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L~t;ter Receipt. I_(/-/ 

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to Jrr D.Gleen St8rlin, 

'Cbi't! Peraonn•l and 

l'rain ng BranQh, 

Artr;f S'!!our l ty Aaono,y, Arlington Hall !Jtstion 

Arlington V!rginia. 

Kxbibite 

lilpfture of Party 

Date 

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Reply and ANawer of Mr 'lfilliam 

A Fletcher regarding seperation tor 

inetticienoy, per ltttter 4 December l~ WUGAS-61 received 5 December 

1946. thi• repcy ~nd flbswer coneia~tng of Page 1- 7 and 

?.13, 4, and ~ib1t 5.i~wlueive. 

pproved for Release by NSA on 04-17-2014 

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l!.r O.GleP.n Stc.rlin, 

Chief, Personnel ~ind 

Tr<" in~ng Br< '1C ti, 

Army Security Agency, Arlington Hell StRtion, Arlin~ton VirginiR. 

Dear Hr Strrlin: 

RE:Eft_ .r~17~~~RP ~~di ~,·w l;.:t-1 •:::olt..."11.:-h fO r• ~o·Vo 

W'1sh..i llftOn ·' D.2. 

Dec err her l~ll' t;. 

1. '11-ds will !:cknowledr;e receipt o: ,>our Jetter d~1ted 4 DceGmber 13<tG 

"(1'."I:X;AS-61) relr·tive 1..C' Allei:,~d ~ll'::\I'~'.E'S &£"'inst me. Ycu st?..te t.h;:it I 

should reply to this letter within sevcn(7) <l~ys froM tte recci~t 

thereof. 

::'a In ol'der to t.ave some coherer!CY in this reply t_c sc:id ''ch":rbes" 

I shP.11 ~rr::i.nge the subject-mfltter in tne foll:1v.ing orLleroY-Zemqrks 

an1 -(~~ Rnd Conclusions. 

A. At the onset· Ur WilliN'l A Fl~tcher c'l.id not .qnt ic ip.:~ te any 

delipera te ~t tempt to belittle his scientific :1'L tainri1ents, until Lhe 

•••~of the ~foresaid dated 4Decer:1ber 1D46 letter ('.Jl.X.i!.S-61), 

wherein .L~umber 8 section ''b" dis1'1;:i.yed such ~m ettempt,~s a c0ns~Guence4it would appear correction is in order. -

B. And,3s a mRlter of fact, in that,so nuch has been said Pbout "coherer~cy" in the ch.qrr,es 9.[""I inst Mr NilliRm A. Flf "t.cher, even 

though to Cli:itc :10 Qlicle is rJ.isclosed '.'l'hereby tne me::ining with 

respect to the subject-mP.tter h·!ve been re\7 eAled to ~n;yone, only 

a conception of the inst ieP.tors of the ch::irges. Therefore 1 t '<.'ou1C. 

A.ppcar just i.fia.ble ?.:rd in order that :!or to hPVP. a lc[,'ici:il rel-=i ti on 

of the parts, to the whole dr.qfts subject-P.''1tte1·1 it mky be welJ tc 

st:1:1te herein wh&t If.r ··filliam A Fletcher considf'rs As Leing in 

"coherency". 

c. Taking ·.vebst-=!r's CollefiA.te Dictionary for tbe year 1921 pR£e 

195 thereof". 11 eoherency 11 Defin8 tion 9 , Cori nee ti on or conzrui ty dt..e 

to common principle or relationship; consistency." anrl pP.ge ~17 

Consiste'1CY de:fination 4.. "AE_"reemer.t or hnrmony ;congruity, corre::;-

p0ndence". 

D. Tliis does not mean th"lt eech wcrd and subject matter 01· 

each subparagraph in e"3.ch speci:fication shall coPsist o:f t.he ~sr.ie 

words anCl same f'uncti0'1al rec:uirem~nts, :iei +Iler do "Lhey r.ie<:-~ they 

shall be"stereotyped"c.s long as the main form of stn.J.c turn_ 

section arrangement is r1·epered in the follo·,,,, ing order .. 

E. A.APPLICABLE SP~~CIFICATICWS(.r\S Af,n.~N~T::D O? 3Apr:i.l 1'246) OThE:~ 

PUBLICATIOIIB A!,'D DRA:NINGS (as appl ic~ble). 

