July 18, 1951 Mr. Rene Laloux Directeur General Fabrique Nationale Herstal~LezLiege, ax Me. ts Laloux: 1 went to atent Office Mc. Belgium Washington, Lindsey While in get touch who has D. was written Washington, C. to handling D. interview the the Dejace application you directly. C., I received Patent your cable and Examiner and of the about letter U. S. which I think of July 7, and I immediately telephoned to General Ford's office to make an appointment to see him. General Ford was away from the city and was not expected to return to his office for in communicate send deal Ford several days, but one of his aides, Colonel with General Ford by long distance telephone, to him my request that a delegate to F. N. or receive directly on the subject of the directed Colonel Daniels S. Ordnance the and Department should a representative of the F. N., in F. N. 7 mm. munition and carbine. to telephone me my request agreed to investigate the following day. This he did, your the U. Banky, agreed to I Suppose, and entire I then for details, and the either order to General latter at situation and report back to me dispatched the following cable to “AFTER INVESTIGATION REQUESTED BY ME YESTERDAY QUALIFIED OFFICIAL TELLS ME TODAY THAT DEFINITE DECISION HERE AGAINS T MUNITION SMALLER THAN THIRTY CALIBRE AND THAT NO INTEREST Your CARBINE EXCEPTING DESIRE TO SEE DRAWINGS REQUESTED THROUGH MURPHY AND EXPRESSIONS OF APPRECIATION YOUR GENEROUS OFFER OF LICENSE AND THAT STANDARDIZATION BETWEEN ALLIES OF THIS ITEM VERY UNLIKELY NOW ACCOUNT OF ENORMOUS STOCKS OF MATERIAL ON HAND HERE STOP LEAVY NG FOR OGDEN TODAY. REGARDS," which probably was clear enough to require no furthe r elaboration. Colonel Daniels left no doubt in my mind that it would be a waste of time to pursue the matter further at present. It is possible that after examination of the dravw ings which you expect to send them that the research and development division of the Ordnance Department might again revive intere st in your carbine.