832.542 Symington Co./8
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Brazil (Morgan)17
Sir: Referring to the Department’s instruction No. 1342 of March 9, 1928, in regard to the attempted infringement by the Societe Anonyme des Ateliers de Construction de Familleureux of Familleureux, Belgium, of the patents covering railway equipment designed and manufactured by The Symington Company and patented under the laws of Brazil, the Department informs you that it has received a letter from the General Counsel of The Symington Company, dated March 22, 1928, stating that the Belgium Company mentioned has recognized the validity of the Brazilian patents owned by The Symington Company and has agreed to pay that Company a royalty for the right to manufacture the equipment and to import it into Brazil.
Accordingly no further action in the matter need be taken by the Embassy.
I am [etc.]
- The same, mutatis mutandis, on the same date to the Ambassador in Belgium as instruction No. 101.↩