832.542 Symington Co./9

The Ambassador in Brazil ( Morgan ) to the Secretary of State

No. 2978

Sir: Replying to the Department’s instruction No. 1342, of March 9 last (File No. 832.542–Symington Co./1[4]), relating to the affairs [Page 1032] of The Symington Company of Rochester, New York, manufacturers of railroad equipment, reported by Mr. Ernest F. Mechlin, McGill Building, Washington, D. C. to the Department, I have the honor to state that the claim of the said company for piracy of patent against the Societe Anonyme des Ateliers de Construction de Familleureux, of Familleureux, Belgium, has been satisfactorily settled and that the said company has made compensation through the payment of an adequate royalty.

The representatives of the company in Rio de Janeiro, Messrs. Norton, Megaw and Company, have acknowledged that this satisfactory result was due to the efforts of our able Commercial Attaché, Mr. Carlton Jackson, who handled the matter (in cooperation with this office) under instructions from his Department.

I have [etc.]

Edwin V. Morgan