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THE ASSOCIATED ETHYL COMPANY LIMITED Re. Office: T H E ADELPHI, LONDON, W .C .2 . Address all communications until further notice to:' I KINGSW AY, LONDON, W .C.2 Telephone: t e m p l e b a r 5 2 2 5 <4 l i n e s ) Telerams: e t h y l p o r t , e s t r a n d . Lo n d o n Directors : J. W. B O Y L E J . B . A U G . K E S S L E R (NETHERLANDS) H B. H E A T H E V E S R. W. S E L L E R S N. A. G A SS A. J. SIN G LETO N W . N. G R U B B (u.s.A .) E. E. SO U B R Y L. N . H A M J L T O N I u . s .a .) E , W . W E B B (u .s . A .) T. R. A. BEVAN. m a n a g in g d ir e c t o r /TEAMER GOPV Dr. R. Kehoe, University of Cincinnati, OHIO. OUR REF. YOUR REF. 20th August, 1941. Dear Bob, Many thanks for your letter of July 17th which was received this morning* I can appreciate that Pan American are faced with a serious problem. As you say, there is little or nothing that we can do to assist them by reason of existing conditions, and I should be most grateful if you would work out some suitable method of handling this problem. Vie shall be only too glad to leave it entirely in your hands, advising us in due course of the action you plan to take. There is one point that occurs to me and that is the undesirability, from our point of view, of entering into any arrangements whereby Pan American would be directly supplied with Fluid and undertake their own ''spiking". By reason of the conditions with which they would appear to be faced there may be no other way of overcoming their problem, but I sincerely hope it may be found possible to follow our general practice of restricting sales of Fluid to Oil Companies and having those Companies responsible for all blending operations. . Things are going reasonably well, everything considered, and as an individual I certainly have nothing to complain about. My very best wishes to yourself and family, With kindest regards, Original by Steamer. Copy by Air Mail* 0007242 BSVAN. This letter was mailed -to what -is apparently the / latest address - :' ~ 1 Kingsway, London, W . C . 2, London, -England. / July 17, 1941* .. ;.v . . y - .: ... Mr* T*R#A* Bevan, '' ' :' The Associated Ethyl Co*, Ltd*, The Adelphi, London >J* C* 2, London, England*-: . ' . ' ; ' " - ' ; ' . . . ^. . . .- :. - ' ' : Door Hay: >\ . < . . . V g-V l-S-*;''*. :'h > ' ; ;' , : f ''v- \ V '-; ; ' ' Z" ' :' A few days uwo when 1 was in Mow York, Dr* Edgar talked sith ae about a matter raised by the chief of the techni cal staff of Pan American Airways* Afterward he took me up to talk with him stout this problem.. Briefly, Pan Ameri can Airways is presented, with the necessity of storing con siderable quantities of geeol'no at a number- of points widely distributed over their air routes* By reason .of - distributive conditions, the ..quota'titles which would be under storage will have to be greatly Increased, and therefore, the problem of deterioration of tine gasoline may have to bo met. As I understand it this problem has not arisen very significantly in the past, and no one knows how serious it may b in the future, nut it Is somewhat characteristic of the technical staff of pan American to try to prevent con ditions before their occurrence. The question has been raised, therefore, as to what type of service, equipment, etcetera can be rendered so as to treat any deteriorated gasoline with additional quantities of lead as required* Normally, such gasoline would b picked up and exchanged for adequate gasoline. It will probably not be possible to do this, and therefore, the other alternative may have to be faced* It would be ay idea that we should work out some suitable means of handling this problem, but since this is largely a matter of business within the province of the Associated Ethyl Company, I would not wish to proceed in any way, with out having your, advice* If you want me to go ahead, I shall get all the assistance required from various technical peo ple of the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation, and we will work out some scheme of uandlirg the- immediate difficult'es, keeping you fully informed of everything that happens. In making this suggestion, -:am assuming that it would be rather diffi cult ;for y^ou and your associates to do anything of this kind .at`;'this itie*f Les Roberts is :back in this country .and his assistance ;'will:b#-invalttableZ: in-making: auefcf.,plane a& are -g-d necessary in Central and-South America, and the Carribean islands*- . '- .. '..1:..vZ.dg! ...... ca;- - Xv v* 2* * T tm 4.0 4 4- W tV *: * V- -- ( Orrv are not t;oing too badly od th you, and I S o. r* ^V } 0 1* :esc l a i r* S&v q to yo"~ /O'.r family, und all yup Sincerely your3, 'R o b e rt . u nenoe ex G? C. Mr Graham Edgar Ethyl Gasoline Corpora tion, Chrysler Building, * New York City. *N K 0007244