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).
Letter from The General Electric Co. Ltd. confirming a meeting and travel arrangements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 167\3\ img004 | |
| Date | 11th November 1936 | |
| Telephone: EAST 0770 (15 LINES) Telegrams: 'POLYPHASE, BIRMINGHAM' Contractors to H.M. Admiralty, War Office, India Office, G.P.O. and the Leading Home & Foreign Railways. The General Electric Co Ltd ENGINEERING WORKS, WITTON, BIRMINGHAM, 6. Codes Used: NEW STANDARD, LOMBARD, WESTERN UNION (5 LETTER ED.{J. L. Edwards}), A.B.C. (6TH ED.{J. L. Edwards}) AND PRIVATE. OUR REF: H.N.W. YOUR REF: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst6/R Handwritten number: 86110 11th November 1936 H.E.West Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY, Dear Sir, We are in receipt of your letter of November 10th, and beg to inform you that Tuesday morning next, the 17th instant, will be quite convenient to us. If you are coming to Birmingham by train, if you will let me know the time of your arrival I will send a car to the station to bring you out here. Yours faithfully, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.,LTD., [Illegible Signature] COMMERCIAL MANAGER. [Handwritten note] EJB Suggest we meet at the LMS station to catch the 9-8 am train, which gets in Birmingham 10-16. WSF | ||