robert Armstrong concerning numbers of contracted staff, January 1988; terms of reference for arbitration and the progress of discussions, March 1988; ACAS guide to arbitration and mediation, nd; CVs for potential arbitrators, March 1988; arbitrators report and award, April 1988; a letter concerning an individual staff dispute, July 1988 and a comparison of ABC figures for the circulation of national newspapers between July - December 1986 and July - December 1987, nd.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Kenneth Dodd

Correspondence, notes of meetings and draft papers relating to negotiations for, and the implementation of, the Guardian Newspapers Limited (GNL) and National Union of Journalists (NUJ) 1989 house agreement, December 1988 - November 1989.

Includes: letters from Ken Dodd to the Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, The Times and Press Association requesting information on their pay claims, December 1988; correspondence between Ken Dodd, Jim Markwick and Lovell, White and Durrant concerning legal advice for the Guardian NUJ pay claim, January 1989; report and accounts for the Guardian and Manchester Evening News, 1989; lists of updated staff salaries, May 1989; direct input agreement, nd; draft list of proposed house agreement changes for 1989; annotated summary of the Guardian responses to Lord McCarthy's mediation of differences between the Guardian and NUJ at ACAS, May 1989; memorandums from Peter Preston to Guardian staff announcing the settlement of the NUJ pay claim, June 1989; Reuters journalists' salary survey, October 1989; correspondence between Ken Dodd and Seumas Milne concerning the interpretation of the 1989 agreement, October 1989 and a newspaper cutting concerning an 10% increase in freelance rates at the BBC, November 1989.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Kenneth Dodd

File of correspondence relating to the feisibility of establishing a local radio station for Manchester, and the logistics involved in doing so.

Included are correspondence with Anthony Wedgwood Benn, HM Postmaster General, on awarding a licence (1966); memorandum on information available to The Newspaper Society with regard to local sound broadcasting stations (1967); correspondence with Charles Lawrence, Terry Bate and Jocelyn Stevens of Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd. (Daily Express) and Sidney Bernstein of Granada, on the possiblity of a collaborative project (1967-71); memorandum on Local Broadcasting in the Public Interest (2968); extracts and notes made on meetings held with the Press Association, discussing the proposals (1971); a report titled 'Local Commercial Radio, An Appraisal by The Development Division, MG and EN Ltd' (1971); presentation document titled 'Local Broadcasting, Expanatory Notes on Background, Cost and Revenue Estimates and Likely Stations' (1971); correspondence with the Standard Broadcasting Corporation Ltd and with Rediffusion Ltd on using their services (1972); report on Populations within the Mersey Regional Division (undated), and general correspondence on establishing a station, with other Guardian personnel.

Also includes newspaper clippings on the subject.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott

Donald Trelford's correspondence with individuals and organisations beginning with P.

Correspondents include: Graham Greene (via his literary agent Gerrard Pollinger), Chris Patten, Chapman Pincher, Jonathon Porritt, Press Association, Peter Preston

Subjects covered: submission of articles, suggestions for articles, complaints about articles, requests for sponsorship and support, reproduction rights, invitations for events and dinners, job applications.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

Invitations, programmes, guest lists, invoices, correspondence with attendees, Committee members, speakers and special guests relating to International Press Institute (IPI) British Executive Committee lunches and dinners, 7 February 1991 - 11 November 1992.

Includes records relating to the following IPI lunches and dinners:

Lord McGregor of Durris, 7 February [1991]
Lord Alexander of Weedon, QC, 27 March 1991
Tom King, MP, Secretary of State for Defence, 18 June 1991
Michael Heseltine, MP, Secretary of State for the Environment, 26 June 1991
Paddy Ashdown, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, 8 July 1991
Sir Robin Butler, Head of the Home Civil Service, 6 November 1991
George Russell, Chairman of the Independent Television Commission, 12 February 1992
Raymond Seitz, Ambassador of the United States, 26 February 1992
Charles Anson, Press Secretary to the Queen, 10 July 1992
Sir Leon Brittain, Vice-President, Commission of European Communities, 5 June 1992
Sir David Mellor, MP, Secretary of State for National Heritage, 22 June 1992
Sir Hugh Annesley, Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary, 30 September 1992
Tony Blair, MP, shadow Home Secretary, 11 November 1992

Also contains a list of special guests at IPI meetings from 5 December 1988 to 30 September 199 and invitations, guest lists, correspondence with attendees and guest speakers and typed notes by Finlay Marshall of the Press Association concerning the IPI seminar on the future of the D Notice system in the post Cold War world held in London on 23 September 1992.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Records relating to conferences held by the International Press Institute British Executive, 18 January 1977 - 29 October 1980.

