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Mar ch pO, 1955 Mr . Jo h n Sch a e fe r Dt h yl Ga s o lin e Co r p o r a t io n ? . Q. Box 6811 h ilm in g t o n . Delaw ar e Dear Mr . Sch a e fe r * Th is w ill acknowledge r e c e ip t o f your le t t e r s and w ir e co n ce r n in g t h e work a t Ba t o n Ro n ge . 1 am s o r r y n o t t o b a b le t o s e e you a t t h is tim e and want t o say h e r e t h a t I co n s id e r i t n e ce s s a r y t o d is cu s s some o f th e p o in ts in volved in th e m ed ical su p e r visio n and s a fe t y measures in ge n e r a l in the m a n u fa ctu r in g p r oce sse s b o t h w it h you and Mr . 5bb b e fo r e you go a b r o a d . 1 am con vin ce d in my own mind t h a t r e g a r d le s s o f who is r e s p o n s i b le fo r th e r e ct io n o f a new m a n u fa ctu r in g p la n t a n d -r e ga r d le s s Of th manner o f i t s op or at* on , d i f f i c u l t i e s w i ll a r is e and d a n ge r s w ill, d e ve lo p w h ich w i ll n o t fee a d e q u a t e ly a p p r e cia t e d by anyone who h a s n ot had e xp e r ie n ce in d e a lin g w it h t h s e p r oblem s t h a t Dr . Muchi and 1 have load. I t w i ll be u t t e r ly im p o s s ib le t o a r r a n ge In Germany fo r a m e d ica l s u p e r visio n o f t h is p la n t which w ill be adequate# fo r t h e r e i s no one t h e r e who cah have th e p r ecis In fo r m a t io n t h a t i s n e ce s s a r y t o en ab le him to gu a r d a g a in s t d i f f i c u l t i e s . The o r g a n iz a t io n o f p la n t a c t i v i t i e s w ill have t o be done on th e b a s is o f m e d ica l su p e r vision and co n t r o l, in t h e rs t r ict e s t "co n fid e n ce ; lb must bo s a id t h a t t h e r e a r e in a d e q u a cie s a t th p r esen t tim e b o t h in th e equipm ent in tho p la n t , and in the d e t a ils o f n e d lca X.e xa m in a t io n and s u p e r v is io n which Dr . Maohi and I would n ot l i k e t o se e r e p e a t e d e ls e w h e r e . These t h in gs can n ot b e h an d led by the u s u a l type o f p la n t o r ga n is a t io n b u t must be lo o ke d a ft e r in d e t a il b y someone who u n d e r s t a n d s th p r a c t ic a l s ig a lfic a n o e o f e v e r yt h in g t h a t i s t o b e d o n e . T h is . I am fr a n k t o s a y . means t h a t X w i ll n o t b e s a t i s fi e d w it h th s e t -u p in Germany or anywhere in Kur ope i s s a fe fo r Ma n u fa ct u r in g p r o ce s s e s u n t i l e it h e r Dr . Machie o r m ys e lf h a s had an o p p o r t u n it y t o p o in t out the n e ce s s it y fo r ce r t a in d e t a ils in p la n t co n str u ctio n , and to p r e scr ib e and b r in g in t o e ffe c t the d e t a ils o f m edical co n tr o l. X w ish h er ein to c a ll a t t e n t io n to another m atter which has n o t h in g"t o do w ith m a n u fa ct u r in g. X have r e ce ive d frees Mr . hevan a r e v is e d Fr e n ch t r a n s la t io n o f our book o f r e g u la t io n s . Tills French book w ill have to be r ep r in te d and t h is w i ll be don p r om p tly* The p r e s e n t Fr e n ch t r a n s - I Mr. Jo h n Sc h a e fe r * 2 le t I o n b eeon es o b s o le t e t h e r e fo r e , area s h o u ld b e d is ca r d e d . Mor eover none o f th ese b o o k le t s sh o u ld b e s e n t outs w it h __ th e ed u ctor s e t s or fo r any oth er p u r p ose, b u t they shou ld ^ b p r o n p t ly d is p o s e d o f , ( rfh la i s e q u a lly t r u e o f th -- German w h ich i s now b e in g r e p r in t e d a b r o a d , co p ie s o f w hich w i ll be s u p p lie d t o u s by Mr . Bo va n .) I have n ot h ear d y e t fr om e it h e r t h e I t a l i a n or Sp a n is h t r a n s la t io n s . Do u b t le s s I s h a ll hoar s h o r t ly fr om Mr . Bovan ab ou t th e I t a li a n and I b e lie v e we a r e f a i r l y s a fe in assum in g t h a t the Sp a n is h t r a n s la t io n i s s a t is fa c t o r y . How ever , I am h a vin g I t cheeked t o o , and i f ch an ges a r e r e q u ir e d , th ey w i ll bo made. X would li k e t o knew w h ether any co n s id e r a b le number o f e it h e r th Fr en ch or Herman b o o k le t s have been s e n t o u t . I f t h is has b e e n d o n s , wo sh ou ld p r o vid e Mr . Bovan w it h t h e n e ce s s a r y in fo r m a t io n so t h a t s u ch co p ie s as &r now ou t can be taken up and r e p la ce d wit h the co r r e ct e d co p ie s* I f any have been s e n t ou t in t o a r e a s w i t h w h ich h r . Bovan Is n o t co n ce r n e d , wo sh ou ld make c e r t a in an our own t h a t th now t r a n s la t io n s pro s u b s t it u t e d fo r t h o s e w h ich a r e now o b s o le t e * . With b e s t r egar d , . Co r d ia lly yo u r s, Bi v Ki i a liobrtT~A-. 'fCehoe,-1M.D, 40&0835