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\ /EP LY R E F E R T O S i d . c j . ' , SPMCY 4-57` "I W AR D E P AR TM E N T Se r v ice s of Su pply O FFICE O F TH E SU R GE ON GEN ERAL W ASH IN GTO N CFS/ hb August 27, 1942 Dr. Robert Kehoe, , Ket t er in g Laboratory o f Applied Ph ysiology, Un iversity o f Cin cin n ati, Cin cin n ati, Ohio. < ifcr d ear Dr. Kehoe: This o ffic e h as been informed by Mr. Roy S. Such o f th e H ealth Su p p lies Branch, War Production Board, t h a t Dr. Kar l Bambach o f your or gan izat ion h as been doing con sid er ab le r esear ch work in th e use o f t in lin ed le ad tu bes fo r packagin g o f m ed icin is. This o ffic e i s d esir ou s o f secu rin g up-to-th e-m in ute in form ation upon such packagin g and would ap p r e ciat e any in for m ation which you may d e sir e to subm it. The Medical Department o f th e Army h as h e sit at e d t o sp ecify t in lin ed lead tubes fo r ointments due to th e p ossib le dan ger o f con tam ination and subsequen t le ad poison in g. Your cooperation and a ssist a n c e w ill be ap p r eciat ed . Very t r u ly you r s, C. P. SHOOK, Colon el, Medical Corps.