B. GP.h.D::s. TYP~S A!ID CLASS""";S ( ~s applic~ble ) Oli: CLl1.SSI!<'I2~':'IOH • .. 

C. !v!hTf,RIAL A!ID ';/0EK1!L"lS1iIP. 

D. G"CNSRAL ?.Sr;,UITJ::ItsI;rs. 

Ii;. DETAIL p_sr~uIREHENTS. 

F. !.IBTEODS OF SAI.TrLING r:;::-.F~CTIGT Al>-ffi Tl'.iS'lS. 

" TO E'ti' rrco'r"'nr, ~c·v II NOT"S mT~ .l'Q()VE ··:cuLD JJ'P~AR _, _._fl. :r • .:';ti'.i.1 .J... • L • 1nr .. ~ 

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F. It appeA.rs that this Agencv still insists·- on tislng t..h,e -i;ord ~~ · · --~­

Ddt~iled RequiremAnts,which is an Prror. see ou~line of ~ore Joint -xrmy-N'avy Specification as ~mended as o~ 3 April 1946 and letter 

of Under Secretrary _0~ War dated 23 ~~gust 1946. quoting said outline 

pRgC ~. 

E. D~tail Requirements 

Example. Comhonent parts- Desk-type cons5st of t e folJowing parts: · Base 

DlAd~ 

Frame 

Uotor." 

electric fans shall 

G. There~ore it is essenti~l one To ascertain the ~ecessary ~acts. 

Two Dir.est these facts an0 draw the correct conclusions. The 

correct conclusions are the ones which are sound from a business 

stPTldpoint, RS well as from an engineering standpoint. 

Three.Present these conclusions so clearly and concisel~ that 

they cAn b~ grasped without effort or delay • .... -.! .... _ -... ~ - -- .. ~ - .. -~-;f~":~~ w-~-~--~~,-!!! ,. - .. '"~ ..... -.... ~=--.. .:t.." !'p;.~'"-_;;~;-.~;..i.i.~ '"""'~~:: .. ::~~--- - -

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H. So in order_to ~~ep~re a T~nt~tive Specification it was decided 

that coordination 0£ the so-called Dra~ Specifications prepared by 

Mr .. lilliam A Fletcher on 17 September 1946 (w::liting typist until 

?October 1946) wou~-~ be an idea;t. __ ~~:r:~Dgement , and as a result the 

si:i.id 17September J.9~6 self wr·itten by William A Fletcher and 

rrPsented in the typed form as o.f 7 October 1946 W~S bAsed upon tlie in~orm~tion to be ~ound uoon tne Exhibit No 1 attached to the 

specificet]on f1le rolder' on the left..J18_nli..._(§~) of tte folder. ~~--- - - I~ It will be f"ully ~pp~rent that the terms used in the submitted 

nYhibit !fu 1 w~s followed eY.plicatively per the instruction of the Engine~r in GUe~tion~ ~ _ __ • •• ~ -~ ~.J - ·~ r - -- -;. _ ~ ~ _-=.·::-=:-.!I:~"'-~~""!:':~~~!!!!!!! 

J. During the c~urse o~ the ~r~fting o~ the Dr1ft speci~ication 

Mr '.Villiam J. Fletcl-ier inquired why they rtid not use the"T.s.s." 

-:'oI'!Tl of srieification presentation. Mr William A Fletcher w~s 

asked wh~t is A T.s.s., =:;pPcification "Uever he::ird the ter'Pl used 

before) by the w3y such ~ parti~l typP of T.s.s. specification is ~hown 9Tl~rt<?d EYhibit !To 2~ 

Ko It ~ppe~rs th'.:l.t -due to the diverse ~na Vl'lriant st::itement re:flected 

"in 'the spi=>cific inst::nces "S.nd co"lr1ents'' which U"Jon the surface they appe~r to be lecking in a logic~l reI;tion o~ parts; aWincohcrency o~ 

vital :f?.ctors ~nd 1U:r~ngem~!"t, for this re<1son thc"spec ii-ic in3tances 

Pr.d com.m~nts ~re nl~lcAding ~nd lacking in a true value 9nc meaning 

p7rt2ining to the ~-~t>j c>ct-nP.t ti=>r d~~c:'.!:_~seS! i!}_,,the,,,, f!.llQ I?r<::f;t~ .t. ·------

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Lo And under the ci~cumRt3l19es, it ~?peqrs tht:lt due to the f9ct 1.'r Willi~!"l A Fli=>tcher hRd th f? pl€~sure o+- TY?P.eting Doctor Y.:ullb~cl 

