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Dear Ir. 1'1scaber, 

OFFICE OF THE SICBTARI C6 Dll'llSI 

Wa•hinaton 

15 •rch 1950 

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Reterenae 1a -.de to Tottr letter ot llarch 10 to the Secretaey 

of D&tenH relative to patent• on inYentiou by- Colonel l'illiaa 

r. htiedman, which 70u handed to -· 

After looking it. OYer, it appears that this ia a matter tor 

the Anr,r to handle 11nce Colonel Friedman was a member ot that 

aervioe and hi• 1rJYent1ona pertain to an ager>cy wllich waa under 

the j;rflif at the tille in ~u•stion. 

Under th• National Securit7 Act, the military departlllenta are 

"adainiatered aeparatel7 by their reapeetiYe 88Cretariea.• I am, 

therefore, referring your letter with 1t.s enclosures to the Secrotary 

of the Arrtrf tor his eonside:ration and with the request that you be 

adTieed as to the proper ottice to which 7011 could present the 

matter in tull. 

LEVEt{ C.. ALLEN 

llajor General, USA 

Executive Secretar;y 

@'pproved for Release by NSA on 08-05-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 
Ir. lenJ7 G. 11.oher 

11Mher, Willia and Pauer 

Dapnt Circle Building 

~6, D. C. 

Deu Ir. 11Mh•ra 

REF ID:A101216 

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tour letter ot 10 lllLJ'9b 1950 to the 8e0r..t.&Jo7 of Detenee, together 

wt\h 1Jaolo1NJOe•, nlatinc to ovtain pend1na UnitH Stat•• pate11t 

applioationa oa 1nYentiona _. by Mr. lilliaa f. l'riedllu, Dinotor ~ On 1nSea:t.iorl9 Re--.roh, DefeDM 8"urit7 Ai•:M17, a.aid now retained 

in a ... !"ft .tatua, ha• been referNMi to thi• ottiee for nece .... 17 

act.ion and direct r.p~ • 

.Aooord1nct to fO'll'r J..tter the Gov•rnaaeot peraittecl Mr. Friedman, 

alone or to~ether with hi• ool.J..aboratora, to ~•ta1n the cammerc1al 

or tereign right• p•rtaining to ih••• inv•ntiona. 

lour letter aJ.ao stat•• that in Tin oJ: the re.eta aet forth 

\hv.1n, includinc Mr. Fl'i..:iman'1 pneent iU.U.a and it• effect upon 

hi• ..riling oapcity, and. y'CIQ'r nat•ent that tht> i~ 1n qu .. tion 

preMlaq will DOt be nl••ed. tJ'Oll ••Cl"M1' for a.n;r TMr•, tlw que1tion 

U. arillen whether, in equity, an attempt ia not warranted to han the 

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p&H lag1elat.1on authorb1n, the Departaent. ~ Deteue to 

!nt1 M:r. Priedau IUOh rlghta •• th• Qovel"Dllent peJ'llit\ed bill 

to ret.ain 1n th ... 1DY•a\1o~. 

Purwant to the requ..t in your letter t.h&t a repr•••ntatiY• be 

4-icnated to whoa Th would be authoriffd to PJ'M•nt thia •\ter in 

1'1al.l and who would ban the authority to &Hert.in and 1ntora TW or 

'\he diapuition ol \he uttw to' the Deputaent or Delena•, 7ou are 

intoned that thi• ottte• haa bMn deeicnated tor tb.1a purpou. 
• REF, ID :~1012» 

This ottiee ii .. Jd.ng a pMliaiD&r7 inYfftigat1on of thia matter 

•• pr•••nted in Tour letter', above 11ntioned, in order that it aq be 

better informed as to the taota and oirouaatancea ot th• matter already 

of record before the desired fUl"thttr and more complete presentation 

thereof 1a made to this office. It ia believed this rill be to the 

advantage of all concerned and will expedite final disposition or the 

matter on behalf or the Departllent or Defenae. Thh office will notify 

you, probably within the next week or two, tthen preliminary consideration o! the MtteJ' ha.a been Coaplet-4. 

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Sincerely youre, 

JAUS R. MILLS 

Major, JAOO 

Chief, iatenta Division