WILKINSON, : HUXLEY, BYRON & KNIGHT FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING CHICAGO October 26th LIA Brig. Gens. Gs He Drewry UsSeAe ~ District Chief ARMY SERVICE FORCES, SPRINGFIFRLD ORDNAS ice DISTRICT 95 State Street SOD No. 072/131. Dear General that the oepringfield, 2, Mass. Drewrys have your letter Office, I Chief of Ordnance of Oetober nas 24, 1944, advising requested that me you furnish to it by November let information pertaining to the statement that I am now preparing on behalt of J.us & Bat. neeigesg Company and referred to in my ileatter to you of Septenber 2 mo I report It is will need to with regret until that I am November Sth obliged to Q@th which or in advise you to get my yous The time which has been consumed in preparing this report has been necessary in view of the fact that the essential information has had to be obteinec from the J.hs & “ef. Browne ing Company, required a which Connecticut, who Mr. is conference end located in Ogaen, with Colt trevel to The Oguen, Utah, Conpany (ten, and in anc has also Hartford, back by Mr. Baxter is werking with me. The report cannot be finished until Baxter returns to Chicago, and under the present errange- ments it is impossible for him to reach therefore, respectfully here until November request that you “110. « I, an extension very mindful anxious we are to of of the the dispose equally grant us period until the 9th of Rovember. I an fact that the Office, Chier of Ordnence of desirous this matter, and I ean assure you of bringing it te @ prompt conclusion. in keeping with this desire, se are atement that you requesctec, but will be that not only preparing prepared at the