| Thank you for your letter of November 1st. We regret being unable to execute your order. |
| We have the pleasure of informing you that… |
| We are very sorry indeed to have to advise you of a delay in Executing Contract № |
| As requested in your letter we have give the priority to Contract № |
| We have every reason to believe that we will be able to meet the delivery date. |
| We wish to explain why there was a delay in shipment. |
| We apologise for the delay which was due to circumstances beyond our control. |
| Unfortunately we have run out of the material you asked for. As you have particularly requested only this material we will not offer a substitute, but hope we will get delivery of a new consignment within the next two months. |
| We will be unable to complete delivery by the stipulated date and would appreciate if you would agree to extend the delivery time. |
| If you wish to cancel your order, you may, but I think you will find that most manufacturers are faced with the same difficulties at present. |
| Our difficulties are only temporary. We hope you will understand the circumstances that compel us to do it. |






