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Federal Bureau of duvestigatian Wnited States Department of Justice Dallas, Texas June 27, 1941 Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D. C. Dear Sir: On May 25, 1941, MARVIN > of Abilene, Texas, furnished this Office with information hereinafter set forth. RUTHERFORD is a chemical engineer, an ex-service man of Company 348 of San Antonio, Texas. It should be stated, in a preliminary way, that clains patents 0: cal develomments. He hi tented in 1941 a plane under the name ofldero-ailencer through patent lawyers, Legal ding, Washington, D. C. Other patente include a front springs support for an automobile (1923), a non corrosive battery terminal (1925), a radiator shield and fender brace (1924), a (disco-hydraulic) brake (1936), a commercial plow (1934). RUTHERFORD also claims the invention of, although not the patent for, the front end drive utilized by the now defunct Cord Automobile Company of England, the gear driven airplane propeller, and the bullet-proof or non-inflammable airplane gasoline tank.. Some of the patented items have gone into actual production, — RUTHERFORD alleges that onuforil 22s 3933, be deposited of in registered mail, a copy of the registration reo din . his possession, the original plans for an\aviation Pnsoline similar to the ones in use in the present conflict «ince the latter part of 1940. The sealing and ling of the envelope were witnessed by PEARCE (ROGERS and JACK of Abilene, Texas. No return receipt was requested. The enyelope was addressed "Colonel CHARLES A.{/LINDBERGH, c/o H. ARNOLD, Coumander-in- Chief of the Air Corps, Washington, D. C™. At that time LINDBERGH was chairman of thejNew Device Committees. RUTHERFORD bas in his poasession photostats of the plans sent at that time. There were just two photostatic copies of the plans made, and RUTHERFORD has ~ both of then. They were photostated by the Bluesrif pany Pine Street, Abilene, Texas. RECORDK ) / \ TDT.N AE th | CO: “3 . ‘er i : a ' ct tye ‘ : Pete hha, ds dn Gros ol . < " eb Vive