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).
To all officials regarding the misuse of priority telephone calls, quoting a letter from the Post Office.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\2\ img335 | |
| Date | 15th February 1941 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Hives Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Robotham Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Bastow G.B. LH{Mr Haworth} Rogers THE REAL SINNER To:- All Officials. PRIORITY TELEPHONE CALLS. The following paragraph is an extract from a letter from the Post Office :- "Experience throughout the country has demonstrated that the facility is unfortunately being abused. Such unwarranted use of this special service has a serious effect on genuinely urgent calls, and in view of the vital importance of the matter from the national point of view, I have been instructed to ask for your co-operation in ensuring that the use of the facility is rigidly restricted to its proper function so far as your firm is concerned." I shall be glad if you will make sure that the privilege we have is not being wrongfully used. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||