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- 1980 (Creation)
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1 file
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Scope and content
General file relating to oil company Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), with papers mainly dealing with the ARCO board and management matters. Contains correspondence, memorandums and reports including: internal audit reports; social occasions; financial and budget reports; the election of Thornton Bradshaw as chairman of The Observer Ltd; relations with trade unions; plans to print outside of London and the future of printing the newspaper; relations with the Sunday Times.
Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Coopers & Lybrand, law firm; Thornton Bradshaw.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
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Records identifying individual trade union members may be closed in line with data protection regulations. Any correspondence containing privileged legal advice may be closed.
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Open(part)