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CO: Mr. A. 33. M ittnaeht Dr. Robert A. Eehoe Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Co bi j /* o ba t t o n CHBTSLEH BUILDING 135 B a s t Foaxr-SECOND St h b b t / / Ww I o s k Hasp. 2* i2 H r. Paul Cross, Production Mgr. C alifo rn ia ssicel Corporation lieark , IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO P. 0 . Bos 683 Wilmington, Delwero Dear Sir: Attached hereto i s eonflrststicn of wire sent you today in rep ly to your l e t t e r o f A pril 2S regarding the accident you had in steaming out one o f th e German dibroEid druse which we re c e n tly se n t you. We a re a ls o attac h in g hereto copy o f our w ire sent today to our iledieal BepeU^^iit a t C incinnati, which w i l l be self-ex p lanatory sad w ill g iro you fu rth e r i a ^ s r ^ t i n a on th e su b ject. Please s e t aside the drum in g ie stio a 'sn<Na>xsaiae thoroughly the markings on the balance o f the too hundred drams you rd e sire d , and hold any drums which s ig h t show th a t they l a s t c o a t a i n q d ' n h iai e th e r than ethylene dihronifie. We a re teEC diately. eossainicating: w ith otur^epressnitotiTes to sake in i e e tio a o f the drums in. Question, / W i s re g re t wary Each tfcet you ha^sytua in to t h is trouble hut fo o l ra th e r c e rta in th a t t h is drum did not contain^ concentrated 22KYL F luid, a s i t i s c u r p ra c tic e newer to use eny drums o th er theft es&ossed. USESX* F luid d ro ss, s p e c ific a lly designed fo r th is purpose, fo r contsinlng concentrated tratra ethyl lead m ixtures. Fsrcm our bulk storage pX^nt^wik sake shipments of S22L F luid in ta n k c a rs and i t is necessary, p rio r to the rettdh~e* th ese e a rs to us from th e r e f in e rie s , th a t they be completely washed/bui'wvith gasoline to remove reaid u el pniST, F luid in & w e ll o f the teak CGT, Oecar>iofeely, tcnfc c a r s a re ,re tu rn e d containing a few gallons o f gasoline, which ncrmsliy significant coaoeatratica with respect to ts tr s eth y l le a d . We have used number o f Gersaaa d i bromide djnsss fo r storage o f t h i s retu rn ed gasoline* pending"-!^ fu rth e r use a t th e plant* I t may hare boon th a t one o f our operators, end our Shipping Department both had in a d re rte n tly allowed one o f these drtsas to h a re been shipped, although you cea r e a lis e th a t th e mistake i s somewhat Sapjdbebl, since i t had to go through severs! p arties* heads, each one of which i s Daily curare end f u lly in stru c te d of- the ru le s we have regarding th e use o f drum containing -gflSYS. f lu id o r t a t r e eth y l load. A fter our ISsdical Departaeaat and e a r C alifo rn ia D is tr ic t Manager hare had an opportunity to in v e stig a te th is m atter f u rth e r, we would be pleased to have an additional report from you. Yours rosy tru ly , 22321 GA30UIIS COUPCRAXXar 0017043 1 . 1a. Bchacfcr