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Prora Betavia-Cen trum To Hongkong COPT. m am g a so l in e No. 10 Dec.5, 1934 711 46. Our Macaasar o ffic e r e p o r t s t h at t h e ir pump mechanic who wae a t Kbepang, durin g th e MacRobertscn a i r r ace, p er son ally t r an sfe r r e d Stan avo Eth yl Aviation Gasolin a from 7 0 - lit e r t o 2 0 0 - lit e r drums. He a s i l l hen ha retu rn ed t o M acassar and a lo c a l doctor con firmed t h at he had a m ild case o f lead poison in g. M acassar r e p o r t s t h at t h i s man was car e fu l to u se rubber gloves and oth er p r ecau t ion s a s per your No.1986 o f Ju ly 25, 1934, and th e th eory i s t h at the lead poiaon in g was con t r act ed by b r eat h in g th e vapor from the gasolin e d u r in g t h e t r a n sfe r from t h e sm all t o t h e... lar ge drums. I f such be th e case , i t would appear t h a t sim ila r i l l e ffe c t s would r e su lt from fu e lin g p lan es with leaded gaso lin e , sinew con sider able vapor w ill be p r e se n t . We have asked th e N.K.P.M. t o give u s th e opin ion o f t h e ir lab or at or y people and m edical ad v iso r on t h is su b ject and w ill send you a copy o f t h e ir r ep ly , but in th e meantime i t might be w ell t o warn oth er st a t io n s h an dlin g leaded av iat io n gasolin e o f the p o ssib ilit y of employees con tractin g lead poison in g th rough vapor bein g br eath ed. As we un derstood your No.1936 and i t s attach m en ts, i t appeared t h at gas masks were r equ ir ed on ly when h an dlin g th e t e t r a e t h y l le ad flu id i t s e l f and t h at such pr ecau t ion s as rubber glo v e s, kerosen e fo r washing and avoidin g sp illin g on th e clot h in g or body, were su ffic ie n t when h an dlin g leaded ga so lin e . EGD/os cc Sin gapore A. H. E l l i o t - PRESIDENT DIHEGTKGR N 7796