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" r. fii fluA^******PROPOSED LETTER TO PR I WE MANUFACTURERS Wujorw ,,/ , // , The Institute obtains speci ficat ionb^ubed on the various models ftuA.au -you pnarwtfE and incorporate^thsm in the Automotive Data Book, with an FMS number ASSIGNED TO EACH SIZE. ThI8 18 A FORM OF STANDARDIZATION WHICH IB CONSIDERED HIGHLV BENEFICIAL TO THE I N0U8TRY. THI S -8AME INFORMATION 18 AL80 FURNISHED TO THE U, S. Government. -~r:. ' * u/*v A catalog Hi*o wtn prepared and printed for; the Government'S/.use .^ without charge so that.the:Armed Forces xwvc-hao little difficultv in qstaini A*-^. INC. RrPHArCETVIENTe-eF BRAKE LINING^ AND CLUTCH FACING^. The Automotive Data Book which ib published bv the Institute regularlv, CONTAINING THE SAME INFORMATION FOR THE TRADE, 18 THE MOST WIDELY USED MANUAL OF THI8 TYPE. The MEMBERS OF THI8 ftDfllin, WHO ARE MANUFACTURERS OF BRAKE LININGS AND CLUTCH FACINGS, MAINTAIN AN. OFFICE IN New YORK Cl TV FOR THE PURP08E OF GATHERING 8PETC I FI CAT IONS AND SIZES OF THEBE ITEMS AND PUBLISH THE SAME IN ORDER THAT THIB VALUABLE INFORMATION 18 MADE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE TRADE./V THE INSTITUTE IS DESIROUS OF PROTECTING THE NUMBERS PERTAINING TO THEBE VAR IOUB BIZEB AND HAVE A CAUSED EACH PUBLICATION TO BE COPYRIGHTED IN THE UNITED 8TATES AND CANADA. MEM BERS of the Institute .are permitted to use and reprint thebe numbers, but it has .' BEEN FOUND THAT .CONCERNS HAVE U8ED THE II' tir III IllflllT rf nrr WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION, fctivwO '' . AND IN MANY* I N8TANCE6 HAVE MODI FI ED THE, 8AME, ANY 8UCH CHANGE IS CONFUSING NOT ft ONLY TO- VOA BUTjALSO TO THE TRADE WHEN ORDERING REPLACEMENTS. LT< In ORDER TO ELIMINATE ALL P0B8IBLE CONFU81 ON MAY -fc A8K IF YOU ARE USING FMS NUMBERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOUR OWN. PART NUMRER8?, If YOU ARE WOULO YOU BE L OJtJ- (U*a/ >, ^-H4-NO LHOUaU--TO ADVISE THI8 OFFICE.^ If YOU ARE UB ING THE INSTITUTE NUMBERS IN ANY LITERATURE, YOU MAY BE AUTHORIZED TO DO SO, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN, PROVIDING THAT IN ANY LITERATURE PELEABED BY Y^U BETTING FORTH 6UCH FMS NUMBERS THE FOLLOWING COPYRIGHT LINE BE PRINTED THEREONi "All F.M.S. numbers bet forth herein are the property of and are copyrighted by FRICTION MATERIALS STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC., New York City.m SCF-ALLF-00094 Or rounoc-i if you have not reprinted any of the FMS numbers in conjunc tion with your own part numbers, there would be no objection to your doing so FMSI 07128 Q-i. r i*- \