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 Ethyl Export Corporation regarding the supply of Schneider fuel from Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\4\ Scan096 | |
| Date | 11th April 1933 | |
| c.lp{Mr Lappin} sent 12.4.33 CABLEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT, LONDON. TELEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT, CHURTON. X.1282 ETHYL EXPORT CORPORATION incorporated in the State of Delaware, U.S.A. with limited liability. ABFORD HOUSE, VICTORIA LONDON, S.W.1 Telephone: VICTORIA 5 5 2 0 Head Office: 135 EAST 42nd STREET NEW YORK, U.S.A PKN 11th April, 1933. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives Esq., Experimental Department, Rolls Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} With reference to Parkin's letter of the 10th, I do not think that you need worry about the Schneider fuel as supplied by Messrs. Shell-Mex & B.P. Ltd., to Hawkers. They have had quite good experience in making up "fancy" fuels and there should be no trouble in this case. As a matter of fact, I seem to remember that they supplied quite a lot of it to you for all the work done on "Miss England" and I presume that these supplies were always satisfactory. I rang up Messrs. Shell-Mex & B.P. to-day and asked them to take the greatest care over this fuel. Kindest regards, Yours sincerely, F R Banks FRB/WNT | ||