Document 2J6g8wxKzVKMQOpDanmg9bGOb

1: i. . 4 . I ' sljri.-: -"'.i , ' -..-'K y> ' 'v V- ' it- , ... J' , v>/> " ^ 'U *V ` - H-: - y.'\D ..r* . I :' i,, " * /.'*, ,:.'L BCCi; OBERffQI p.,: BROOKS QTJESJY >. />//' ^iRv- DAVIS ' s . D. a HQSMER a Howard r. ; kodntz : - a* . ,vj; Vvv;- A: a olson ;! * C i. R, RICHARD , i'v- *' *. ,*j R; S. YATES : :c-" J&veinber 19>. 1969 'i *: . .t.- +. ;/:y Hr. Charles B* -HefrtiJ''.V ',. Manager,,Research:6 Development';' Ashland Oil & Refining Company S - Ashlandi Kentucky 41101 '* C Dear Mr. ` ' '! '-"ii".-. .;' '< /le*.'*'.; - - * -t * ^ ' ti Plrsti- let me apologise; for the long silence since our visit to, Ashland. As I* m sure you can underr stand, the pressure: of everyday business always Seems to deter longer term thinking and action, > We have now reviewed1 the iiformation which you: and your people supplied and after considering ali of the facts available to us* we find that Monsanto /" has no interest in Ashland* s biphenyl process* : r * :i r.. Charlie, we US oppbr- , -'u : t.1 tuni ty to review this process and afforded us on ............ ' thanks also to Dwayne Chapman and John Newman* .** -r.. .v..T... If any of you ever get to St* Louis; we would certainly > welcome a visits.";P.'r .pP-y ' - \v';`"fK'-kc Best:regards,.V ' :p.yp . i. ' v. j . . " - i`r . *,v', ; ' William A* Kuhn ` ; . Production, Manager - ti { * -l , \ ft* ` <*; .1 \ PCB-ARCH-EXT0378097