Item STERN 2/4/33 - Draft report, 26 Apr 1940, about a proposed new tank, a proposed Tank Board and Stern's criticisms of the Ministry of Supply

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STERN 2/4/33

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Draft report, 26 Apr 1940, about a proposed new tank, a proposed Tank Board and Stern's criticisms of the Ministry of Supply

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  • 1940 Apr 26 (Creation)

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2pp

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Draft report of an interview between Stern and the Rt Hon Edward Leslie Burgin, Minister of Supply, at which Burgin requested details of the components required for the projected tank of the Special Vehicle Development Committee, Ministry of Supply and discussed the creation of a Tank Board and Stern expressed no confidence in the ability of the Ministry of Supply to manage tank development and criticised the performance of the Infantry Tank Mark II, which was in production. 2pp

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

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