LETTER TO: MR. J. EDGAR HOOVER FROM: WESTON HOWLAND

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06774289
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2019
• Case Number: F-2019-00032
• Publication Date: April 3, 1943

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OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
WASHINGTON, D. C.
April 31 1943
Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C.
Attention Li.. R. R.
Gentlemen:
We are this morning in receipt of the at-
tached information about the button monopoly in
Portugal, and we call to your attention that Carlos.
Cude Goetz is listed on the second page of this
memorandum.
Very truly yours,
'
Weston howland
Security Officer
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isbon, March 22, 1943
A search of the Portuguese Patent Offices revealed that there are only
two holders of button rights in force at the present time--one a German
and the other a Portuguese. .1 thought it best to have a-complete search
Made to include all applications for button rights which might prove of
interest to you. The complete list is attached. In addition you will
find attached a list of button manufacturers in Portugal Which also might
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be of interest to you.( Please/pxscuse the delay as it took glite some
time to arrive at the conclusion obtained through our indirect method
suggested by you. How is Washington these days? Please say hello to
the boys.i
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No. 14601 - Press buttons - Granted on March 12, 1926, to LOUIS FOULETIER,
residing at Grenoble - Yser - France.
(Cancelled)
No. 18680- Perfectioning in-Granted on November .15, 1937, to REIS .ec:Ca.,
fabrication of :14Tare.siding at Espinho, Rue: 14, Portugal.
' buttons. ' (Cancelled)
No. 18953
No.
Fabrication of 'a-Refused to FRANCISCO MACAMBIRA, Ltda., with .
'new button. headquarter at Oportd, Rua PassOs Manuel No. 191
19125 - Process of
-fabrication of
non-interlaced.
leather buttons,
by compression.
To. 20282 - Perfectioning in
obtaining auto-
matic buttons.
No..20705 7 A new button"
Requested by and refused to. iiUSTINO ANTONIO
ALVE, of.No. -301 Avenida Rodrigo de Freitas,
Oporto.. '
Requested by and granted to: ALFRED BOENECkE,
ar Ehrwalderstr. Berlin. HORST ZEDDIES, Welt-
lingstr.. GUSTAV CHRISTIAN DAVID, Berlin.
Granted on September 7, 1940.
Reqaested by and granted to CARLOS CUDELL GOETZ,
residing at No. 10, Largo do Picadeiro, Lisbon,.
Granted on December .13, 1941.
Lisbon, March 22, 1943.
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LISTA pos FABRICATES DE BOTOES .
.E. Potard Ltd. Avenida Gmo Vasco No. 27, Lisboa (celuloides)
Jul Kaufmann. Ltd., .Rua da 'Madalena 151-20, Lisboa importador do Japao.
Abilio Campos Tavares, Rua da Povoa No. 361, Porto
Amorim & Teixeira. Rua General Torres 27, GAIA (botoes coroso para calcas e
ceroulas)
Augusto Costa. Rua Telhado: GAIA. (madreperola imitacao) perlite imitacao
madreperola feitos corn dasca de ostra
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Cassaigne Ltd. Avenida de Franca No, 56 Porto (conto massa) adquirem as
chapas nd Filandia e.manufacturam)
Fabrica Nacional de Botoes Rua Latino Coelho 271 PORTO
Joao Costa & Fos Ltd. Raa. Soares Reis 660'GAI.A.
Manufactora.de Botoes Ltd Rua Flnheirci,Manso.306,'PORTO
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Sociedade de Representacoes Lusa Ltd. R. Oliveira Monteird 99, PORTO.
-Teixeira Machado & Co. Ltd. Rua Bomjardim 1043, PORTO.
Uniao dos Botoeiros Ltd. Avenida de Franca 56, PORTO (botoesdde massa bacalita
importada Filandia
Fabrica de Botoes Espinho, Rua No 14 No 1288 ESPINFO (fabricantesd.e botoes
para cuecas e madreperola estes feitos
com'casca de ostra
Pinho & Jorges Rua 35 ESPINHO (botoet 'pars. fatos de.hoMem)
Companhia de Industrias Reunidas, Avenida da Boa Vists (a Fonte de Moura)
,FOZ PORTO (botoeS.para fatos,de homem).
Fabrica de Botoes "A JOANINiie .Rua�Serraives 1450 FOZ -.PORTO.(botoos-pAra.
fatos de homem):. �
Fabrics. de Botoes "A VENCEDORA" Travessa do Pinheiro Manso 136.
FOX PORTO
Fabric's. Portuense de Botoes Ltd. Rua Ciriaco Cardoso 287, FOZ: PORTO
:(botoes para' fatos de hoMeM),
Fabrica Portuguesa de.Bo-Coes Ltd. Travessa de Cima,451, FOZ PORTO.
A. Costa & Co. Ltd. Rua Passos Manoel 8, MATOSINHOS.
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Antonio Sequglra Junior, Rua Dr. Forbes Bessa 20, MATOSINBOS.
Fabrica de Botoes Invicta Ltd. Rua Brito Capelo 463, MATOSINHOS.
(fabricantes de botoes de galalite chapas im-
portadas da Filandia) para homem e senhoras.
Fabrica de Botoes AGUIA�Ltd. (LUGAR DA CAVADA !'OVA) RIO TINTO.
Fabrica de Botoes Risone Ltd. S. Caetana, Vila Margarida, RIO TINTO.
(fabricantes de botoes galalite e metal chapas importadas da Fil.)
Luario Barbosa R. dos Santos, LUGAR CALVARIO 42 RIO TINTO.
(fabricante de botoes de metal e bacalite chapas importadas)
V. Martins dos Reis (Lugar de S. Caetana) RIO TINTO. (botoes de metal)
Manoel Joaquim de Pinho (Lugar de Souto) VILAR
Fabrica de Botoes Rio Este - VILA NOVA DE FAMALICAO.
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