Royal Corps of Transport
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I REFER to the article entitled "Honi soit qui mai y pense" that was published in CM August 14.
I am quite sure you have either misquoted or misunderstood our Director General. There are two glaring mistakes that the article's writer has made: Firstly, the "wounds" to which he refers were nothing to do with the Royal Corps of Transport. It was a completely different organisation involved in that matter.
Secondly, the ACT does not lose 80 drivers in fatal accidents annually. Statistics show that in 1980/81 the whole Army worldwide suffered only 12 deaths in Road Traffic Accidents. In the year 1981/82 the figure was 11.
As one of the RCT's elite band of Master Drivers, I feel very strongly that this article has presented my Corps in a bad light. Therefore I request that you recheck your facts and rectify this matter in your next publication.
R. GRANT, RCT British Forces Hong Kong Facts rechecked and confirmed, Sir. Ed.