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Novem ber 2 8 , X95P-
D r Graham Ed gar Eth yl G asolin e Corporation Ch rysler Bu ild in g
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Dear Dr* Edgars
I am se n d in g you h e r e w it h co p y o f a l e t t e r w h ich 1 h ave w r it t e n to Mr* Tegn er in A u st r a lia l a r g e l y a s a fo llo w - u p o f a l e t t e r w h ich I w r ote him som e w eeks a go a sk in g f o r in fo r m a t i o n .
I h ave b een som ew h at p r o l i x in t h i s l e t t e r bu t I h ave th e fe e lin g th at Mr. Tegn er is f a r away an d p e r h a p s h a s h ad v e r y l i t t l e in fo r m a t io n
giv e n t o him sin e h e l e f t E n glan d . I h ave c o n sid e r e d i t w ise , t h e r e fo r e , t o sa y t o him c e r t a i n t h in g s w h ich o t h e r w ise i t m igh t h ave b een good t a s t e to le a v e to y o u . H ow ever, I h ave n o h e sit a n c y in d o in g t h i s sin e
1 h ave no f e a r o f an y m isu n d e r st a n d in g on y ou r p a r t .
I t o l d you in New Yor k t h a t I w ould
p r o b a b ly make a few su g g e st io n s t o y o u , o r a t l e a s t
t e l l you w h at 1 h ave in mind a s t o c e r t a in m ech an ism s.
I fe e l t h a t in so f a r a s i t i s p o ssib le , i t i s w ise
t h a t new m ix in g i n s t a l l a t i o n s b e b u i l t u n d e r t h e
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p e r so n al and d ir e c t su p e r v isio n o f r e p r e se n t a t iv e s of
t h e C o r p o r a t io n . I n some i n s t a n c e s , h b ie v e r , t h i s i s
n o t c o r r v e M e n t , an d e x p e r ie n c e h a s shown t h a t i t I s nob
a lw a y s n e c e s s a r y . F o r e x a m p le , Bevan h as mad a r r a n ge m e n t s
w it h r e sp o n sib le p e o p le on a number o f o c c a sio n s, h as se n t
them b lu e p r in t s a s a gu id e , and h as r e q u ir e d t h at a d e t a ile d
b lu e p r i n t sh ow in g a d a p t a t io n t o l o c a l c o n d it io n s be r e fe r r e d
t o him f o r c r i t i c i s m apd a p p r o v a l b e fo r e an y b u ild in g
o p e r a t io n s w er e b e gu n . T ills h a s n o t b een don u n ifo r m ly
i n o t h e r p l a c e s b u t I b e l i e v e i t sh o u ld b a t l e a s t t h e
m in im al requ irem en t in p r e p ar at io n fo r th e co n st r u ct io n
o f a p la n t . I sh o u ld a d v ise t h a t you make c e r t a in t h a t
t h is i s done in a l l c a se s where a r e p r e se n t a t iv e o f th e
C o r p o r atio n can nob p e r so n a lly su p e r v ise th e co n st r u c t io n
o f a p lan t. I t h as th e v ir t u e , a t le a st , of fix in g the
r e sp o n sib ilit y , and a f t e r due corresp on d en ce i t becom es
r a t h e r d i f f i c u l t t o p a ss th e b u ck . Su b seq u en t in sp e c t io n
w i l l d eterm in e th e e x t e n t to w h ich th e r e sp o n sib ilit y h as
been accep ted and f u l f i l l e d .
Dr Graham Edgar
I con sid er i t ad d itio n ally ad v isab le from th e p o in t b oth o f jo u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s and m ine t o h ave r e p o r t s mad r e g u l a r l y an d f i l e d in y o u r o f f i c e an d mine on t h e in sp e c t io n o f each p l a n t . Th ere i s 9 a3 you know* an in sp e c t io n r e p o r t r e q u ir e d o f Am erican and C an ad ian f i e l d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s . I h ave ask e d Sevan t o p r ovid e su ch r e p o r t s o f in sp e c t io n to mo, and I h ave su g g e st e d (som e w eeks a go ) t h a t son on in t h e lie?; 'o r k o ffi c e n ig h t w ish to h ave sim ila r in fo r m at io n . M oreover, I se n t him a copy o f ou r p r e se n t r e p o r t o f in sp e c t io n w it h a few p e n c il n o t a t io n s in d ic a t in g c e r t a i n it e m s o f sp e c ia l in fo r m at io n w h ich X w ish ed to h ave on fo r e ig n i n s t a l l a t i o n s , and su gge st in g t h at ho m odify th e r e p o r t b lan k in an y fu r t h e r manner w h ich w ould s u i t h is r e q u ir e m e n t s, an d t h o se o f t h e How Yor k o f f i c e .
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w h ich you a r e a lr e ad y fa m il ia r .
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With, k i n d e st p e r so n a l r e g a r d s ,
Sin ce r e ly you rs,
RAKsIS
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