On 12 October 1951, the Comité du matériel civil (civil aircraft committee) published a specification for a medium-range aircraft, which was later sent to the aviation industry by the Direction technique et industrielle.
Dňa 12. októbra 1951 Comité du Matériel civil (výbor pre civilné letectvo) zverejnil špecifikácie pre lietadlo určené pre stredné trate, ktoré boli neskôr zaslané do Direction technique et industrielle.