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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).
Secret memo regarding the JAP. J. valve rocker gear and cylinder head, circulating drawing LeC. 2864 for comments.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\V\October1930-February1931\  Scan319
Date  9th February 1931
  
BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
C. to HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}
SECRET.
ORIGINAL
JAP. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} VALVE ROCKER GEAR
& DETAILS OF CYLINDER HEAD
E2/M9.2.31.
X 5090.
X 5050.
We attach herewith LeC. 2864. shewing the above.
Would you kindly return two prints, one of which we shall send to R.{Sir Henry Royce}, and would you also please send a print to HY.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} and RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} as we should like their comments.
LeC. 2864. completes the cyl. information except for the exhaust connection to the induction pipe jacket and a possible flange connection for water on the rear end.
We cannot give this information just at the moment but it need not hold up the main details.
E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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