~n0 Vr Starlin in the Office of Doctor Kullback on 20 Aur,unt l94h 

at v1hic-h time it w~s mutunlly a.greed :=ind arrA.nged thP..t coordination 

o1' till C.r'1fts s::>ecificqtions woul,d e'!1'1bl~ all pe.rties concerned to 

prccluce "S?"ooa speci.f"ic~ticns" the reasons Rt tlv:it tiMe was Eidvanced 

why this '#ould be :10 -,,, d'=!sjr~ble ,.,.. r-iri 1-••t~ ,.-":'rrB.Mge~ent. ,.,..,... ..... -~ .................... _____ ...,IT ... l:rJ: ________ _ 

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M Or. the other hand, it is now established beyond doubt no two persons c9h describe subj ect-m~t ter to the s i=ttisfaction of" both pPrties, tunles~ t~ere is ~ jo{nt ~utu~l unnerstanding ana frank coonPrative 

discu<rnion of th~ '3Ubjecto __ _ _ 

N,, This i9 self" i::?vident :from thE" diverse snd vari!'l.nt "specific instances • which are_,all things considered in conflict with the 

dr«:tts "lS submitted by 1"R ~'liJli~m A Fletcher. n.nC. notwitlist:=inding, the fact thAt the"speci:fic insts.nces ~a comments~ is proo:f that 

coordination is A very vital factor to good understanding in all 

matters ii _2-

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o~ At'this pc~nt obvi-ously, it would ~p;:>en.r that • the de:finations 

o'f vi t~l vVirds ...... 1th ci. view to clB.ri.fy the basic dre.fts rli.sclosure 

1 s ~ p.1=1.r~~ount f?ctor i"l such ~ 11.ght Mr Vlilli'3.m A rl~tcher 

herewith presents their meaning. Taking Webster's ColleginP.tP Dictionary 

f'or the ye~r 1921. p!.Jge :'06 word Dr3.ft v.t 1. "'i'o dr8w ~he prelifl'linflry 

skeftch or pl~n of~ p::ge 769 De:::'i'1ation "Prcl 1mi:iAry. Introduction pr~ce&ding t'tP m~ ~ '1 eliscoarse, bus 1ncs~, or subject.·• [\nd siMilarl.v 

the meaning of Tech'1ical terms using the Preface ~f Chamber's Technical 

Dictionary cf the yeer 1942 copv can be obtAined in the Legal Section 

of R.6' D Sectiono quoting in part"PrP.:°~ce.. '' Technical term • mPy be 

def"ined i::is ~ word or ex-press ion ·11hich hA.s "c;pE'.'c 1.8..l significance ~nd. 

vzilue" to the-peFson le:=trnec'i or dexterous in 8 br~nch 0f knov,leoee 

relP.ting to qcTJe p1rticul~r !J.u1T1q.;J 1'\Ctivity or to 00T'l'Je p?rticUlAr aspect \

1 of nAture" And at ~11y r::i.tA 11 Technical ter:ns Are iTJ rE>:llity slJbol~ 

•adopted, P.aRpted 01" invented by speci~list~ n~ technici~ns to 

facilitate the Precise ~y-pr~ssion ~n1 recording of thtir ideAs" ~nr. 

itf'6~lrwR that the sa:fest P.Uthorities on the rne~!'ll'l'lg of technical 

terms arn those who unaerst~'!'lu ~nd use them11 Pnc quote ·'.;harnaer 1 s. 

r o 1°\.long th:f s 11...,e u..,doub~~cllv, the words "Consistent and Applic~ble 

with their VRri~nt ~e~nings , ~nd which Rhows mArk~d diff~rent 

us~ge in the crPfts ~nd c~'l')r.ot b~ ~ubstituted one for the other ~1technic:=1lly O!' otherwi~e to this ~nd tte ~ollowing def'inati0ns. p~ge '"'17(°Vebstc:>r) DefinP-tiol'l l Co~siqtent. Po'1aesaing fjrr.mess, 

solid, 2 EA.vi.np- qfreement \•:ith itsP.lf c-r· with so:ncthi11g e:isef h~ving 

h-'3r'11onev ~mong its 0:irts; congrouso3 Living or Fcth1g con:!'orrnP.bly 

to one 1 s be:ilief or prof'ession11 • .::ind de:fination page 51 h.pplic!1.ble cap~ble of beine: applit:?d; fit., quitnLle, or right to be a:;Jplied." 

