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ir yCLATED ETHYL COMPANY LIMITED MEDICAL SERVICES V 2 0 BERKELEY SQ U ARE, LON D ON , W. I j ROSVENOR 6030 ^HILIP BOYD ^/cfMedicalOfficer T E L E G R A M S ' ETH YLPO RT , W ESD O. LON D ON C A B L E S : ETH YLPORT. LONDON O U R REF. 1`jTT/ K. 1 Y O U R REF. Apr i l 5, 1956. Dr . R. A. Kehoe, ' Ket t er i ng Labor at or y Of Appl i ed Physi ol ogy, Uni ver si t y of Ci nci nnat i , Col l ege of Medi ci ne, Eden Avenue, CI NCI NNATI 19, Ohi o, U. S. A. Dear Dr . Kehoe, . r I was i ndeed del i ght ed t o f i nd your l et t er wai t i ng f or me on my r et ur n f r om a r at her exhaust i ng t r i p r ound t he Mi ddl e East , wher e I have been meet i ng al l t he doct or s who ar e pr ovi di ng our medi cal ser vi ces i n t hat ar ea. The t r i p has ser ved t o convi nce me yet mor e of t he i mpor t ance of t he t et r aet hyl l ead medi cal men get t i ng ar ound ever y fei tf year s t o t hei r par t - t i me col l eagues i n t he f i el d. The pr est i ge t hese men get l ocal l y f r om such vi si t s, as wel l as t he cor r ect i on of er r or s and such l i ke, i s ver y evi dent , and many l i t t l e pr obl ems get ai r ed t o t he advant age of ever yone. Of cour se, t r avel l i ng t hr ough al l t he Ar ab count r i es as wel l as I sr ael dur i ng t hi s per i od has been a f asci nat i ng advent ur e anyhow. The whol e si t uat i on i s so compl ex t hat i t wi l l t ake a geni us t o wor k i t out . I n t hi s r espect , wi t hout wi shi ng t o be over - cr i t i ci al , I must say Amer i can pol i t i cal nai vet y i n t he ar ea seems t o cl ash compl et el y wi t h t hei r mi l i t ar y and economi c aspi r at i ons. Thi s i s . such a bi g subj ect , however , t hat ^I won' t wast e your t i me wi t h i t now. My i mpr essi ons i n summar y ar e, however , t hat nei t her Br i t i sh nor t he Amer i cans at home have any concept i on of t he pr obl ems i nvol ved or any r eal l y cor r ect r epor t i ng of t he f act s as t hey r eal l y ar e. . . I f ul l y r eal i se exact l y how busy you ar e, and woul d be most embar r assed and sor r y t o f eel t hat you shoul d ever consi der your sel f negl i gent on my account . Thi s i s cer t ai nl y not t he case, and i n many ways i t i s a ver y good t hi ng f or me t o have t o st and on my own f eet f or pr ol onged per i ods of t i me, al t hough I must admi t t her e ar e many N29801 ,3 4 R. A. Kehoe. 2- 5.iv. 56 occasi ons^when I wi sh you coul d be i n t he of f i ce next door . I - was/ ast ounded t o r ead about your exper i ence wi t h r egar d t o t hi s f l uor i de case. I woul d ver y much l i ke t o have al l of t he det ai l s of t hi s at some t i me, shoul d you ever wi sh me t o t ake any st eps on t hi s si de of t he At l ant i c. As a mat t er of f act , t hough I am ast ounded at what you say wi t h r egar d t o' D. H. , whom I do not know per sonal l y, t hi s t ends t o f i t i n- wi t h t he poi nt ed comment s of one or t wo qui t e seni or physi ci ans i n t hi s count r y at one t i me or anot her . t - Pr of essor Dodds, f or one, has made t o me some ver y, unf avour abl e r emar ks wi t h r egar d t o t hi s per son, t hough T don' t know t he backgr ound of hi s t hought s i n t hese mat t er s. / ' ` A / ; . - - / A j ' I t seems, t oo, t hat you have been except i onal l y busy wi t h r egar d t o t he Amer i can Boar d of Pr event i ve Medi ci ne. : I r eal i sed at t he t i me of t he meet i ng i n Buf f al o t hat t hi s was goi ng t o be t he bi ggest headache