Setback in the deal to purchase the Chateauroux premises.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\5\ scan0079 | |
| Date | 21th February 1938 | |
| Waller See me. Pmy hold 1245 Rolls-Royce Ltd. Derby.........Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Showrooms Sr/DnI3/MLG.2I.II.38 Re- Chateauroux(French test region) Premises ----------------------- Since receipt of your memo to hand this morning, the position re Chateauroux(French test region) has taken a different turn . We had a visit from Mr. Trone, the owner of our Garage this morning who informs us that for the time being the deal respecting the purchase of the premises has not matured , in other words we have come back to the statut-quo. I shall let you know anything further that might transpires re this matter. "Sly." | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).