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SAFETY DIVISION Ro b e r t A. Ke h o e , M, D. C H A IR M A N O s c a r B. Le w is MANAGER R u s s e l l Sc h e l l A S S IS T A N T M AN AG ER Et i i y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n Ch r y s l e r B u i l d i n g {05 Le x in g t o n Av e n u e N e w a r k March 21, 1939 Dr , W, F . Machie Dear Dr , Machie: We have n oted a copy o f Ben Cr a n e 's le t t e r o f Febr uar y 27t h t o you r e ga r d in g two samples he p ick e d up from th e Texas Company ta n k No. 217S a t Lo ckp or t , I l l i n o i s . These samples were Chi-139 and Chi-239 The Chicago Div is io n has co n t in u a lly been in v e s t ig a t in g the sour ce o f ga s o lin e th a t went in t o the Cle ve la n d ta n k where the a ccid e n t occu r r e d about one and a h a lf ye a r s a go . I t h in k the ta n k from which th ese samples were sen t is the ta n k in which the ga s o lin e was o r ig in a lly b le n d e d . You w ill n ote Mr, Crane s t a t e s i t is e n t ir e ly p o s s ib le to draw o ff slu d ge w ith th e ga s o lin e d u r in g tan k ca r or bar ge loa d in g opera t io n s , and i t is my thought t h a t p o s s ib ly some Te t r a e t h yl Lead was ca r r ie d to the Cle ve la n d ta n k in t h is manner. . Very t r u ly yo u r s , W:GCL