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As recttilred b.y Section 188 of the Revised Statytes, l hel'ewith transmit a copy of the:petition filed in the 

above-eutitled. stti't, and request that your del)artUl.ent fμruish to me all the evidence jn your ~ession ,touc~ 

ipg the ctaimthertiln,set forth. . . : • ·.·~ · ,. .. , . ' · 

r invite youi: attention to the following prOVWfOns·<>f the $8.id section relating to the duty olthedepartm.ant responafug tQ 81.leh request: · t-( 

.. '· .. Such·4epartment, 1)\~reau, or ofticesh$ll,·withou~ delay._ afulwithm.a reasonable time,0,flli1rish 

. th6 ·ttp~ tleneral with. a full atate.qient, iu wnt~n(J: -of all slldi ·~t.a. infurrpation, anti proofs. 

. ;Tho ·~~ment shall contain~ mf~~e to.o~- ~criP,UO~~.~itsu¢tofficial d~e~ or 

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~. pa:~t'S, .. if..:&nv, as uia,y furn~ proof (ff r~te~re.d.to ini~t '9rJJ.laY be ¥cossary and~~.for 

" '· . ~ de{eDllO., of the United Stateg~-aj~ claim, mention1ng"1J\e d~dlnc-nt, 6ffi~1· or 1)lace • Wh~re the.Jame is kept or may be pro:Cur~,··'; · > l :- . , _ :; . .. · · · ·. ·' " · · ·· 

. If th' claiiu has been passed upon aru:J decidoo by U\e department,.~~r-eal'l· or officer, the state· 

ment shaUa~inctiy state the i'eas6Mau.di>p•cipfes upon which l>\tv.l!.d6c;isiou was. based. . 

• In.all~~ 'Yhere such dee)sion w~ ~ed. upon any,A,ct of congi·~; 01· u~any section or 

c(au8e <?f.~ueK A.et, the same shaU beeited'spifilieally~ aild If apy previous inl:erpretation or con· 

stnic~n h¥ bee{l given to such ~t. ~<>~.:W elaul~ l>Y' the de:part01ent~/:pu1·eau •. or offic~, the 

sa.tne,lllall··oo set ffJrth sucdndly in tJ\e ltaiefuent, an4, a copy of tl16_ppin,fQu filed, if anY, shaljbli 

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' . : .• ~ere ahy decision in the case h.als'.betn~Qiised u~~ resutatioo of the ~patlmentoi wht!re 

snob. ~atioh has, in the opinion of~ depa~n~'.bu1·eau, or officer tr1n;istujtting such-t;e.. 

~ent. 'IUlY )>earing upon the claun in Sb.it~ the .same shall oo distinctly quoted at length .in !he . ~t. . " . ·~ .. ' .... ~... . . . ~, ~ . ' ~·- ... . 

; You are ~Uy reques~d to adv~ me Qf any colultel'clai~, set-oft', o~ other demand exis~hg in your 

department wb,tc!if would f urmsh the basis of a ·'C.J'08.S actl~n against the claimant. . . · 

It is @8-ited ~ifio.that you tran1init to me, 1(.po-n ~ se·pa.ni~ ~t, a list tont~l11in1 the u~ and 

addresses of Officers and other persons who can. probabl~' testify -00 behalf of Lhe Govei.-nmeiit, stating; as to 

each of them, his oftlC~l position, if any.., his d.ireet ~ection with the Jn,itters in liti~tio~ •ntl.the".pel"iod 

·thereof, together w:it.h a brief summary of those matters coneet'ning which 1h~ can testlfy,. . . 

A rule of the conrt requirc>s that the GoYe.mmQJ.1t's m1swer mu;:;t b., tiled witt1il1 ·ill Jays afta- the tiling 

t>f the petition. ltiB "8ential, therefm·e, that~ least a prd/minmy ri::.'lprn1 .. -tf' to tlii.'ln1H be rtttn'1ted ta the 

D~rtment of J'U8tice within 20 days aftet· the pet?'ti~n...has been filed, so Urnt sqffieit-nt tjme may b<; ollowerl 

to prepare and hte whatcv:er pleading may b~ deemed appropriate. 

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