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rny 2ij.r 3.93? h r . Graham Ed gar Eth yl G asolin s. Corporation Ch rysler Bu ildin g lie- York C it y New York . Dear Graham; I h ave a l e t t e r from Bevan t o ge t h e r w ith a r e p o r t from M or gan t h aler , in d ic a t in g t h a t t h e Gexman h e a lt h a u t h o r it ie s h ave r a ise d c e r t a in q u e st io n s as t o th e h azar d s which m igh t be exp ected to a r ise from th e u se of lead ed gaso lin e in st a t io n e r y m otor s, p a r t ic u la r ly in mines and in oth er en closed p l a c e s, t h ey h ave a l so q u e st io n e d t h e degr ee o f accumu la t io n of t e t r a e t h y l le ad in m otor lu b r ic a t in g o i l , and have sp e c ific a lly requ ested M orgen th aler to ob tain In fo r m at io n on t h e se p o in t s a s th e r e s u l t o f e xp e r ie n ce and ob ser vation s in th e Un ited St a t e s and elsew h ere. In a ge n e r a l way I can answer th ese q u est io n s ad equ ately and 1 sh a ll do so , bub i t seem s un w ise t o do so h a s t i l y or t o f a i l t o c i t e su ch in fo r m at io n in th e form of d a t a and o b se r v at io n s which we may h av e . I would a p p r e c ia t e i t ver y much, t h e r e fo r e ,, i f you would l e t me h ave an y in fo r m at io n w h ich you may h ave on t h e se m a t t e r s or w h ich ar e o t h e r , w ise a v a i l a b l e in th.e h an ds o f an y o f th e t e c h n ic a l s t a f f of th e Cor poration . I have one o r two an aly ses on m otor o i l b u t I seem t o remember t h a t you h ad a f a i r amount o f d a t a on t h i s q u e st io n a t on e t im e , i s t o th e u se o f st a t io n e r y e n gin e s, i t seem s q u it e c l e a r t o me t h a t i f p r o p e r p r o v isio n s a r e made f o r d isp o sin g o f th e car bon m on oxide, th e d an ge r s from th e p o in t o f view o f le a d w ill be n e g l i g i b l e . On t h e o t h e r h an d , i f we c o u ld c i t e in st a n c e s o f th e u se o f su ch en gin es in m ines or elsew h ere fo r th e b e n e fit of th e German a u t h o r i t i e s , i t would be ad v an t age o u s t o do so . Any h elp wh ich you can giv e me on t h i s w i l l be v e r y much a p p r e c ia t e d . Sin cerely you rs, RAKjls Rob er t A. lie h o e , M.D.