This alone wiJl r 0 veal quite diverge~t~from the "speciric i~~tancee 

comwents"as found in the l 0 tt•r of'4 Dece~Ler 1046 .. "WX::..A-61) *views 

Go Mr Vlilliam A Fletdl er specii'ic reply to the 11Supplementrr re 

"apecific instonces and commenta"are to him to s~v the least he 

does not feel hurt rather thinks it is an ~ccompli~hment in hA.vin~ 

this Agencv on Record., th:it they desire to have ••• "Tolerances on 

voltAge and current rP.ouirements" and A.s .q, matter o-:: fact:.A 

contractor· nuCJt be piven tol13rances to guide his work" further 

on th~ other hanc, "Be:fore these speciric~tions could be used in 

·i co:rinectton with q rtevelopmeTlt cont.r.BCt it "1ould be neceaserv to rewrite 

the e-z-eRter p~rt. o'f the s~bj~ct-matter " end o:r ouotation of 4 

DecE>mber(letter) 194n. ('rnGSA-Rl). 

R. Ana eRide :from this. nr ··1111i~m A Fletcher will substi:intiate 

his f'indin~ fro~ the oeid draft • preliminarv r.iaterial,thAt is part 

of the ~foresaid RecordAITSWSR 

4o It is further noted with thanks that e co~ittee will review . this perhqps unfinished ~!\9fjlT ~nd Answer9 due to the f~ct1 th~t 

Jlr Wjllirun A Fletcher dld n~ recieve the original copies of 

typed material form thP. Ferso~r.el Section of R.&D Branch until 

the r.iorning of the t~nth (10) of DeceMber 194f1, and under the 

circumstances, it was impossible to correctly evaluate the 

"supplement""specific instances cited to amplify the charges" 

~. Therefore, ~side f"rom this, may I take ror one example the 

specif1c inst?ncc" an~ comment as of sheet three(3) ~urnb~r 5 . 

sectio!1 "a" to -;how the migle~ding and adverse meaning injected 

i.nto the drA.fif' specificJJ.tions .. Before p61nt!flng out the vital mia-represent~ti~n. let us together look ~t thP. meaninp of the 

words" CRITICAL OPBRATTI·1G F3A'T'1TRES • - Critical page 242. dcfination 5. (Physifca .1Jath ,etc. pertai11s 

to orC.esien"1iting R trnnaitlon ::>('\int at v•hich nome propertv suffers 

a 1{\f:!.n1.te ch~nfe""Critical temtcratur~" ~ tomper~ture 8bove which ~ sub~tance c~n exist ~~ly in tie g~sP.ous st8te, no ~~tter wh~t II pressure • .., _ -.... 
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0£erat:e pii.ge 675. 'DP.finntion 2."To produce or take ef'f'ect; 

producin&r or tRking ef':fect." 

Feature page 369 Defination 3. "Any marked characteristic; 

anything cspeci~lly prorriinent or important". 

Would it not then appear thRt the aforesaid words conveyed the 

impression for this purpose " a transition, a peculiar quality or 

pP.rt in producing or taking effect(feacture.t as in any marked 

characteristics • anything especially promient or importantrr • 

. I For this reason ~ must represent a SEecial feature is it not? 

V \fl1y for ex8Mnle. ~ubmi~tature .type of Tube .then too. a very important feature and having other important .factors coQrelAted. 

SUch as for exampleo The Tube's wall (size) forms a part in the v~pors condensation and reabsorp't!Ori processes which a.re very vital 

and in a large measure provides the means for producing the other 

thereafter named electrical factors numbered one and two (2). 

A'l'ld,w:iththeunderstanding , arid knowledge that these :features of 

the reeultRnt bomb~rdr.lent of. the Tube 1s wall, including the 

inherent substAnces formed therein. metallic vapor's critical 

operating, o~tic~l 1 resonAnce, and ionization pcW:.entials showel , marked special fe~~urea and not considered proper electrical char~ct~ristics, by all means all these factors are involv~d in 

tcis type of sub-miniature,Cold.C~thode,triode,vacuum Tube• -- As ~ ~atter of fact, the ~boved na~ed features are involved in 

thE' construction due to tt.e inhenent size having marked 

features. Yes, are to s~y the least very marked in the Tube's 

well per£ormRnce and construction det~ils. 

