6 SCHOLEFIELD WELLS Wr. & be BAXTER James P. Hume obtained from a Browning, will May discussion send it of along these to you matters for with what it the may 5, 1944 Messrs. be worth. in Mr. Browning's letter of May 3,:1944 it will be noted that he states that the origins and basic principles of all the recoil operated machine guns are the same and that it can well be said that no change or modification, excepting of a comparably minor nature, has been made since they were originally designed. Also that. the development of these. guns to their present state of efficiency has not cost the United States Government one red cent, -omeayalties to ourselves and Colt's. He 48 particularly bhe contribution made by the United States Government As 7a know, both Colt's and the eT e 2 | which have \be@en ee HENS in these guns. conversation of May 3rd we mentioned Hateher. I asked Mr. Val Browning about Ver. Gorton and Mr. Hatcher are officers the Ordnance Department. . Mr. Greene, an employee of the War Department in Pid: war ong occupied a desk in owning. You PAYS no doubt learned yontribution of these gentlemen. and represents a transaction beThe United States Government dnance.matters. only expense he Ould possibly be put to annon development, making in plants producing armament As the Brownings do not receyve royalty any improvements made by Mes rreene be, it. seems, involved in our present made do not represent a rea in the opinion of the Brownings. refrain from standpoint to the war especially stating this to the Ordnance covering mounts, po sepunadl would Side peccekaknk. in the light of the turn our case has taken, from the of the value of the contribution of Brownings and Colt’s effort, we all feel quite hopeful about the outcome, when consideration is given to the fact that the total cost of cent tion through the payment of Federal income is not given to this particular phase $6,645,232.67 cost to the Government It was my is reduced by is extremely definite approximately seventy-five taxes. of the Even case, low. reaction, per- if considerasurely the : in the discussion \ which