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Ap r il 2 3 , 1937 Mr* T* R* A* Bevan Et h yl Exp or t Cor p or ation Thames House, Millb a n k London, S* W. 1 * En gla n d i ' Dear Mr* Bevan* - I have been so occupied with many t h in gs t h a t I have n e gle ct e d my cor r espondence with you to some degr ee* I t has been some weeks sin ce I r eceived your le t t e r concerning the t r a n s la t io n o f va r iou s a r t ic le s which we w ill r e q u ir e fo r the in formt ion o f our m ed ical co n s u lt a n t s * I am now p r ep ar ed , I b e lie v e , to give you the n e ce ssa r y in for m a t ion t o en able you t o pr oceed w ith the t r a n s la t io n s I have given Mr* Rober ts s u it a b le in s t r u ct io n s fo r o b t a in in g the Spanish t r a n s la t io n s and in as much as both he and Dr , Machle were w ell acquain ted w ith a capable t r a n s la t o r , I thought i t b e s t t o have the Sp an ish t r a n s la t io n s made In South Am er ica * In the m atter o f It a lia n tr an sla t io n s , I have been somewhat d is s a t is fie d w ith p r evious r e s u lt s o b t a in e d , and alth ough I may make a m ist a ke , I t h in k I may be a b le t o ob t a in scene s a t is fa c t o r y t r a n s la t io n s o f m edical a r t ic le s through one o f the p r o fe s so r s In the Un ive r s it y who can work w ith Mies Conway* In t h is way I t h in k we can be assu r ed t h a t there w ill be no m is-understending of what is meant by the a r t ic le s in q u estion * Th is le a ve s the French, and German t r a n s la t io n s fo r you t o take ca r e o f, and I suggest t h a t the s e r ie s o f a r t ic le s , a l l o f which appear In the bound volume, be t r a n s la t e d and e ve n t u a lly subm itted to us fo r exam ination* Both th e Fr ench ahd German t r a n s la t io n s which we have p r e vio u s ly r e ce ive d thr ough you have been e x c e lle n t , h avin g been done w ith t h a t ca r e fu ln e s s which i s n ecessar y In order t o avoid a m b igu itie s* In cid e n t a lly Dr* Er ase has a lr e a d y t r a n s la t e d ce r t a in o f t h e se a r t ic le s and i t is my fe e lin g t h a t he can b e t r u s t e d r a t h e r more than anyone e ls e whom I have met t o complete t h e se t r a n s la t io n s , I f h is se r vice s can be ob tain ed fo r t h is purpose* I should imagine t h a t Mr* Tegner and Dr* Coste w ill be in p o s it io n to take ca r e o f the Fr ench t r a n s la t io n s ad equately* However 1 leave the m atter In your hands w ith the s in gle r eser vation t h a t the man who does t h e t r a n s la t in g must have an un usual K'r 0007109 fa m ilia r it y with m ed ical m atter s i f he is a layman. Otherwise i t w ill be n ecessar y fo r him t o co lla b o r a t e w ith a d o ct o r who has a f u l l u n d er stan d in g of the m atter s in volved . The a r t ic le s which I t h in k sh ou ld be t r a n sla t e d ar e as follow s* Hoxmal Absor ption and Excr e t ion o f Lead * J.A.M.A* Vol,10l| . - Pages 90-92* (The 7kk ra&in a r t ic le lis t e d in the t a b le o f co n t e n t s ) On the T o xicit y o f Te t r a e t h yl Lead and In o r ga n ic S a lt s . (The 9^h a r t ic le lis t e d in the t a b le o f con t e n t s) The Behavior o f Lead in the Animal Organism# I I , Te tr a e t h yl Le a d , (The 10th a r t ic le lis t e d In th e t a b le o f co n t e n t s ,) The Two a r t ic le s on t e t r a e t h y l lead p o is o n in g. (The 11th and 12th a r t ic le s lis t e d in the t a b le o f co n t e n t s .) The Occu p ation al Lead Exposure of Men Engaged in Mixin g Te t r a e t h yl Lead w ith Ga s o lin e . (The lith a r t ic le lis t e d in the t a b le o f co n t e n t s .) The two a r t ic le s "An Ap p r a is a l of the Lead Hazards Asso cia t e d with the Dis t r ib u t io n and Use o f Ga s o lin e Con t ain in g Te t r a e t h yl Le a d . (Pa r t I I r e fe r s to the occu p a t io n a l le a d exposure of f i l l i n g s t a t io n a t t e n dants and gar age m ech an ics.) The m edical memorandum which I se n t you some tim e ago has now been t r a n s la t e d in t o fo u r la n gu a ge s. We have checked the t r a n s la t io n s which you have se n t us and I s h a ll s h o r t ly be sen d in g the typ ew r itten cor r e ct e d copy fo r p r in tin g* I would su ggest t h a t a l l of th ese a r t ic le s be s e t up in s u b s t a n t ia lly un ifor m type on pages o f uniform s iz e so t h a t I f I should choose to do s o , I can have them a l l bound sometime. This seeming to be a d v is a b le , I t h in k I s h a ll su p ply you w it h a l l th e m a t e r ia l fo r the purpose of p r in t in g a ft e r I have been able to ge t togeth er a ll the tr an sla tio n s. For your use in connection w ith the t r a n s la t io n s , I am sending you under sep ar a t e cover two volumes of th e bound book. In cid e n t a lly Dr . Kr aze has t r a n s la t e d ce r t a in o t h e r seasides which ar e not In clu d ed in the l i s t glvenyyou above* I t h in k I t may be w e ll t o have these p r in t e d K 0007110 5- a t the same time fo r in clu s io n in the German volume# However I see no p o in t in havin g a l l o f these a r t ic le s t r a n s la t e d in t o French* Sp an ish and I t a lia n s in ce I b e lie ve we would in cu r a gr e a t e r expense than is Ju s t ifie d by the u se fu ln e ss o f the m a t e r ia l. I hope to see Mr. Webb soon a t which time I exp ect t o ar r ange the d e t a ils of my t r ip abroad t h is summer. You w ill be h e a r in g from me on t h is scor e a t an ear ly d ate. ' With k in d e s t per sonal r egar ds* Sin ce r ely yours, H AK:i s Rober t "K. eiioe , r M*b . P .S. I e n clo se h er ew ith copy o f a le t t e r which I have ju s t w r it t e n to Dr . Sp e lt h a h n , RAK. KET 0007111