Along this line of reasoning is it ~ot a r~ct that the 

critical operati~b f~ctors, lherein named are {he direct 

outcome of the "collision" o:f the speedy electrons, with the 

atoms c•f the gas within the Tube, and that of the occluded g~s of the interfacial l~yer found ~t the Tube ts wallr~ 

Wherefcre, when the encounter takes place there ia 8 stete of eycjt~tion, wt.ich in the cAse of the excited gas, prddaeea 

a sort of light • T~is production of light comes about :f'rom the 

·energy given up As the disturbed noJecules, or ~toms or ion 

settles ~ow~ to its stAblc neutr~l ~t~tc. Therefore, certain 

feature of size ?re essehtial as herein disclosed • 

In addition, the electrical characteristics, vapor pressur~, 

current density,and volt.P.ge are to be so regul1=1ted that the r~i=:ulti=int arcor glow disch~rge produces directly as much light (Glow) or ~re) ~s po~sible. BecAuse the con~ucting v~por 

1Ppends u~on the wAl\of th~ Tube to function effectivelv. 

Is it no'tcapparent th~t size plRVS its import~nt part • 

Y.nowinglv cert~ :f n Tube's behA.viour is dependent upon the 

wall for its ds~f'ul operation. 

" 1Spf>cific inst~mce comni<->ntshis e~lf evident in error. 

60 "Specitic inst.~ncc n Number 1. 11Thi.s specification WAS 

prep~rea for d(lve lopMPnt contr'.lct 11 • • • • • through to •.••••• 

"as descr!ted" ••• 

An~wer"'rfiis 1pecif.icn"tion ~draft") WA.S prepared 'for a 

aevelopment contrqct for s Rub-miniature triode of the 

cold cathode tyre".. is true •.• which shall .. not will 

i::rovice the means for "conductiT"Jg strong curre~"Li" The \~rords "-:riu~t probably" depend on ,:i g~seo~«J A.re dischaPge 

for operation" shows. runbigui tv, susc ipl.j_l>le to c;uestion,. 

urn'.:er the conditions ~s nAM.ed 11must" see Webster 642. 

" must .. nece!1Sfll'Y to ~ character-or-resμlt.J'.~rhobr.b~y pa;re 7r,7 (Webster) "In f!. probabl.e I!lanrwr; in .J.lA.e ocd, n or 

probility; as it is probaolY so. - 4-
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6 Cont '.'1.1 •• F. •are 

\ Th'f.s would indicP.te to elimim:ite C'l "developmen~ 1" ro.tf.Jer beinp- of' 

i~ would rippeAr a ",prophecy~ ·.rvhereas there*rieT7i.1lic pRrticles of" 

a "co]] oidal nFi ture" interposed :for e.:iraIJple such ~s metallic 

mercury,,,usAlly f'<n1nd there:in,which provide A means f'or,such a 

phenomena, in th is li["ht the ste.tement is first non-essential 

verbiAee Sec('lnd mis-descriptive, lAckinp, in tr~e knowledr-e of the 

"development devic~~ ~-£'"1in "Due to the extre~y dif':f1cult operational 

requirement". ~ired1,. :for self' evide11t reasons ,re "a gaseous arcdiBcharp;e". In parti~ul~r the "operational requirements corisists of 

eertain pertinent current,voltaFe, ~nd operating time data" as 

disclosed in the "draft" spectficRtion is in a prf'cise and unequivocal 

lanEUaee., And it follows th~t, physical features such as size and 

shanes mAy be specif'ied as desir~ble" Erronous in t-hat it confl:5cts 

with Development" as G.escribed in AR.~50-25. i.n not stat:fng 

a prcc1se and not stating in unequivocal terf!'ls. vague Rnd meanineless 

in lirht of' "!ll!.2t probAbly depend". 

; 

Further this outline f'orm"'!fuis •••••••• throufh to ••• desirabl~" is J11ie-·'1'epres~ation of' °SYhibit ~ro 1 ~nd Exhibit Ho 2. which Gtates 

arc or Glow dischAr~ Theret·ore the specif lc instances and comnents 

fails to interpret true ~acts Rnd findings See B Type of Draft 

specification • J.T Willi~m A Fletcher deny the allegation in toto. ~ Number ~~ : 

7J"Conslderable essential relevant in:form~tion hns been omitted f"rom specif'ic~tion drR~ts." 

h.nswer ~.r '1illi~m A Fletcher deny this allega~ion as being reflect: 

ive of the nature which f'ails to interpret true ~acts and ~i~rtings as 

per the disclosure in the previous specific instance comment and 

conflicts with the evidence es shown on the marked Exhibit No 1 and 

EYh1.bit No 2. Therefore SR-id comments is not precise ::3ndis not unequivoc?l~erronouso 

