| Level | Item |
| Ref No | OBS/1/2/2/2/28 |
| Title | Atlantic Richfield Co. 1981-1985 |
| Date | 1981-1985 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Creator Name | The Observer Limited; Managing Director's Office; Roger Harrison |
| Description | General file relating to oil company Atlantic Richfield (ARCO), which covers the period when ARCO sold the Observer to Lonrho. Contains correspondence, memorandums and reports concerning: social occasions; the career of Robert Orville Anderson and his resignation from the Observer board; competitor papers; relations with trade unions; financial reports; trading forecasts; conditions of the proposed deal with Lonrho; the use of Norwegian paper; terms of employment in relation to the Lonrho takeover; plans for the future of the newspaper; the career of Thornton Bradshaw.
Primary correspondents include: Roger Harrison; Robert Orville Anderson; Tiny Rowland; Thornton Bradshaw. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | Records relating to individual terms of employment may be closed in line with data protection regulations. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Typescript |
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