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- 1942-1982 (Creation)
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General file regarding the Department of Trade.
Contains correspondence, memorandum and reports concerning: social occasions; the Royal Commission on Standards of Conduct in Public Life; loans applied for under the Industry Act; pay and labour relations in the newspaper industry; advertising rates; increases to the cover price; salary increases; relations with trade unions; newsprint control; newsprint allocations; the supply of raw materials; the Companies Act 1929; the purchase of land near St Bride Street and Stonecutter Street; the transfer of the 'Morning Advertiser'; export licenses; production of a souvenir programme; newsprint production allowances; purchase of equipment; a questionnaire on machinery; the sale and purchase of worn service uniforms.
Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; BAF Burn; HF Heinemann; Tristan Jones; KS Finn; JE Berridge.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison
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