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January 15 19^0 Mr, 0 , 9, Lewis Ethyl Gasolene Corporation Ch rysler Buildin g Hew Xork City How Xark Bear Mr, Lewis - X have noted the con ten ts of Mr Dees* l e t t e r of Jan uary Sth concerning the request fo r Information from Major 0, B, Sound o f th e War Depart-, nsent, X th in k we should make i t a poin t t o p ass along to Major Cound, and to anyone e lse who r equ ir es information about th e use o f leaded gasolin e in stoves and lamps t h at we do not b elieve th ere i s any Ju st ific a t io n for the use o f leaded gasolin e in equipment of t h is so r t not because of the danger in the use of such gasolin e and i t s e ffe c t upon the lead content o f food but because Of th e fact th at t h is fu el i s not su it ab le fo r such u se, The d i s t r i bu tors o f equipment o f t h is type are r igh t in making every e ffo r t to prevent the use o f leaded gasolin e sin ce th e equipment w ill not continue t o operate properly i f leaded gasolin e la used. I t i s quite understandable th at under cer t ain emergency con dition s le ad - fr ee gasolin e might not be availab le and under then con dition s i t could bo used sin ce oth erwise th e stove or lamp would be u se le ss. However we should make every e ffo r t t o have i t understood th at leaded gasolin e was not design ed fo r such use and th at i t should not be used for such purposes except under emergency con dition s in which no oth er fu el i s av ailab le . The information th at the stoves in question arc manufactured by Kirk and Blum in Cin cin n ati w ill be looked in to here and we w ill, fin d out from Kiflc and Blum the n ature o f th e stove and t h e ir recommendations with respeot to fu e l. Very t r u ly yours RA.K-sis co Mr, Dees HE 0008557 Pobert A' kehoe "'If. b>