It has been recently suggested that it is possible to calculate the effect
of final state interactions in K --> pi pi amplitudes by applying dispersiv
e methods to the amplitude with the kaon off-shell. We critically reexamine
the procedure, and point out the effects of the arbitrariness in the choic
e of the off-shell field for the kaon. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. Ail r
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