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Reference code
STERN 2/1/4
Title
Volume of papers, Oct 1940 - Jul 1941, relating to the Special Vehicle Development Comittee, Ministry of Supply
Date(s)
- 1940 Oct - 1941 Jul (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Bound volume of official correspondence, minutes and memoranda relating to the work of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply, notably correspondence between Stern and Sir James Lithgow, Chairman, Tank Board; notes of a conversation between Stern and French Gen Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle on the future of tanks in war, 17 Dec 1940 and papers relating to the design and testing of the TOG 2 tank, including correspondence and notes of interviews with Maj Gen Vyvyan Vavasour Pope, Director of Armoured Fighting Vehicles, War Office.
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Existence and location of originals
Originals of photocopied personal correspondence (Section 1/17) are at Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone.