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COLOMBIAN PETROLEUM COMPANY APARTADO NUMERO 100 CABLE ADDRESS: "COLPETRO" CUCUTA - COLOMBIA May 15, 1940 Dr. Robert A. Kehoe, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dear Doctor Kehoe: Sorry to be so tardy in answering your very kind letter, but I have been traveling quite a bit since ray return to South America. I was indeed very sorry not to have met you in Cincinnati, but Doctor Sanders made uy short stay very pleasant 'and profitable. He supplied me with plenty of information, took me through your laboratories, and brought out many interesting points and advised regarding the handling of lead compounds from the medical standpoint. I wish to thank you for the various reprints in Spanish you sent me. I have already passed these pamphlets on to our doctors on the Staff and we all intend to carry out all precaution ary measures advised, he will be very much alert in instituting proper technic and warning our people with all possible emphasis as to the serious hazards which may be associated with the clean ing out of storage tanks, especially when they have been used for a long period of time for the blending and storage of leaded gasoline. I shall drop you a line from time to time to let you know of our progress and our difficulties if any, and at the same time to avail ourselves of your very valuable professional Dr. Robert A. Kehoe advice in this field. 3H:EEL 2 May 15, 1940 Very cordially yours, f 1. Hurtado, M. D. Medical Director K 0013 4Vd