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STERN 2/18/27
Title
Letter from Herbert Morrison to Major General Sir Ernest Swinton, 24 Jun 1940, about the Tank Board and a proposed Heavy Tank
Date(s)
- 1940 Jun 24 (Creation)
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1p
Scope and content
Letter from the Rt Hon Herbert Stanley Morrison, Minister of Supply to Maj Gen Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton, Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply informing him that the Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister of Defence had decided that the Tank Board should study plans for a heavy tank, taking into account the proposals of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply. The phrase in the letter referring to the act of deciding on the part of the Prime Minister is underlined in manuscript by Stern. 1p
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Originals of photocopied personal correspondence (Section 1/17) are at Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone.