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February X938
I'r* J . A* C o s t e llo L tb yl Qasollrs Corporation
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Attentimi Mr* George Rosser
Dear Mr, Rosser:
X received today a copy
of your l e t t e r of February k th in which you enclose
copies of eoFrepondance concerning an alleged case
of lead poisoning a t W arrior,. Alabama* I do n o t fo a l
th at 2 should barge In to th is case by authorising
the examination of the claim ant w ithout having taken
the m atter up through the standard Oil Company* This
case belongs in a v ery d if f e r e n t category fret* those
with which we h a b itu a lly d e a l, In th a t her we are n o t
dealing with a lead exposure associated p o ten tially
with the normal han d ling of gasoline* This case 13
based r a th e r on abnormal o r a c c id e n ta l in g e stio n o f
g a so lin e eorsfeainlng le a d , and although I do n o t b eliev e
th a t lead was a f a c to r in the i l l n e s s , such g aso lin e was
.not inteiid#d as a beverage This case, th e re fo re , is of
no immediate concern o f ours* Therefore anything which
I cere to do in ccmnection with t h i s Case would involve
the standard O il viempftay 1 the charge of negligence
and X can n o t,th e re f o re , tr e a t i t as X would a normal
case *
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I tr a s h you w ill keep me
acquaio ted w ith any f u r th e r developments and e sp e c ia lly
such in fo rm a tio or re q u e sts f o r inform ation as may cotte
th r ough th e Standard Gil Cccipaoy*.:. , ;
V.: Very tr u ly y o u rs,
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R M iiS cc Mr. Lewis
. , . R obert A, keoo, k*D*
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