This prompted Rolls-Royce to retain a law firm to launch a probe of its own. The company said in a statement it had handed the results to the SFO, noting: “Investigations by Rolls-Royce have identified matters of concern in these [Indonesia and China], and in other overseas markets.

这促使罗尔斯·罗伊斯聘请一家律所展开内部调查。该公司在一份声明中表示，它已将调查结果交给了SFO，并指出：“罗尔斯·罗伊斯的调查发现了在（印尼和中国）这些国家以及其他海外市场存在令人关切的问题。

But the US authorities could ultimately become Rolls-Royce’s biggest concern because the DoJ has a history of levying large fines on companies that break US bribery laws.

但美国当局可能最终成为罗尔斯·罗伊斯最大的担忧，因为美国司法部在历史上曾经对违反美国贿赂法的公司处以巨额罚款。

However, a mitigating factor is the likelihood that any transgressions by Rolls-Royce are more likely to have come from its civilian business rather than defence sales, according to analysts. This would likely reduce the size of any kickbacks paid and the political sensitivity of the issue.

然而，分析师们表示，一个减轻因素是，罗尔斯·罗伊斯的任何不当行为更有可能来自其民用业务，而不是防务销售。这使得相关回扣额不会太大，而且也降低了这一问题的政治敏感性。

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