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fxarj 5, 2,929 to the supplyAlr Force puts do not believe t on a small means of ' ex* whom we sing devices 3eoms to me story mixing lip the al ien pointsrstem which p tank,, I to them ex nuipment which py can do this r easily make [atus, The '\ g plants is ct that It is I should re- b subject of t feel that c-t. I should ive these LI due respect pot feel that pe that their ~S. - In conclusion I can think of only two possibilities. One is that they develop a mixing apparatus which will meet with our approval for handling small quantities of fluid and that no shipments of fluid be made until this device is ap proved. The other, that they should select some one point at which they can do mixing In the usual manner, shipping the mixed gasoline to their other distributing points. I do not believe that there are any other ways by which this thing can be handled without endangering our whole safety program. ' Very truly yours, February 5, 1929 Mr* A* E. Mitfcnaclit, Ethyl Gasoline Gorp*, 25 Broadway, New York City. My dear Mr. Mittnacht; Your letter of January 31 In regard to the supply ing of Ethyl Gasoline to the Royal Australian Air Force puts a somewhat different front on the picture. I do not believe we can afford to allow mixing to be carried out on a small scale at five different points In Australia by means of equipment 'which is to be devised by persons over whom w have no control. Our experience with small mixing devices has been unsatisfactory to say the least It seems to me that it should be possible to set up a satisfactory mixing equipment at some one of these points and to ship the al~ ready mixed gasoline from this point to the other points.- Tills would allow mixing by means of a proper system which would make use of a comparatively small storage tank. I should certainly not approve of shipping fluid to them ex* cept as they have already devised the mixing equipment which we can approve of without reservations* If they can do this It would be a very good thing for wo could very easily make use of a really satisfactory small mixing apparatus. The * one which Is in use at one of our English mixing plants is not entirely satisfactory and except for the fact that it Is used infrequently and with the utmost caution, I should re gard it as dangerous. - I have already expressed myself on the subject of the filling of the small cartridges and I do not feel that I need to modify what I have said on that-subject. I should certainly regard it as very unsatisfactory to have these . cartridges filled from 50-gallon drums, -With all due respect to the chemists who might do this mixing, I do not feel that their training affords any considerable assurance that their technic will be above, reproach* In conclusion I can think of only two possibilities* One is that they develop a mixing apparatus which will meet with our approval for handling small quantities of fluid and that no shlpp^hts of fluid be made until this device is ap proved. The other, that they should select some one point at which they can do mixing ih the usual manner, shipping the mixed gasoline to their other distributing points. I do not believe that there are any other ways by which this thing can be handled without endangering our whole safety program. ' Very truly yours,