January Mr. Wer, 5,1929 Vilsems Continente! Bank Bldgs» Salt Lake City, Utahe J.°. Browning Contract Subject: Near Mr. Tileon: This Je, contract situation contimies to crow more I will therefore, endeavor to amalyze it thoroughly. eated, and At the present, three firet, I shall designed guns are of ours importance patents of the heenuge ere involved. I do involved, J... invented by Mr. ina gun. It seems to be Colt's longs to ue, While agreement Coltts which Browning any of features claims sign oall the “link action’, Browning opinion that they sent recently used be-~ Wr. John of heving lines documents certain This nor this action therefore, the along natented we never but situation. to clear up this in to and photographed Roth of the above mentioned guns are those referred the li, several heve we not believe I shal] proceed I think will and as. administrator, one which expired, heving was Browning The the “Cam action", oll The second cum which he designed, action complie Browning to you. a gun of a wer. 3.0. Browning is now working on and has nearly sompleted, ordinarily is it as h inasmuc above, ed aifferent class from the two ey mention iy e termed a “machine rifle". have the been our uhderstending with J.8. Browning, timt he shall share shall we thet and gun, action Cam the States exelusively on Tt has tmited equelly with we gum, The other two are termed “shoulder rifles". him, business share shall equolly link astion rifles of any from other eountries: that on the throughout the world; thet on that design, over 10/ in weight, we shel! share equally, for the reason whether our patents are involved or not, such & gun would come under the meohine rifle type ami would possibly displace our machine rifles at present being mamfactured. You ask for argument Tt seems to me why each, Colt's, Js". share equally in sub-licenses, and I will before taking up the lest feature tending thet profits should be Browning and ourselves, on the above basis should give you these reasoné before ‘eo further complicate matters « shared under sub- this licenses negotiated by Colt's, for tre reason thet Colt's are asking tal Continen for s ourselve by ed negotiat basis of settlement undcr sub-licenses PUPORC » the Celtts should realise that theclosest cooperation will be necessary for Company. ing Brow the and Colt's , guceess of this arm, as between J.%, Browning they now stand, t believe thet none of the gums ean be considered successes as