He flew to the United States in late August 1941, ostensibly to discuss the radar programme, but actually to find out why the United States was ignoring the MAUD Committee's findings.
1941年8月，奥利芬特飞往美国，表面上是为了讨论雷达项目，实际目标是为了了解美国为何忽视了莫德委员会的发现。