EXHIBIT 500

AMERICAN CHAIN DIVISION OF

AMERICAN CHAIN & CABLE COMPANY, INC.,

York, Pennsylvania, November 26, 1941.

Subject: Procurement Division, Treasury Department, Branch of Supply, Washington, D. C.

GENTLEMEN: Enclosed are four copies of our tire chain catalog.

Each of the other members, who will receive a copy of this letter Special Delivery, will please see to it that four copies of their present catalog are mailed to you Special Delivery. Acting as agent for our group of licensees, we wish you to bid 532% from catalog prices, delivered.

If the Treasury Department can furnish Priority A-1-F, or better, we can ship their orders in 10 to 15 days after receipt. A-10 to 1-A-F Priority orders can be shipped within 30 days with no priority, shipment can be made only as material is available for civilian needs.

Cash discount terms: 2%, 10 days; 1%, 20 days; net, 30 days.

Prices include prepaying shipments to destination within the United States. The Treasury Department has never issued a Federal Excise Tax Exemption Certificate, hence we do not believe there should be any mention about Excise Tax, but you should know in the event they bring up the question, we would allow whatever Excise Tax they would permit us to deduct in our payment of Excise Tax to them on this commodity.

Very truly yours,

JJT/JC

(signed) J. J. THIEBAUTH, Sales Manager, Auto Accessories Department.

EXHIBIT 506

JULY 1, 1942.

GENTLEMEN: It is requested that the following information be furnished for use of the Naval Affairs Investigating Committee:

1. Amounts and dates of payments made during the years 1939, 1940, 1941, and 1942 to the firm of Shirley, Olcott & Nichols, Mills Building, Washington, D. C. If not employed by your company during all of these years, state payments made to them since their employment.

2. Amount of money due, or that will become due, to Shirley, Olcott & Nichols from your company as a sales commission when payment is received for materials or services furnished by your company to the United States.

3. For each contract obtained by your company from the United States during Shirley, Olcott & Nichols' employment during the above years please furnish

(a) Contract number.

(b) Contract amount.

(c) Government department or agency.

4. The circumstances surrounding the hiring of Shirley, Olcott & Nichols as Washington representatives of your company; please furnish a full explanation as to whether your company was solicited by Shirley, Olcott & Nichols or whether you sought their services.

A full and complete reply to the above questions in the form of an affidavit will obviate the necessity of subpenaing the books and records of your company to obtain this information. The affidavit must be received not later than

Wednesday, July 8, 1942.

Your cooperation in this matter will be greatly appreciated.

Very truly yours,

THOMAS S. HINKEL, Counsel.

Shirley, Olcott & Nichols commissions paid and to be received as reported by various companies from Jan. 1, 1939, through June 30, 1942

5 percent commission on all Government business
on the original contract which has since been
modified from time to time.

Since Mar. 6, 1942, 21⁄2 percent commission on the
net sales to the Government on the Manley line,
and on tire chains sold direct by you 71⁄2 percent
commission.

Not stated. Appears to be a commission of $1 per
net ton.

% of the commissions ranging as follows: 15, 122,
10, and 5 percent on the dfferent materials sold.

Since Jan. 30, 1942, a commission of 5 percent on
sales to the Government except sales placed on
the West Coast through their own representa-
tives located in that territory.

5 percent commission on some Government busi-
ness, 21⁄2 percent on others.

Not stated. Appears to be a 5-percent-commission
basis.

Since July 1, 1941, a compensation of $36,000 a year,
payable in monthly installments of $3,000.

Not stated. Appears to be 3 percent commission
on some orders and 11⁄2 percent on others.

5 percent commission on all sales made to Govern-
ment, except sales to navy yards at Mare Island
and Puget Sound, and sales of Navy standard
oil-burning ranges to Navy Department.
5 percent commission on all direct sales to Gov-
ernment, and since Dec. 18, 1941, 21⁄2 percent on
indirect business with the Government.
Not stated.

5 percent commission on all Government business.

3 percent commission on such bullet-proof steel as we may be selling to the Navy Department.

Apollo Steel Co., Apollo, Pa.

464.78

2, 016. 69

3, 143. 08

Baker Industrial Truck Division,

372. 12

6, 268.87

22, 517. 71

234. 72
35, 349.74

5,859. 27
64, 508. 44

138.40
22, 577.96

1932

Baker Raulang Co., Cleveland,

Ohio.

The Baldwin Locomotive Works,
Philadelphia, Pa.

81.85

2,692.80

2,570.32

948.50

6, 293. 47

7,585.95

5-percent commission on sales to the Government.
Since Oct. 25, 1939, commission not to exceed 5
percent on net sales price of machinery sold to
the Government.
Not stated.

Since June 4, 1942, the 21⁄2-percent commission is
to apply only to Government orders originating
and issued from the various departments in
Washington, D. C.

211⁄2-percent commission on sales to the Govern

Illinois Tool Works, Chicago, Ill...
Iowa Manufacturing Co., Cedar 1, 085. 05 4, 010. 00
Rapids, Iowa.

1, 158. 15 27, 557. 11

None
25,000.00

May 1, 1940.

revised

1939.

Ingersoll Steel & Disc Division 2, 054.88

None May 1933.

Shirley, Olcott & Nichols commissions paid and to be received as reported by various companies from Jan. 1, 1939, through June 30, 1942-Con.