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December 3, 1936 Dr . Florenfc Gosfee ijl Hue Cardin t Pa r is - 8e Fr a n ce Dear Doctor Cost ; Sin ce w r it in g the for e go in g le t t e r , i t has occur r ed to me t h a t I ha\ e been in t en d in g fo r some time t o in q u ir e about ce r t a in d e t a ils o f your work. I t is now appar ent t h a t ther e ar e a con sid er a b le number o f p la n t s and men under your s u p e r vis io n , and I am n ot q u it e ce r t a in as to the fr equen cy w ith which you ar e v is it in g the p la n t s and examining the men. Although I do n ot want to impose my own views upon you in t h is r egar d', ye t i t seems worth w h ile t o p oin t out to you t h a t a ft e r the p la n t s and the men have demonstrated t h e ir a b ilit y to oper ate p r op e r ly, i t should not be n ecessar y t o r e-exam ine them more than twice a year# I t has been w ell e s t a b lis h e d by our years of experience in t h is country th at i f the p lan ts ar e p r op er ly b u ilt and p r op er ly op e r at e d , ther e w ill be no cases o f le a d p oison in g* Ther efor e the work of the m edical men co n s is t s e s s e n t ia lly in m a in ta in in g a c r i t i c a l super v is io n o f t h e men and o f the op er ation s fo r the purpose of making ce r t a in t h a t pr oper methods ar co n s is t e n t ly fo llo w e d . In as much as the qu estion o f le ad absor p tion among the men is the most im por tant a sp ect o f the s u p e r vis io n , I should lik e t o know what la b o r a t o r y procedures ar e being ca r r ie d out w ith r esp e ct to t h is q u e s t io n . S p e c ific a lly , what m icr oscop ic work is b ein g done on blood sm ear s, and how is i t b ein g done4? I have ve r y l i t t l e doxibt t h a t t h is is b ein g done, and com p eten tly, but I should lik e to know how your program compares w ith our ge n e r a l r o u t in e . I wonder, a ls o , whether you have made use o f any chem ical means fo r the stu d y o f t h e le a d e xcr e t io n o f any men about whom t h er e may have been qu estion * - I am not sur e of the f a c i l i t i e s t h a t you have a t your d is p o s a l in t h is co n n e ct io n , but I should lik e t o p oin t out t h a t u n le s s ,ftyou aro q u ite ce r t a in o f the adequacy o f the methods which ar e bein g employed in any of the la b o r a t o r ie s which ar e a v a ila b le t o you , i t would be wise to submit any samples o f t h is type t h a t you may wish to have examined, to Dr . Dodds who Is working co lla b o r a t lv e ly w ith me in the Bioch em istr y Labor ator y a t Middle sex Ho s p it a l Med ical Sch o o l, Any samples cou ld be taken car e o f through Mr, Then ault and Mr. Bevan. I do not wish by t h is to d isp ar age the work o f any o f the men in Fr a n ce , but I am aware 2 m a t e r ia ls of t h is kin d* I am a ls o aware o f the ver y embarrassing s it u a t io n which may a r is e from ob t ain in g in a ccu r a t e and m islead in g r e s u lt s * Act u a lly I on ly know o f t h r ee or fou r la b o r a t o r ie s in the world whose a n a ly t ic a l r e s u lt s I would accep t as ce r t a in ly co r r e ct * I t has a ls o occur r ed t o me t h a t the in cr e a s in g m edical work In Prance by reason of the in cr e a s in g use o f Et h yl F lu id , might come to be a burden which you would be unprepared to ca r r y In d e fin it e ly , n a t u r a lly I should p r e fe r to have you ca r r y on t h is work, and I hope you w ill be able to do i t . On the oth er han d , i f i t becomes n e ce ssar y fo r you to d e le ga t e some o f the work t o an a s s is t a n t , I should be ve r y much in t e r e s t e d in knowirig the type of man whom you have in m ind, and th e ch a r a ct e r of the a s s is t a n ce which you might see f i t to r e q u ir e . As you know a lt o ge t h e r too w e ll, p er haps, the work is r a t h e r e xa ct in g in It s demands on judgment and t a ct in d e a lin g both w ith men and with p la n t o ffi c i a l s . I am, t h e r e fo r e , always much concerned over the s e le ct io n o f men fo r t h is work. Obviou sly we r e q u ir e the most competent men who can be obtained i f we ar e t o avoid the d i ffic u lt i e s which ar e always ly in g in w ait fo r us in th is occupation. I should ver y much a p p r e cia te any in for m ation which you can give me alon g th ese lin e s . Co r d ia lly you r s, imcsis Rober t '"A"*0Keiaoe, li.i) . xe 0013347