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).
Declining a request to release an employee named Hallam for a Weight Analysis Assistant role due to a manpower shortage.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\2\ scan0121 | |
Date | 3rd October 1940 | |
Loy. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/ML.9.10.40. WEIGHT ANALYSIS ASSISTANT. 3.10.40. With reference to your Memo. Lov.{Mr Lovesey}3/ET. At the moment, owing to a sudden easement in the material situation, we are very short of man-power at the Clan Foundry, and definitely cannot release Hallam until we get more skilled assistants. We will bear your request in mind however. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||