® e « 2 = i told him that the Bureau policy completely overlooked prevailing practice in the industry and that the courts the leaned toward the tax base even if some He confessed this morning the matter and in the this the industry angle of to view that jobbers where that sales were the jobbers sales were that he primarily price made constituted made to retail merchants. had more or less overlooked admitted that there weight in my argument. He has of the Chief Counsel's Office, sideration, with a view toward ease. Unfortunately, Patrick, was much promised to talk to Mr. Patrick who has the «tter under conexpediting disposition of the who previously ruled in our favor, is now waivering, Mr, Patrick this morning Mr, Zimmemman promised and that may help some, to talk to Likewise L think this I believe my talk I impressed and of only The Apms this gase with Hoyt morning may help. him with the fact that ours was limited value as a precedent. question of the present sales a settlement procedure Company was again raised at my sonference morning, I told him thet a settlement of would not be & precedent as my client was porting guns from Belgium, mt he did not of case Browning with Mr. Hoyt our pending no longer im- seemed convinced i am anxious, therefore, that you give me immediately a ¢omplete picture of the tax situation since imports from Belgium ended, so that I may submit this information to Mr. Hoyt, from Mr, Thatoher dated November 9, 1940, In a letter that under the contract recently consummated with stated he Rem- Remington, Browning will buy a supplyof shotguns from ington, and from this I presume that Remington will pay sales tax, thus eliminating Browning Is this your view of the matter? manufacturers the picture, In ability ani if ing I will get Patrick more, a final T Patrick should happen a chance to appeal to has now me a hearing to give feel Somewhat resentful what know of my best before he makes Ee against both Hoyt and Ekstrand I understood was a well outlined pro« what else I can do other than what I doing. With kind personal TYrom | to make an adverse rulFurther~ his superiors. decision, for deviating from gram, but I do not em agreed the to fighting I am in there event, any Arms the regards, . Sincerely Walter yours, G. Moyle (sed)