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Reference code
STERN 2/4/68
Title
Letter from Herbert Morrison to Major General Sir Ernest Swinton, 24 Jun 1940, about the Tank Board and plans for a heavy tank
Date(s)
- 1940 Jun 24 (Creation)
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Item
Extent
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. 1p
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Originals of photocopied personal correspondence (Section 1/17) are at Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone.