Secret memorandum arguing against using 'USA' as a camouflage name due to potential negative sales and design implications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 57\1\ Scan081 | |
| Date | 1st January 1925 | |
| X.5770 S E C R E T. R2/M31.1.25. To BJ. from R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ___________________ U. S. A. {Mr Adams} _______ CAMOUFLAGE NAMES. X.5770 _____________________________ Some time ago I pointed out the risk of using such a term as 'USA', because already it has been said that the Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) designs cam from America. The use of the letters 'USA' would cause this impression to be supported, so that :- (1) It is not good Sales policy. (2) It is not complimentary to our English designers. Will Mr. Johnson kindly instruct another name, if only to please me? R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).