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FELIX EDGAR WORMSER.pnescoeNT K - C . B R O W N E L L ,v i c e P R f c S i O E N T A.U . M A R T I N O . v i c e p r e s i o e n t R O B E R T LINDLEY ZIEC FEL.O . SE C R E T A R Y -T fiE A SU R E ft 4-20 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK 17,jNt .Y. ' MANF R E D BOWDI T C H D IR E C T O R O F H EA LTH A N D SA FE TY February 18, 19L9 R obert A. Kehoe, M. B ., D ire c to r K ettering Lab. of A pplied Physiology U niversity of C incinnati C ollege of M edicine Bden Avenue C in c in n a ti 19, Ohio D ear Bob: I b e lie v e t h a t you m i l b e g la d t o know t h a t I have word from W ashington th a t i t was decided a t th e m eeting of th e F e d e ra l S p e c if ic a tio n s Board y e s te rd a y t o make no change i n th e s p e c i f i c a t i o n r e f e r r e d t o i n my l e t t e r c f F e b ru a ry 12, pending th e outcome c f th e t e s t s new t o be undertaken. Backing accorded to th e proposal f o r m o d ificatio n w ith out su p p o rtin g d a ta had made t h i s more th a n a p o s s i b i l i t y , and th ere can be no question th a t your opinion and those of your seven colleagues, v ario u sly expressing the thoughts so w e ll put in the enclosed, were a most im portant counter vailing influence. P lans f o r th e fo rth co m in g t e s t s w i l l now be drawn u p . Any su g g estio n s beyond th o se a lre a d y re c e iv e d , lo o k in g tow ard making them as complete and con clu siv e as p o s s ib le , w ill be most welcome, * yours, L Cere. enc. nb/sd KE 00147o?**f <-