| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GUA/6/1/1/1/8/2/1 |
| Title | IPI correspondence, August 1979 - December 1980 |
| Date | 2 August 1979 - 1 December 1980 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Creator Name | Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Peter Preston (1938-2018) |
| Description | File of correspondence from the International Press Institute (IPI), created and held by Peter Preston, 2 August 1979 to 1 December 1980.
Correspondents include: Frank Rodgers (Chairman of the IPI British Executive Committee), Peter Galliner (IPI director) and William Whitelaw (MP).
Subjects covered include: IPI membership, August 1979 - November 1980; the Official Information Bill, August - December 1979; IPI Committee meetings and seminars, August 1979 - November 1980; the trial of journalist Salamat Ali in Pakistan, December 1979; meetings with government officials, August 1979 - March 1980; changes to the IPI constitution, January 1980; the election of IPI International Board members, February - April 1980 and IPI finances, April - December 1980.
Also includes notes of discussions between the IPI William Whitelaw, Home Secretary, March 1980 and un-named members of the British Government, August, November 1979; a report on the IPI British Executive Committee, nd, [March 1980]; discussion paper on police relations with the media in the 1980s, April 1980; IPI financial statements for the year ended 31 December 1979; list of members dues and contributions, December 1979 and June 1980 and IPI newsletter, July 1980. |
| Access Status | Open(part) |
| Access Conditions | Subject to access restrictions in line with the Data Protection Act and confidentiality. |
| Format | Typescript |
| Manuscript |
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| Code | Set |
| NA100 | Pakistan/Asia |