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).
Page 2 of a letter discussing fuel specifications and procurement from France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\4\ Scan067 | |
| Date | 1st April 1936 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}19/KW.1.4.36. VII. Résidu d'évaporation ... 5 mgr. pour 100 cmc. au maximum. VIII. Résidus sulfones ....... résidu noir insignifiant. Would not the best way to obtain the right fuel be to get 50 gallons over from France ? We have instructed our order office to pass you an official order. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||