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).
Decision to keep Accuslem batteries and pay the import duty due to test completion delays.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\4\ img103 | |
| Date | 13th February 1933 | |
| X6 odo D/BP. From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.8/MA.13.2.33. Re. ACCUSLEM BATTERY. As we cannot guarantee that our tests on these batteries will be completed by the date specified for the reclamation of the import duty. We should like to keep these batteries and the import duty should therefore be paid. This replies to your D/BP/Y.2/DH.{D. Henderson - Showroom}11.2.33. We are also sending you attached note which we have received from Paris and which refers to another battery of 20/25HP. size they are despatching to us, and we should be glad if you will reply to this note for us informing them that we desire to keep this battery, with the 40/50HP. size battery we have already. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||