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* . Vi SALKS DEPARTMENT V.T. 1 / 1 G .O .F . i n.o.n. 1 O.M. s.r. m. 1 G.r. 1 C Vi*. _ 1 ____________ _] itCL L) ;0 i j L i .; lj <<* SV, `Vf] c.r. | i A.L. J .V.b c..:-. ii 1r* }j~?urtN t o cxp'^wr l ? j July 15, 1260 Srt.araPciredr-cVeac1uunDuKdctlr Company 1000 Vfestchester Avenue Khite Plains, HewYork Dear lir. Bailor: Europe he bUrhieenfUlyr.reRpoobretretdAo-nEMchsosawcatisviintythcoisncoefrnfiicneg athfetemr ehdiiacarletculeranrafrnocme of tetreraethyl lead. He reported that he had visited the western European countries sad had written letters to the tetraethyl lead consultants in the various areas .of the world where i!-iLmight be marketed. Dr. Kehos, with Dr. P. S. I. Carry, Chief Kodical Officer of The Associated Ethyl CompanyLimited, composed' the fol lowing letter* ".iAnstryooduucmeady winetoll bceeratawianret,ypaensewofagnatis-oklnioncekactcepnrpeosuennd,t TineturasmeeitnhyllimLeitaedd, haaresabseeinn the U.3.A. The manufacture of tetremethyl load compound, the distribution, kbnleonwdleindggewainthd gcoansoselinnteoafntdhesaSleurgoefonsuGchengearsaolloinfethise bUe.iSn.gPcuabrlriicedheoaultthwSitehrvtihcee end of the Health Authorities of the individual States concerned. "It is to be assumed that in due course gasoline containing t etremethyl lead will boef tinhteroKdeutcteedriningtoLaabroeraastooryu,tsiCdienctihnenaUt.iG, .Aan.d ItththavteM..J3usitncvoimewpl,etDedr.aKteohucre,oDf irector cstrn European Countries, during the course of which we have provided Government Health Authorities, C&cupation&l Health Leaders, Oil CompanyDoctors and our own Consultants with all the information that we have to hate on the toxicological and public health aspects of this material, both in a concentrated formend when blended with gasoline. "She higher volatility of tetramethyl lead would appear to increse the hazard, with particular reference to the handling of gasoline, but this is counter-balanced to acme extent by the lower toxicity vis-a-vis tetraethyl lead and in any case the t'soooOC\2 overall increase is of little or no. practical significance. . "Etier.oereatehtheyolvleernadl,l pthroeblseammedsoaesfentyotrcdcicfmfenrensduabtisotnasntwiaillllybforoampptlhieadt pinresreesnpteedctboyf manufacture and distribution as apply to tetraethyl lead at the present time. "I enclose such information as we have available at the present time, including a copy of a Deport by Dr. Kehoe of a field trial which was undertaken in a taxicab v. garage in California in the cummer of 1959 . "la accordance with our past practice, we feel it wouldbe desirable to inform the appropriate health authorities in Australia of the possibility that gasoline con taining T.M.L. maybe introduced into your country end to acquaint themwith the nature of the hygenic question end its present status in the U.S.A. Metrru.dParied-rVceacIu.umDuOMairl Company - 2- J u ly 15, i9 6 0 *!s-!eshould be most grateful if you would undertake to provide this information to the appropriate'health authorities on our behalf as coon as possible, and to informus of vhat proceduriol action, if any, would be required in Australia prior to the introduction of this material into gasoline. Subsequently we should be grateful-if you would inform our other Medical Consultants in Australia." Dstra.ti1o`enlieereyetiotShhteihsrethymapseedoiorcfailslecitontnestruhlewtaapnsrtossecinenstsbAoyufDsgtrri.avlPiinaag,rryDCoro.untFhAoAxsisfroerihcceiaar,tethdeenEdntEahmsyvel?sZlicemfelitathended. tetraethyl lead doctors whoreceived iris letters in the territories in which you market. Dr. Kehce is also supplying us with a list cf the doctors end the coun todrfiirefescit.ilny wYinohuiccrhaMseceodinitctaaiclstDsnehepacaveretsmsbaeornoytn.trmialdleboaralbelettetorsgwetriitntentouocnhthweitmhethdiecsael dasopcetocrtss Service end ISfaftehteyreDeipsoratmnyetnhtincgaiithdoattoouhreMlpe,dilceatl mDeepkanrotmw.ent or cur Product Yours very truly, jjf /al J. J. Frey JTut u<*U Dr*. Eahce i s a ls o p la n n in g t o su p p ly u s and y ea w it h t h e noses o f t h e x scd icsl a u t h o r it ie s in such co u n try r e sp o n sib le f a r c le a r in g I ML. 0 0 0002758