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 Mines Department regarding a request for supplementary petrol for long road journeys.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\1\ scan0070 | |
| Date | 12th April 1940 | |
| Petrol File 1282. MINES DEPARTMENT DIVISIONAL PETROLEUM OFFICER, NORTH MIDLAND AREA, MECHANICS INSTITUTE, NORTH CHURCH STREET, NOTTINGHAM. Any reply to this letter should be addressed to the DIVISIONAL PETROLEUM OFFICER and the following Reference Number should be quoted :- NM/ / 98166. RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary}/MBG 12th April 1940. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Abbot-Anderson, Esq., Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, DERBY. Dear Sir, Bulk Supply - Development Purposes. Your Letter Dated 10th April. I thank you for your letter as above and wish to state that whilst I entirely appreciate the importance of the work being carried out by your firm, I would point out that it is most unusual for supplementary petrol to be authorised for such long journeys as visiting Bath, Southampton and Portsmouth, by road. Admiralty It is suggested that a certificate showing authority in support of these journeys by road would satisfactorily decide the matter. I shall be glad therefore if you will take this action accordingly. Yours faithfully, B M Cockshott Lt.Colonel. Divisional Petroleum Officer. | ||