Wir. JOnn V. Browning, Browning Arms Company, Boite Postale 22, Herstal-lez~-Liece, Bel cium. Dear Mr, Browning: Your referring to company into this time, I ing and of the the letter of May 2th and its several enclosures, the dutiable value of shotguns imported by your the United States, was reéelved yesterday. At simply desire to express my views about the word- proposed proposed letter circular (Exhibit (Exhibit 8 9A accompany your accompanying letter) your letter) which Sehroeder Freres contemplates writing to the American Embassy and the gun dealers in Belg ium, respectively. With his in mind, I cabled you yesterday as follows: ER AnD CIROU LAR UNTIL } REVISIONS", In this connection, I think that, in its proposed letter to the Imbassy, Schroeder Freres should not attempt to explain the statements made by some of its customers regarding control of retail prices, by indulging in speculation as to the reasons for their statements. Un the contrary, I think that Schroeder freres should confine its remarks on that subject to the simple statement of fact, if 1t is a fact, that for several years past it has merely suggested retail prices, which its customers were at liberty to adopt or not as they saw fit. and that, neither directly nor indirectly, did ?N or Schroeder Freres require them to sell at those prices. If any circular which was distributed to Schroeder Preres' customers is to be enclosed in that letter in support of such a statement, it should be a copy of Schroeder Freres! latest circular <« not & copy pail of for a circular of the “Union of Gunsmith some “further ‘eepianabion <a seca’ IT have no retail Similarly, if Schroeder Preres' prices may, conceivably, have been neves wnten. Mare of ikeldentatiy; knowledge, reulars suggesting it etmaentons by any