Document 2RKKV7KpzdoZ1V0d760LeL186

S eprooso-- -* '* `H-1''*fa- firsmoisr ARCHIVES -,a ~t Y*)';,, \ September 21, 1936 My dear Mr. Spivakr\V-3 c y o :* v`:t ? . ' 'V'-.V'T`1 -oi;'1 *'.v? ~s:.a ; ... .. ' I am somewhat surprised that you are "bewildered" by what you refer to as "a strange coincidence." After look ing into the methanol matter, I. could- find no,.better-and ,no more-accurate>statements--than those',.which, were... contained tin 'the preliminary report"on methanol to .which you refer.. , -'i- <j..f:fl i i. -1 ,**:, ,;<* , 'In other.words',rl subscribe.fully to the, conclusions ^.-reached by the.-,investigators .who:prepared, rthis. report. As I, ' Vf told you 'when'.you 'were in my,.'office,', if.your own investigations -`lead you to conclude (that the statements mad e 'in .this report are v: erroneous, I';earnestly.;request that you;bring such facts.to my ? attention, -r' .xud t >.-yt ; .. - : .;V. Cv - - ;e - V ' .'j. . ir.-iv',-v - -Sincerely .yours,.*. m,.. (Sgd) Parrasr'P p Surgeon General- Mr. John L. Spivak, 31 East 27th Street, New York, N. Y. TP:MTL \ \ 6