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Papers of Thomas Bradwall Barlow

60/1: Official records, correspondence and papers of companies within the Barlow Group during Thomas B. Barlow’s Chairmanship: Highlands & Lowlands Para Rubber Co. Ltd., 1956-74 Comprising:

• annual lunch arrangements, guest lists and related correspondence.

60/2: Official records, correspondence and papers of companies within the Barlow Group during Thomas B. Barlow’s Chairmanship: Highlands & Lowlands Para Rubber Co. Ltd., 1967-72 Comprising:

• correspondence between Thomas B. Barlow and Dr C. W. S. Hartley, regarding the establishment and progress of the Highlands Research Unit (HRU), with related reports and papers.

60/3: Official records, correspondence and papers of companies within the Barlow Group during Thomas B. Barlow’s Chairmanship: Highlands & Lowlands Para Rubber Co. Ltd., 1972-75 Comprising:

• correspondence between Thomas B. Barlow and Gordon H. Lang (director of Highlands & Lowlands and consultant to Highlands Malaysia Plantations Ltd) including: Highlands estate staffing matters, visiting agents’ work, sale of Highlands land in the Klang valley for building development;
• palm oil freight matters;
• letter from Thomas B. Barlow asking Lang to tender his resignation from the Board of Highlands in connection with reconstruction as Malaysian domiciled company (6 AUG 1975).

60/4: Official records, correspondence and papers of companies within the Barlow Group during Thomas B. Barlow’s Chairmanship: Highlands & Lowlands Para Rubber Co. Ltd., 1975-76 Comprising:

• correspondence and papers relating to the transfer of Highlands & Lowlands to Malaysia – liquidation of Highlands & Lowlands Para and transfer of assets to Highlands & Lowlands Bhd (1976);
• note by Henry S. Barlow on ‘The Expatriate Sector of the Plantation Industry and the Third Malaysian Plan’, proposals for the Rubber Grower’s Association submission, advocating closer involvement in development of the small-holder sector;
• correspondence between Thomas B. Barlow and Mohd. Kassim Salleh concerning the latter’s report on the evolution of the Malaysian Palm Oil Pool (10 MAY 1976);
• note by C. E. Hindson on ‘The Malaysian Govt’s Economic Policy in mid term review of Second Malaysian Plan for the corporate sector of the economy’ (17 AUG 1976);
• press cuttings including article by M. G. G. Pillai on the political situation in Malaysia – ‘Shrewd Changes To Keep Political Popularity’, Sunday Times, (31 AUG 1976).