ever, , but i t wi l l -be a gr and t hi ng t o have accompl i shed, and : t r ul y amazi ng i f i n so doi ng one has kept one' s f r i ends. I wi sh we coul d pr ovi de a si mi l ar f aci l i t y t o t he i ndust r i al medi cal f i el d over her e, al t hough I t hi nk on t he whol e our pr ogr ess has al ways been upwar d. ' 1I t was ver y i nt er est i ng t o hear your skel et on comment s on t he quest i on of ai r pol l ut i on i n Los Angel es and ot her pl aces. I r eal l y woul d l i ke t o have some consol i dat ed l i t er at ur e and backgr ound on t hi s subj ect as soon as any. i s avai l abl e. I am not t oo cer t ai n of what i s happeni ng i n Swi t zer l and at t he pr esent t i me, t hough I have had t he i mpr essi on t hat t her e i s a gr ead deal of muddl ed t hi nki ng, and a none t oo scr upul ous at t i t ude by t he medi cal pr of essi on i n gr eat number s t owar ds any such subj ect whi ch appear s t o be i deal f or t hei r medi co- pol i t i cal cont ent i ons* So much nonsense has been spoken and wr i t t en' i n Swi t zer l and by peopl e who shoul d know bet t er t hat I am not at al l cl ear whet her t her e i s any l ogi cal t hi nki ng on t he subj ect at al l , but I am not qual i f i ed t o speak at t he/ moment , and I may have mi si nt er pr et ed t he si t uat i on. I f you woul d gi ve me a / gui de as t o what i s happeni ng over t her e, I wi l l cer t ai nl y make some ef f or t s t o check, and I wi l l of cour se al ways hol d mysel f avai l abl e t o gi ve you any assi st ance whi ch you mi ght need* ; > :. o; ; .. ... / Wi t h r egar d t o t he l ead pr obl em, I am at t he pr esent moment t r yi ng t o consol i dat e my posi t i on on my r et ur n t o London, and one of t he f i r st t hi ngs i s t o r evi ew our pr esent l i t er at ur e on l ead. As soon as we have done t hi s, I wi l l l et you know wher e we st and, and what f ur t her 00.10224 , Dr . R. A. Kehoe , ; ' T` V ' - 2- 5 .I V . 56 i nf or mat i on we woul d l i ke t o possess. Of par t i cul ar i nt er est i s t he pr obabl e i ncr ease al l r ound of l ead i n gasol i ne, and I woul d be most gr at ef ul t o be kept wel l i n t ouch wi t h your pr esent i nf or mat i on on t hi s par t i cul ar subj ect . ' 1 '; I not e t hat you ar e cor r espondi ng wi t h Dr . Bor t one, and I am ver y gr at ef ul t o you f or t hi s. I got t he i mpr essi on mysel f t hat Du Pont wer e t aki ng a mor e r esponsi bl e at t i t ude i n t er ms of our own par t i cul ar si de of t he t et r aet hyl l ead busi ness. . Thi s i s somet hi ng no doubt we can di scuss when we next meet , and i n t hi s r espect I do hope t hat i t wi l l not be l ong bef or e you ar e abl e t o pay us a vi si t agai n. . I shal l be wr i t i ng agai n shor t l y, as soon ' as var i ous poi nt s have pr esent ed t hemsel ves agai n t o me as I t ake up t he r ei ns at home, but I want ed t o get t hi s l et t er of f t o you at t he, ear l i est moment . Ever yone her e i s ver y wel l , and I t hi nk I can t r ut hf ul l y say t hat i n t he l ast f ew mont hs t he spi r i t and ent er pr i se of t he Company have advanced qui t e consi der abl y. Vi e ar e never t hel ess f aced wi t h what seems t o be an ever - expandi ng pr ogr amme, whi ch we f i nd di f f i cul t t o cat ch up wi t h. However , t hi s i s a chal l enge whi ch i s al l t he mor e f asci nat i ng f or us. , - . , \ Pl ease gi ve my ki ndest r egar ds t o Mr s. Kehoe, and t o my f r i ends at t he Ket t er i ng l abor at or y. . Your s si ncer el y, * ; PRB/ j mr