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Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - Copy of Letter from the First Lord of the Admiralty, Rt....

Catalogue reference: BS/DL/7/5/2/7

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BS/DL/7/5/2/7
Title
Dorman Long & Co. Ltd. - Copy of Letter from the First Lord of the Admiralty, Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill
Date
1939
Description

Copy of a letter sent to Dorman Long from Winston Churchill in the early days of World War 2. The letter was written with the aim of reminding and encouraging the work-force that the work they were undertaking, on behalf of the government, was of vital importance and would be 'decisive' in the defeat of Hitler. Along with the letter is a notice made from the letter intended for the notice-boards at the works and mines belonging to the company and several internal memos giving instructions to make these notices.

Held by
Teesside Archives
Legal status
Not Public Record(s)
Physical description
5 loose items
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/543334c1-34c7-4fa8-9637-162182b1ec7d/

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