October Mr. Dear 5, 1944 | James P. Hume, %Z Wilkinson, Huxley, Byron & Knight, First National Bank Building, Chicago, Illinois. Via Air Mail Jim: AS promised in my note to you yesterday I am attaching hereto correspondence together with a copy of the contract entered into, with the consent of the Brownings, by the United States Government and Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Conpany. JI am also enclosing, for your information, copies of correspondence between Colt's and Brownings including especially our letter to Colt’s dated October 9, 1943 wherein the Brownings stated that they were disposed to waive the deficiency royalty for the years 1943 and 1944. The specific letters are listed as follows: Copy of letter dated to Mr. Val Browning Copy of letter M. Wells, A. sent dated August by Mr. August 26, and 1943 signed addressed by Mr. Teller; Tellerto General 26, Gordon 1943; Copy of letter dated October 4, 1943 addressed to Mr. Val A. Browning and signed by Mr. Teller; Copy of reply made by Mr. Browning to Mr. Teller's letter dated October 9, 1943; Copy of letter dated October 18, 1943 addressed General Wells and signed by Mr. Teller. to You will recall that we were in St. Louis the latter part of October 1943 and at that time a letter was received from Mr. Teller addressed to me at the Coronado Hotel stating that he was sending two copies of his letter dated October yth relating to the proposed waiver of so-called deficiency royalty for 37 m.m. guns. In the light of the letter of October 4th it was assumed that the deficiency number provision had been waived. You will recall that we later received a copy of a letter sent by Wr. Teller to General Wells which was not exactly upon the basis we had considered it was. A copy of along to you together as finally signed. report dated provision is the letter with a Ll assume that November 6th the one that copy ; dated of October the 18th supplemental is also sent agreement the statement made on page 21 of your regarding the waiving of the royalty is being questioned by Colonel Herrstrom.