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- 1946-1984 (Creation)
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Includes correspondence from and concerning Stephens.
Other correspondents include: David Astor; Tristan Jones; Fred [Tomlinson]; Michael Glenny; Donald Trelford; Ken Obank; Roger Harrison; William Millinship.
Subjects covered include: The Observer's coverage of Middle Eastern and North African affairs particularly Egypt, Cyprus, Israel, the Suez Crisis, and the Lebanon; Nora Beloff; Stephens' life in Paris; French political affairs; South Africa; Kim Philby; James Morris; Canadian affairs; Soviet affairs; Stephens writing a book for the Carnegie Foundation; Stephens' terms and conditions of employment with The Observer and his retirement.
Also includes: 'The Great Powers, the Arabs and the Israelis' by Bernard Lewis; 'The Great Powers and the Middle East' by Stephens; copy of 'Common Security - a programme for disarmament' by Jonathan Power.
Creator: The Observer Limited; Editor's Office; Donald Trelford
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Copyright: Guardian News & Media
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- Trelford; Donald Gilchrist (1937-2023); journalist, broadcaster, and editor of The Observer (Subject)
- Astor; Hon; Francis David Langhorne (1912-2001); editor of The Observer (Subject)
- Stephens; Robert (1920-1992); journalist (Subject)
- Beloff; Nora (1919-1997); political reporter (Subject)
- Jones; Tristan (1913-1990); managing director of The Observer (Subject)
- Tomlinson; Frederick; journalist (Subject)
- Glenny; Michael Valentine (1927-1990); academic and translator of Russian (Subject)
- Obank; Kenneth Pounds (1915-1991); managing editor of the Observer (Subject)
- Harrison; Desmond Roger Wingate (1933-); managing director and chief executive of The Observer (Subject)
- Millinship; William Henry George (1929-2010); journalist and managing editor of the Observer (Subject)
- Philby; Harold Adrian Russell (1912-1988); journalist and spy (Subject)
- Morris; Jan (1926-2020); journalist, historian and travel writer (Subject)
- Lewis; Bernard (1916-); Islamic historian (Subject)
- Power; Jonathan; writer (Subject)