Archive

1984 Aug 2 - 1984 Aug 6
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/1255
Government machinery (Griffiths Report on the House of Fraser)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2014 Jan 3
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 16
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Date Value Title
84 Aug 2 Th Major Government machinery: Tebbit minute to MT ("House of Fraser Report") [Lonrho bid to take over Harrods: alleged contravention of Companies Act 1981: Tebbit explains findings and proposes publication] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 3 Fr Major Government machinery: Robin Butler minute to Andrew Turnbull ("The Griffiths Report on the House of Fraser") [Griffiths examining whether Professor Smith was offered an honour to facilitate Lonrho bid to take over Harrods] [declassified Jan 2014]
84 Aug 6 Mo Major Government machinery: Andrew Turnbull minute to MT ("Lonrho/House of Fraser") [Griffiths Report on alleged contravention of 1981 Companies Act in course of Harrods takeover bid - no "concert party" found; "No.10 Interest" on honours, Gow and Du Cann, ethical standards in the City] [declassified Jan 2014]