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October 31, 1940 Mr. J* E, Boudreau Do.ar Jim: She subject matter of the attached oiroular letter t os called to our attention by Dr. Machle. Vfeuld you kindly let us have a full report on this situation and vrhat was detemined during Hr. Flaa's contact on the Detroit Testing Laboratory. Yory truly yours. !E<TnRc, ao - Dr. Machle 0022557 :3K-31 Et hyl Gaso l ine Co r po r at io n Ch r y s l e r bu il d in g 405 LEXINGTON AVENDE New Yo r k October 31, 1040 TOALL DIVISIONMAH/UH2B3 fontleiaeni Information lais reached us that certain, oil oenpaniea employ testing laboratories to establish conditions in their tanks before entering thea for cleaning, Ms usually takes the fora of determining Mother ti tank is gas free* rake certaiinio,caennatllyys,eso*ne cTohmeypaunysedcaallecdominbutshtiebleDegtarsoiitnTdiecsatitnogr Lanadbomraadtoerycetrotain other teats, the oxaot nature of which via do not know, and when askod about the condition of the tank thoy assured the management that it was safe for men to enter* The inamgoaent then asked specifically about the lead hasard tahndatththeoraleparodahea'.a&tartdivmo sofinthseignDieftircoainttTaensdtinthgeLnaebaorcaotourldy gaossuahreedadthaendroc&lenaagncr without precautions* Upon receipt of tills information, iir* Boudreau had one of his non call on the Detroit Tooting Laboratory and explain the matter to them, llovrbalaevboaor,rgaoittoodrsieeiedsmeaasntdfhotarhtoisiufrispsuetcohhpeleinpftrooocreecdloauntritoeancatitsthaenbsyeeinogttehsgetirivnpegnoiblnaytbst,ohreiattvocarerieirostuaaisnntdleysetwxi nougld pcolanitnainperdeclaeuatdioendagryas.omlienaesu*res to be taken in the entrance of tanks which have wdiovrkisiaonnd,, Tpiflheeasrsoee,foshraaekv,eeifssoumyroeeuotnhheaavitnetqhauoniyryetsluasocshrotomugawhjolhyrettuhenesdrteitnrhsgotaynladcbatorhrryoatononaritteuhsreisinotfyyptoheuerof load hasard* K 0022558 N22567.01