BELGIAN OrFic® Subject Program To Val Proms eo. A, for 1953 Browning John. Brewing. si oo Reference Considering only the productive aspect of the question, I believe that there is as much chance of success in an offer of the type outlined with the purpose of increasing the automatic production for 1953 as there is of achieving the full Two Shooter program contracts. Essentially, as presently set forth in our since the Two Shooter is an enti- rely we new gun with which have no large scale production experience, it probably will be easier at first to produce an automatic than it will beto produce a Two Shooter eventhough the latter requires considerably fewer machining operations. However, I do not believe automatics for the entire is to ask for contracted 20,000 20,000 it will be feasible Two Shooter program automatics instead Shooters. This Two is to in of the substitute 1953, that previously because the key to an enlarged production program of any type will be the barrel production, and it would be exceedingly difficult for F,N. to produce the automatic barrels required for an extra 20,000 automatics during 1953 whereas through a for- tuitous interruption in machine rifle barrel production which is not likelyto recur next year, there are some 10,000 Two Shooter barrels from 1/3 to 2/3 cannot go barrel available) any further until completed extensions are (they made already. Further in my opinion, it would not be wise to make such a complete substitution. Not only would this provide an excuse for a complete interruption on F.N.'s part of its reluctant efforts to mature this project, but it would also considerably reduce our capacity to retaliate against any new developments which our competitors may place on the market in 1953. I do not believe that we can count upon the canplete stultification of inventiveness in our competitors.