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Papers of Henry Sackville Barlow

1. 91/1: Business papers of Henry S. Barlow relating to companies mainly in the wider Barlow Group: Highlands & Lowlands Para Rubber Co. Ltd/Highlands & Lowlands Bhd, 2 DEC 1970 – 29 JUL 1975. Comprising:
   • correspondence and papers of Henry S. Barlow, as joint managing director (from 30 APR 1972) including;
   • estimates of estate expenditure for 1971 (2 DEC 1970);
   • valuation of investments (23 FEB 1972);
   • correspondence, memoranda and papers relating to the acquisition of a 20 per cent shareholding by Pernas Securities Sdn Bhd and Kuala Lumpur – Kepong Bhd and subsequent negotiations over additional seats on the board for Tengku Razaleigh, Lee Loy Seng and L. E. C. Betts (25 FEB – 29 JUL 1975).
2. 91/2: Business papers of Henry S. Barlow relating to companies mainly in the wider Barlow Group: Highlands & Lowlands Para Rubber Co. Ltd/Highlands & Lowlands Bhd, 10 NOV 1973 – 3 DEC 1979. Comprising:
   • correspondence, accounts, memoranda and papers of Henry S. Barlow, as joint managing director including;
   • memoranda on the relationship between Highlands & Lowlands, Thomas Barlow & Bro. and Barlow Boustead Estates Agency (1973-75);
   • memorandum on proposal for Pernas Securities to increase its shareholding to 35 per cent and related papers (AUG 1977);
   • correspondence, memoranda and papers relating to decision of the Highlands & Lowlands board to cease its agency agreement with Barlow Bousteads Estate Agency and set up its own management organisation;
   • counter proposal for Highlands & Lowlands to acquire 22.5 per cent shareholding in Barlow Boustead Estates Agency;
   • correspondence relating to compensation to be paid to Barlow Bousteads for ending the agency agreement by 1 JAN 1980 and related papers (15 AUG 1978 – 3 DEC 1979).