BROWNING ST. @ ; LOUIS, COMPANY MO. December Jeli. & Ogden, Dear M.S. Browning Utah. 18th, 1931. Company, Marriner: Enelosed is copy of letter to Val; a letter to Val which was dictated by Mr. Gillman, but whic as explained in my letter to Val, Gillman was very friendly yesterday. He was ely satisfied with the results of his visit here and said that ather thought his favorable report would close the matter and v kelyy would hear nothing further from it, unless the New decides to verify his report by making a check in i his ability. ¢ | | that,in 2 his high regard for opinion, there was need to incur se by ee Mr. after get on the job, unles difficulties wore run into if an investigation were made in Sigtun and in the event things over there were Hog as we understand them to He eae nereres that if ene \ Loreted value had been Vision, he dot confident no = ase wh eousicree thas. se she further investigation He stated that all the oreiiminaty: investigation would would simply be to verify the information he obtained here, were done, there would simply be nothing more to do and would be dropped. I have not referred the matter to Rafter and so until I he r from you. If the foreign agent —— t , Rafter was mixed up » apparently for the purpose information or cur binng thinngs, 1t might leave a bad impres Gortaialy, 1% would b ea simple matter for either Val or F. N. on wee the information that I cave” even to Gillman, and he states that this is all the investigati 10 n would amount to, even if the case should be referred to Berlin, do After discussing the matter with Gillman, Schade and McBurney, Acting Chief at this Port, I do not think there is much to be worried about and they are all of the opinion that we likely Wili never hear further from it. Gillman an investigation conducted stated for the yesterday sole purpose that of it might simply getting informa- be tion by the Bureau itself. He stated that there are-quite a few men employed in the Department and they have to be kept busy in some WaYs and he has known cases of en kind. He not want to be quoted on this, however, We are oo. oor @ importer, so far as concerned -- J a7 ee eee 9 in St. Louis -- and so easy for attention to be. to us and with this