8. Specific inGtance 2 e. "Section Bo should definitely contain r~ "t 7 e 

mention ••• ''Cold Cathode" ••••• "concept of the Tube"o 

Answer The TechnicAl terms used in the draft are precise and unequivoc~l to the Joint PPrtner (the MAnu:fRcturer) in this 

specification .see A-1 of" JAH-lA and Joint Army -!favy Specification 

JAN'-lA For Electron Tubes" Index as .of' 1 May 1946 Pa€:e 1 of A.Bo~o 

wherein it st~tes in part as follows: 

''A-1 Specifications The following specifications the issues in e~fect 

on d~te of invitAtion for bids form a part of this specification and 

bidders and contrac~ors will provide themselves with the necessary 

Copies. A-la, A-lb,A-lc, A-ld,A-le,,A-l:f and A-lg and see B. Classes 

B-1 ClassP.s of Tubeso• "This specification covers the recuirements f'or 

many clRsseg of E~c'tl:tQfh 1'ubew" ••• o ••• "as :follows" • • • Cold Cathode 

Tubes, includine Volt2ge nefUlRtorS end of quoting 1 May ~agel o~ 

A.B.Co(l946)o The above answer is sel:t"-explanatory. Specifi.c instance comment not o:recise and not uneGuivoc~l in language and 

content. Therefore considered erronous~ 

9. Specific instance comMent 2 b. "There should be detailed reference" 

o :f the Tube"" 

Answer 'Nhere~s AR-~f 0-~5 da~ed ~O :une 1942 qection ~3 line 3 to 

line 6 quotinf "It v!lllnot repeat matter covered by notes on 

drPwinLs forrninp p~rt of' the specification, and will not contain 

mP.t}tr contr~d1ctory to provisions in such other specifications~ 

.LJr~ complies with th1s recuirement see JAJI- 1 A specification 

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10. The speci~ic instances ?nd comments oertining to Dr~f't dcted 

80ct 19.t;G :ror Tentative ""'pecification f'or Special Comn:utRtor, 

qppears efter very careful persue.l o:r the Numbers 1,%,~~,.c. ,5 and 

5 including the subparafrAphs coIT'.ments shows the same trend in h8ving far greRter nUMber of amb1guous, ~na misleading, in correct 

statement relPtive the signi:fic::ince arid value yas special value of 

there tbnveyed me~nings. with respect to the signi:f'icPnce ~nd 

values outlined in the "draf't specifications the sp~cif'ic instances 

also runs in conflict with the accompanying Exhibit No 4.l Exh-fbito;;(_ 

•''o 5 • said Exhibits i:ire self evident be ng cApable of being understood in nisplaying tPe a~oresaid errors 

mentioned •• 

11. It will be self evident with th(3 limit.ed tirie 11ow Pt Br William 

A Fl~Lchcrrs disposal even though the draft3 speclf1catio~s l~~t 

~ Wi.lliam A Fletcher's desk 011 18September 1946,it follows th~t 

as t'hP. date of the "speci:f'ic instances cited to amplify the cha-rP"es w~s 4 December 1946. this alo~e allows consideration in this mattero 

12. It appears that said "ampli:ff .,, enabled the writer or writers t!i 

thereo:r much time to insert "a:fterthoughts"and check up readily on the 

draft as of 18September 1946. So without taking each and every "s 

specific instance cited and com.~ents statements which runs along the 

same basic concepts Mr William A. Fle:.tbher at this time will 

releave the Record of the :f'urther speci:f'ic subject-matter by genying all alleeations in toto. i:is being contrary to the purpose 

and intent of the .IJ.rR:rts specifications as Filed on 18 September 1946. The Exhibits ·•oo 1,2,3,4,I and Exhibit Hol" will reveal M-r ~Nilliam A Fletcher's por>ition in this rzm.tter .. 

CCUCLUSIO!f. 

a. 

1. That the relRtive rel~tion~hip o~ the technical terms 

appears to have been overlooked. 

llo That the mis-conceptions o:r the wordage, allows no ground for 

adequate interpretation thereof(drafts). 

111. That until the correct conception of the Policy and 

intent o:r the Joint Army Navy Specifications standards 

are ascertained no "good specification can be considered aiilllt. 

attainable by any Agency. 

lV. That incorrect ~imension as shown on t.hP. submitted 

Drnwing for use tfi the prepar~tion of the so called 

lJra:rt showed error inthat the distance between the m~unti~g screwy/ head and the inner row of segment was 

only 1/32.of inch. this is indirect conflict with those 

Rules Prorm.ilgated by the National Safety Underwriterso 

Vo That the statement as of "specific instance comment 

quoting u upon external radiation of any type" runs 

in conflict with good specification practice.because 

so many of the Legal Cases have showed the word "any" indicates a choice. So inthis respect shouJ.d the 

Manufacturer have designed his Tube so as to prevent only one external radiation from effecting the operation 

be would have complied with the term RS used "~· 

V1 That Whereas to prevent the usage o~ external energy both visible and invisible the word no. or all light 

energy would have covered the meaning in this case. 

