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MEMORANDUM TO MR. E. W. wEBB Co n c e r n in g a T e t r a e t h y l Le a d M a n u fa c t u r in g P la n t in Ger m an y P u r e ly com m er cial co n s id e r a t io n s make i t im p e r a t ive t h a t th e r e sh ou ld be no r e cu r r e n ce o f e p iso d e s o f le a d p o is o n in g in th e r a a n u fa ct u r in g end o f t h e in d u s t r y . The two p o in t s o f v i t a l im p o r t a n ce in th e p r e v e n t io n o f d i f f i c u l t i e s fr om t h is s o u r ce a r e , (1} t h a t th e in fo r m a t io n on equipm en t and m ethods o f m a n u fa ctu r e w h ich h a s b een a c q u ir e d b y y e a r s o f e xp e r ie n ce a t t h e d u Pon t Dyew or ks P la n t s h a ll n ot be p e r m itted to be in o p e r a t i r , and (2) th a t th e d e t a ils o f h ygien p : co n t r o l w h ich have been b u ' I t up th r ou gh e xp e r im e n t and e xp e r ie n ce s h a ll n ot be n e gle cte d or ign o r e d a t any p o in t . I t is c o n c e iv a b le t h a t t h e m a n u fa c t u r in g e x p e r ie n c e o f t h e Ger m an Co r p o r a t io n w h ich Is con cer n ed in th e con te m p la te d n e g o t ia t io n s w ill have giv e n them r e a so n to b e lie v e t h a t th e y can cop e s a t is fa c t o r i ly w it h th e pr oblem s a s s o c ia t e d w it h t h e m a n u fa ct u r e o f t e t r a e t h y l l e a d . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , th e r e is th e c e r t a in e vid e n ce t h a t many y e a r s o f c a r e fu l stu d y and th e e xp e n d it u r e o f la r g e sums o f money were r e q u ir e d b e fo r e th e d u Pon t Co r p o r a t io n was e n a b le d t o m a n u fa ctu r e t e t r a e t h y l le a d w it h s a fe t y . Even now, d e s p it e a l l e ffo r t s and a l l th e m easures o f c o n t r o l, th e r e i s one gr ou p o f workmen in t h e m a n u fa ct u r in g p la n t , whose p r e s e n t le a d e xp o s u r e an d a b s o r p t io n i s o f s u ch m a gn it u d e a s t o c o n v in c e me t h a t a d d it io n a l p r e ca u tio n a r y ste p s ar e r e q u ir e d to p r ovid e th a t d egree o f s a fe t y w h ich Is d e s ir a b le . Acco r d in g ly , t h e r e fo r e , the w r it e r is o f t h e o p in io n t h a t th e in t e r e s t s o f th e Kt h y l Ga s o lin e Co r p o r a t io n w ould b e Jo e p a r d iz e d b y e n t r u s t in g t o an y o t h e r Co r p o r a t io n t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y fo r the ch o ice o f m a n u fa ctu r in g equipm en t and p r o ce d u r e s , and fo r th e a d o p t io n o f m eth od s o f h y g ie n ic c o n t r o l. The m e t h o d s an d m e a s u r e s w h ich h a v e p r o ve n fchom slvea s h o u ld bo t r a n s p la n t e d t o t h e new m a n u fa c t u r in g s i t e , and sh ou ld be put in t o a c t u a l o p e r a tio n by th ose p er son s in th e d u Po n t an d E t h y l Ga s o lin e Co r p o r a t io n o r g a n iz a t io n s who h ave b e e n r e s p o n s ib le f o r t h e i r d e ve lo p m e n t a n d u s e . Any o t h e r c o u r s e i s a lm o s t c e r t a in to r e s u lt in d a n ge r , d e la y and u n ju s t ifia b le e xp e n se , and may be accom p an ied b y t r a g ic co n s e q u e n ce s . Th e r e fo r e th e n e g o t ia t io n s le a d in g u p t o an a gr e e m e n t o r p a r t n e r s h ip s h o u ld , in my o p in io n , b e c a r