Authority to intervene in the above referenced qui tam suit under the False Claims Act against Aerospatiale Helicopter Corporation ("Aerospatiale") and Textron Lycoming Corporation ("Textron"), based upon the manufacture and delivery of defective LTS101 engines for use in helicopters owned by the United States Coast Guard, and the submission of false claims for payment, is granted.

In addition, authority is granted to accept Textron's offer to pay the Government $17 million (with interest from November 2, 1989) and other valuable consideration, and to accept Aerospatiale's offer to dismiss administrative claims against and to grant other valuable consideration to the Government, in settlement of the above referenced suit, and to move to dismiss that suit with prejudice.

Finally, authority is granted to pay the relator 15 percent of the $17 million payment (with interest from November 2, 1989) by Textron as the relator's statutory share the recovery in this case.

____________/S/____________ Stuart M. Gerson Assistant Attorney General Civil Division (U.S. Department of Justice)

Dated: (Stamped - March 15, 1990)