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INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE E t h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n Ma n u f a c t u r in g a n d T r a f f ic De p a r t m e n t PL EA S E A D D RES S REPLY T O J- C H R YS L ER BUI LD I NG 4 0 5 LEX I N G T O N AVE. , NEW YO R K CI T Y Septem ber 2 7 , 1938 D r, R. A. Keh oe. Dear Dr0 Keh oe: In r e p l y t o y ou r l e t t e r o f Septem ber 2 1 st r e ga r d in g t h e h an d lin g o f t e t r a e t h y l b y t h e E l i L i l l y Company in In d ia n a p o l i s , I h ave some r e c o l l e c t i o n o f h av in g some d i sc u ssi o n w it h you on t h i s su b je c t , I h ave lo o k ed o v e r my f i l e s h e r e in New York and a t Deepw ater and can fin d no t r a c e o f an y c o r r e sp o n d en ce. R ely in g on memory, i t i s my b e l i e f t h a t d u r in g l a s t O ct ob er o r November when we d i sc u sse d a s i m i l a r s i t u a t i o n w it h t h e Dow Ch em ical Company a t M id lan d , I c a l l e d t o y ou r a t t e n t io n t h a t we iTere a l so sh ip p in g sm all q u a n t i t i e s o f t e t r a e t h y l le a d t o b o t h E l i L i l l y an d t h e Eastm an Kodak Company, an d su g g e st e d t h a t we m igh t i n v e st i g a t e t h e m an n er in w h ich t h e se two com pan ies w ere a l so h an d lin g t e t r a e t h y l l e a d . I q u e st io n e d Mr, Lew is ab o u t t h i s an d h e a l s o h as somewhat o f a s i m i l a r r e c o l le c t io n , Presu m ably n ot h in g fu r t h e r was d on s. As t o t h e ar r an gem e n t s made f o r fu r n ish in g a su p p ly to t h e se h ou ses, I b e lie v e t h a t p rob ab ly t h is m igh t have been h an d led t h r o u gh Mr. M it t n ac h t many y e a r s a g o , b e cau se we h ave bs>en m akin g sh ip m en t s e v e r sin c e I can rem em ber. I b e lie v e o r i g i n a l l y t h a t sh ipm en ts t o Eastm an w er e p e r m it t e d t o t a k e car e o f r e q u e st s fo r sm all q u a n t it ie s o f t e t r a e t h y l a s a C.P, ch em ical. I b e lie v e , however, in th e case o f E li L illy th at i t i s u sed a s an in ter m ed iat e in th e p r e p ar at io n o f c e r t a in p h a r m a c e u t ic a lsj I am n o t t o o c e r t a i n ab ou t t h i s , h ow ever. We a r e s t i l l fu r n ish in g b o t h com p an ies in sm a ll qu an t i t i e s and sin ce you m en tion th e m at t e r , I would lik e t o r e p e at my p r e v io u s recom m en dation t h a t some i n v e s t i g a t i o n be u n d e r t ak e n tow ard th e end o f m aking c e r t a in t h a t su ffic ie n t sa fe t y m easu res are observed . 0000930 S'* ? September 21, 1938 Mr* John Sch aefer Ethyl ^as olin e Corporation Ch rysler Buildin g New York City New York Dear Mr, Sch ae fer *- Some qu est ion s have come up In connection with the h an dlin g of t et r aet h y l lead by th e E ll L i l l y Company In In d ian ap olis which may r eq u ir e some in v e st igat io n of t h e ir procedures* I do n ot want to make any move in t h is m atter u n t il I am qu ite ce r t ain as to a l l the circum stan ces connected with ` I t . I have looked over my f i l e s In vain fo r any cor r e s pondence t h at would In d icat e t h at t h is m atter had ever been taken up w ith me in w r it in g* or t h at we have ever conveyed any in form ation to th e L i l l y people on the su b je c t . I would ap p r e ciat e i t ver y much i f you would l e t me have any in form ation which you have on t h is m at t er . Also i f you could r e fe r me to th e person or person s through whom th e arran gement was made fo r fu r n ish in g a supply of t e t r ae t h y l lead to them. Obviously sh a ll n ot concern m yself with t h is sit u a t io n i f i t i s n ot w ith in my provin ce and I do n ot wish t o make any move u n t il I am in p ossession of the facts* Very t r u ly you r s. RAKjis Robert* a .' Kehoe, ,>. HE 0 0 0 0 9 3 1