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- 31 December 1979 - 26 April 1991 (Creation)
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1 file
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Records regarding the appointment of Sir Derek Mitchell as one of the five Independent Directors. Includes a copy of a 'Notice of change of directors or secretaries or in their particulars' signed by Mitchell; copy of the Observer Limited accounts from 31st December 1979; correspondence with David Stein, Robert Low (Father of the National Union of Journalists Chapel), Barbara Willie, Secretary's Office The Observer Ltd, P Spooner, JC Jenkinson, Yolande Bird, D Rees, Donald Trelford, John Steel and Paul Bridges; press cuttings from the Observer; list of telephone numbers and addresss for the independent directors; and a printed document from the Observer entitled 'Read All About it', which gives a timeline account of The Observer Newspaper 1791-1979.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Sir Derek Mitchell
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Access to the list of telephone numbers and addresses will remain closed in line with Data Protection Act 1998
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