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Papers of Henry Sackville Barlow

1. 75/1: Barlow Boustead Estates Agency subject files including miscellaneous reports,
   Malaysianisation, Bumiputra participation, reorganisation and disposal, 22 JAN – 28 DEC 1979. Comprising:
   • correspondence and papers relating to Boustead Holdings Bhd’s acceptance of the offer from
     the three Malaysian institutional investors to exchange their Barlow Boustead shares for shares in Boustead
     Holdings, thereby giving the latter a controlling interest in Barlow Boustead (JAN 1979); lengthy
     correspondence relating to negotiations over offer of Barlow Boustead shares to Pernas (Perbadanan Nasional
     Bhd) as a means to prevent Highlands & Lowlands from withdrawing from their agency agreement; correspondence
     between Henry S. Barlow and J. S. H. Skrine (Skrine & Co.), concerning the future of Henry S. Barlow, the
     Barlow Boustead Estates Agency and implications for Barlow family shareholders in London; letters from Thomas
     B. Barlow to Henry S. Barlow concerning the above (25 JUN).
2. 75/2: Barlow Boustead Estates Agency subject files including miscellaneous reports,
   Malaysianisation, Bumiputra participation, reorganisation and disposal, 2 JAN – 24 MAR 1980. Comprising:
   • correspondence and papers relating to negotiations over share offer to Pernas, including
     draft contracts; correspondence with J. S. H. Skrine relating to the above and to discussions with other
     Barlow family shareholders concerning counter offer from Boustead Holdings Bhd; related question of
     Malaysianisation of Barlow estates – creation of Malaysian subsidiary, Barlow Estates Bhd; negotiations over
     the ‘put’ and ‘call’ options relating to sale of Henry S. Barlow’s shares.
3. 75/3: Barlow Boustead Estates Agency subject files including miscellaneous reports,
   Malaysianisation, Bumiputra participation, reorganisation and disposal, 15 APR – 26 MAY 1980. Comprising:
   • correspondence and papers relating to negotiations over sale/purchase agreement with
     Pernas including revised drafts of the agreements, correspondence with J. H. S. Skrine relating to the
     above
4. 75/4: Barlow Boustead Estates Agency subject files including miscellaneous reports,
   Malaysianisation, Bumiputra participation, reorganisation and disposal, 9 JUN 1980 – 29 MAR 1982. Comprising:
   • further correspondence and papers leading to the collapse of the sale/purchase
     negotiations with Pernas over the ‘put’ and ‘call’ option; correspondence with J. S. H. Skrine on this and
     related Barlow family matters, including future of Barlow plantations in Malaysia and Henry S. Barlow’s
     position with Barlow Boustead Estates Agency; negotiations between Henry S. Barlow and Skrine & Co over fee
     reduction (AUG 1980 – MAR 1982).