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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).
Cable from Hall reporting that a 4 1/4 Saloon car has crossed the Polar Circle.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 90a\6\  Scan158
Date  30th June 1937
  
S/W.
To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} [struck through]
copy to C.
copy to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
copy to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
copy to Max [struck through]

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I have received the following cable from Hall:-

"THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE JUST CROSSED POLAR CIRCLE WITH THE 4 1/4 SALOON WITH ITS USUAL UNPARALLELLED PERFORMANCE"

I don't know anything more about what he is doing than the cable says.

Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
  
  


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