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Show - ore CABLE WESTERN ADDRESS UNION, A. "COLT, HARTFORD” AND BENTLEY’S B.C. orm SHE CODES HARTEOR ED, CONNECTLOUT, dune 1, USA: 1940. Le gs G oO” A. Browning, President & M.S. Browning Company Psat Security Bank Buliding S¥'0 gden, Utah rer In our letter of May requested by the Springfield 24, we Armory for .50 Caliber .30 and Caliber told you that we had been to submit tentative prices machine guns to meet the re- quirements for the coming fiscal year. We were requested to submit quotations for various numbers of units as follows: 4,000, 6,000, $,000, 40,000, 12,000, 14,000, 15.000, 16,000, 17,0600 and 18,000. My of these understanding guns would be when writing you was that orders placed between July 1, 1940 and for June all 30, 1941; but it now appears that the Ordnance Depa artment desires to utilize funds now available and to place orders for approximately 4,200 units prior to July l. The total number of units now contemplated, including the 4,200 mentioned above, is approximately 17,200 and we are being asked to negotiate on the basis of this total numper. In our negotiations with the Ordnance Department it would be impossible for us to differentiate as to price or otherwise between guns ng Accordingly, I situation and this 1 the letter ordered ordered of between before July 1 telephoned suggesting May 24 be June 1, 1940 and ordered after July so June as to 30, 1941. include You all guns asked for little time to consider this matter but as I did not hear from again, I tried to reach you by telephone later in the evening. was unable to do this but did succeed in getting in touch with Marriner detail. and I explained the matter to him in Marriner told me that a telegram had somewhat greater already been sent but this had not been received This received, at the same time, at your that two Manufacturers FIRE ARMS-ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT- MOULDED 1. you yesterday afternoon explainthat the understanding set forth modified and guns PLASTICS time. telegrams. morning, we the one first of PRODUCTS-DISH & METAL WASHING MACHINES a you I |
