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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).
Policy of sending communications to ex-Derby officials at the Springfield, USA works.

Identifier  Morton\M7\  img042
Date  30th November 1922
  
To - from Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
Ag.
Ws.
Sf.
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}
Srt.
Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}
EC.
ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong}
EW.
EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}
M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore}

Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/M30/11/22.

I give below copy of memo I have received from Mr. Claude Johnson.

Will you please see to it that this instruction is carried out.

Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}

COPY.

To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from CJ. CJ7/E29/11/22.

Springfield resent letters being sent by Derby to ex-Derby officials at Springfield addressed to their private addresses.

Apparently there is no such thing as secrecy in America and, if Mr. A.{Mr Adams} at Derby addresses a letter to Mr. B. at Springfield, within a week the 500 employees at Springfield know, not only that such a letter has been so addressed but the contents of it.

The administration at Springfield are naturally very touchy about communications from Derby being sent to ex-Derby officials at their private addresses and consider that, if there is anything to be said, it should be said through the administration.

I think we have got to support this policy. Please warn EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} and other officials who may have spared some of their staff to go to Springfield that they must avoid this cause of friction.

CJ.
  
  


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