I'd just reject the drawing & tell the customer that you need a drawing
in English.
Its a simple requirement, then the onus is on them to provide the
correct information
as you interpretation may not turn out 100% correct to what the drawing
calls for.

This way any errors due to mistranslation are not deemed as your fault.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Sheila Akins [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Friday, June 04, 1999 10:22 AM
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       [TN] (no subject)
>
>HELLO ALL,
>       WE RECENTLY RECEIVED A DRAWING WITH ALL THE NOTES IN JAPANESE. I'M NOT
>SURE WHY THE CUSTOMER CAN'T SEND AN ENGLISH VERSION, I ONLY KNOW THAT NO ONE
>IN OUR FACILITY CAN READ IT.
>        SO I'M SENDING MY DISTRESS SIGNAL TO YOU, CAN ANYONE TRANSLATE
>JAPANESE TO ENGLISH? THE DRAWING IS FOR A FLEX CIRCUIT BOARD. KNOWLEDGE OF
>FLEX CIRCUITS IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE I FOUND SOMEONE WHO COULD READ JAPANESE,
>BUT THEY JUST DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE READING. THEREFORE THEY WERE
>UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ENGLISH EQUIVALENT.
>          YOU CAN CONTACT ME OFFLINE AT MY WORK E-MAIL ADDRESS
>[log in to unmask]
>           ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
>
>THANK YOU,
>SHEILA AKINS
>
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