The  Chairman.  Were  they  necessarily  affiliated  with  any  manu-
facturer of  ordnance?

Mr.  Brayton.  No;  they  were  not  necessarily  so,  neither  then  nor
since.  I  have  been  a  member  since  its  organization.  They  publish
this  journal  I  think  four  times  a  year,  and  during  my  period  of
activity  as  a  civilian  engineer  in  the  Ordnance  Department  I  used
to  contribute  articles  to  it,  among  others.  Anyone  can  write  for  it
as  a  matter  of  fact.  They  put  out  a  very  splendid  journal  and  have
done  very  splendid  w^ork  in  keeping  the  industry  up  on  the  ordnance
problem.
Senator  Bone.  Mr.  Miranda,  what  were  the  relations  of  the  Driggs
Co.,  when  j^ou  were  with  them,  with  the  Curtiss-Wright  Corporation?

Mr.  Miranda.  I  do  not  believe  that  the  Driggs  Co.  had  any  rela-
tion with  the  Curtiss-Wright  Corporation.  Of  course,  my  brother
having  the  handling  of  aircraft  in  our  business  from  the  beginning,
naturally  has  been  in  close  contact  with  members  of  other  companies
that  handle  the  foreign  end  of  their  business.
Senator  Bone.  Do  you  know  Mr.  Owen  Shannon  ?

Mr.  Miranda.  I  know  him  very  well.
Senator  Bone.  He  is  with  Curtiss-Wright?

Mr.  Miranda.  Yes.
Senator  Bone.  They  maintain  an  export  corporation  to  look  after
their  foreign  business?

Mr.  Miranda.  That  is  correct.
