File 101 - Lonrho PLC 1984

1 file

General file regarding Lonrho PLC.

Contains correspondence, memorandum and reports concerning: shareholder offers; budgets; wholesalers; the appointment of Roger Harrison as chairman of Lonrho; internal audit reports; relations with the trade unions; overseas agents; staff expenses; chief executives reports; social occasions; publications; competitions; updates on the Observer; vacancies; payment for articles; the Observer magazine; the Monopolies Commission, regulatory body; the dispute over ownership of the House of Fraser; profits and losses; recruitment; Jim Levi; pay increases; holidays; an overview of Lonrho's ownership; features; industrial relations; advertising results; annual meetings; board meetings; Observer funding; marketing; the sale of Reuters Investment; promotional activities; quality control; the National Tyre Service (NTS); loans; circulation; taxes; Third World Book Review, magazine; the editor's contractual terms; article complaints; regional budgets; negotiations with the unions; enterprises; sale of the Standard newspaper; the installation of a telefax machine; the Albert exhibition; Lonrho annual reports.

Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Lonrho; Nick Morrell; Terry Robinson; Tiny Rowland; David Bishop; Alan Johnstone.

Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison

Any correspondence containing privileged legal advice or details of living individuals' terms of employment may be closed.