Feb. Val 8,1929 A. Browming, 5 Rue de Chaudfontaine, Liege, Belgium. Rez Js. Browning Inventions Dear Vals ve wired you today as follows: "Mast application United States" patent Europe be made within ve year patent issue We have been more or less working along with Uncle Ed and the question is now before us, as to whether Colt's or ourselves should take out the foreign petents, In the tentative agreemnt which Colt's submitted to Unele Ed, they provided that he should take care of the foreign patents. The agreement has not been signed, and in fact, I do not know when an agreement will be signed covering these guns, for the reason thet things become more complicated as time foes ons Assuming that such an agreement is eventually worked out and thet Uncle Ed agrees to take eare of foreign patents, assume it will be a case of his siening to the Fabrice Nationale and of them taking care of the let foreign me have patents in the uwsuel your thots on this. mamer,. VWish however, you would 3 I could not remember whether foreign patents should be taken out within a year or withim two years from the date of issuance of the U.S. patent. Unele Fd rather had the idea tht it was within a year from the date application was made for 0.8. patents, but I feel sure that he is wrong. Did you and Chevalier see the guns while you were at Colt's and if so, whet do you think about them? Do you think it is of any use for us to contimue to cooperate with Unele Fd or had we better Also, would like possibly carried Yours MAB<=T forget about them, to know whet Chevalier thot of them and anything back to the factory thet would sincerely, — if he has interest them.