G-A~E & PO~OEN, L. T·o .. PRINr~ns, A~OERSHOT. . 20,108. lOO Rc~tms. ~~- l~OJ, W [93) - . ' ' -~, ' . ~ ~ . : Register No. 77/15/4052 Minute Sheet No. 1 D.A.F Passed to you to deal with, as you are more concerned than we are. Edward. J. May , Colonel 20/6/05 2 Spoke M.G.O., who agrees to a conference between NRA, Min. Rifle Clubs Assn., and Small Arms Factory. Wrote NRA & MRC Assn. for names of representatives. 5/7/05 3 A.(?) M. M.G.O. Representatives of NRA & Min. Rifle Clubs Assn., I recommend for this conference NRA - Maj.Gen Lord Cheylesmore - 16, Princes Gate, London, SW. NRA - Major Hon. T.F. Freemantle, Winslow, Bucks., Min.Rifle Assn. - Maj. Gen. Luard, 36, Eaton Terrace, S.... " R. Martin Holland, Esq., Martins Bank, Lombard St., E.C. As these gentleman are ..............~ . . jJ¥. yu /ob \ ~a. ' .. I ............. all busy men, I would suggest an extra civil letter to them, and ample notice of meeting. H.W. Mackinnion, D.A.F. 14/7/05 4 Write as drafted D.A.F. Will you please say whether you concur in thedraft letter enclosed and fill in the blanks in para.2 with Natioanl Rifle Assn., or Min. Rifle Assn., as the case may be. signed ............... for D.of A. A3 18/7/05 A.3. I concur. H.W. Mackinnon, D.A.F. 20/7/05 5 Letter of 27/7/05 as from Maj.Gen. Luard enclosed ----------------------- Maj. Freemantle " Mr. Martin-Holland " Lord Cheylsmore Conference to be held Wednesday ext. (2nd. August) in Committee Room at 11:30 a.m. Inform above and wire Col. Hopton to attand. D.of A. I / Register N o. /fl / ' I I . / ) , I I ,. I I ./ ()._. 6 ---- • I ,..., _) __.. Minute Sheet No . . f) _.-l ~ ~..,. .. ~ ,. . ~ L« ~z ~ r~<--~~.· L d_;,L ~ L·J. ~ -l Cvz.J---~.~ lvf- e-i k - -·. I ' L, ·~ J.j£ -LL.-u. fJt1 -. Jj p-- c.-~ , ;. H~ r~ ~ ~ k-¥~, ~ . t4...i f- lt:--n. ~.;. h~ ~ · ~ · ~"~- . c._~ d..J ~ 7 Jj i:..:. ~ 4 ~ ' ~ 4 -l-·u fi:-?/Z~ ~ . ~*· ,4 ~ c..;-: 4; t7:; <4"' 4. ~ f ,; . . . .4:-A ~, ;,.f ~ ~I<.... L . ~ .. · G. & P., Ltd., 23,1 56. lOO rms. 8-1009. W (93] Register No. 77/15/4052 Minute sSheet No.2 6 Conference held at !0:00 on 2/8/05 Copy of the Proceedings enclosed marked 6A _____________ D.A.F. Notes on conference herewith. If you concur please return and I will submit to M.G.O. Hadden, D.of A. 4/8/05 D.of A. 7 I concur. H.W. Mackinnon, D.A.F. 4/8/05 8 S. of S. Please see the report of the conference enclosed, which has laid down the conditions which the miniature rifle should fulfil - If you concur, I propose to obtain designs from the rifle makers and from the Ordnance Factory with a view to the adoption of a standard pattern. And if this could be settled, probably by the end of the holiday season, we might be a fair way towards a settlement of the pattern. Upon the whole, it seems to me that this would be .... < ' ' t ! ' ' ' I • I I. I. I !: IV:·.:: . r, . - f . . ~ : . If:,· i ' l .;> ' / ·' ' ,. . . ! .... ~ (! ~ s \ o-:1-~ J~~~~ ~~/~ JL~~~~~'~ ~~CV~~ - ~'~ ~ ~ ~I !JY: "'-- ~~~~)..... ~~~~. • 11 ' . ' . ' . ............ preferable to the proposal in minute/4057 to offer a prize for the production of a rifle to be competed for by the trade. 11/8/05 signed ................. 9 Yes, and there should be as little delay as possible. A public announcement would do no harm. H.O.D. (?) 19/8/05 10 C.S.O.F. / ----.. Register I..ro. :Minute Sheet No. j D. of A. - · , 1- , · · , ·1 , e 'n ~-) ''Jv·· ',·i_'.-,_ ·J·. c'Jl '. tas sl· r1cc rr. . ...,_ l c l:. .1 oe.L 1 evc -~.rou ~-~ave a .. r eaa.:,' s'e, , ~, . _ . . to tti.d ri f le, and. t }!e e xt not l onL";t!.·l of st oc}~ , if s . d. stoc _: added. ' cost of f the wi~l ' s.d d. a !.) ou·G 1/2 to t ~;.e c o;;;t oi' ·t Lc rifle. ·.e-d s v,r ould rr4:1.k e I t ile total cost of' -c hc rii'le if' fitted w i c. h the simp lest ! I f o:cLl or· b ol ·c ac t ion vr ic :i w v.t 1aa. gazine, a·uou t £ 1.5s.Od < , I ;nanufac s1.u~ea. a·c Enfield., but a llowing for a better 1-i~- \ is h8 d a:ct i c le t h an the c ~::.eaJJ~St :t'or-m oi' Yfin c :Cw ste:r l·i:fle I wage~ ' ' I I 'l'd~ Sv.l)drin c..;lidt:Et Elii'ielci tui.ls me tJ::at he iis I procct-U.i"1e \li ·c~L <.<. .cii'lu o1· C.!t i s tyJ..;e ~l i tl:L a !Jolt a.ctid1n I and Dlli.gaz i n e co.:niJl~te , vr!~i6c ht: t;ili n.k ::; can be produced\ at a cost of aiJ ou t 30/-. 'i'h i s 'dill b e fon ,a. nie c::t . as sl{)n a.;;; it i;:; i."~C:-ti. y . h~d~! ~ . - ~ ~~ c• u o. ~~~~ ~+~ ~ l " . ' . [P.T. Ov_ G. & 1'. , Ltd. 2~ , 6~ 3 . 16 l' lilb. G- l~ U" W l93j Next >