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- 10 December 1979 (Creation)
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Donald Trelford's annotated set of papers for the meeting held at 8 St Andrew's Hilll, London.
Agenda points include: minutes of 19 November meeting; matters arising (photocomposition, collect printing, publishing room re-equipment, Times Newspapers, mail order); preliminary 1980 budget; editorial report; management report (financial performance, cash forecast, production and labour relations, sales and advertising, promotion, 1980 Singlehanded Transatlantic Race, other matters); approval of share transfer form in respect of 73,181 'B'shares and issue of new share certificate to Observer International Inc.; appointment of Willis, Faber & Dumas Ltd as the company's employee benefits advisers.
Also includes: statement by Conor Cruise O'Brien and Donald Trelford, December 1979; paper by [Ronald] Holmes on The Observer Ltd and The Observer Magazine Ltd; seating plan for dinner; memorandum from Trelford to O'Brien on the main leader.
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)
- The Observer Limited (1917-1993); newspaper publisher (Subject)
- Times Newspapers Limited (1967-); newspaper publishers (Subject)
- Observer International Inc. (1977-?); subsidiary company of Atlantic Richfield (Subject)
- O'Brien; Conor Cruise (1917-2008); historian, politician, diplomat, journalist (Subject)
- Holmes; Ronald; financial director of the Observer (Subject)