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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).
Secret memo regarding tyre prices and correspondence with Dunlops.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 158\1\  scan0196
Date  9th August 1938
  
Secret.
S/W
Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/les.{Ivan A. Leslie}

TYRE PRICES.
Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/MH{M. Huckerby}29.7.38

C9/C9.8.38

Handwritten: given to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
Handwritten: 1339
Handwritten Signature: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

With reference to the last paragraph of your memo. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/MH{M. Huckerby}29.7.38 addressed to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}, I enclose copy of memo. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} addressed to Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} with copy of myself and Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} on the 11th July (Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}12/Ell.7.38).

With regard to the other part of your memo. Roy{Sir Henry Royce} is, I think, now getting into closer touch with Dunlops.

C.
  
  


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