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).
Agreeing to a first batch of 300 chassis, conditional on the Experimental Department's approval.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\3\ scan0032 | |
| Date | 24th January 1939 | |
| 1381 S/W To Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Les from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}Rn.{Mr Robinson} LL.Smith.Les.RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} re B.V. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}11/E25139 Referring to Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Les.5/ER.24.1.39 it is agreed that the first batch shall be 300 chassis and that material can be ordered when necessary to give delivery to the programme dates. In view of the present stage of development it is important that orders should only be placed for parts that the Experimental Dept. are satisfied to release. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||