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ternary 3.9* 3. 937 Mr. J . B* Schaefer Ethyl Gasoline Corporation Box 688 , Wilmington* Delaware Dear Mr. S chaeferl ? In response to your telephone c a l l o f yesterday* X th in k i t i s w e ll to give you my general point of view about the provisions which w ill have to be made fo r m edical su p erv isio n in a French m anufacturing p l a n t . I have no doubt you have a copy of a memorandum made to you and Mr. S tacker on th e . occasion o f your i n i t i a l v i s i t to Germany. I think th is faemorandum i s s t i l l u s e fu l in c a ll i n g a tte n tio n to p o in ts of chief importance in the construction of the p la n t. Xu view of our experiences in Germany* I th in k we have now a f a i r l y good id e a o f what i s re q u ire d in a p la n t of; approxim ately th e same s iz e as ath e German plant*.:/-;:.T he-'difficulty-.w ill-be. in the m atter of personnel* We s h a ll have to have competent m edical man and X th in k i t w ill take some looking around to fin d ex a c tly the k ind of man we want* In c id e n ta lly i t looks as though I s h a ll have to be i n Europe fo r a time during th e coming summer* and X b e lie v e a t th a t time I t w ill be p o ssib le to arrange the d e ta ils of the personnel* i f indeed the p ro ject has gotten th a t f a r along by th a t time* As f a r as the c o n stru c tio n of m edical f a c i l i t i e s i s conOemed* i t would seem to me to be necessary to provide medical q u arters comparable to those a v a ila b le in th e German p la n t. As to the"equipm ent, X th in k th is should be worked out l a t e r . Ee^uireraents in the m atter of medical and h y g ien ic su p erv isio n may be l i s t e d under th re e headings* 1* Xhere w ill bave to be a system atic exam ination o f the atmosphere of working space fo r the purpose of knowing exactly the basic exposure conditions to lead. 2# As a c o ro lla ry to th is i t w ill be necessary to arran g e la b o ra to ry f a c i l i t i e s p re fe ra b ly a t scene p o in t not too d i s t a n t from the p lan t* such as a neighboring town or city * in which system atic examination of the excreta of workmen can be c a rrie d o u t. 6980000 SM -2 - 3* f a c i l i t i e s f o r m edical exam inations a t re g u la r intervals together w ith laboratory fa c ilitie s fo r routine c l i n i c a l work on blood and u rin e w ill have to be provided* For your own Inform ation I am q u ite confident th a t the general p o in t o f view in French c irc le s w ill be th a t French doctors know a l l about these things and w ill know e x a c tly how they should be done* This w ill be found not to be the c a se . I t w ill, th e re fo re , be necessary fo r you to make i t w ell understood th a t the d e t a i l s of m edical su p erv isio n w ill have to be worked out in such a way as to meet w ith my approval* I am assum ing, of co u rse, th a t the C orporation w ill not en ter into any agreement whereby I t accepts any re sp o n s ib ility fo r the construction or operation of such a p lan t without: reserving the rig h t to d ic ta te the d e ta ils of co n stru ctio n , operation and medical supervision* In connection with the an aly tical work on the e x c re ta of workmen, we have reached the p o in t in France where i t w ill soon be n e c e s s a ry fo r reasons o th er 'than those associated w ith the manufacturing e n te rp rise , to have s u ita b le la b o ra to ry f a c i l i t i e s . From time to time Dr* Costa fin d s i t necessary to have c l i n i c a l inform ation of t h i s k in d . I t seems to me i t may be e n t i r e l y f e a s ib le to conblne th ese two a c t i v i t i e s in the hands o f some one agency in order t h a t we may obtain r e lia b le r e s u lts * I th in k i t w ill be p o ssib le when I v i s i t France th is summer to d isc u ss th is whole m atter w ith C oste, and to ..look in to the e n tir e s itu a tio n in t h i s regard* I f we are able to fin d a la b o ra to ry w ith which we can c o lla b o ra te , i t w ill be very u s e fu l* , I f we can not fin d such a la b o ra to ry , i t may be necessary to e s ta b lis h one on a b a s ts somewhat s im ila r to t h a t o f Dr, Dodds* arrangement in London. I am q u ite sure th is problem w ill come up f o r d iscu ssio n w hile you a re th e re , and I th in k i t Is w ell to warn you th a t any venture in th is f i e l d w ill have to be made very c a u tio u s ly and I oS- would su g g est th a t you s t e e r c le a r of making any commitments, leav in g me to work out th is m atter th e b e s t way I can* co o I can th in k of nothing fu rth e r - . ' O which I can add to what was 3 aid In our previous memorandum, b u t I hope what 1 have sa id above w ill be of some use to you. ' is In conclusion I wish you a very p leasan t voyage and a lso a Ui very p le a sa n t sojohrn In France* Sincerely yours, RAK:is Robert 'A* Kehoe', M.D,