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January 12, 1970 Irving R. Tabershaw, M.D., Professor Occupational Medicine School of Public Health University of California Earl Warren Hall Berkeley, California 94720 ; Dear Irving: 1 am quite pleased to have your formal invitation to hold a seminar for your class in Environmental Toxicology and I gladly confirm my acceptance of the engagement - but not, unfortunately, on February 12. The American Academy of Occupational Medicino is meeting in Cincinnati this year on February 11, 12 and 13, and X have agreed to chair the session on February 13. X shall have to return to Cixicinnati in order to attend this meeting, but as a founding member of the Academy, and in view of its meeting in Cincinnati, X could not bring myself to deny my participation in any possible way. If, therefore, you can find another open date for me, hopefully, however, before the middle of March, I'll gladly accept. X am pleased by your wish to have me speak on the hygienic problems associated with the use and distribution of tetraethyllead. (X shall speak very briefly, also, of the additional problem presented by the "demand" of the petroleum industry, for the addition of tetramethyllead to the anti-knock armamentarium, for this was an extension of the original problem and its handling, into the present period.) Uy enthusiastic willingness to speak on the subject (which, of course is partly personal) arises from the fact that this is an especially fine opportunity to illustrate, the obligations and responsibilities of professional people, industrial management and industrial technologists in both occupational and environmental situations. Sincerely yours, RAK:wp Robert A. Keboe, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Occupational Medicine