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TO SHOW GOOD FAITH AND RELIABILITY,
KOCHEAN HAS SAID (TO ROLLS ROYCE WHO WERE NOT REPEAT NOT PRESENT) THAT HE HAD A GOOD MEETING WITH BLUCK. HE WAS GIVEN A QUOTE HARD TIME COMMERCIALLY UNQUOTE • WHICH WAS TO BE EXPECTED AND IS SEEN AS SIGN OF CONTINUING SERIOUS INTEREST BUT HE IS OPTIMISTIC.
HE GAVE A REASSURANCE (PRECISE TERMS APPARENTLY NOT YET SHOWN TO ROLLS ROYCE) ON THE DISPOSAL OF THE TRI STARS IF FOR ANY REASON E.G. FAILURE OF LOCKHEED OR ABSENCE OF GROWTH RANGE CATHAY HAVE TO SWITCH TO SOME OTHER AIRCRAFT.
HE ALSO GAVE A GUARANTEE ON FUEL CONSUMPTION ON SECTOR BY SECTOR BASIS. ROLLS ROYCE APPEAR NOT YET TO HAVE SEEN THIS EITHER BUT SAY THEY UNDERSTAND IT COMPARES FAVOURABLY WITH DOUGLAS ESTIMATE REPEAT ESTIMATE WHICH IS ALMOST CERTAINLY BETTER THAN DOUGLAS WOULD WRITE INTO A GUARANTEE, BLUCK SAID HE WOULD NOW BE PRESSING-DOUGLAS FOR A GUARANTEE,
KOCHIAN IS SAID TO HAVE GONE AS FAR AS HE CAN ON BOTH GUARANTEES
AND LOCKHEED CASE NOW RESTS.
BLUCK IS STILL TALKING OF A DECISION ON 15 MARCH BUT ARMSTRONG SUSPECTS HE MAY YET PLAY IT ON A BIT FURTHER TO TRY TO EXTRACT MORE OUT OF BOTH CONTENDERS.
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