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 concerning a delayed order for two fireproof containers due to a Limitation of Supplies Order and the requirement for government authority.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\2\ img340 | |
Date | 26th February 1941 | |
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. LONDON. E.C.4. 3, LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL, TELEPHONE 9471 MANSION HOUSE. MANCHESTER. ROYAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE 3018 BLACKFRIARS. SCOTLAND. 26, WEST NILE STREET, GLASGOW. TELEPHONE 2359 CENTRAL. ON ADMIRALTY AND WAR OFFICE LISTS. THE CHATWOOD SAFE CO. LIMITED. BANKERS' ENGINEERS, HEAD OFFICE & WORKS, SHREWSBURY, ENGLAND. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS. CHATWOOD SHREWSBURY. TELEPHONE NUMBER. SHREWSBURY 3001 3 LINES. 17 Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, D E R B Y. February twenty sixth 1941. Dear Sirs, Your reference Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG.1/RH{R. Hollingworth} dated February 24th. We acknowledge your letter and we are surprised to learn that you have heard nothing from us with regard to your order for two Fireproof Containers for drawings, for we have written on two or three occasions about the delivery. Our last letter was dated January 13th, when we sent you a copy of a circular letter we have sent to all our customers. This letter was to the effect that instructions had been issued by the Board of Trade that orders for controlled goods cannot be despatched in excess of our quota under the Limitation of Supplies Order without a direct Government authority. It is not sufficient for our customer to quote to us certain Government Contract Numbers upon which he is engaged, unless he also gives an assurance that a particular contract includes the provision of the equipment he wishes to order from us. The two Containers for drawings should be ready for despatch in about three weeks' time, but we cannot release them unless you provide us with a Government authority. As we have not heard from you in reply to our circular letter we had assumed that you are taking steps to obtain the Government authority, but apparently our letter has gone astray. We look forward to hearing from you that the necessary sanction will be available so that the Containers may be completed for despatch. Yours faithfully, For THE CHATWOOD SAFE COMPANY LIMITED. [Signature] JLS/WM. | ||