WILKINSON, HUXLEY, BYRON & FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING KNIGHT CHICAGO Septenber 26t L94h4 Army Service Forces, SPRINGPIELD ORDEANCE 95 State Street opringfield, 3, Macs. S.00Ds Nos 072/112 Attention Seall ort Arms Branch, Gentlemen: Ret Royalty Paid by the Colt!s Arms Manufacturing Company Bs» Browning This is 6, 1944, “September to Company acknowledge from Patent Fire to Jas &s Brig. receipt Gen. G. of H. the letter Drewry, Chief, to d.M. & B.f. Browning Company of Ogden, comection with the above-identified subject. but Mr, I regret Browning that this forwarded and cue to the fact reply yout has not letter been to me of District Uteh, in sent from SOONELy Ogden, that I was in the East on mattera pertain- tng te thie subject, your letter did not reachme until a few days prior to the scheduled meeting which was to be held with General Kirk and General Yells, in the Pentacon Building, on this seme subject. Under the cirtumstances, 1 eonsidered it was aivisable concluded, toa withhold this reply until | after that meeting | This 18 to sdvise you that the meeting was held and the general subject-matter discussed with representatives of the War Department, and that I now have a much clearer understanding of the entire sroblen. i am now proceeding tion of a statement other valuable considerations pany to upon Colt's which which will without delay rendered by the should be set payments forth the with the services prepara~ Browning made. As and Com soon