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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 to Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. requesting to stop work on 5.50 x 16 lightweight rims due to the war.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 159\3\  scan0091
Date  25th September 1939
  
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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}2/MH.{M. Huckerby}

25th. September, 1939.

Messrs. Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd.,
Fort Dunlop,
Erdington,
BIRMINGHAM, 24.

For the attention of Mr. H.E.Price.

Dear Sirs,

Thank you for your memo of September 22nd. ref. HEP/WS.308.

In view of the War we should be glad if you would stop work on the 5.50 x 16 Light weight rims, as we cannot carry out any experiments on these.

Yours faithfully,
for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD.
  
  


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