by Tom Bower
board minutes. DTI, page 555
'. . . and R. M. & Co refused to be bound by this arrangement'. DTI, page 502
295 'to whitewash everyone else'. They Must be Fair, page 112
CHAPTER ELEVEN
On Labour Party affairs, I have used the local newspapers and the report issued by the Labour National Executive.
CHAPTER TWELVE
316 '. . . give the boys a break'. Scottish Daily News, R. McKay
and Brian Barr, Canongate, 1976, page 8 320 The council wanted to pay an additional £16,000, nearly double
Maxwell's deal. McKay, op. cit., page 64 324 'Since Maxwell is pivotal to all the changes taking place'. The
documents obtained by the Bookseller during litigation initiated
by Maxwell for defamation against the magazine included all the News's Council minutes and working papers. This was also the source for the documents regarding the industrial dispute at Pergamon.
351 sought to rescue Oxford United. John Ley, Rags to Riches, The Rise and Rise of Oxford United, Queen Anne Press, 1985
353 John Waddington. Victor Watson kept a diary throughout the battle and subsequently wrote various descriptive pieces.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
359 thirteen trade unions. Simon Jenkins, The Market for Glory, Faber and Faber, 1986
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
418 The Edinburgh Games. Derek Bateman and Derek Douglas,
Unfriendly Games, The Inside Story, Mainstream, 1986 427 Private Eye. Malice in Wonderland, Macdonald, 1986
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
463 'That's what they're made for.' Le Matin, 16 February 1988
465 'he is a mammoth . . .' Le Point, 31 October 1988
467 the winners had conspired. Le Monde, 19 February 1988
470 'it won't happen again.' L'Expansion, February 1988
471 'a hiccup in the market.' Wall Street Journal, 9 May 1988
480 'stupid price for it' 4 August 1988
480 'not because you like him.' Business News, 24 October 1988
485 'I did notify you . . .' Le Point, 31 October 1988
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
498 'I indispensably contributed to saving eastern Europe'. Guardian, 5 March 1990
498 'I did no business with eastern Europe before the Berlin Wall
came down.' Independent, 13 May 1990 502 'clearly dancing on the edge'. Financial Times, 6 August 1990
502 'I treat them like a Field Marshal.' Independent, 13 May 1990
503 . . I'll throw away the big bit.' Sunday Times, 13 May 1990
507 although some suspected a higher amount. Financial Times,
13 September 1990 512 'When I pass a belt, I can't resist hitting below it.' International
Herald Tribune, 18 March 1991 516 the loan was immediately disclosed. Financial Times, 15
August 1991
517 '. . . one of the most outstanding performers of the year' John Jay, 14 April 1991
because the sale of assets was proving difficult. Sale of Pergamon Press, 24 April 1991
Interview with Sunday Times, 14 April 1991
'secrecy, deviousness and refusal to conform to expected behaviour'. Financial Times, 18 April 1991
519 as set out in the prospectus. Part IV (5) (ii); see also
page 12 'Related parties' 519 since 1984 compared to the Sun's 10 per cent. Guardian,
7 November 1991
523 an actual loss of £6.35 million. Independent, 24 September 1991
525 marvelled an admirer. Sunday Times, 29 September 1991
525 unsettled his New York bankers. Wall Street Journal,
13 September 1991 525 observes an eyewitness in Maxwell's office. Financial
Times, 5 October 1991
Glossary
AGM
Annual General Meeting
BBC
British Broadcasting Corporation
BNPC
British Newspaper Printing Corporation
BOAC
British Overseas Airways Corporation
BPC
British Printing Corporation
BPCC
British Printing and Communications Corporation
DPP
Director of Public Prosecutions
DTI
Department of Trade and Industry
EGM
Extraordinary General Meeting
EPC
European Printing Corporation
EPPAC
European Periodicals, Publicity and Advertising
Corporation
FOC
Father of Chapel
HMSO
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
IBM
International Business Machines
ICI
Imperial Chemical Industries
ILSC
International Learning Systems Corporation Limited
IPC
International Publishing Corporation
JEIA
Anglo-American Joint Export-Import Agency
LMS
Lange, Maxwell & Springer
MCC
Maxwell Communications Corporation
MGH
Mirror Group Holdings
MGN
Mirror Group Newspapers
MIMC
Microforms International Marketing Corporation
MSI (1964)
Maxwell Scientific International (1964)
MSI Inc.
Maxwell Scientific International Inc.
MSI (DS)
Maxwell Scientific International (Distribution Services)
Limited
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NGA
National Graphical Association
NUJ
National Union of Journalists
PPI
Pergamon Press Incorporated
PRISC
Public Relations and Information Services Control
R.M. & Co. Robert Maxwell & Co.
SOE Special Operations Executive
SOGAT Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
TUC Trades Union Congress
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
