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D I RECTOR OP RES EA RCH Et hyl Gaso l ine Corporat ion Chr ysl er Buil ding 405Lexingxon Avenue Xe w Yo kk Deoember 9, 1935# Dr# Robert A# Kehoe University of Cincinnati College of Medioine Cincinnati Ohio# ify dear Kehoet I have your letter of December 3rd enclosing eopy of your letter to Dr# Fairley# Mr* Walter has written to Mr Tully suggesting that he attempt to limit the amount of this work being done and get it abandoned entirely as soon as may be practicable# Very truly yours. ge/l rj ,K 0 0 1 3 December % 195$ Dr. Keith Fairley 10? Collins Street Melbourne, Australia Dear Dr, Fairleys I have delayed some time replying to your letter of October let concerning the problem of handling concentrated Ethyl Fluid by men who are engaged in field demonstratIons in Australia, X had ho d to bo able to solve the question by th complete elimination of the practice. In my opinion it Is unwise to carry on demonstrations of this kind. However, after inquiry into th prevailing situation in Australia, it does not seem to be feasible at present to arbitrarily require the discontinuance of this;practice* X have discussed the matter with technical,people in Hew York and have com to the conclusion that I should not inter fere with the procedure* However I believe it would be a very good policy If you were to discuss the matter with Mr, 'fully and Hr* Scales, quoting me as believing that this is an unwise and unnecessary procedure and that it should be summarily discontinued at the earliest possible time in view of the peculiarities of th marketing conditions in Australia, I shall not report to the about it for the present but I shall rather leave it in your hands, I ham gom over th supplementary regulations which you have proposed and it seems to me that they arc satisfactory for the purpose* I have no criticisms to offer and no additions to make, - , For your additional information I should like to point out that this practice has been abandoned in the United states, and accept under the most unusual circumstances, concentrated Fluid is not handled by the field representatives of the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation In this country# It la obvious that under the conditions in which these men arc required to work, the full appli cation of our precautionary measures can not be made, fills Is In principle wrong, and the only final solution of it, therefore* la to discontinue the practice, I KB 0013432 Jr. Keith Spairley 2* * trust It will be possible to work out a means of doing this at a reasonably early date* 1 appreciate, however, that In order to do this It is necessary to arrive at an understanding with the distributors of the g a s oline and to have their full cooperation* Cordially yours, HA?'8S &tr"T Keiioo,1W.* K 00134.53