2) The report was released to China by  An engineer's secretary faxed it off before Loral's lawyers vetted it.
The report was kept internal and away from China before it had been vetted.
mnli hypothesis: The report was kept internal and away from China before it had been vetted. premise: 2) The report was released to China by  An engineer's secretary faxed it off before Loral's lawyers vetted it.