<!--
function writeLeftMenu(blnIsHomepage){
	var backDirectory = new String("/");
  try{
		backDirectory = getBackDirectory();
	}catch (e){
	}

//alert("test message from leftmenu.js - " + backDirectory);

	document.write("<table summary='' cellpadding='1' cellspacing='0' border='0'>");
	if (!blnIsHomepage){
		document.write("<tr><td colspan='2'><img src='" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='23' /></td></tr>");
	}
	document.write("<tr><td><img src='" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='10' height='1' /></td><td class='BackgroundColor'>");
	document.write("<img src='" + backDirectory + "images/blue.gif'  alt=''width='121' height='1'><br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<a href='" + backDirectory + "aboutus/index.htm' class='LeftNavItem'>About us</a><br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<img src='" + backDirectory + "images/blue.gif'  alt=''width='121' height='1'><br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<a href='" + backDirectory + "newsroom/newsindex2007.htm' class='LeftNavItem'>Online news room</a><br /><img src='" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<img src='" + backDirectory + "images/blue.gif' alt='' width='121' height='1'><br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<a href='http://ir.baesystems.com' class='LeftNavItem'>Investor relations</a><br /><img src='" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<img src='" + backDirectory + "images/blue.gif'  alt=''width='121' height='1'><br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<a href='" + backDirectory + "corporateresponsibility/index.htm' class='LeftNavItem'>Corporate responsibility</a><br /><img src='" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<img src='" + backDirectory + "images/blue.gif'  alt=''width='121' height='1'><br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");	
	document.write("<a href='" + backDirectory + "careers/index.htm' class='LeftNavItem'>Careers</a><br /><img src='" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<img src='" + backDirectory + "images/blue.gif'  alt=''width='121' height='1'><br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("</td></tr>");
	
	document.write("<tr><td colspan='2'><img src='" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='34' /></td></tr>");

	document.write("<tr><td><img src='" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='10' height='1' /></td><td class='MidBlue'>");
	document.write("<img src='" + backDirectory + "images/blue.gif'  alt=''width='121' height='1'><br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<font size='1'>A new BAE Systems website is currently being developed and will be launched soon. Thank you for your patience whilst we transition this site to the new one.<br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");
	document.write("<img src='" + backDirectory + "images/blue.gif'  alt=''width='121' height='1'><br /><img src=''" + backDirectory + "images/clear.gif' alt='' width='1' height='6' border='0' /><br />");


	document.write("</td></tr></table>");
	}
//-->
