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).
Secret memo suggesting the use of the codename 'Wraith' for a project, referencing the handling of the 'Spectre' project.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\6\ 06-page008 | |
Date | 10th May 1934 | |
SECRET. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 600 To Nor. from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}Sft.{Mr Swift} Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}16/E10.5.34 Referring to H.1/HP.30.4.34 I think it is unwise for us to have memoranda in circulation with the heading of this memo. and suggest we should use the name 'Wraith' instead. All memos. in regard to both this and SpectreCodename for Phantom III shoul be marked 'Secret' and deal'with in the same way as other secret matters in-the past. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||