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Clark there is no evidence that Diesel Power employees directed
any payments from Clark.
In 1977 there was a disagreement between CTC and Mr.
Khalatbari about certain Clark and Ingersoll Rand commissions.
On May 24, 1977, Mrs. Conway and Mrs. Meier wrote a memorandum to
petitioner discussing the amount of commissions that CTC had
received from Diesel Power on the Clark and Ingersoll-Rand
orders. They indicated that "many man hours were expended
servicing this order and in obtaining the actual commission for
Diesel Power". They further noted that a 15-percent commission
was "more than equitable" because "CTC enjoyed a 60/40 split"
during the same time period for performing the same type of
services for other companies. They also wrote that they had
approached Mr. Khalatbari about a 10-percent commission but Mr.
Khalatbari had responded that "Diesel Power was not in a position
to pay at that time." The memorandum also indicates a belief
that Mr. Khalatbari was manipulating the form of orders in order
to minimize the amount of commission due to CTC. The matter
apparently was resolved, and Mr. Khalatbari agreed to pay a
portion of the commissions to CTC. However, by April 1977, the
$325,000 agreed upon had not been paid. Mrs. Meier then sent a
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