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February 8* 196*3 Mr. J. K. Kirby Ethyl Corporation 100 Parle Avenue Hew York, H.Y. 1001? .Dear Mr* Kirby: blanks very much far your letter of February 3rd and for the statement of the method of handling which you have decided upon in the case of the property of Ethyl Corporation which is now in the Kettering Laboratory* This method is indeed very favorable to the Kettering Laboratory, so much so that I am somewhat embarrassed at having raised, the issue. I am sure* however, that both you and Hr. Perdue will realise that I felt called upon to reaffirm, by appropriate action, a necessary policy of the Laboratory in its posture as a financially and professionally independent meclcal organisation in this University. Phis has been questioned on occasion, and we have boon investigated, on one occasion, as to our agreements and internal wording relation ship (since tuis is a public institution), in the belief, on the part of one attacher that he would find evidence of our nefarious alliances with industry. He failed to do 00, but that in the point. Our posture is, in effect, our only valuable asset, and I am prepared to preserve It against the appearance of evil, since "appearances" are the very things that convict in she public eye as caught by the press. The arrangement which you suggest is satisfactory in every respect, and X have advised our business office to that effect and have passed your letter on to himv Sincerely yours. Robert A. Kehoe, M.D. RAK:meh ec: Mr* R. Leach, Business Office