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'-' '" MEMORANDUM FOR Mr W F Friedman "4 

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A ~-~ou are hereby assigned to develon bnprovement ill arts of ~ 

~ ~alue~othe Chief'*1>1gnal o:r.r1cer during the pericd of your assignment to duty in the off ice of' the Chief .::iignal O:fficer - "" ' 1 # t.. :y:;;i ~ t 

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• !rt 1.s eypected that this work may :resu1t in the discovery of...- ..._ ~atentable f'eatures and yoU?> assignment to this work is for the t 

_,:particular purpose of vesting in the UI11.ted States all right 4title 

< 1and interest to any ~nvention that you mci make while engaged in the ~work aes1gned i£ in the opinion of the Chief Signal Officer the ~ 

~ublic interest demands that the invention be ovned and controllea ~ ....,.. by the War ':Department "#" l ""' 1 r ~ ... - ..._..... :lio. .; 

~ -J... Acceptance o.f assignment to this work will constitute an \ 

"!IJ.lllo #<-j;l .. greement on your part to execute the paper.::. reouired f'or complete "!t 

1 .., ... ':assignment of any such- invention -to ... the United States in case the 't 

Chief Sign.al Off'icer decides that the invention should remain secret~ 

I ~~"'\Or to execute the paperv neces~ary ror making application for•patent ~~~~~and the assignment of the patent to the United States if secrecy is ...._...~ot necessary or is necessary only=.ror d limited time In the case ~ ...-, ~.,.. ior an ~nvention which the Chief Sign.al Of1icer decide~ should remain 

"" secret acceptance of this assignment also co~stitutes an agreement 

on your part that you will not disclose the invention to unauthorized e~sons until such time as you are in.formed in 'Writing by the Chief~ 

~ 1J;na.1 Officer or by his order that the need for secrecy has ceaqed 

J: ' The assignment of ~be invention to the United States .must be 

dl:'afted in form to comply with requirements of la relating to patent applicaticns coming under thi.~ category but vUCh as~ignment 

L ~..l)~ instrument of transfer ma~ in a ~roper case incluae suitable 

I ,,;;reservations to enable you to retain or repossess ycur comme~cia1 

- ~~~ghts in whole or ~n part if and vhen the .need ~or secrecy cease~ 

I ,.,, ..... .tMtrto exist -- :q "°""" 1$-

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I ~~~ This notice ~of assignment to develop improvements in arts ~r 

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' - ..... ..r vslue to the Signal Corps shall not be con ... trued as divesting you of ~ownership of' any in1ention made by ~ou w~ile engaged on this wor¥ 

other than those vhich in the opinion of the Chief Signal 01ricer 

shou1d be owned and controlled bv the var Deuartment to sa~eguara 

) ~ the public interest except that the Un~ted States shall be entitleu I t~a non-exclusive license to any and all inventions ma.de by you in 

1 lie course of' the 'Work as ... igned in--the samE. way c1.s ii' t"Ls specic.1 ~ss1g:nment had not been maa.e "" 1 <t. t.,.- ~ \...... ~ ~ ._~ ~ t 

1 -~:.- - :_ *'--y order ~:t" the Chief' Signal Officer -.., _, ,. ~ ~ 'ti .... .....~ - ~ .tf ~~ 

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...... "~t ( ) .... ~ ~ ~~ c ~ ~ k:i ~t signed D.A11SEil OLMSTEAD \. ~~ - t 

f .,1 t. &..~ --:: .fl_ ~ ~ - ~~ .... ..._ ;..;; :$ '7.,... ~x~2u~ive Of.ti ce~ : .,,_ .£:.. rj ~ 1 , -~ ... - ""t" " t ~• .,.1st l!ld ~ ... ~ '"""".\ -~- ~ ,...'t ./ 

1 ~ .... J'Wa.r .Department OCSigO,, 11rashington, D C ~:pril 25, 1936 - "'t. pt.. .,,..1 1 iimTo..,. ~h~_Chier s1giia"'l Officer~ .... " ....... ~ .. ;1, .- i ".... '~~.?- .._if ,,.. .f": 7 .._ -., 4<'t ~ 1'"';;.114_,.. ,.,, -,.. ,,._ "" -- ~ • 'r .. ..... -1,,. ~ .... :!!:;> 

+"~>;..~ l ~ hereby acce_,Pt assignment to wo~ under the conltio~i' ....... .,._...,. ~ -""- .;. '9!:"' flt'"# .... .........,.. pproved fo Release by NSA on"'00-30-2013 pursuant to E.O. ~ ~ - - ... 
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in basic comm:un1ca ti on .... 

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/sf William F Fr1eama.n 

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