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Dr. Robert A. Eehoe Jf Et h y l Ga s o l in e Co r p o r a t io n Ch r y s l e r Bu il d in g 135 Ba s t Fo r t y -Se c o n d St r e e t / Ne w To r e Hasp. 2* 1SB2 IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO P. 0* Baa 663 Ailmingtoa, Delaware Mr* Paul Gross, Production Mgr, California cal Corporation Sesark, Dear Sir: Attached hereto io confirmation. of wire seat you today la reply to your letter of April 2S regarding the accident you had in steaming out one of the German dibroside drums which wo recently seat yea* We ere also attacking hereto copy of our wire sent today to our Medical at et Cincinnati, -kick will be self-explanatory and will giro you further in^ers^tioa oa the subject. Please set aside tic drum ia <;uestioa'Nsa^\e3cea.a.ae thoroughly the markings oa the balance of the tso hundred drums you received, aad. hold any drums which sight show that they last coatainod'nh^srial other thsa ethylene dibronide. w& are toECdiately.eosEaiaicstlag with ottr<^p$eamiaiiTes- to make inspection of the drums ia Question, V\S/ / .Vo regret rery Each the* you ht&sjnm into this trouble hut feel rather certain that this drum did sot contain concentrated 22SYL Fluid, as it is our practice aerer to nso any drums. other theft buK.o^k^erdso-ssed -USSl, Plaid drams, specifically designed for this purpose, for isMorlala, ebatsiaing concentrated tetra ethyl lead mixtures. Sj our bulk storage pl^atrwjt sake shipments of 32222. Fluid ia ta& cars and it is necessary, prior to^ the retur-h-e* these ears to us from the refineries, that they be completely wsshed/tui^vith gaeeliae to remove residue1 pnifL Fluid ia the well . of the teak cer, Occer>ioholy, teals cars are, returned coat alalag a few gallons of gasoline, which norstsliy rs^ati `df'trssy significant concentration with respect to tstra ethyl lead* We hare abed a number of Gcrssa dibroxddo dross, for storage of this returned gasoline, pending'-dth further use at the plant* It may hare been that one of our operators end our Shipping Department both hed inadrextent3y allowed one of these drms to hare been shipped, although you esa realise that the mistake is somewhat Sapjdbcbl, since it had to go through severe! parties * herds, each one of which is folly curare and fully instructed of the rules we fcanre regarding the use of drum containing 12SYI. fluid or tatrs ethyl load. After our Bsdie&l Department and ear California District- Manager hare bed sn. opportunity to irrreatigete this matter further, we would be pleased to have an additional report from you. Youra rosy truly. 22353, OA30LIHS COWGlteSlW 1, 11. Jchad'cr