Since Ford highlighted this aspect in its correspondence with AVAS, which was also available to GM, it is assumed that GM too understood that this particular requirement could be accepted conditionally without having any practical consequences for its offer.
Kuna Ford rõhutas seda aspekti oma kirjavahetuses AVASiga, mis oli kättesaadav ka General Motorsile, eeldas ta, et ka General Motors mõistis, et selle konkreetse nõudega võib nõustuda tingimuslikult, ilma et sel oleks tema pakkumisele praktilisi tagajärgi.