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Graham Day
5 March 1986
On this day the government announce that Graham Day will become chairman of BL Ltd as soon as possible.
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Sat, 22 Feb 1986
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Sat, 22 Feb 1986
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Tue, 25 Feb 1986
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Wed, 05 Mar 1986
REUTERS Published: March 5, 1986 The General Motors Corporation, as expected, gave formal notice that it would bid for parts of BL...
Thu, 06 Mar 1986
NEW YORK TIMES UPI Published: March 6, 1986 The British Government today announced a list of bidders, including General Motors, for...
Thu, 13 Mar 1986
THE GUARDIAN MINISTERS GUILTY OVER BL SALE, SAY DIRECTORS By David Simpson and James Naughtie BL's two main board executive directors...
Tue, 18 Mar 1986
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Mon, 24 Mar 1986
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