 The decision immediately put 14 @,@ 528 Avro employees , as well as nearly 15 @,@ 000 other employees in the Avro supply chain of outside suppliers , out of work . Declassified records show Avro management was caught unprepared by the suddenness of the announcement by the government ; while executives were aware that the program was in jeopardy , they expected it to continue until the March review . It was widely believed during this lead @-@ up to the review , the first Arrow Mk II , RL @-@ 206 , would be prepared for an attempt at both world speed and altitude records . 
