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September 7 , 1)U0 ,'Dr. Grah am Ed gar it h y l G a so lin e C o r p o r a t io n Ch rysler Bu ild in g New Yor k C i t y New Yor k Dear Graham: Th an ks v ar y much fo r y ou r n ote o f A u gu st 29th an d th e n o t ic e w h ich you e n c lo se d . I sh a ll p r o b ab ly bo in New Yor k i n t h e n o t t o o d i s t a n t f u t u r e , b u t I s i f h ave th e b ad lu c k t o b e t h e r e when you a r e aw ay. T h e r e fo r e i t seem s t o b e a d v i s a b l e t o r e p o r t t h e r e s u l t s o f my m e e t in g w it h D r . Th om pson an d D r . N e a l o f t h e P u b l i c H ealth Se r v ic e . I d isc u sse d w ith them the e n t ir e s e r i e s o f p r o b le m s w h ich h av e a r i s e n an d e x p r e sse d my o p in io n t h a t i t w ould be n e c e ssa r y to keep a r a t h e r sh ar p aye on d evelop m en ts i f th e p r e se n t s a t i s f a c t o r y c o n t r o l were to be m ain t ain e d . A ft e r a v e r y fr a n k an d f u l l d i s c u s s i o n o f t h e s u b je c t , D r , Th ompson su g g e st e d t h a t I p r e p a r e a memorandum c o v e r in g th e g e n e r a l s i t u a t i o n as I sea i t fo r h is in for m atio n and co n sid e r at io n . I h ave p r e p a r e d su ch a memorandum an d se n t i t a lo n g t o h im t o d a y , I am se n d in g y ou a cop y o f i t an d I sh o u ld v e r y much a p p r e c ia t e an y com m en ts, c r i t i c i s m s o r su g g e st io n s w h ich you w ould l i k e to make in co n n e ct io n w ith i t . I do not b elieve th at I m isin terp reted the attitu d e o f execu tives o f the C or p or ation , b u t I d e lib e r a t e ly d id n ot co n su lt you o r o t h e r s i n th e p r e p a r a t i o n o f t h i s memorandum f o r th e r e a so n t h a t I f e l t i t sh o u ld b e a fr a n k e x p r e ssi o n o f my p r o fe ssio n a l end d isin t e r e st e d p o in t o f view fo r th e in fo r m at io n o f th e P u b lic H e alt h Se r v ic e . As you w ell know, i t h as been su g g e st e d , o r p e r h ap s o n ly I n t im a t e d , t h a t th e P u b lic H ealt h Se r v ic e was u n du ly sy m p at h e t ic w ith th e in t e r e st o f E th y l G aso lin e C o r p o r at io n , and I fe lt ; i t was w ise , t h e r e fo r e , t o d e a l w it h t h i s m at t e r a s b et w e en on e m e d ic a l man an d a n o t h e r . I n a e e r t a i n sen se, p erh ap s, t h is I s s i l l y , bu t I h ave alw ays f e l t th e ' r e sp o n sib ilit y fo r d e a lin g w ith th e u tm ost p r o fe ssio n a l KE\ 0015413 2- fr an k n e ss w ith th e r e p r e se n t a t iv e s o f the P u b lic H ealth Se r v ic e ,, and. I h ave fo llo w e d t h a t p o l i c y I n t h i s i n s t a n c e . In th e m atter o f m an u factu rin g a c t i v i t i e s , D r . Th ompson e x p r e sse d h i m se l f a s b e in g a c u t e l y in t e r o .- .t o d an d h e s p e c i f i c a l l y a sk e d me t o g iv e him i n f o r m ation as i t developed in con n ection w ith th ese a c t i v i t i e s , an d I p r o m ise d to do s o . I h ope you w i l l k e e p me f u l l y in fo r m e d o f an y nev/ d e v e lo p m e n t s. I n a l l o t h e r m a t t e r s D r . Th ompson i s a ssu m in g t h a t I w i l l p a ss on t o h im an y in fo r m a t io n o f h y g ie n ic im p o r t an c e w h ich com es t o my a t t e n t io n . For ob viou s r e a so n s he w ould p r e fe r t h a t a l l su ch in fo r m at io n sh ou ld be t r a n sm it t e d th rou gh me. O b viou sly t h i s d o e s n o t mean t h a t t h e e x e c u t i v e s of t h e C o r p o r a t io n c o u ld n o t c o n su lt him d i r e c t l y a o o u t an y m a t t e r on w h ich hi. 3 a d v ic e m igh t be d e s i r e d . . For your fu r t h e r in form ation Dr. H eal i s the Actin g D irector o f the D iv isio n o f In d u st r ia l H ygien e o f th e N a t io n al I n s t it u t e o f H ealth , o f w h ich Dr. Th ompson i s t h e D i r e c t o r . A p p a r e n t ly t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f the v ar io u s d iv isio n s o f th e I n st it u t e o f H ealth are very c lo se ly co o r d in ated a t th e p r e se n t tim e and alth ou gh th ere I s c o n si d e r a b l e ' d i v i s i o n o f l&bpp, t h e r e a r e r e g u l a r con fe r e n c e s betw een th e D ir e c t o r , th e D iv isio n D ir e c t o r s and th e Su r geon G e n e r al. I t h in k , t h e r e fo r e , t h e r e i s h o lik e lih o o d o f any am b igu ity or in d e fin it e n e ss in any d e c isio n w hich m igh t be a r r iv e d a t by any p e r so n or. grou p w it h in t t h i s organ ization . I am W ith k in d e st p e r so n a l r e g a r d s, Sin ce r e ly you rs, EAKjis R o b e r t A. Keh oe, M.D. KJ? 0015414