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Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r p o r a t i o n Ch r y s l e r B u i l d in g 405 Lexingt on Avenue Ne w Yo r k October 10, 1940 Dr. W. F* Machie University of Cincinnati College of Medicine General Hospital Cincinnati, Ohio Dear Dr. Machie: In Mr. Webb's absence, we have received a letter addressed to him from Edwin S. Hall, vice-president and counsel of Standard Oil Company of Hew Jersey, which reads as follows: "Humor has come to me t h a t ^ m m ^ an Esso Dealer near the Junction at Eighways 31 and 24 at Chester, N.J., has consulted Dr. Albert Van Sickle of Chester, N.J. con cerning his health. Rumor further tells me that Dr. Van Sickle definitely s u s p e c t s s u f f e r i n g from lead poisoning due to contact with gasoline containing tetra ethyl lead. I amwondering if your medical consultants follow the practice of studying situations of this sort which come to their attention in the hope that by so doing litigation will be prevented." . Mr. Hall is not personally acquainted with either Dr. Van Sickle or but is of the opinion that Van Sickle is a typical and reliable small-town doctor with whomit would be all right to discuss the case, if you wish to do so. lw