r ie d on s o as to pr om ote an d m a in t a in th e d om in an ce o f t h e ju d gm en t o f th e o f f i c i a l s o f th e Et h y l Ga s o lin e Co r p o r a tio n in a l l m a tte r s r e la t e d ; t o c o n s t r u c t io n , o p e r a t io n an d h y g ie n ic c o n t r o l in t h e new p l a n t , a t le a s t through a p r e lim in a r y t r ia l p e r io d . S p e c ific a lly t h is recom m endation s ig n ifie s t h a t the d e t a ils o f p la n t co n s t r u ct io n sh ou ld be made s u b je ct to the a p p r o va l o f r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f E t h y l Ga s o lin e Co r p o r a t io n . Su ch r e p r e s e n t a t io n sh ou ld in a u gu r a te and co n t r o l th e t r i a l p e r io d o f o p e r a t io n , so as to p u t in t o e ffe c t th e s a fe t y m easures w h ich have been worked o u t and r e cor d ed fo r each step o f th e p r o ce s s . Moreover the e xte n t and the n a tu r e o f the m e d ica l co n t r o l o f the p la n t sh ou ld be in a ccor d w ith the r e q u ir em en ts o f the Me d ica l Departm ent o f th e Et h y l Ga s o lin e Co r p o r a t io n . Do u b tle ss th ese p o in t s w ill have to be couched in somewhat le s s d ir e c t la n gu a ge th a n is em p loyed h e r e in , b u t th e e s s e n t ia l p u r p ose and in t e n t sh ou ld be p r e se r ve d b y the term s o f agr eem en t, r e ga r d le s s o f the d e lic a c y o f the p h r a se o lo gy* The o n ly p e r s o n who knows t h e d e t a ils o f t h e m a n u fa ctu r in g an d s a f e t y p r o ce d u r e s la Mr . J . L . S t e c k e r o f t h e E . I . d u Po n t de Nem our s an d Com p a n y. He s h o u ld b e p e m i t t e d b y t h e d u P o n t o r g a n iz a t io n t o d e v o t e w h a te ve r tim e is n e ce s s a r y t o th e p r om otion and d evelop m en t o f t h is p r o j e c t . He s h o u ld b e in c h a r g e o f t h e f i r s t o p e r a t io n s o f t h e new p la n t and sh ou ld r em ain on the jo b u n t il o p e r a t io n s p r oce e d s a t i s fa c t o r i ly . Perhaps he can d e le g a t e some o f th e r e s p o n s ib ilit y to one o f h is a s s is t a n t s The m e d ica l a r r a n ge m e n t s s h o u ld be d e v e lo p e d on t h e groun d e it h e r by m ys e lf or Doctor Ma ch le , and c e r t a in d e t a ils o f th e co n s t r u ct io n o f th e p la n t w h ich , in my o p in io n , can b e b e n e fic ia lly c h a n g e d , s h o u ld b e w or ked o u t t h r o u g h t h e c o o p e r a t iv e e f f o r t s o f Mr * St a ck e r and e it h e r m ys e lf or Doctor lla ch le * 3?he r e p e a t e d r e fe r e n c e t o Mr* S t e c k e r d o e s n o t im p ly t h a t t h e c o u n s e l o f Mr . Sc h a e fe r I s t o b e ig n o r e d , b u t , In 3ome d e g r e e , he m ust be r e ga r d e d In th e ca p a cit y o f a c r i t i c a l s t u d e n t o f th e e n t ir e p r o ce ss o f p la n t d e ve lo p m e n t, In t h is f i r s t m a n u fa ctu r in g d evelop m en t* - APPENDIX At t a ch e d h e r e t o Is a memorandum in w h ich c e r t a in d e t a ils w h ich 'w ill In flu e n ce the co n s t r u ct io n and the co s t o f o p e r a t io n o f t h e p l a n t , a r e p o in t e d o u t , m a in ly f o r t h e in fo r m a t io n o f Mr * Sc h a e fe r and Mr. Ste d k e r . R e s p e c t fu lly su b m itted (Sign ed ) R o b e r t A* Keh oe D ir e c t o r o f M e d ica l Dep ar tm en KB" 0022994