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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).
Engine repairs for the Admiralty and the War Office, and the question of who bears the cost.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 74\3\  scan0072
Date  22th March 1917 guessed
  
3.

The Admiralty, in giving us instructions to carry out the necessary repairs to this engine, stated that they presume the work will be carried out by us free of charge.

Do you think we ought to accept responsibility for the damage and pay for the repairs?

In the meantime, both the Admiralty and the War Office have agreed to the work proceeding.

EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}
  
  


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