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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).
Letter from Park Ward & Co. to W.A. Robotham regarding a potential information leak about a post-war 10 HP car.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 144\2\  scan0034
Date  7th February 1941
  
C O P Y.

PARK WARD & Co. Ltd.
Sheet Metal and Wood Work.
473, High Road - Willesden
L O N D O N N.W. 10

CWW/GC

7th February, 1941.

W.A. ROBOTHAM Esq.,
Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd.,
D E R B Y.

Dear Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer},

It occurs to me that you may be interested to know that when I had occasion to send one of my people to Bristol recently, in connection with an enquiry received from there, he was confronted with a request for information concerning the 10 h.p. car you propose to produce after the War.

Fortunately for us the man I sent knew nothing whatever about your future programme, but the man who questioned him seemed to know that you had in mind producing a 10 h.p. car with a 4 cylinder engine. He volunteered the information that the chassis was going to be manufactured at Crewe.

I am bringing this matter to your notice now, because of unfortunate past experience, when it was rather suggested by certain people that Park Ward & Co., were the responsible party who gave away what we knew were closely guarded secrets of your future plans.

Yours sincerely,

Sgd. C.W. WARD.
  
  


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