Subseries STERN 2/32 - Draft memoranda and notes, 1940-1943, on subjects including US tanks, the threat of fire inside tanks and the costs of TOG 1 and TOG 2 tanks

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STERN 2/32

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Draft memoranda and notes, 1940-1943, on subjects including US tanks, the threat of fire inside tanks and the costs of TOG 1 and TOG 2 tanks

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  • 1940 - 1943 (Creation)

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25 documents

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File of various, mostly undated, drafts, copies and part-copies of official memoranda and notes by Stern, including manuscript notes on US tanks, 25 Apr 1941; typescript note of a proposed specification for a medium tank for use on the continent of Europe or in the Middle East theatre of operations; note on the threat of fire in tanks; specifications and estimate of total costs of the TOG 1 and TOG 2 tanks and a manuscript draft of a letter by Stern addressed to Gen Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, 1943, explaining his work with the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply and recommending to him the design of the TOG 2 tank. 25 documents

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Originals of photocopied personal correspondence (Section 1/17) are at Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone.

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