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4. IT WAS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR WHICH VERSION OF THE TRISTAR CAT

INTENDED TO BUY. BUT IT MAY BE RELEVANT THAT BROWNE DID NOT REFER

TO ANY PROBLEMS OVER THE 524 ENGINE. HOWEVER ROLLS-ROYCE ARE ACTING

ON THE REQUEST FROM KOCHIAN REFERRED TO IN CREDA 24 AND WILL DO THEIR VERY BEST TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT ASSURANCES ON THE AVAILABILITY

OF THE HIGHER THRUST ENGINE. IT MAY BE THAT SOME FURTHER NECOT-

IATIONS ON THIS WILL BE NECESSARY BEFORE THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED

IN APRIL.

5. BROWNE EXPECTED THAT A PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT WOULD BE MADE AS

SOON AS THE BOARD HAD TAKEN THEIR DECISION AND WE BELIEVE IT WOULD

IN OUR INTEREST FOR THE NEWS TO BE MADE PUBLIC AS SOON AS POSSIBE IN ORDER TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBILITY OF THIRD THOUGHTS.

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