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Please address any reply to
THE UNDER - SECRETARY
OF STATE ( Ord 1
)
and quote : Ord 1 / BR / 1320 / 1
Your reference :
Memorandum for :
Corps Secretary
In envelope with RAO / 286
Presentation to RAOC
Editor RAOC Gazette .
At a recent meeting the Portsmouth City Council agreed to present the RAOC with a reciproval gift of silver to commemorate the 40 years association .
Curator RAOC Museum
THE WAR OFFICE
Northumberland House ,
Northumberland Avenue , London W.C.2
Telephone : Whitehall 9400 , ext . 1066
The gift will be a solid silver twin cigarette box suitably inscribed together with the insignia of the Corps and of Portsmouth . The inscription will be :
4 / t .
1921 - 1961
Presented to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in
recognition of the Corps long and happy association with Portsmouth and its citizens .
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The DOS will receive the gift from the Lord Mayor on behalf of the Corps at a ceremony to be held at the Guildhall , Portsmouth on 12th March , 1963. D.O.S. will be accompanied by Maj Gen C.H. McVittie , CB , CBE , and Brig R.E. Moss , MVO , OBE .
March , 1963 .
Director
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masiv Adnance Services .
Please arrange for a suitable article to be inserted in the Gazette . Arrangements
are in hand for a photographer to attend
the ceremony .
Photographs will be sent to
you when available .