John Mr. of its all of that the I think customers, customers Schroeder Freres! which will idea, provided, there that course, of to time notice at this issuance of a circular or 18 no cood a is misapprehension, posaible such remove 1952 25, May .- Browning V. express compulsion, in the suggestion of retail prices and that the or implied, reason for the clarifying circular or notice and the other facts are correctly stated therein in every particular. Accordingly, I have prepared and enclose for conby Schroeder Freres a draft of proposed letter to sideration subject and a draft of proposed the American Embassy on this cu s tomers on the same subject. Freres! circular to Schroeder Bach of these enclosures should be examined carefully by misstatements possible for freres Sehroeder should be revised to conform to the and facts of to whatever extent may be negessary, in order faéts, as distinguished from my assumptions. However, if the suggestion of retail prices by expressly or Schroeder Preres to its customers does involve, by implication, a requirement of such prices, then, of course, no new circuler on thet suciect would change that fact and none In that American customers. Freres! to Sehroeder should be sent the to letter proposed *Yreres' Schroeder @lso, event Embassy should be limited to an acknowledgment of the letter which it received from the Embassy on that “gubject and to an expression of its belief that FN will cooperate vice the U.S. investigator — nae been assigned to investicate the "cost of production” f {ts guns and will inform him of whatever facts are pertinent rw sah en inquiry. it occurs to me that ail In the latter connection, inquiries by the U.S. investigator relating to the "cost of production” of PNts shotguns should be made of FN and, _prefer~ ably, of the officer of that company who is most famiilar with Wo matter what dat own relationship to PH may that subject. be, such inquiries should not be made of you (as suggested in or of anyone else who is Exhibit 5 nepenneny 3s your letter) connected or with the Srowning of FH, the employee tT infer (particulariy production” of from the Exhibit Fits Arms not and is nga ram ara eae Company an officer manufacturer. 6) exhibits that shotguns an has investigation already ‘been of your lettoy the “cost of by the requested U.S, customs authorities and that it would be futile to argue thet there is no need of such an investigation. Accordingly, I recommend that #N cooperate fully in such an investigation