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2 CAPT Rl.:'SSELL WILLSON 

The Xa,·y Department fa\·ors tlus proposed legislation as is indicated by the letter of the Secretary of the Navy to the Speaker of 

the House of Representntn·es v.luch is hereby made a part of this 

report 

NAVY DEPARTU:E'lo'T, 

TI aahmgton, February 4, 1985 

The SPEA:&:.ER OF THE Hot:'sE OF REPRESE,TATIVEs, 

TI ashzngton, D C 

l\IT DEAR MR SPE 4.KER There 1s transmitted hereuth a draft of a proposed bill. for the relief of Capt Russell \\illson, Umted States Na\) The proposed legislation pro' ides that the Seeretar\ of the Treasur) is authorized and directed 

to pav Capt RuBSell WJ!Ison, Umted States l\a\', out of any money 1n the 

Treasur) not othenuse appropnated, the sum of $15,000 1n full settlement for a certain m\ ention of his used in connection" 1th the secret commumcat1on facilities 

of the Xa\v 

CaptalD 'Willson \\bile ser\IDg at sea ID 1916 conce1\ed and designed this m- \ent1on relat1Dg to the secrec' of na\al commumcations, and de\ eloped 1t ID 1917 11 ithout suggestions, ideas, or help from an\ other person at an;:i. time He submitted the unent1on to the Na\\ Department \\h1ch accepted 1t in 1917 The 

1n\ention has been used b' the Xa\v contmuoush smce that time For reasons of public pohc\, it bas ne,er been patented Captain Willson has not many \\a\, 

d1reeth or md1recth, recel\ ed an' compensation for his work m producing this 

1n\ent1on, nor for its use b\ the Na'' durmg and smce the Y.ar 

The sum of 815,000, "h1ch the Na'' Department bebe' es should be appro- priated, 1s modest 111 comparison \\1th the \alue of the invention to the Go\ernment dunng the \\orld \\ar and during the 16 )ea1s thereafter that it has been 

in continuous use The Na\) Department recommends that the proposed legislation be enacted 

Sincerel;> ) ours, CLAUDE A SWilBO"I' 

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