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November 2 1 , 1935 Mr* 3* s * Tat *, Pre s id e n t, Ch ic le Development Company, 500 Fi ft h Avenue, , Hew York Ci t y , 'rear Mr* Ta te s : M L "X* Ma tte r, At the p re lim in a ry he aring b e fo re the Unite d s t a t e s Tiepartausot o f Ag r ic u lt a r e , y e s te rd a y , *? agre e d to make a due in v e s t ig a t io n o f any X co ntam inatio n in the course o f the pro ductio n and subsquent han dlin g o f oil i c l a , \ nd in the co urse o f th is he aring and be cause most o f th e imported c h i c le examined ha been fo und by the Department to be a c c e p ta b le , Mr* Anderson fAtin g Ch ie f o f the New -fork St a t i o n , 'ho pre s id e d a t the h e arin g) e xpre sse d th e opinion that any X in ch icle i s an e xte rnal contamination* The re fore i t la h ig h ly im po rtant t h a t, when t h i s h e arin g i s co ntinue d in Washington, I be p o s itio n e d to pre s e nt a d e fi n i t e state me nt o f t h i s plan o f in v e s t ig a t io n and to assure Mr* Campbell th a t t h i s in v e s t ig a t io n has been d i r e c t e d . This i n v e s t i g a t i o n and any re quire d c o r r e c tiv e a ctio n are primary s te p s o f good fa i t h and due co n tro l a t t h i s time and are an e s s e n t ia l p a rt o f the ge n e ra l c o n tro l s e must i n s t i t u t e * Moreover the y are a n e ce s s a ry co n d itio n pre ce de nt to government acquie s ce n ce In o u rIa p p lica tio n s * Co ns e que ntly t ask t h a t you submit a due plan a c c o rd in g ly , de ve lope d i n co n ju n ctio n w ith the th re e man u fa ctu re rs and concurre d in by them* This should be done a t once* Co r d i a lly yo u rs , K f 00G6423 cis arle * * * ! * , Sana N 7594