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INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE Et hyl Gaso l ine Corporat ion Ma n u f a c t u r in g De p a r t m e n t MAIL ADDRESS: BOX 688. WILMINGTON, DEL. FREIGHTADDRESS: CARNEY'S POINT. N.J. TELEPHONE: PENNSGROVE,N.J. 280. EXTENSION213. October 21, 1935 Dr. Robert A. Kehoe Dear Dr. Kehoe: I acknowledge with thanks receipt of your letter of October 17 in connection to your going to Germany near the first of the year. I sin cerely trust that we can both go at the same time. In connection to my letter of October 11, regarding any preliminary information you want to pass on to the two German representatives at thistime, I assume in the absence of advice from you that there is nothing to take up with them now and that you will make all the arrangements when you arrive in Germany. I also note your comments in connection to the question of labels. i Regarding your other letter of the 17th, on shipments of Fluid to Balembang, it is true that the risks of trucking as far as New York offset in some degree the risks of the unusually long ship., transportation to Southern ports and thence return, but in my opinion these risks do not offset this matter completely. I think the trucking to New York presents a better over-all accommodation. We have a closer control of trucking and in the event anything of a serious nature should happen vie can exercise a closer supervision as in the ease of leakers, etc. Yours -rody truly, A:F i KB 0 0 0 0 8 27 October 17# 1935 Mr* John Schaefer Ethyl Gasoline Corporation Bos 688 Wilmington, Delaware Dear Mr 3chaeferj I am replying somewhat belatedly to your letter of October 3rd In regard to shipments of Fluid to Palembang There la a question which it occurs to me to ask I wonder whether the risks of trucking as far as New York City may not offset in some degree the risks of unusually long ship transportation? I may be quit in error but I am Inclined to believe that that the trucking of drums of Fluid by land involves some danger of accidents under circumstances which are ipore difficult to take care of than those which exist on ship board,!provided# of course# proper provision has been made for stowage on the ship. I think you are quite right in principle in wishing to limit the transportation to that which is unavoidable# but in this instance I am not sure that you are right in insisting upon the trucking I can only suggest that you consider the thing further from a safety point of view and if you come to the con clusion that there are significant dangers associated with the present methods of handling the Fluid# then you should insist upon the use of the best methods. Very truly yours# RAKjis Robert . Kehoe, M .D P.S In connection with your letter of October 10th to Mr. Webb relative to the question of labels, I have no useful contribution to make bo the discussion. RAK.