Vll Recapitulating good specifications can be written 

when policy is produced governing the formation of the 

essentials and its contents having a coordination of 

minds to ~rov~d~ w.orkable concepts which then 

can oe p esen e in a joint constructed m2nne~, 

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W.A.F To Whom it may Concern: 

Dratt created. by One Legal supervisor (Sample) Sketcb,created. by Mr William A Fletcher having arrangement to show "Model could not work". 

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TUBB. SUBMINJ.ATURE 

com CATHODE, GAS TRIODE 

A. APP' rr!il&a SPXCD'ICATIOIS 

28 8etober 1946 

on the de. te of inv1 tn tiou tor bida or C.Jntrac t s~a:V i ·.Jro a part 

of th1e ~peo1ficetioi:.., with the hereinarter (t"'l; <t:d.,."apec1f.1.ed 

ratine~ e~c ~cats. 

B. TY?E 

B-2. Th.:a s~ecif lea. t1·.:>u covers one type ot 'l'Ube. Bu'tA1n1a tui-e, 

Cold Catr~(Jd.o > Ga.a Triode. 

C. M.ATFlli.l.f.L ARD WGRF.MANSHli> 

C-1. Soe Sec tJ.ou C, JA!.'4-lA. 

D-1. Sea Section D, JA~-l.A. 

E-1. The rorew1tn atta.clted aneet ('.t.&.s.) of -.:'~:'lt. .u1m1ta 1a a 

tente.tivc :>e..rt. )f Specif'icnt.ior1 JAN-lA. 

E-2. T~..c. provisions or ~reclf .J..C& tion JA~~-lA a;:.1)1~ tv this tube. 
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CZ ~-t kc epx or •P1 1k 1k .Rs Rp 

Vdc / 11 ma a.Ad.a or.a ohasa 

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lote l 

1eat Cond.1 

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**Lead Color t Yellov Back Red 

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P-3 Bol41.Dg Pell1od : 

1-9& + Or1d Ienll'Ation 

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Voltage: 

Anode Ioa.1zat1on 

Voltage: Bco:O ;1Cbb·Y~7 ;ll&• 

Qr14 Voltage llrops F.b'b-'J;B&/lo·l~;-.Ote 3 

A.llode Voltage Drop Hg-open ..J .. A 

:Bcc-O)Bp/Ib-l"'r"""c;lote J 

~ter Cl&Prent: Kbb· 'Yd.oJECC•Y&l'Jl 

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Condi.tions 

Gr-oup •iEbb· to Rp/Iba~c;lote 5 ~8 

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Point: Grid laaiza.tlori Volte.ge 

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Rote l: 't'tlbe life is a tuo.ction of ca tnode curre.it. 

Lire: 

For-ward Current: 

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note 2: 1px is SJtibol for peak inverse 2-node ourr-ent. 

Note 3; A fixed resistor may be used and the supply woltage vai-ied to gl't'e the eurrent 

tSpec1f1ed. 

Rote 4: In thi• test the grid rea1:stor ahall be adjaoeut to the grid. nio grid current 

ab.all be 1ncrea.aed gradually b,- increasing the grid. auppl1 volt.ago until the tube 

ate.iata to conduct current to the anode. The grid current required to a tart conduction 

shall be vith1n the limits speci!1ed. 

Note 5: Gr1d connected to &nodo ~e&kdmm vol t&Be 150V 

(both dark and viai.bl.e illumination) 

Note 6: fha tube ~hall be aubJe-:ted to norual room illumin&tlon/ei ther nat\119al or aiatit1c1al_.. ~ 'Jlf ;.4' • f AAeM~iall not~be ·arfc.:. ,ed by external visible or invisible light-'9 

Ilote 7: Ut.der tlle apecii'ied eond1t1ona t.i:.e cathode glov aball be isubat&ntie.ll:r uo.itorm over 

tl.:e ea t.u.ode sur,&aee • ••1111--!!ll_..••••ill••••••••••• E.,. 7, ' 

lfote 8: i"'e.ragrapl~a C-la amt ~-4d/o.r JAN-l'A do not ap:r:-ly. 

