Mr. Rene Laloux Directeur General Fabrique Nationale Herstal~Lez-Liege Belgium Dear Mr. I went Lalouxs to Washington, D.C. the 25th Ordnance I telephoned Department. to General Ford, who is Chief of the U. S. He asked me to come right up to his office I showed told him I also him a copy of the letter I wrote in January and to I had had no reply. He seemed quite vexed at this showed him a translation I had made of your letter to me on the subject of then at and the I came FN Carbine. away with Tuesday We a distinct night, and the discussed impression morning this that matter the U. of Wednesday where which I information. some length, S. Ordnance Department has not yet reached any definite decision as to the type of carbine which they expect to adopt, if any. General Ford seemed to think that Caliber .280 and Caliber 7 mm. is too small. He reminded me of the experiments which were made several years ago with Caliber .276 which cartridge was abandoned as unsatisfactory. I started to extol the virtues of your 7 mn. cartridge but soon found that he is not, as he said himself, "an expert on small arms or small arms ammunition", this matter having been in the hands of his assistants. He, therefore, promised to look into the matter and to write me or to have Colonel Studler write me more in detail. I hope to hear from him within a few days and will, of course, send you copy as soon as I do hear. In the meantime I would appreciate your sending to me the information which is available concerning the characteristics of your 7 mm. cartridge argue the to me. or answer any matter I hope that information to so that questions which Val - wel & ~~ they be prepared might my interview with him may result in procuring you desire, and in the meantime 1 am as ever Cordially VAB/co/dh I will A. yours, Browning President for to possibly you the put