Includes a list of attendees at an unknown IPI conference held on 18 January 1977; report of the one day conference on 'race and the media', 9 May 1977; attendance list, agenda, report and case studies from the 'terrorism and the media', conference, 10 November 1977; preliminary programme, booking form, guest lists, case studies, report and invoices for the 'European terrorism and the media' conference, 9 November 1978; preliminary programme, booking form, attendance list and lists of costs for the one day conference on 'the free flow of information - practical issues for editors', 30 May 1979; a Press Association special reporting paper on the Sunday Times Thalidomide contempt case, 31 May 1979; invitation lists and a report (marked 'not for publication') of the conference on 'police relations with the media' held on 22 April 1980 and an admission card, conference papers, summary of the findings from the all media survey of journalists training, provisional programme and invitation list for the 'editorial training in the eighties' conference held on 29 October 1980.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

File of correspondence from the International Press Institute (IPI), created and held by Peter Preston, January - June 1984.

Correspondents include: Frank Rodgers (Chairman of the IPI British Executive Committee); Douglas Hurd (MP), Sir Zelman Cowen (MP) and the Press Association.

Subjects covered include: IPI dinners and seminars, January - June 1984; membership, January - May 1984; the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill, February - June 1984; the adminstration of the IPI Core Committee, March 1984; public access to official records, May 1984 and the Contempt of Court Act, June 1984.

Also includes IPI financial statements for the year ended 31 December 1983 and a list of IPI membership fees for 1983.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

File of Peter Preston's International Press Institute (IPI) correspondence, December 1986 - August 1989.

Correspondents include: Peter Preston, Ian Yates (general manager, The Press Association), Terry Robinson (director, Lonrho), Lord Rothmere (Associsted Newspaper Holdings Plc), Sir Zelman Cowen (MP and Press Council chairman), Frank Rodgers (Chairman of the IPI British Executive Committee), Michael Heseltine (MP) and Alastair Stuart (IPI Secertary).

Subjects covered include: expenses, April 1988; the appointment of a full-time chairman to the Press Council; letter of protest and reply from Frank Rodgers, concerning the invitation to the Abassador of South Africa, Denis Worrall, to the IPI Annual dinner, December 1986 - January 1987; seminar arrangements, February 1987 - November 1988; the foundation of the Naji El-Ali fund to support the family of the cartoonist who was assasinated in London (July 1987) and the donation of prints of El-Ali's cartoons to Peter Preston, January - April 1989; membership and changes to members contact details, April - August 1989.

Also contains an advert sponsored by the IPI British Executive listing all the editors who endorsed a letter from Frank Rodgers urging the government to remove all references to journalists in the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill, April 1984; a leaflet on the British Executive of the IPI, May 1986 and three black and white prints of cartoons by Naji El-Ali donated to Peter Preston by Naji El-Ali's son, nd.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

File of correspondence from the International Press Institute (IPI), created and held by Peter Preston, concerning legal issues affecting journalism and journalists, February 1984 - January 1988.

Correspondents include: Frank Rodgers (Chairman of the IPI British Executive Committee); Peter Preston and Colin Webb (editor, The Press Association Limited).

Subjects covered include: the impact of the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill on journalism, February 1984; the libel system and costs, May - December 1985; Peter Preston's appointment as chairman of the IPI British Executive Board and nomination to the IPI International Board, October 1987 and the award of a knighthood to Frank Rodgers, January 1988.

Also includes a draft questionnaire and covering letter concerning the cost of libel cases and responses from The Guardian, Financial Times, Reuters, LWT, Westminister Press, News Group newspapers (News of the World, The Sun and Sunday), Western Mail, Guardian, The Press Association Ltd, the Observer, Mirror Group Newspapers, Granada Television Limited and The Times, May - December 1985 and Peter Preston's IPI membership card valid until 31 December 1988.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018)

Correspondence and papers relating to the Guardian's submission for the National Plan for Economic Development, drawn up by the Department of Economic Affairs, and agreed to by the National Press Association. Papers include a completed questionnaire giving details of the paper's advertising and sales revenue, and also a table of projected expenditure for the years 1965-1970 inclusive.
Creator: Manchester Guardian and Evening News Limited; Chairman's Office; Laurence Prestwich Scott