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Mr, John Sch a efer E th yl Gasolin e Corp ora tion Bos 688 W ilm in gton , Delaware
Dear Mr, Sch a efer s
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I h a ve ju s t r e t u r n e d from M exico C it y a t wh ich p o in t a m ixin g p la n t is in p r o cess o f co n str u e t io n . I t seems lik e ly t h a t m ixin g op er a tio n s w ill be u n d er way w it h in th e m on th , o r ju s t as soon a s F lu id
ca n b e o r d e r e d an d r e c e iv e d . The p la n t w i l l h e co m p le t e d , I am s u r e , b y t h e tim e a r r a n gem en ts h ave b een made t o g e t th e F lu id in t o th e co u n tr y,
W a r e now p u t t t h e n e c e s s i t y o f h a vin g
b o o k le t s an d p la ca r d s in Sp a n is h , At th e tim e I w a s 't h e r e
I l e f t c o p ie s o f th e r e g u la t io n s in E n g lis h and one o r two
co p ies o f our Sp an ish t r a n s la t io n wh ich , a lth ou gh i t is n ot
p e r fe c t , is rea son a b ly s a t is fa c t o r y fo r p resen t purposes*
T h is b r in g s me t o a s k wh a t h a s b e e n d on e w it h t h e b o o k le t s
an d p la c a r d s w h ich we o r i g i n a l l y p r e p a r e d in S p a n is h , I
am n ot c e r t a in w h e t h e r X r e q u e s t e d t h a t a l l th e fo r e ig n
t r a n s la t io n s be d estr oyed or d isp osed o f, or whether I asked
t h a t th ey sh ou ld n ot be se n t ou t w ith th e ed u ctor s e t s .
M or eover I am n o t c e r t a i n w h a t was t h e f a t e o f t h e p la c a r d s ,
I a p p a r e n t ly h a ve n o co p y o f t h e S p a n is h p la c a r d an d I am
n ot su r e wh eth er p la ca r d s were p r in t e d . I f s o , wh at becam e
o f them ? I t seem s l i k e l y t o me t h a t you h a ve on h an d b o t h
p la ca rd s and b o o k le t s , and i f t h is I s th e ca se I su ggest
t h a t yo u sen d t o O la , Mex, d e F e t r p le o A g u ila S . A . , # 92
Av, J a u r e s, M exico, D ,F ,, one o f th e p la ca r d s fo r u se a t
t h e i r p la n t ( u n le s s t h i s p la c a r d hjas a lr e a d y gon e fo r w a r d
w it h t h e e d u c t o r s e t ) . T h is Can b e r e p la c e d l a t e r w it h a
corrected copy,
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I e s t a b lis h e d th e fa c t when I was in
M exico C it y t h a t ou r Sp a n ish t r a n s la t io n is n ot e n t ir e ly s a t i s f a c t o r y f o r M exico * We p la n t o m ake t h e n e c e s s a r y c o r r e c t i o n s j u s t a s soon a s we h a ve h e a r d fr o m t h e p e o p le i n S o u t h Am e r ica t o whom D r , M a ch le s u b m it t e d t h e b o o k le t f o r c r i t i c i s m . We m u st h a ve a t r a n s l a t i o n t h a t i s e n t i r e l y s a t i s fa c t o r y fo r b o t h Sou th Am er ica an d M exico , and when we a r e s a t i s f i e d t h a t we h a ve t h i s , we s h a l l h a ve b o t h t h e b o o k le t and th e p la ca r d s r e p r in t e d . I f you h a ve p le n t y o f th e o r ig i n a l co p ie s on h a n d , I wou ld b e g la d i f you wou ld sen d me s e v e r a l c o p ie s o f t h e b o o k le t an d on e co p y o f t h e
p l a c a r d . I f yo u d o n o t h a ve th em , l e t me know j u s t wh a t I s
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I am e q u a lly a s u n c e r t a in a s t o t h e f a t e
o f t h e s m a ll b o o k le t s w h ich we h a d p r i n t e d f o r u s e in
co n n e ct io n w it h c a n s . N e it h e r t h e Germ an n o r t h e F r e n ch
v e r s i o n s o f t h e p r e c a u t io n s w e r e s a t i s f a c t o r y , Mr* Beva n
i s h a vin g t h e b o o k le t r e p r in t e d , 1 do n o t know w h et h er
h e h a s fin is h e d t h e jo b an d w h e t h e r a n y o f t h e s e a r e now
in yo u r h a n d s . I n an y ca s e I saw some otins in M exico G it y
wh ich h ad a p p a r e n t ly been sh ip p ed t o Tam pico r e c e n t ly
w h ich co n t a in e d jio b o o k le t s , Th is ca u s e d me t o won der
whether a ll th ese b o o k lets had been scrapped u n t il such
a tim e a s th ey had been p u t in t o c o r r e c t form . P le a s e l e t
me know t h e s t a t u s o f t h i s p ia t t e r a l s o a s f a r a s yo u h a ve
in fo r m a t io n on i t , fo r I co n s id e r i t h ig h ly d e s ir a b le
t h a t t h e p r e c a u t io n s w h ich we h a ve a t t e m p t e d t o p u t a r ou n d
th e h a n d lin g o f th e can s sh ou ld be in e ffe c t a t th e e a r lie s t
p o s s ib le t im e . J u s t a s soon a s I h e a r from yo u , I s h a ll
*w r i t e t o H r , BeVan I n o r d e r t o f i n d o u t wh a t he h a s d on e
w ith b oth the I t a lia n and th e Sp an ish ve r sio n s of the
b o o k le ts.
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Very t r u ly you r s,
R AKiis
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