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March 11, 1980

Dear Mr. W,

I wish I could go into more detail in answer to your letter of March 3rd.

You must first realize that no completely satisfactory experiments have been performed, to my knowledge, that confirm (without question) the so-called electrogravitic effect. For many years, there have been indications of valid effects, such as those obtained in France in 1955-6 and later at Winston Salem in North Carolina, but no adequate theory existed and hence, virtually no support was received from the scientific community. hence, with this background of skepticism, publication in scientific journals has been withheld.

Progress in the research has been dependent on the funds available, and to date, adequate funds have not been forthcoming. Some support is being received from private sources which have acquired a confidential status until certain practical results have been achieved, and this is the limitation which is now imposed.

Our work now is largely theoretical, departing in many respects from the original measurements of force to a study of gravitational radiation (possibly of optical frequency) which appears to induce a self-potential in massive high-K dielectrics. In one way, this is the converse of the effect where forces are produced.

It is my understanding that something may soon be released for publication in "Nature" (London) but no date has been set. At one time, I understand that the Library of Congress established a subsection on "Electrogravitics", which included work done in England and France as well as efforts in the U.S. (Martin Aircraft, Lockheed and others).

Sincerely,

T. Townsend Brown