April 6,1929 Me. Val A* Browning, 5 nue de Chaudfontaine, Liege, Belgium, Re; Dear We J.s&s Browning rifle Yals cabled you teday as f ollows 3 " Stone and Teller arrive vonday regarding Uncle Ed contract any suggestions" After My. Stone had received the particularly copy of Have you the Yilson draft of the J.&, Browning contract, a copy of which, was forwarded to you, Stone wired certain objections, Inasmuch as the negotietions Ir. have already been quite prolonged, and we have all become rather tired of the Colt attitude, tele fd wired them to fix up the contract or to return the guns, which has resulted in Stone and Teller coming West, An sorry the matter ever came up, beceuse it hes already taken a good deal of time, and is causing more or less anxiety. There never can be very much in it for us, if anything, because as you see from the contract, we are only participating in one-third of continental Ruronve, Tf you are able to build up anything in the way of prestige with F.N, without too mich expense, it may be worth while, but you know more about this than any of the rest of use while here, they will doubtless expect to renew the making up of the blanket agreements, which were pretty much settled while we were all in Hartford the matter, a year ago because it going to take our time last Februery. is more or less about shaping We do not expect to consumate out of ow heads, and we are it up. ‘Yill keep you advised on developments worth while. Mr. Wilson and myself expect to leave for Yashington next week, the tariff situation. Yours sincerely, regardir