discussed Cited "see" United States v. Fears See Christoffel v. United States, 200 F.2d 734, 738 (D.C.Cir.1952) (“If such evidence is under the control of a department of government charged with the administration of those laws for whose violation the accused has been indicted, and its production is refused, or it is excluded, the courts ... have held a conviction will not be permitted without the evidence.” (citation omitted)), rev’d on other grounds, 345 U.S. 947 , 73 S.Ct. 868 , 97 L.Ed. 1371 (1953).

discussed Cited "see" Fryer v. United States See Christoffel v. United States, 1952, 91 U.S.App.D.C. 241 , 200 F.2d 734, 740 , reversed in part on other grounds, 1953, 345 U.S. 947 , 73 S.Ct. 869 , where this court said of a request under Rule 17(c) to see non-existent minutes of a meeting: “[T]o compel production in these circumstances would be to eliminate all discretion and to let formalism predominate.