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2. Conditian =F Ww Wee The ‘folds, tears, creases, and eteins were examined for indications of simulation, but none was found, the condition throughout being that of papers folded together which have been maintained in that position for sone tins during which they were subjected to nofsture and woar. The visible transfer fron one sheet to another of stains froa the type~ writing end ink were studied fron the standpoint that they might be tho result of mechanical reproduction (using the jelly Hectograph methed) or be the reswit of . E- simulation. Even where no appreciable transfer fron one paper to another has 4 taken place, the ink lines andi typing have run into the surrounding paper. This, ; however, is usually of a different shade of solor fron the original ink, in sone - parts being a radically different color. This occurs noraally, because sone inks E i are conposed of dyes of nore than one color which oon coabine to create the ink : “soler* but dissolve emi mm in different Comrose of solution. . Thue “blus" dink - The fact that these naturel (but. unnatural appearing) phenomena cocur . . oa these papers is evidence of genuineness since persone preparing forgeries usually take care to watch the color closely. ‘Tha fading produced ty different concentrations of dye in water ie also very difficult te simaate without leaving evidence. No such evidence win found. = The transfers of writings Utgperrtting as well as ink) show that the papers were out of place tn sequence an disarranged in poaition whea the daspénini cocurred. This is typically Rocidentas pot not planned. — . - The Marriaze peper, @ and G2, was typed on a machine equipped with _ type designs watching those of known German manufacture, “Haman Brika", and with | Oernan alphabet characters. cy 1 > ' ‘ an 7 ‘The other two doousents wore written on a different typewriter, the mee IT ae al rane rir pe aaritieneniae eon an aa “ex i 7. through Q17. Thies is a Mod ’ces Ronan design of type with "uncial® or "Gothic" . fd wanes which is without a few Zuropean designs since the war. A&s Veddun Roman design Ax 4: 4g used in the known specinens 10 through Kl, a close {omparison was made. “It are WES, le f the HSpaP 4 apri. 19L5, re), was a very close match for the two wills, Q3 to 917 Inclusive. Wo conclusion 5 r tical typewriter as the . the ulcroscopis itive identification oe ae fe oa eee «ok ’ or posi poestine to definitely - speoinens § souls be