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~ Lo.• Ofticaes ot 

Renr.y a. Fii;c'1er 

John "• Willia 

Irving R. M. Panzer 

llr. Mlllaa F. Friedbuin 

421.. N. George M9.aon Drlw 

Arlington, v~ 

Deur r&-. l'r:Led..mant 

Dupont Circle Building 

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l am enclosing n fp eopies of" the Bill introduced 1n ~ behalf 1n tho &ann.te .wd Bouse ot Rrlpresentat1vea. I am e.l.ao encl~ 

a copy oi the letter W.yno. Uc.tr>~ acnt t.o Po.t lloCarran. CoI1£1'68&man \ 

Pou1110n eent ~ Bimll?..r letter to F.atnuel c.u~, ~or tho \ 

Jud1oi1ll7 eozttee of th& HouM. 

U you ba'V1t *J:i1 queation~, pls1.\so let u kr.ow. 

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Honornble Pnt. !::cCe.rran 

Chairman, Conrd.ttee on the Ju.!icS.c.ry 

United states Senato 

Wsebtngton, D c. 

Dear Sermto .... '-'cC:-.rron1 

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October 2a, l 951 

I am mting J'OU 11itb regard to s. 22s3, a bill which I int.reduced 

for the reliei' or ltillia F. Fr1edmo.n1 FQv1d1ng in ef'i'ect tor J>8111*1t or 

$100,000 ineettle.l*lt of all his rib'hts in his i"Vttntions in the :fiald oi" 

m111ta%7 OOIIn.ll"J.cations which ban been placed in oeoreey becat.i.se of their 

J.mportanoo to the national 1ntereBt. 

Ceptain George i.. Robill.erd1 USI~, P tant Counool for the v--v, 

in tba enclosed articlca 1n th9 Sat~ !wni!ig Poat of June 9, 1951 iJAre 

Fe stU'll.ng the Inwntors?", drrulutioe.117 developa the problor.s oontronting fir. Friedmn, ne.m~, tht>..t bis inventions a.re so i~rt&nt to the 

n..itional de!'er...se th.qt oooess.'lJ.'7 aocreey pre"llOntE him !'rom U51llg bis ow 

rights !n the inventions • rights trh1oh be has roWrod •1th tha co~ent or 

the Govermoort. 

I ainceNly hopo that your Corrd.ttee will aat favora~ on tho 

bill. Lir. !rtedmo.n, 11boso ontire adult life bas been d.ovotQl to serving 

the nat1ont1l ir tereat anJ whose work, aa d.1eclocei in th'3 Pet.rl Hc.rbor 

Inwatication e.t tlie end or rorld 7ar II, led to the brea.ldng of the Japanoee 

Pu:rplo Oodo1 a i'e:.t which vite.117 contributed to tho rlru'-J.ng o" the war in the 

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Pacifio, 1• .fully deserving o! the relle!' requested in the c~oos. Tho 

and eeaurit:" measures surround1ne b1m ond his work haw cll'om:lsqribe>l bis evor'"I da;/ lite and. adverae~ atreotod bis heuth. :XOOpt by tb1s 

b1U which I h::w introdUO&d, there is no reasonsble aw:nne tor rellot o~ 

to him. 

- - This entire matter has been the subject of dittcuasion with 

representt"ti ws of the Depn.~nt of D9fer...ae ovar the porioJ of tho last 

yeu and a half. I am wl:mittinc copi.88 or tho Demrsn.ium subEdtted to 

t.he DepGrt...ooient or Def'el'U!O on the matter and the correeponJerco CO'!loernine 

1t t.boreatter - all or which speaks for itself. rben the Comittae bolde 

ite .besring UpOn the enoloeed bill, t~ ~nt of DGfe-,ee ehould be 

1n a position to present tha racrt.s under its cont.rel with the loast possible 

delq, in view of tho fact that :!.t. ha.a had lS months in v1rl.ch to go.t.her its 

materiel on the ease. Mr. fl'ierunn, or course, fiill be hapw to testif7 in 

porlOU 1n con."lCctlon with the mtter. 

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82D CONGRESS 

lBT SESSION S.2283 

A BILL 

For the relief of Wilham F Friedman 

By Mr MonsF 

OcToBFR 17 (legislative day OCTOBER 1) 19Jl 

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

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S.2283 

IN THE SliN .<\.TE OF THE UNITED STAThS 

OCTOBER 1'7 (legislatne day OCTOBER 1) 1951 

Mr MORSE introduced the f ollowmg bill which "as read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the J ud1ciar:,l 

A BILL 

For the rehef of 'V1lh'lm F Fnedman 

1 Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of Amenca in Conqress assembl(id, 

3 That the SecretarJ of the TreaSUI) 1s authonzed and directed 

4 to pay, out of aDJ money m the TreasurJ not otherwise 

5 appropnated to Wilham F Fnedman the sum of $100,000, 

6 m full settlement for all rights "1th I e~pect to ms mvent10ns 

7 m connection mth nuhtalj , na' al, and rur commumcations 

s facilities "hich are now or at any time ha' e been placed 

9 m secrec) status b' the War Department, the Department 

10 of the Arm', or the Dep'lI tment of Defense, mcludmg but 

11 not hm1ted to all nghts "1th respect to his m' entions cov 

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