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\ .' v o,, O ' - Vo/ Nt v^ , o & Y iS OCIATED ETH YL COMPAN Y LIMITED MEDICAL SERVICES E L L E S M E R E P O R T, C H E S H IR E H e a d O f f i c e : 20 BERKELEY SQUARE, LONDON, W. I pHONE E L L E S M E R E P O R T 2 3 8 1 DR. P H I L I P B O Y D Chief M ed ica l Officer TELEGRAMS * CABLES: E T H V L P O R T , E L L E S M E R E PO R T " OU R R EP . MG/ v. 3 1?. YO U R R E F . December 16, 1955* Dr . R*A Kehoe, The Ket t er i ng Labor at or y of Appl i ed Physi ol ogy, Uni ver si t y of Ci nci nnat i , Col l ege of Medi ci ne, Eden Avenue, CI NCI NNATI 19, Ohi o, U. S. A Dear Dr . Kehoe, I f eel you shoul d be acquai nt ed wi t h t he f ac t t hat t he Associ at ed Et hyl Company have l ost t he Cr eol e Pet r ol eum Cor por at i on busi ness i n Venezuel a. Appar ent l y t he ci r cumst ances i nvol ved i n t hi s case ar e chi ef l y t hose concer ned wi t h t he r evenue pr obl ems of a cor por at i on whi ch, whi l e l ocat ed i n a f or ei gn count r y, r et ai ns a pr i mar y Uni t ed St at es di r ect i on. However , what ever t he cause of al l t hi s may be, t he f act appar ent l y r emai ns t hat we ar e unl i kel y t o r ecover t he busi ness i n t he f or eseeabl e f ut ur e. I t i s not l ong si nce I managed t o ar r i ve at some agr eeabl e medi cal ar r angement s wi t h t i ns Company, however , al ong wi t h al l t he ot her count r i es i n t he nor t her n sect i on of Sout h Amer i ca t hat I vi si t ed dur i ng my t r i p t her e ear l y t hi s year . The Medi cal Di r ect or of t he Cr eol e Pet r ol eum Cor por at i on i s Dr . A. Bor t one, Cr eol e Pet r ol eum Cor por at i on, Apar t ado 88 9, Car acas. Thi s doct or speaks excel l ent Engl i sh and i s of cour se wel l acquai nt ed wi t h Dr . Schnei der and ot her medi cal di r ect or s of t he par ent company. The ar r angement t hat I have come t o wi t h al l t he doct or s i n t he St andar d Oi l ( New Jer sey) gr oup i s a si mpl e one, but di f f er ent f r om t hat wi t h any ot her over seas compani es. I t i s t hi s. We do not empl oy any out si de doct or s t o l ook af t er k 0010223 ;> ( Cont d) . v t:' a-O cGO<o J3 ?. L- LnuLi> Li > i * c? % A *2T V ' v';v. vt * '- y . ' ** vti-ii; 5i r ' * v \ ..*v v * - - Af 4 ^ 5 r s ' ' . K<* t - 2- Da te. 16. XI I . 55 t he heal t h of t he bl ender s, but r el y ent i r el y upon l ocal r ef i ner y doct or s ( i n t hi s case at Car i pi t o and Amuay Bay) , who have been vi si t ed by me. and wi t h t he hel p of doct or s f r om t he cent r al of f i ce of t he cor por at i on concer ned ( i n t hi s case Cr eol e i n Car acas) have been i ndoct r i nat ed i n t he cor r ect appr oach wi t h r egar d t o t he super vi si on of t he hygi ene and heal t h of t he men concer ned. The l ocal r ef i ner y doct or s r epor t on our f or ms 't o t he cent r al of f i ce ( i n t hi s case Car acas) and t he Medi cal Di r ect or t hen sends me a f i nal r epor t i n an abbr evi at ed f or m. You wi l l under st and t hi s f r om t he encl osed copi es of t he r epor t s wi t h t hi s l et t er . I n t hi s way, t he r ef i ner y doct or s t hemsel ves^ mai nt ai n a l og of t he heal t h of t he men ( M. 17(a) and M. 18( a) , t hey , f or war d a copy of t hi s t o t hei r cent r al medi cal of f i ce ( M. 17( b) and M. l 8( b) ) , and a r epor t on bot h of t hese i s sent t o me ( M. 17( c) ) . I nci dent al l y, t her e ar e no f ees pai d i n r el at i on t o any of t he wor k conduct ed by t he St andar d Oi l gr oup, as t hi s has been t he 'expr ess r equest of Dr . Schni eder hi msel f . I n t he l i ght of al l t he vi si t s t hat I have pai d over seas i n r egar d t o t hi s wor k, I r emai n qui t e convi nced of t he need t o mai nt ai n medi cal ser vi ces i n t hi s f or m or some syst em equi val ent t o t hi s. Ther e ar e many advant ages t o be gai ned f r om such a ser vi ce, apar t f r om t hose whi ch di r ect l y pr ovi de a pr oper super vi si on of what i s t aki ng pl ace i n t er ms of t he t r anspor t at i on, handl i ng and bl endi ng of Et hyl f l ui d, as I am sur e you wi l l agr ee. 'I I have wr i t t en t o Dr . Bor t one t o suggest t o hi m t hat we car r y on wi t h t he pr esent medi cal syst em, i n whi ch r epor t s cont i nue t o come t o me, unt i l such a t i me as he shoul d have hear d f r om you t o t he cont r ar y. I t does seem t o me t hat i f t her e i s, as I expect , i ncr easi ng l i kel i hood of t he change of hands i n t hi s over seas busi ness, we shoul d on t he medi cal si de keep as gr eat a const ancy i n t he ser vi ce we gi ve as possi bl e, so t hat i f we manage t o mai nt ai n a si mi l ar syst em, al l t hat need be al t er ed i s t he Medi cal Di r ect or of t he sal es company. Al l t hi s, of cour se, r el at es ver y cl osel y t o t he conver sat i ons we hel d i n Ci nci nnat i ear l y t hi s year i n^ f r espect of t hi s ver y t ype of si t uat i on. '' K 0010224 ' V- - CottOaDoi tcUo(tDox+.b<oaC,3D, cOOp 6 ac+. htp acH+- oB aOloe.,,VH&P<aaCDv .p Dat e. . . 16. XI I . 55. -3- I woul d be most gr at ef ul i f you woul d l et me have your comment s on my suggest i ons, and al so pr ovi de me wi t h any i nf or mat i on wi t h r egar d t o any ar r angement s whi ch wi l l be made i n t he f ut ur e, > Wi t h ki ndest r egar ds, Your s si ncer el y, End s. PRB/ j mr