& SCHOLEFIELD, WELLS Roun & BAXTER oo mi’. James ie re eel Hume matters with the Messrs. 4 it may be worth. for what i obtained from a discussion of these Browning, will send it along to you noted that the recoil In Mr. Browning's letter of May 3, 1944 it will be he states that the origins end basic principles of all operated machine guns sre the same and that it can well be said that no change minor nature, has been or modification, excepting of a comparably made since they were originally designed. Also that the development of these guns to their present state of efficiency has not cost the United States Government one red cent, rom—soeyslities to ourselves and Colt's. He is particulerly phe contribution made by the United States Government gs. As you know, both Golt's and the Brownings ontinuously upon improvements and refinements, n made Ge in aes the init in these guns. phone conversation of May 3rd we mentioned Greene and sahara Il asked Wr. Val Browning about | ; Mr. Gorton and wr. Hatcher. are officers Sates Army re Ordnance Department. #r,. Greene, or Doster Greoh | rid | 2 & one, occupied a desk in You have no doubt learned gontribution any nape ai tween the thread gentien pays them a sala would Se for ‘the making in plants war hea and/ Golt': $ gertals of these be, re a el acer Oe. Babe EPOMRI AG SHEmade OF / Greene Gorton, Messrs by AEE " it seems, involved in our present + in the made do not represent opinion of the a real improyenie Xos Brownings. Department. in the light of the turn our case has taken, from the idpoint of the value of the contribution of Brownings and Colt.’s 1 war effort, we all feel quite hopeful about the outcome, : cially when Nous idavation is given to the fact that the total of $6,645,232.67 is reduced by approximately seventy-five perough the payment of Federal income taxes. Even if consideranot given to this partictilar phase of the case, sureiy the the. Government is extremely low. © & ee a ct 3 2. fae , mounts coveringwould net hans pe eh > Ch ob . ct> 4 ‘ oO © o @ a2 pie we © ef oO = © @. {a ce refrain from stating this to the Or&nance > and ba aular niuking producing armament improvements any gentlemen represents a transaction beThe United States Government inance matters. It was my definite reaction, in the discussion which