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Armstrong Siddeley Motors Memo from Mr Chapman to Mr Golovine: Downgrading of Sapphire...

Catalogue reference: PA1716/5/3/44

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This record is a file about the Armstrong Siddeley Motors Memo from Mr Chapman to Mr Golovine: Downgrading of Sapphire... dating from 1 February 1951.

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Reference
PA1716/5/3/44
Title
Armstrong Siddeley Motors Memo from Mr Chapman to Mr Golovine: Downgrading of Sapphire manufacturing data
Date
1 February 1951
Description

1. No copy of this letter from Mr Burley 3. Recommending that we should order 500 sets of Sapphire material immediately. Sir Frank has authorised same. 4. Dealing with an order for Sapphire engines for Hunter F.3. We are not able to accept a manufacturing licence from France for the Sapphire. Mr Saxton to order ten Double Mamba engines immediately. MoS have ruled that we cannot proceed with the Sapphire licence for Switzerland

Held by
Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Former department reference
ASM Sapphire/France
Language
English
Physical description
1 Item
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/171264da-6133-4633-847d-876862bb8be1/

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Armstrong Siddeley Motors Memo from Mr Chapman to Mr Golovine: Downgrading of Sapphire manufacturing data