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Papers of Henry Sackville Barlow

1. 96/1: Business papers of Henry S. Barlow relating to companies mainly in the wider Barlow Group: Thomas Barlow & Bro, 1 OCT 1975 – 8 DEC 1976. Comprising:
   • Henry S. Barlow’s copies of accounts, financial statements, agendas, minutes, memoranda, correspondence and papers including;
   • correspondence with Thomas B. Barlow, Sir John D. Barlow and others relating to his memorandum on Sir John D. Barlow’s retirement and family disagreement as to the pace and direction of Malaysianisation;
   • further papers relating to the future reorganisation of Thomas Barlow & Bro. Ltd;
   • Malaysianisation of the smaller estate companies;
   • memoranda under the heading ‘Malaysian Political Outlook’ advising the boards of Bradwall, Muar River and Sagga estate companies to diversify their investments and transfer their estates to Malaysia (9 MAR 1976);
   • further papers dealing with the scheme for migration of estates to Malaysia (30 APR, 28 MAY 1976).
2. 96/2: Business papers of Henry S. Barlow relating to companies mainly in the wider Barlow Group: Thomas Barlow & Bro, 5 JAN – 14 DEC 1977. Comprising:
   • Henry S. Barlow’s copies of accounts, agendas, minutes, memoranda, correspondence and papers including;
   • farm rentals for the Bradwall estate, near Sandbach, Cheshire and the Poole estate, near Nantwich, Cheshire (c. JAN 1978);correspondence and papers relating to the career of Thomas B. Barlow (JUL 1977);
   • further correspondence and memoranda regarding disagreement between Henry S. Barlow and Sir John D. Barlow over transfer of smaller Barlow estate companies to Malaysia;
   • correspondence with Sir Charles Hobhouse and others regarding the same.