WILKINSON, HUXLEY, FIRST NATIONAL BYRON BANK & KNIGHT BUILDING CHICAGO April L7th 1944 Mr. Val Ae Browning, dels & MoG. BROWNING COMPARY First Security Bank Building, Ogden, Utah. Dear Vali very full As with Col, of he Ur. Baxter discussion has alreudy told you, we hac the royalty and Colt situations of the Government in Washington last week, at Herrsttom requested information pertaining the was Browning and Colt patents. primarily interested in the efter we had tionship his that their Coit patents as would which time to ali Cole Herrstrom said Browning patents, but explained something of the assistant, Capt. Lockwood, consideration a contractual agreed with necessariiy rela~ us involve the well, When presenting the facts anc figures for the 1942 Renegotiation, we were successful in steering around any consideration of the patents specificsiiy as applies to the various models of guns, but it is apparent that we cannot aveld and adDle report | and Coit patent considerstions We consider that our meeting everything looks faverable if tive depends the upon from Col. his attitude In filing patents as respectively, and Herratrom. at this tiue. was very construcwe ¢can get a favor- Consequently with respect : to the a great deal patente. our 1942 report we iisted the Browning taxen from the various agreements, I relied upon information from you gentlemen that these Lists were complete. My further study of the subject, | however, prompts me te realize that _ecleirsette do not divide themselves as to therefore, it may be that some Various types of the claims of of guns and, other pat- ents which you held deline inventions rag are actually utilized by @Golt or the Government und its sublicenze, Yne reuson for wiite ing this is my aden experience in drafting claims on your improved automatic &S you Know, covers a breech mechanism adapted for other types of firearms. which shotgun is which, weil