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).
Difficulty in obtaining materials for chassis experimental work and the process for obtaining a government license.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\2\ scan0465 | |
| Date | 14th March 1940 | |
| [Handwritten] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} file Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} file [Struck through] Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [Struck through] Please see me [Struck through] 1200 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Struck through] [Typed] To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/MH.{M. Huckerby}14.3.40. MATERIAL FOR CHASSIS EXPERIMENTAL WORK. We are now running into difficulty in obtaining material for chassis experimental work. Presumably, in view of the tremendous sacrifices which we have made on behalf of the Government and the small amount of manufacturing which is being carried on in the Chassis Division, we shall have no difficulty in obtaining the necessary Licence. We attach a copy of a letter from Accles & Pollock which typifies the situation. The procedure appears to be that we have to write to the Director of Supply for the particular type of material that we require and obtain a Licence. We are anxious to know whether there is any Government Dept. who we can approach to give us a priority claim. [Handwritten Signature] Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [Stamped] ENCLOSURE Nº 437 "JUSTSO" | ||