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TO~OM IT HAY CC~JCBRN: (~o be i'ound in Dra:ft Spec if'ication File 0 ) 

The "Model 11 presented :for specification purposes does not 

present the true picture •• 110 correct de~cription could be 

written o Because on the inherent de:fects, which may be for 

Security ReRsons. Nevertheless, they must betajen into 

consideration , such as Rest Segment o~ each Ring 1 2,3, and 

Ring 4o, in accordance witi1reference 11Point Base Llne". Zero(O). 

To a~te specification :Jrr=i.fts v1ere to bring out the saliant .Points 

oi' the Case witbout att.acktng the Dasie fundamental construction. 

~ The American Brass 0.o provides in the Handbook for De:fination 

of' segment "Any Pl.!=1"te, not atrue half circle, i.s classified 

RS a segment See PAge 114a Anaconda Metal Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 

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COMMUTATOR 

A. Applicable Specifications. 

A•l. Subsidiary Specifications._ 

Copper 

Brass 

Insulating Mater .. ..al 

Marking Shipments 

B. Type. 

B•l. Special Commutator. This specification covers one type 

or commutator intended ror use with a cooperating brush arm and ~ 

plurality or brushes to switch several electrical signalB. 

c. Material and Workmanship. 

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c-1. Material. The beat ma.t.erial commercially available/~{',{ 

be used when a definite material is not designated. 

C-2. Workmanship. All parts shall be manufactured and finished 

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in a workmanlike manner ~ in accordance with the .best commercial 

practice. 

C•3. Screws and Washers. All screws and washers shall have the 

A. s. M •. E. form of thread; commercially available screws shall be 

used. Any washers and lock washers used also shall be commercially 

available. 

D. General Requirements. 

E. ~iled Req~~enta. 

) )-1. Commutator. The special comnutator comprises a disc or 

;ara. stiff inau:i-ating material with five concentric contact com-

{ ~nents mounted thereon in accordance irit~~w:i~~eto attached 

~hich drawing is made a F"rl ~Y::l.oaUen. . 

'j> E-~. Disc. The insulation disc shall be formed or Bakelite, 

.' - Synthane or equal. It shall have an overall diameter or 611 and a 

center opening of 3/4". 

'Exhi.bi.t lio 11/1- Dra~t or Legal Supervisor R.& D. use fer dllustratinn 

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E~< Contacts. The contact shall be formed of suitable bronze 

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E• Confor1Etion of Contacts. Contacts shall be of normal 

arcuate conformation. 

E- Arrangement of Contacts. ;:L.,.utf The contacts _, arranged in five 

ooncentric circles. The location of each contact on the disc shall be· 

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fixed with relation to a radial ~f'erence line,'and~ measured, except 

where otherwise indicated, in a comrterclockwise direction to a 

radial line bisecting the contact. 

E- Outer Ring. There shall be in the outer line of contacts a 

contact extending 10° clockwise and 3° counterclockwise from the 

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reference line. Ten additional 5° contacts spaced at intervals of 

0 .31.5 shall be provided. Between each two contacts in the outer row 

are fillers or dead contacts which Berve merely to form a surf ace for 

a rotating brush and thus J11Ust effectively provide a smooth continuous 

surface with the first-mentioned contacts. Insulating air gaps on tbe 

order of i 0 each shall be provided between adjacent contact segments. 

E- Second Row of Contacts. In the second row of contacts (counting f'rom the periphery of the disc), there shall be centered on the reference line one contact identical in size with the 5° segments of the outer 

row of contacts. In addition, there shall be tln-ee 5° segments located 

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at 157 .5°, 18<)0 and 346° from the reference line. These segments also 

shall be arranged with interspaced dead contacts air-insulated from the 

four contacts first-mentioned. 

E- Contact Connections. Each of the live contacts shall have 

connected thereto on the lower side or the base disc a WECo # lug 

rt )) - or equal so that a (30ldered connection can be made thereto. The lugs 

shall be of such size, conformation and arrangement as substantially to 

eliminate the possibility of short circuiting any contact segments. 

E• Mounting Slots. Arranged on a circle _ inche• in dialleter 

concentric with the annular contacts are thre,fnounting slots, the first 

occupying an arc from 12° to 37° from the reference line, the secom 

occupying an arc f'rom 1.30° to 155°, and the third, an arc from 282° to 

'307°, the slots being of such width as to receive No. 6 ma.chine screws, 

all slots being widened to a depth of 3/16 of an inch so as to per11it 

the heads of such screws to ~ brought at least flush with the contact 

surf'ace of the disc., FY ~ /VO 7" ~ 
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