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Mrs. Madeline Gwynne Merchant

Box 263, Santa Fe, New Mexico

July 13, 1947

Mr. Walter Winchell,

% Postmaster,

Los Angeles, Calif.

Dear Mr. Winchell:

This
The enclosed letter deals with what are being
called "discs."

You are not to mention the contents of this
letter over the air, nor to any individual other than officials
of the War Dep't., members of the FBI, or an American whose
patriotism would rank with your own, and who might donate $10,000
or more for the purpose of my continuing the collection of field
data concerning "discs," while time may remain in which to do so.

I have had respectful attention from the
following persons: (But no checks, nor expense accounts even.)

Col. Herbert C. Gee, Comm. Officer,
Los Alamos Atomic Project,
Los Alamos, N.M.

Maj. Sidney Newburger, Security Official,
Los Alamos Atomic Project,
Los Alamos, N.M.

Mr. Willard Zimmer, Military Intelligence,
P.O. Box 681,

Santa Fe, N.M.

62-83894-76

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