On Tue, 3 Oct 2000, Paul Eggert wrote:
+# From Joseph S. Meyers (2000-08-10):
Please use correct spelling....
+# On 18th April 1941, Sir Stephen Tallents of the BBC wrote to Sir +# Alexander Maxwell of the Home Office asking whether there was any +# official designation; the reply of the 21st was that there wasn't +# but he couldn't think of anything better than the "Double British +# Summer Time" that the BBC had been using informally. +# I've put a copy of the Home Office letter at +# http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/ho-19410421.png +# and the BBC letter may follow if I get permission from the BBC.
Also note I did subsequently put the BBC letter up after receiving permission. http://student.cusu.cam.ac.uk/~jsm28/british-time/bbc-19410418.png -- Joseph S. Myers jsm28@cam.ac.uk