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I have several lE>tters from you to answer and will take th.em up in -'11"-i7f·;;· 

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Fi.rat., yours of' 24 Uovorrl>or. As soon as I BOt the data re 'bhe · .. :..:.::~:-~:)·' 

lfothe2·lnnds Purchasing Commission, I turned the inf'ormation over to our people,~.}~'\> 

a.t the office and an investigation was made but I am sorry to say that I do -_~:~_rr;c·> · not thi:nl: they turned up mu.oh evidence. !'.aybo the natherlands Puroha.sinB · .-. :·/~;Jt~; :'" 

Conmission hoadquarters is in !:Tow York and down here the people in tho Oie;- ·'"'-'':c-~:.:tC,, 

nal Corps n.nd iri Yfo.r Assets were not nblo to find out :muoh. Yle lea.mod of · -~~~<:.::--~~ 

only one case where a. very fmr, I think a.bout a. do2.Gll or two., had boon offor- ..... ~·.::f:.~, ... ed to aome'body out in ~he rra.r Ea.st but 'm®· thG word wan"!; out there to pre- :· .':.~!'i~ir;.:. 

vont tho 209' s from goine; on sale. t.l'i.ia st'l:lll offering was 1vi thdravm.. The· · · .· ... ·:,~.·~ 

s~.tuat~.on :ln thut the policy or witllhold.il1g these :machines from so.lo as \"Jar ···~"::::""'i:~<· 

surplilS atill stands, R.nd has boon rElf..ffirm.ed a.s a:· result of' tht> in£orma.:t1on · .. ~: · 

you and Stuart have ~iven us. I should add that I wn told, however. tha'b the. , .. , .. · 

contract for the purchase of your u. s. patento does uot proolude the so.le 

of the:Je :mo.ohli.1oe provided -!;he .. sale toJ::es place w1:bhin the u. s. I c1on't ··;.o.:: 

suppose, 1~hout,h1 th::i..-b ·t.'1ic is nows to you. While no ohru\60 i:l the policy of ···.·· ·o.... 

- ::i ~ ... non-sale :\s conto:nplo.ted, what the situation .micht be a. fee years i'rom now ,_, .. =ci· 

nobody cNl pi•sdict. But by that time it is possible i:;hat the maohinea would . ·:r 

have deterio1·aterJ a lot -Whllo in stora.go. so that they might be wor~lihless. ·:'. ..,;,· 

Henco, I ~o.."1't ·th:lnk tho.t tere is l:ruch to wor1•y a.bout in the pl"'oseD:'~ situation •. ·;:··:'_ 

About .A.r-t and In~rid. your la.tor lettors oonts.ined n6\ll' news~ and 

I suppose U10..t the:r 1tlll non re:rna.in in Co.lifornin. I hope ha has a. i;.ioe 

a.ssiounc.nt ·c.t Iio.iTview. '.rha weather there will be most agreeable to Inerid. 

17fl11,. I aupposo Cotlllt Ai·rllf'elt eot things riuxed up a. oit. We did 

not r;0t tho jnm b-u.t ue did ge-b a. nice box: of oookios. Solilebotly olso must· have 

enjoyed the jam ns we enjoyed tho cookies. so we con call it .a squa.ro doal. 

I hardly think I would like to telephone h:l.m unless it were some r.i.oi·e urge:o,t, 

a. mattm.· than thatl · .-

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.,_ Will you please e;ivo t.:i'r. Q:va.rnatrom WJ best thanks for his prompt .:~~-~:::--~~-. · 

Ernudinr; oi'. tho 11-\:;eru.ture, one packet of whioh crune by air n-ail and ·tho other· .. ···'."<. 

is oo:m:J.ns ~y ordinary mail. I a.p:pi·eciate ;your and his courtesy ver-J much. _· ·~~' 

In you lei;ter you wind up by tellint; of your trip to Pa.ris and oi' __ ..... /·. 

the job' you eot of buildine a machine .ror i.;hcm for tho production oi' cno-time ~'-.:.-;".;~·· 

blanks, as you call it. Ii' this is to be a. comawrcio.l iwichino, I am sure tha.t · ., ... · · 

we would be interested in learning details. ·1 hatcver you can toll me would be· .. · ... : . 

appreciated. Ir, hov1ever, the1•e is some elornent of coni'identialiJ~y or secrecy· ~:i:::· · 

about tho :matter ·which w-111 prevent yqu i'nvm disclosing o.ny detu.ils. I will 

undors~~ruid the situation and not trouble you ·f".ir·bho1•. · .. :: .; :-~ ........ 

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!Text, your lettElr 0£ Dec. 8th. Yes, I <lid eel; f'rom you a shoo.f of . · -~;_ -

papers, po:\ients n..nd the like, and I i~.ee;rot that :L Jm,!St have boon la.borinr; under :: 

some misa.pprehonsion concornine th01n. I thought that they wore mine to. l<:eep ..... "'·'.· 

but reo.lize no\v that you morely loaned them to me. r have tho pa.cka.r.;e but i!' · · 

it is int.~ct,. with the same contents ns orig:inally, I ew-n no-'1.0 sui·e. J: will get 

tl1e pn.cl~e;a oocl<: to you o.s Goon as I can and hope that tltorc i·ron't be much ·· ·-

mio sines. I di_d not :mako ~ inventory either and now I suppose there is no way 

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o~ tolling 1'Jha:h there was ori~ina.lly. 

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You nslc for my full oi'f'icial acldress. It is Ch1ei'1 Co!lL1unicntions ·;:"', ... ! 

Research, Army SecuritiJ Agency, Waahinc;ton 25, D.C. You ask £or ,·thut in oon- .J:.2'-:-:,:-.i:c. 

nection with payine; a visit to Hv.jor Wo.lnh, which I don't unde1~.:::tand,- as \'ra ____ ______;.,, __ 

huve no 0011ncctfo11 with the milito.ry uttache establishment. I do not knot'r ,-,':::;-:: .. 

this :,:O.jor ;',alsh, I run suro. but it; is possible I un mistaken. _.. , ~"~-~;. 

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I 1mew,, or course, of your impandin~ meetine; with Stuai•t and that "·· 

is the roo.so::i. \vhy I sent him a letter in co.re of you, which I hopo you were , ·-, · 

either able ·bo £orwnrd by mail or will hand to him when you meet. 'I wanted , ,._,, .. , 

to iet so::n$ word to s·tua.rt about the salt drier box. l'ha.t, si·buation is begirming-:-

to loo!t pretty good., Stuul·t e;ot tho head oi' one of the big subsidio.rics o:f' 

General Electric interested in that gadget and I also havo worked out a new 

embod:i.mout 1mich appears to be hie;hly satisfactory. , This patent will be in ... -··-: -...:. 

Joh.."lf s n::une as he conceived the idea and I run sit1.1)ly acting as his agent. It · ,-,.-.:; 

would ccl'tu.inly be nice if John oould start out with some nest '0Gf: built up 

t"rom royalties. 1 .... -~' i-

.,._,,~-.. -- Your let~.;or of Deo. 13th. I -turned over the inf'or.rJB.tion re the - . - - -

Auto:ma:l;io Ra<lio :r.ranuf'acturine Co. to our of'fioa pr:.oplo who a.1·0 handling; tho 

atli'ai1• llll.d t1wre has not been time to leo.rn anything yot. I run az.w.zod at tho ~:.-~. 

pr"iou, which leads ,me think there in something phoney about the wholo business. _ ·~ 

IJ.; just •io0su 1 ·c s~em pos;;ible tlw.t ·:~hr; d~vicc.cr coul<l be a.ny good nt that price. , .. t;,. 1~aybe they are sora.pped devices. You know tho.t w·e ordo.red ,u."lservieea.ble ones , . ...,-

ruid unrepairable ones to be destroyod for salvage of aluralnulil, f3to. : .aybo ''-~,':.:\,­

tha.t is ·1vi10r0 ·!;hesG came i'rom. ;;u·t; we shall soon f'ind out wid I 't'Jill lot you 

know the :.ninu·te we learn anyJchins authentic. 

Finally, yours 0£ Doo. 15th... I do not lU'l.dorstru:1d t;ho :i.•e.f'el:'ance 

to M 20D Z devices. We ll6VGl" had su~h a letter designation, only 20& A, 209 I3 1 

o..ud 209, c» ii' I run. not mistnkorl. That too I11t.1.kc::s me tlrl.l-8: th<mo dcy.i.eea may be 

the m:n·epu.h'11.blo a.1111 um:er,;ict:la.blc onos 1 · having the tt'l.il lot·be1•, of' the alphabet 

at·tach0d to the nul:lber 209. i'his lotter will be tuke::.1 in ·bo ;;o>Jll .-d th :::ie -

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toniol'row &.J:'.l.d will be e;iven attention at onoe. ----~,):.--.~~~~:, 

·\~ff< .am on holiday now. I decided to tnke _ of'f' the le.st chrco weeks 

o:r. tho year a.nd stny dow.n at i:;he country place. The woe.th.or has been wonder- , , 

:f'ul anc1 I &I11 enjoying; the place wit r:lizabeth. Both children v.i-o 'ivi th us ,- -;:._:;:""' 

no"'• ·tlnhn beinc hoI!1e from college f'or the Christmas holidays end Dnrbara b-ein~ ~-i'~_ )'.,'. 

tvith us for the v/eek end. 13oth are very well. Barbara seema to like her job -::;:::}-~' 

uore and mo.re and ! hope she will settle down now- and make a sucoot:is of' it. -· ::5r::·_·, 

Sho has a fine opportm1ity at the Bureaμ of' Stundar<ls. :""'"',,,.,*_~-·-

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ne11; Bo1•is, I :must close ·chis letter" now and want to wish all of' 

you a very Morry Christ::ias and u. ilappy new ieai·. Especially do we i'r.i.sh you 

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and Annio e. most enjoyable holiday in Switzerland an1:: a fond 1·eunion with the _ .. , 

Hedden Frunily. ~-"· ,_.~~:i~~· 

I will drop you a line as soon a.a I have ru1y news i·e the ,209. 

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