| At a reception at the Norwegian Embassy on 27th September 1965, a cheque
for £400,000 was handed by Colonel Bjørn Rørholt of
the Norwegian Joint Signals Administration to Sir Edward Lewis, Chairman
of The Decca Group of Companies. The occassion was to mark the establishment
of The Decca Navigator System in Norway. Representatives of the Norwegian
Joint Signals Administration , Norwegian Fishing and Maritime interests
and Kongsberg Våpenfabrik , a company licenced by Decca for the manufacture
of receivers was present. The cheque was the first installment on a contract
for equipment and services to be provided to the Norwegian Government by
The Decca Navigator Company expected to be in excess of £1,000,000.
(Decca Company photo) |