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Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 06-11-2014 pursuant to E .0. 1352a 

CONFIElENT:AL 

SECRE~ 
------- CONFIDENT~AL 8u'1&\1 083 

.-.oote ot -i'actul"ie& ~· Id tllll Cmvezter .. .,:/ tw tb9 rr.t:b 

lcmirramea\, d taa&'t 9C)'M,n X.Jri, 1M•1 ... e4Y19e4 - ta.e t'ollov.lna •tteJ."a& 

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9-4 1'.r Mr .. bi• 1epua ~ 111m. v. u.1. rla'at• wn parcllued. 

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M14 lq tbe hmcb, fo »'t --~ Jaol4 to tM ~ti- 'tol.lrrlmce•· ,. la X.clollUn S 1io "IOV .wnatJum 1\ ta '•11114 tMt ~ aZ V.. 

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.... ue s. "1• •1 :h tlWM.19 or t1ae ..r.:t\ll'!lla 4nv1- tw' ua.. em- ._._~- .... be ... •n,.lle\tl• - ....... ~ V1'tib .... .. 11"1• -' a.. ISpal ~ ._1>1¥ ._..q, at1w1.p1tta, it _, 'Ille p:mat'ble 

to M1-.ie -U.. ft9l1n4 .-tactul'S... 11P10if'1cat1caa. 

d. la ., o,p!a1cm1 'Bl ll.-380 VUl 90\ 'M ot 111q uaistllDc• to Robert "'"°'' me., _. .. JUl'ilOM atate4 (lDcl. l. '° JOt1'I: l-='r11114'•) .... 1 

ft"1' I Af&4 taaat 1• M\ M ftleued. to Ula~ tlCll\lll.WQ• 

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.~ • CONFIDENT~AL K/az !'he reiU1" to G-2 wu ~erred until .lfr. lriedman ba4 retumed ad talks with 

Jlr. Wegel in ha4 proceeded to tbe point where the above action wouJ.4 not appear to 

'be pre.ju41c1al to further talb. Robert I.al an4, IDc., hu uke4 f'or loan of 

llBlluf'uturina apeci:f'1cat1omt tor the Jl..209 IO that caap:nenta ~ the K·209 can be 

l'ltalll1f'acture4 f'or hanc•· Cl-2 bu nqμested cc•nenta. G-2 1• &elviaed alx>ut tbe 

:patents CO"VV1Dg tbe M-2091 aD4 the legal actione which aipt reaul:t if' ltobert x..1 •m, Iac., were to IP uead wit.A ~acture. Robert I.eland, Inc. I llhoulcl be 

~r.med or the poa•ibl.e r18kat: 1Df'r t. Otb.erwi••, there aeema to be no 

:r.-eaeon :f'or Mt lettiQg Robert X.lend, ., ue tbe marmtacturiDg apeciticatiGDB. 

Certain Mehan1ceJ. clitticultiea *1c:h ma, be mcountere4 are ment1aned. Otter 1• 

-μ... ma4e tO uaiat in ueenHng a eet ot mamd'acturing 1pec1ticat1on. Ill'. Veicler 

(18A.Je.3) baa a nearl.J complete aet (mt reprocluc1bl.e) 11114 atate• a :reproducible ~6t ia on tile 1n ISA.-31. It iJI rec6meuded that '1K ll-3&> (Operating I:utructions 

tor the M-209) .110t 'be~ ~.J.fl.aml, Iac., u th97 reqμest. . • •• ~ ... ,,,_ ~/•"!> - -----