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SllBJ'ECl' a .Private bill to be aub:2ittec to the Co~•• 

!:ncloa.zrea: (.l) Cow ot corl"8apondence - - -

(B) Copy ot memorandum dated 2l Aug 1~5') to 11a3or ~ ilil..t.a, JAGC 

(C) CoPT or ...,.onmdum dated lS June 1..,50 tl'Oll _ ~-.Staut!er, A?~A-0.)AJ, .ror Chiet, A!'BA-OJ 

- - - i I think ,ou know that l ha.Ye bean teyin..., £or some time to 

obtain •om• apecial compenaat.ion far certain invsntions and patent 

applications 1"hioh rave properl7 been kept 1n a claseitied st11twa tar 

a lo~ time Aft.er a. cot.ple ot yeara er ne,10tio.tions I was of'f1c1.all; 

given I Prrl'l&sio"l to employ counsel to assist in preparin~ a case with 

a view to obts.inirs: such apeci&.l eom~enastion lreli~111!1!'1' neetinga between ay counsel and t.'h.9 Departalent of fief enso ha.Ye reaul.tad 1n a re~ucst bf tl1e Ar-ry Judre Aavocat.e ::ieneral1a reE-rraso tative, Us. -tor 

llllls, Cr1et' 0£ the Patents Diir1s1on, that counsel aubmit a meaorandmr 

t.o him on tre subject. A copy cf the oorrespo ...oerce leaai.ne up to t~at. r@G.Jeat 1a attached, Enclosure (A) 

- 2 Cir.Jr&Sel has prepared and recntq Ab."llitt.ed to \ajo:r Milla 

'the fE.FO?'t&.QQUll re- nested b7 hill It is probable that t.1\e memon.ndum. 

"Fill be aubait.t.ed through cl'tici.A.l chtl.""mels to 70U for comment anc./or 

r•eo:1mondation. There.tore, tor 70ur infmsa.tion, a cop7 "thereof' 1a ait&c~ed, -lnt:lol!JUre (B). __ - ::_~-

3 to BUml'ar1£e br1efq the intent ot-1..nclollUl"e (B), I aq -r 

that it &ab no af'1'lrmat1Y• act.ion or npport. on t'le part. ot the 

llepartAe"lt or Deren•• in thia case, but 11ereq aska an opportuniV 

t.o present the ca.se t.o th• Congrue, ;wr1t~t oq3ect1on on the part o~ the Departme11t _ 

4 Tto bu1a on wnicb I .,.. peni1t:t.8cl io engage couneol 1n 

ii: Jo 

t.hie matter ns -that_I would not. disclon to counael aD7 olusi:rted 

1nto:rmat1on an4 1n a at.r1ct e.d..~renca t.o t.1:.1• llmit.aUon I 414 not 

l reel at l.ibort7 to tell counsel nen o£ tra existence or an o£1'1oial 

policy cleciaion by the A C ot S , Q-2, lT S Al"Dlj, lulTing a detinite beu1~ on the c~ea, beeaue t.ut policy dec1a1on 1a ela.aa1i'ied 

&ECiiET Fowver1 that decision, a cop7 ot 1Mic'1 ia at.tacbed as an ...... 

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appendix to bllclosUl'e (C), ele:s.rJv i.nd:icat.ea that it l"oald ba proper 

£or t.loie ::..epcrt.cent of De£•-iae, or, at least the Dopc:rtee!lt d t"1.e Ar.r(T, 

not on.IJ' to orrer n~ objection to the s~bc?iacion Df a ~rivate bill to 

tJie Cangr&Gs but even to s~ercrt ar.ic!l a bill. 1.a.d I been free to tell 

oounaol of t'la.t polic7, r' 1cPa, so tar as I e anre, l'als not been 

resci~ed, l C;Jt .. ld have s..iggestea to ni:il that. it would be proper tor 

him to requeat the aative support ot the Departn:ent rather than th• 

pusive ttnon-object1cn11 to th• suhniesion or a Jirivate bill in fq 

ber,,.,..Lf'. 

5. It. fitAY be toot 1.-.ajor dills knG'IL'S or ttw G-2 policy but I 

&.."I not ~..ln tlo:utt ne coea. For the foregoing rea.st>n I woula be most 

appreciative 11'" the existe710a o'£ the 3-2 policy, B.nJ a copy thereof'~ 

were called o.t"!'icially to the atto"ltion ot 11.ajor ·~ills u soon as 

pra.ctlcabJ.e. I feel tna.t it trould be to arr adve.rt.a;e tr t.10 G-2 

policy becaFe know to "-ajar l:UJ.1 :z.n t.he early sta.:ea or his study' 

oC tnc me-.:o:ant'it..11 r;hiclt cou'lsel m1b."11itted to '1im on 21 Aw~et. It ~i~ht resu~t in a ~ore &.flllpathe~lc &tt1~ude lon!U'O t~e c~se a.rd possib~ &E'list m'lteria.ll1' 1-i le:idi"lg torJ.rC a fE'Cis:ion 1'1 py- favor. 

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6. I wla~ to &ua tliat. Mr. f olilett, who is co-invc"lter in two 

of tl'>e invc-ntions in.rolved i'4 tuie case, 'l!lO ~e:i ""ept fully infonood 

c..f tke vario.is steps I •1a.ve t:ig,on, \. 4lC hs.ire ...-et ~1t.1 h.r.s c1,,.ncuTrcnce. 

l! t~e Lf-part~e~t or -efc~se ~~CT~ld act rnvor~b:cy.- in r:.y Cdse he Pill eitli~r jol..."l nth ~e in t11P sumissi:in o:f a criva:t.e bilJ. in our Joint. 

be \alt or 1-roce:ed se-,;ie.re:tel,y in ria own bo'i!il!. 

1e1:7 re~eetfuli,., 

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