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Washington 6, J.C. 

October 23, 1951 

I am enclosing a few copies 01· tba 8111 intro:t.iced 1n 701Jr 

bebal.t bl tb. SeM.te '.llld Bouse of !fcpreaeutat1wa. I am also enalosi."lg 

a copj.• of tm lotter r~ Morse sent to Pa.tr i!cCa...Wftme ~asman 

;:ouJ.eon sent j, eiQil~ letter to Emanuel :Aller, Cha1.ri:r.m o! tna 

JU'.UciarJ ~ ttee of t.ha Bouse. 

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Cbd.rmaot Comad.\tee OD the JW!d.U7 

ttos.ted states Senate ~,o.c, 

Dear Sam.tor lloCaftana 

Ootobar 21, 1951 

J • mUDa 10\I with roprd to s. 2283, a bill whioh 1 lntroduced 

tor the :ellat ot Wllllam 1·. h:ledman, ~ 1n attect. tor pqment o£ 

fl,001000 lneGttler:mt of a.1.1 his righta 1n his inwntiona 1n tbe t1eld o£ 

ml1S.tm7 .oomnard aatlons Tlb!ch baw bo8Zl placed 1n aecreqy beoamo or the1r 

lmportance to tho national 1ntorest. 

Captain aeorp B. Robillard, USN, P.~tent Counsel tor tho 1av, 

1n tho enclosed art.!ola ln \he Seturdq E~"'ll Post ot June 91 1951 "Are 

We S\U'JJ.ng tb9 ln'Wl'ltorat•, ·:lrm!lntioallJ deftlope the pl"Oblema oontront,-

!ng Ir'. Medtl.m1 mmel.1, tha.t, his !ment1cma aro so important. to the 

national dof ense that l'lGOEJ8SQl"J' socreq pl"nOnto h1m fl'Oll us1ng his ovm 

rights in ~ inventions • ric-'rt.a which ho 'fa:s retainod uith tbe cor.sent of 

the Oonr'!'.U!!Snt. 

l 81noare}¥ hope t.het :J'f1U,r Coamd.ttee will aot fa'V01'~ on the 

bill. Mr. friedman, wboee <9ntiro rutcl.t U!'e bas bGon dowted t..o serving 

the national. interest and whoso iiOZ"k, u :Jisoloeed 1n th9 Pe:n-1 ~!erbor 

Inwat1gat1011 at the end of ':forlJ i'ar ll, led to the brea1dng of the Jape.r~se 

Purplo Code, a tent ¥hioh vitall;r cont.rlbutell to the ldnnlDS of the war in tho 

Paoif':lo, !a M~ deserving of the reUet roqueste.i L"l the drownstancoa. Tho 

aom'907 and eeourit.7 meaSU1'9s S'~ b1m and his WOl'"k ba• circsu1:1-

acribed his evory ds;y life and adwrseq atteotod his bealth. &empt tJ¥ t.his 

blll which I mw introduced, there is no rusonable a,... tor rell-of open 

to bSm. 

Tb11 entil'e mattor ms been tbe subject ot d1acuaalcm w1 th 

Npl'eaentntiwa or the Dapnrtamt. ot Dei'onao owr tm poriOd ot tbe last. 

790 and n half. I am f:!llblttting copies or tho amoranlum sutmd.1.W to 

the ilepert."l!fmt of Daf'er.ae on the oattor alJd tho coneepondenoe concoming 

lt ~r •all or llbich epoaks !or 1taelf. lben tbe Commlttee bolds 

it.a beat'irlg upxa the enol.oaed bU.11 the Deputtment o.r Defense should be 

in a position to preseDt the facts urd81' lt.s cont.rol with the laat pouiblo 

c!elq, in "f1.n or tho taot t.mt it. tu bad 1S mont.ba 1n whlab to pV.- it.a 

sater!al OD the oase. Ill'. Friedman, ot OCIU&'881 tdU be hoPPJ to teaUf1 In 

pereon Sn caaneotlon wit.h the matter • 

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·IN· THE SlJNATE OF THE UNITED STATES -t, 

'. Ocn>JU~ 17 negislative day, OcTOBER_ 1), 1951 . . . 

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Mr. MORSE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and refe:r;red 

· · · · - to the Com~ittee· ?Il the Judiciary !_ '.: 

·A BILL 

·Fot the rclid of 'Villiam F. ·Friedman. · ... · 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and llouse of Represent,(l2 tives of the United States of America in Congress asseniblf#:, 

3 That the Secretary of the Trea.sury is authorized and directed 

4 to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 

5 appropriated, to 'Villiam F. Friedman, t~e sum of $100,000, 

6 in full settlement for all rights with respect to his inventions 

7 in connection with military, naval, and air communications 

. s facilities, which are now or at any time have been placed 

9 in .secrecy status by the 'Var ·Department, the Department 

10 of the Army, or the Department of Defense, including but 

11 -. not limited to all rights with respect to his inventions cov-
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1 · ered by Patent Number 2,395,863, and by patent appli2 cation scrinls 682,096, 107,244, 70,412, 443,320, 478,193, 

3 and 549;086 and with respect to .all inventions for which 

4 patent applications .have been. \Vithhcld ·by the 'Var bep~rt-

. 5 ment, :the Department of the Army, or the Department of 

6 Defense iu order .to preserve secrecy: Provided, That no 

7 parf of.the amount" appropi·iatcd. in this Act in exce~s of 10 

8 per centtlm thereof shall be paid or 4elivered to or received 

9 by any tigent ·or attorney 011 . account uf services rendered 

10 in connection with this claim, und the same ·shall be unlawful, 

11 any C()ntract to the contn1ry notwithstanding. Any person. 

12 violnting t_hc provisipns of this Act shall be deemed guilty 

13 ·of u. n~isdemeanor ai1d upon ·conviction thereof shall be fined 

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820 CONGRESS 

lsT SESSION S.2283 

A BILL 

For the relief of William F. F~itffim.an. 

By Mr. MoasE 

OCToR•:R 17 (legislative day, OcToDEB 1), 1951 

Read twice ai1d referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary