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).
Request for a copy of a memo regarding driving instructions in France, sent after an accident in 1933.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\1\ scan0202 | |
| Date | 21th November 1935 | |
| G.W. Hancock, Esq., Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, France. X1002 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}19/KW.21.11.35. You will no doubt recall that shortly after the accident to 19-EX in February, 1933, I sent a memo. to you at Chateauroux, for circulation to the testers out there, pointing out that the Company's instructions regarding the driving of cars in France did not necessitate excessive speeds being indulged in. We are unable to trace our copy of this note, and shall therefore be glad if you will send us a copy by return of post. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||