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BORIS HAGELIN 

Mr. William F. F"riedman, 

310 Second street, S~E. 

Washington 3 Dia. 

near B"ill: 

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Many thanks for your letter of Oct lat, with all the information re 

Fos visits to your home. This was very useful. :S-as letter, which 

arrived a day after yours, was written in a very friendly tone, but 

his refusal of my proposition could only mean what you wrote to me: 

he probably thinks that he };las got me on the spot, and that he can 

later dictate the terms fe>r the cession of his ri~hts in the pocket 

machine. 

x/that 

I.T have now thought out a plan for my actions, and I would apprecmate 

greatly ll if you could write me and tell me, wha.t you\ th1 nk of same. 

I will now answer Bos letter, and regret that he\would\not accept my 

off er. 

r.n case Bo visits you in order to talk the business over, then I do 

hope that you could see your wa to ut some ressure on him. 

I might mention here tha.t the only substance a wou ge rom me are 

_the US patent and the Ca.nad1an patent application. He has no rtghte to 

the present design, and he will not get any drawings from me. Even 1f 

I have promised him the rights for the Western Hemispqere, I would not 

be able to exact. a. promise from the purchaser of my business that he 

keeps out of such count1•ies, where the pocket machine is not patented0 

Then there is another possibility, if Bo balks: I could simply tell 

him that he has to agre1;: to a reasonable settlement. As the US patent 

and the Canadian pat. applQ are in my name, I could transfer· them 

without further formalities /or more correQtly: as they are_.a...ss1gn~d 

__ -~to th.!? ;t.iechtep!!tein Co, this c·o can reaslJign them to the new owner/, 

and the indemn1 ty ·to-be paid to :S-e would be settled through arbi tratio 

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IH this way the complete transaction could be made without bringing 

Bb into the picture. But: Bo would~find this treatment rather· highhanded, and it would probably alineate us completely. Ahd furthermore, 

SO the best would certainly be if B"o could be pressu,:ed gently but · firmly into accepting my proposal. And he would be ai:ool not to do it 

as he would never earn a comparable amount if 'e kept the rights for 

the pocket machine himself. 

W011., that is all that I have to say today. And I would appreciate 

tremendously, if you could wrt te me soon, telling me what /you thi.nk 

about my proposed plan of action • 

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I really shouldnt have tc1 tell you tba t I cannot start new negoc1a tions 

with BO, as this would put me into an impossible situationo Therefore 

I. hope that you can help me if necessary, as outlined above .. 

Ahd at last a little question, which you can certainly help me with, 

with the world "'s greates1~ information organization at you:r command: 

Could you tell me what publicity there has been in connection w1 th the 

granting Of lllo_J_ Qatent fQl". t.he ...DOCket. mAr>hi nA'? _I.n._-t.h,;i ao1>nn.=I )n..,i .P -.P --

$8pte~ber there have been notices in Swedish paper.a, telling about 

the granting of this patento And one story even mentioned that according to a. recent congrees1.ona.l report /11 I ,I I was /paid 2 million dollars 

for the M-209 patento I also got a letter from the director of the 

Signal Corps museum in Fort Monmouth, who referred/to the new patent 

and ask.ed for a sample machine, as a gift to t.be mueeumo 

Bb there must have been some publicity in US'"'papers - do you think that 

you could get me clippings? 

Atan1e and I returned from B""adenwiler on the 11th, and expect to stay 

here in Zus unti 1 the enci of November, when we go to S'tockholm. 

The stay in Badenweiler was go6d for us both, although I had to interrupt it in order to go to B:t'uesels and th.e/Hague,. 

We do hope 

of heal th, 

that Elizebeth and your goOdself are both are in the best 

and we send you both our love and affectionate regards. 

s:1 nee rely yours 

G Nyberg and StUrzinger stand on their -r~ heads, as we never had so much 

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BORIS BAGELIN 0COP eE:CRE1 

Mr. William F. Friedman 

3lS Second Street, S.E. 

Washington 3, D. C. 

Dear BiJ.11 

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Many thanks for your letter of Oct 1st,, with all the\ information re Bo 1s visits 

to your home. This wa.s very useful. Bo's letter, whi,ch arrived a day after 

yours, was written in a very friendly tone, but his ref'use.l Jx1' my proposition 11 f 

could only mean what you wrote to me: he probably thinks that he has got me \Y 

on the spot, and that he can later dictate tbe terms for the cession of his 

rights in the pocket machine. 

I bave now thought out a plan f'or my actions, and I would\ap:preciate greatly, 

if you could write me and tell :ire, what you think of same. 

I will now answer Bo 1e letter, a.nd regret that he wouJ.d not\accept\ra;r offer. 

over then I do ho that 

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he would get f'rom me are the U.S. :pa.tent and the Canadian patent application. 

Be has no rights to the present design, and he will not\get any drawings f'rom 

me. Even it I have promised him the rights tor the Western Hemisphere, I 

would no~ be able to exact a promise trom the purchaser\ of\my business that 

he keeps out ct such countries, where the pocket ma.chine is\.not pa.tented. 

Then there is another possibility, it Bo balkss I could eimp1y tell him that 

he has to agree to a reasonable settlement. As the U .s. patent and the Cana~an !"3-+;. a.ppl. il&l"t': 1l1 my name, I could transfer them without f'urther 

fczm.l.ities/ or more correctlyJ as they are assigned to the Liechtenstein Co, 

t.his Co can. reassi,gll them to the new awer/, and the indemnity\to be pa.id to 

Bo would be settled through arbitration. 

So the best would certainly be it Bo could be pressured gently but tirmlyinto 

accept1.ns 'lI1¥ proposal. And he vould be a tool not to do it as he would never 

earn a comparable amount it he kept the rights for the pocket machine himselt. 

Well, that ia all that I have to say today. And I would appreciate tremendously, 

if' ;you could vrite me soon, telling me what you think about D\Y propased plan ot 

action. 

I really shouldn't have to tell you tbat I cannot start new negotiations with 

Bo, aa this would put me into an impossible situation. There:rore I hope tbat 

you can help me 1f necessary 1 u outlined above. 

And at last a 11ttle question, which you can certainly belp me with, with the 

world 1s greate&t in:rorma.tion organization at your commands Could you tell 

me what publicity there bas been in connection with the granting ot my pa.tent 

tor the pocket mch1ne'l In the second half' ot September there have been 

notices in Swedish papers, telling about the granting or this patent. And one 

1tor;y even mentioned that according to a recent congressional report / f ! l/ I 

was :paid 2 million dollars tor the M·2fS9 p11.tent. I alao got a l.etter from the 

director of the Signal Corps museUlll in Fort Monmouth, who referred to the new ~tent and asked f'or a aample machine, aa a g1f't to the mwseum., 

So there must have been aome publicity in U.S. pe.pera--do you think that you 

could get me clipp1.ngst 

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Annie and I returned boom :Be.denviler en the 11th,, and expect to sta.y here in 

Zug until. the end or Ifovember, when we go to Stockholm. The stay in Badenweiler 

was good t~ us both, although I had t.o 1.n.terrupt 1 t 1n OL"der to go to Brussels 

and the Hague .. 

We do hope that Elinbeth and your gocXlselt are both are in the best or health,. 

and ve 11end 70u both our J.ove and aff't!!ctionate rega.rda. 

Nyberg and Sturzinger stand on tbeir 

heads, as 'We never had so meh 

business as a.t present. 

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Sincerely yours, 

I•/ l3ol.'is