Correspondence dated 12 February 1948

Summary

An item from the surviving correspondence of William John Sands.

Historical context

This item forms part of the surviving William John Sands correspondence and is dated 12 February 1948. It is preserved in the William John Sands Family Archive as evidence of Sands’s professional work and relationships. The accompanying transcript was produced by machine OCR and should be checked against the original scan before being treated as a definitive reading.

Catalogue description

Original correspondence scan imported from the Sands and Ferguson family archive. Source file: 19480212.pdf.

Machine transcript — unreviewed

[Page 1] 1a lo I'v ix "Myrtlefield" Hillsboro! Old Road, LISBURN, CO. DOWN. N. IRELAND. 12 February 1948 Dear Harold, ‘To confirm our chat on the long distance phone yesterday morning 8 o'clock our time. I suggested you get someone from Dagenham to contact me to have a talk, it will take them to be very careful how they make their approach | if they do not want any leakages. I will now make my position with H.F. Ltd., clear to you I have no ties further than the usual one month notice I am being paid a retaining fee at present which dated from the lst January 1948, I had been suspended from their pay roll from October, 1947, so any agreements signed by me pre- vious to this are all washed out. I have no further agree- ments as I told Mr. F. I wished to be free but he insisted on my accepting a retainer. I have paid for 300 shares in H.F. Ltd. and have been promised a gift of. some in the F. Inc., of U.S.A. but this would not bind me in any way. I should have mentioned I was over at Coventry three weeks ago I went there in response to a request from Joe Thompson to bury the hatchet and try and come to some agreement. You can tell your people they need not be afraid of my playing a double game by using this occasion or any- thing they may say to act against them. If we cannot make a deal which is satisfactory to both of us I can assure you I will not use it as a lever in any way. I could not write you yesterday after your phone call as I was away all day at the International plowing match. It was held at Saintfield and was attended by 20,000 spectators although it rained most of the day it did not keep the crowds away. Fordson and Ferguson had of course the biggest display.s [Page 2] ea : 3 & Gomer te a tate Well, Harold although you have got quite an American accent I recognized your voice over the phone it was good to Hear you again, give my regards to Nr, Roder when he spoke to me I almost imagined I was back at the Rouge Plant. I will drop you a note in a few days time and let you know whats cooking. With best regards, Yours sincerely, /s/ WILLIAM J. SANDS Copied from copy of original on 7-21-48 by CB