? ‘* WILKINSON, HUXLEY, FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BANK & KNIGHT BUILDING CHICAGO September 26th LIAS Mr. M. A. Browning, J.M. & M.S, BROWNING COMPANY First Security Bank Building, Ogden, Utah, Dear Mr. Ady LI44, Browning? Thank you very much for your letter of September together with the five copies of the proposed agreement to the three executeu on the Colt Company form be entered and at with Colt. I] Mr, Graham H. to hottom thereof. have the into copies requested that they have forwarded Anthony be of the acknowledged We had a@ very interesting meeting in Washington last Friday, during which we had an opportunity to present the full story on behalf of the Brownings. General Kirk presided, time. in and General Wells addition, Colonel was present for @ part Duffy, counsel for the of the Ordnance Department, was present and predominated the meeting insofar as the Government was concerned. A large number of officers and civilians representing personnel from the Renegotiation Group, the Shaw Act Group, and the Direct Procurement Group, were present. Colonel ef of Duffy pointed out that the consideration the Government was three-fold, involving the interest these three groups, but that at the present time they were primarily concerned with the procurement angle and wanted to hear what we could offer as to why they should not discontinue the allowance of the $10.00 ver gun included in Colt's costs. Cok, Duffy stated that what we had Seid in behalf of the Brownings was of a general overall nature and bore upon your relationship to the entire war effort picture, Renegotiation considerations, and whereas proceedings it had no this and in bearing was pertinent the Shaw Act whatsoever in the Adustment on the allow- ance of the $10.00 as an-item of Colt!s costs. The indica-~ tions are that this will be disallowed on guns made after May 10, 1944, notwithstanding the fact that only one-third of the amount covers royalties for the use of inventions,