Letter of introduction for Mr. Hives' forthcoming visit to France for tests on the new Rolls-Bentley car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0015 | |
| Date | 1st May 1933 | |
| TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 1010. X1588 CAXTON HOUSE EAST, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W.1. 1st May, 1933. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives Esq., c/o Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. Dear Mr. Hives, Mr. J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} Russell Sharp has informed me of your forthcoming visit to France in connection with the tests on the new Rolls-Bentley Car, and, as promised by Mr. Sharp, I have very much pleasure in enclosing herewith a letter of introduction to Mr. R. {Sir Henry Royce} Frothingham, Directeur, Automotive Department, Vacuum Oil Company, S.A.F., Paris. I am quite sure that Mr. Frothingham will be only too pleased to co-operate with you in any possible way during your sojourn in France, and I take this opportunity of wishing you a most successful trip. Yours very truly, [Signature] ECGE/MD. | ||
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).