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B-148379, MAY 23, 1962

B-148379 May 23, 1962
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MICHLIN: THIS IS IN REPLY TO YOUR RECENT LETTER OF MAY 11. REGARDING THE INDEBTEDNESS OF $31.20 WITH WHICH YOU ARE CHARGED AS A RESULT OF SPECIAL SERVICE RENDERED BY THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. THE MATTERS ADVANCED BY YOU HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY CONSIDERED. THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS NOT LARGE. IF IN THE NEAR FUTURE YOU HAVE THE OCCASION TO VISIT WASHINGTON.

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B-148379, MAY 23, 1962

TO MR. HYMAN A. MICHLIN:

THIS IS IN REPLY TO YOUR RECENT LETTER OF MAY 11, 1962, REGARDING THE INDEBTEDNESS OF $31.20 WITH WHICH YOU ARE CHARGED AS A RESULT OF SPECIAL SERVICE RENDERED BY THE UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

YOU MAY BE ASSURED THE QUESTION OF YOUR LEGAL LIABILITY FOR THE SPECIAL SERVICE CHARGE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY EXAMINED BY THE LEGAL STAFF OF OUR OFFICE. THE MATTERS ADVANCED BY YOU HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY CONSIDERED. BUT, AS PREVIOUSLY INDICATED, WE CAN ASCERTAIN NO VALID BASIS FOR RELIEVING YOU OF THE CHARGE.

OUR OFFICE HAS NO ONE IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK WITH WHOM YOU CAN DISCUSS THE MATTER OF THE INDEBTEDNESS. AS STATED BY YOU, THE AMOUNT INVOLVED IS NOT LARGE. A TRIP TO WASHINGTON WOULD THEREFORE NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED. HOWEVER, IF IN THE NEAR FUTURE YOU HAVE THE OCCASION TO VISIT WASHINGTON, ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE MADE FOR A MEETING WITH A MEMBER OF OUR LEGAL STAFF.

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