Various statements and memoranda by Sir Richard Cooper, with index

Index (typescript) to documents numbered 1-49, as follows:

1. 23 August, 1928. Memorandum on Technical Bureau from Sir Richard Cooper to Directors. Part 1.

2. 23 August, 1928. Memorandum on Technical Bureau from Sir Richard Cooper to Directors. Part 2.

3. 31 December, 1928. Retrospect of the Business during 1928.

4. 4 January, 1929. Proposed Reforms.

5. 12 January, 1929. Statement to the Board of Directors.

6. 16 January, 1929. RAC's Opening Remarks [to conference of Company Directors].

7. 28 May, 1929. "Our Trade in Patagonia".

8. 21 October, 1929. "The Administration of Bureau".

9. 21 November, 1929. Statement of South African Business and the Operation of the Agreement with A E & I Ltd.

10. 26 December, 1929. Analysis of the S African Problem.

11. 11 February, 1930. Notes on Proposed Arrangement with PGS [Compania Primitiva de Gas, Buenos Aires].

12. 16 February, 1930. Notes on the Administration of the Company's Business.

13. 9 July, 1930. Confidential to My Fellow Directors for our Private Discussion on July 21st.

14. 21 July, 1930. Result of Informal Conference of Directors held at Felden Lodge on July 21st 1930.

15. 17 November, 1930. Case for Consideration of Sir Ernest Roney with Mr W T Witt and Sir Richard Cooper.

16. 26 November, 1930. To My Fellow Directors. "Gentlemen, We are living in difficult times, and no one can say where this grave depression of world-trade may end."

17. 8 December, 1930. Proposed Reforms in the Organisation and Administration of our Company.

18. 16 December, 1930. Chairman's Preliminary Remarks on Letter to Directors.

19. 6 July, 1931. Without title, beginning: "It will facilitate the clearing up of an apparent misunderstanding on the part of Messrs Lowe & Fison regarding the association between the Parent Company and my interests in the Cooper-Stewart Engineering Co Ltd...."

20. 22 September, 1931. Board Meeting (September 22nd 1931).

21. 2 October, 1931. Report on the Company's Insecticide Trade by the Chairman.

22. November, 1931. Statement on Mr D S McDougall by the Chairman.

23. 8 November, 1931. The Efficiency of our Organisation.

24. 1 December, 1931. Statement on the Managing Director by the Chairman.

25. 21 April, 1932. Statement to the Board.

26. 17 August, 1932. Memo from Sir Richard Cooper to the Directors of Messrs Cooper, McDougall & Robertson, Ltd.

27. 16 May, 1933. Memo on Sales Reorganisation by Sir Richard Cooper.

28. 28 November, 1933. Notes by Sir Richard Cooper on Conference held between him and Mr Witt at Head Office on Monday, November 27th.

29. 22 December, 1933. Memo on the major problems of the business as viewed by the Chairman preparatory to discussion with the GM and the Finance Manager.

30. 4 January, 1934. Statement to the Board of Directors of Cooper, McDougall & Robertson, Ltd, by the Chairman.

31. 9 January, 1934. RAC's Notes for 10/1/34.

32. 17 September, 1934. Communication to the Directors by Sir Richard Cooper, Bt. (To be considered in Private Conference of Directors on Wednesday afternoon, September 26th, 1934.)

32B. 17 September, 1934. Paper 3: Future of Mr T A Robertson.

32C. 17 September, 1934. Paper 4: Reform of the Export Department.

32D. 17 September, 1934. Paper 5: The Future of Cooper Technical Bureau.

33. 18 September, 1934. Analysis of TAR [T A Robertson].

34. 2 October, 1934. The Cooper Technical Bureau. Answers to Committee's Questions.

35. 8 October, 1934. Memo by Sir Richard Cooper to the Directors of Cooper, McDougall & Robertson [concerning Yalding].

36. 10 October, 1934. Memo on Reorganisation of the Export Department.

37. 19 October, 1934. The Use of Outside Advisers to CM&R Ltd.

38. 5 December, 1934. Cooper Research Bureau.

39. 12 June, 1935. Memo to T A Robertson from Sir Richard Cooper on General Salesmanship and Consequent Matters in our Business.

40. 24 July, 1935. Statement to Board.

41. 6 September, 1935. Notes [on sales decline].

42. 9 September, 1935. Statement by the Chairman.

43. 9 October, 1935. Report on Wm Cooper & Nephews Inc (Chicago) by Sir Richard Cooper.

44. 24 October, 1935. Without title, beginning: "It has appeared to me that facts and figures have clearly shown that our trade is declining, and notably in Sheep Dips, and we are continually increasing expenditure."

45. 18 November, 1935. Memo to Directors from the Chairman (Tehnical Service - Chicago). 47. 1 December, 1935. Statement of Case by the Chairman for the Appointment of a Managing Director of Cooper, McDougall & Robertson Ltd.

48. 5 December, 1935. [For Board Meeting, 6 December, "to consider the Report of the Chairman and Mr Witt, in pursuance of Minute No. 2317, to decide whether Mr Walker-Leigh is a suitable Candidate for the post of Managing Director....]

49. 12 December, 1935. Appointment of a Managing Director.

1928-1935

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