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PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL October 17, 1925 Mr*.. H, R. Boehmer Standard Oil Company Refinery Sugar Creek, Miss< Dear Mr, Boehmer* My associate Dr, Sanders 1 attention to his recent examination of and to his letter of October 9bh addr! X wiah to take this means of calling your attention to a point which X think is of considerable importance both to us in this laboratory,and to your company. ...... 7 at bhia time,. X do wish to point out, however* that prescribed for the handling of Bthyl fiasoMne* In as much as you were in no way responsible for these; vitiations, my remarks are not addressed to you critically but rather to point out that we are not in position to assume any responsibility for the safety of men whose acts are In violation of the Instructlonswhich have been provided, Xn Mr, (hHP instance it would be difficult,; if not impossible,, to prove that any unusual type of vague lllnoss was not due to an unusual exposure to totra** ethyl lead. Thus, if he were to come to the conclusion , that his illness was due to his exposure, there would be no adequate defense possible against his claim for we ourselves would not be able to say that his lead exposure had been an insIglfleant item in his illness. I trust that incidents of this type will nob occur again* and I bespeak your cooperation in the avbldance of situations of this kind,. Very truly yours. RAKjis Robert A, Kehoe, M.D,