Document YGXLB1aBgn6NYk0pwnXw6LV9O

ETHYL CORPORATION PETROLEUM CHEMICALS GROUP BATON ROUGE PLANT September 21, 1983 please address reply TO: BOX 34 1 BATON ROUGE. LA 70B2 I Mr. Kenichi Yoshida International Department Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc. 2-5 Ksumigaseki 3-Chome Chryoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan Dear Mr. Yoshida: I am happy to respond to your request for membership in the Vinyl Chloride Safety Association. Enclosed is a copy of the by-laws. Notice that the only requirement is for Mitsui Toatsu to forward a letter to my attention stating their wish to become a member as well as agreement to abide by the by-laws and designate a permanent representative. This you have done with your letter of September 13, 1983. Though our by-laws call for one corresponding representative from each specific organization and one vote per organization at the meeting, each organi zation is welcome to send as many actual representatives as they wish, although the question of accommodation has made it the practice to restrict the number of representatives to approximately three per organization. The VCSA is made up of manufacturers and users of vinyl chloride monomer. No satellite organizations such as vendors, insurance companies, manufacturers of catalysts, etc., are permitted as members. Our meetings are entirely open and the discussions particularly concerning accidents and incidents that have occurred during the past year is free and spirited. No formal notes are taken, each representative taking his own notes and using his discretion as to distri bution within his organization. A master recording of the entire proceedings is kept upon the advice of counsel but these recordings are not released. No personal tape recorders are permitted. The purpose of all this is to insure that we all feel free to speak with total candor regarding safety problems. We welcome your representative and firm membership into our organization and look forward to your active participation. Attached is correspondence regarding our meeting in New Orleans. I look forward to meeting your representatives. Very truly yours, OSIK H. 6.' Olson, Secretary Vinyl Chloride Safety Association HGO:mdf Attachment OCC 4542