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Correspondence of Tristan Jones and Roger Harrison and various individuals and organisations.

Includes correspondence with or about: Ludlow Industries, 1978; Lunn Poly, travel agents, 1981.

Also contains correspondence relating to the following staff: Mr G Lucas; John Lucas; Jack Lundin; Robin Lustig; Wendy Luxon.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Correspondence between Anthony Howard and a number of individuals and organisations including Michael Lynn (staff), Richard Lamb, Peter Laslett (Cambridge University), David Leitch, John Lewis (staff), Magnus Linklater (ed. The London Daily News), Paul Loughlin (BBC), Jack Lundin (staff), Sir Robert Lusty (ed. New Statesman).
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Anthony Howard

Donald Trelford's general correspondence with individuals and organisations beginning with K and L.

Correspondents include: Kambrook, Ghada Karmi, Gerald Kaufman, Caroline Keble-Williams, Robert Kee, Peter Kellner, Ludovic Kennedy, Adnan Khashoggi, Jihad Khazen, Tom King, David Kingsley, Glenys Kinnock, Neil Kinnock, Dr H Kissinger, Andrew Knight, Rhoda Koenig, Teddy Kollek, Verity Lambert, Diana Lamplugh, Felicity Lawrence, Mark Lawson, Leadership Skills Training, Clive Lederer, Colin Legum, Sue Lawley, Michael Leapman, John Lee, Anthony Lejeune, Bernard Levin, David Levy, Jeremy Lewis, Gordon Linacre, Magnus Linklater, Nicholas Lloyd, London Broadcasting Company Ltd, London Portrait, The London Philharmonic, London Weekend Television Ltd, Bob Long, Lady Longford, Suzanne Lowry, Richard Luce, Joanna Lumley, Jack Lundin, Robin Lustig, Candida Lycett Green.

Subjects covered: Article suggestions, complaints, job offers, payment of fees, invitations, acquiring visas to report from Saudi Arabia, letters of appreciations, praise for the Observer Colour Magazine, Third World Reports by Colin Legum, permissions and copyright, new Observer offices at Chelsea Bridge House, book reviews.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

Donald Trelford's correspondence with or concerning Lonrho
Correspondents include: Donald Trelford, Tiny Rowland, David Astor, T J Robinson, Jack Lundin, Francesca Pollard

File 1:
Memorandum of Agreement between the Observer and Lonrho, the report of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission on the proposed merger between Lonrho Limited and House of Fraser (1981), Tiny Rowland's character and past, Lonrho News releases, invitations to meetings and lunches, NUJ motions, topics of articles, the Observer's editorial independence, circulation of the Observer, independent directors' statement in reply to the NUJ Chapel motion of June 7 1989.

Also includes: A print of Tiny Rowland at the Albert exhibition dated 14 December 1983, editor's report November 1981, a copy of The Media Reporter vol. 5.3 (1981) on 'Rowland at the Observer', internal audit report of the Observer April 1983, Opinion on the Memorandum of Agreement by Michael Hunt June 1989.

File 2:
Richard Hall's book 'My life with Tiny', job applications, requests for support and sponsorship, complaints about articles published in the Observer (including letter from Adnan Kahshoggi), Lonrho News Releases, the report of the Department of Trade and Industry on the acquisition of Harrods by the House of Fraser, Donald Trelford's complaints about articles on the Observer by other publications, copies of Tiny Rowland's correspondence regarding Mohamed Fayed and Harrods, the Observer's articles on various African countries such as Malawi and Kenya, the official opening of the Observer building at Chelsea Bridge House, Lonrho's sale of the Observer in 1993, Trelford's termination of employment.

Also includes: Follow up on May 1983 and July 1985 internal audit reports dated 26 August 1986, 'Pitch, pool, rink, ...court? Judicial review in the sporting world' by Michael J Beloff (1988).

File 3:
Monopolies and mergers commission including copy of evidence supplied by Conor Cruise O'Brien and submission by David Astor, research on Tiny Rowland's profile and history, complaint by Jack Lundin to Richard Hall regarding his portrayal in the book 'My Life with Tiny', and campaign against Tiny Rowland by Francesca Pollard.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford

Includes correspondence from and concerning Hall.
Other correspondents include: David Astor; Donald Trelford; Ronald Higgins; Barbara Hall; Tristan Jones; William Millinship; Jack Lundin; John Hutchinson; Nigel Hawkes; Roger Harrison; Nick Morrell; Pat Ferguson; Matthew Evans.
Subjects covered include: Nigeria and Biafra; Hall's terms, conditions, and roles at The Observer; matters concerning the Colour Magazine; Hall's leave to write books; rumours concerning Hall's future with The Observer; the Observer Foreign News Service; other job offers for Hall; Hall's reappointment with The Observer in 1979; the Pendennis and Public Eye columns; John Hutchinson; a book on Africa by Martin Meredith; Hall as Commonwealth editor; Hall's views on Tiny Rowland including his book 'My Life with Tiny'; Hall's trips tp Africa; a proposed Kenya extra; Hall leaving The Observer.
Also includes: copies of Hall's 'Men and Matters' column for the Financial Times; Hall's 1979 contract; examples of Hutchinson's work.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford