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copy fo r E t h y l Ga s o l in e Co r po r a t io n Ch r y s l e r b u i l d i n g 405 L e x i n g t o n A v e n u e New York June 20, 1040 20 ALL LTISI0K 'ASSESS Ocutlssaan* Tho p a s t teo weeks have seen a g ro a t d e a l o f a c t i v i t y aswng o ar D ivision ;&n&sor3 and o th e rs i n attem p tin g t o foraulat plans f o r a concerted program on Safety# Imports liar te e n raaoivod l a t h i s o f f ic e anti a re now i n process o f study by v a rio u s in d iv id u a ls in t h e Palos and Hodiosi Lepartaascb* `ills sta n d ard ise d syatan which can bo ap p lied t o our p ro b lem i n any division# should be forthcoming and av ailab le to the d iv isio n o ffic e s in a reasonably s h o rt b in s# - oorhspa i n te n days o r two weeks from noer# 2he purpose c f t h i s le tte r # however# i s to advise t h a t duo t o our prolirdn&yy a c t i v i t y w have apparently made c u r lic e n s e e s th in k nor e serio u s ly o f th e s a fe ty problem* and a s a consequence i n a t le a s t se v e ra l d iv is io n s , .vs ore rso e iv in g q u ite a larg o tnsabsf* c f re q u e sts t o su p erv ise ta n k cleaning# At l e a s t ta o d iv is io n s a re tti^taaMasxaaad in th e handling o f th o se re q u e sts end uo stro n g ly suspect t h a t th e s e sane co n d itio n s e x i s t , o r w i l l e x is t elsewhere# Aoports receiv ed t o elate in d ic a te beyond doubt# t h a t we w i l l need ?jo Inoraase o u r S afety s ta f f# rha r e e l purpose o f t h i s le tte r # th erefo re# i s to n o tify you th a t you should g iw see thought to th e se lec tio n of one addi t io n a l s a fe ty rcaa i n your d iv is io n iraaediately# You a re f u lly esmro o f tb s q u a lific a tio n s which go t o jack up a good s a f e ty engineer# ;-e th in k you should bo governed accordingly i n your se le c tio n # v/ do n o t w ish you to nake a se lec tio n which would d isru p t your org an isatio n in o th er lin e s o f our business# However, wa do not d e sire to have any men engaged i n safety# w ith h& tr a in in g which w ill bo neoeosaxy, unices such a s a have a s a t i e f a c tc ry record o f p e rfo m anco behind th a n and you ire e n tir e ly s a t i s f i e d a s t o t h e i r continued fu tu re w ith th e company In o th e r words# don't soXoat a ry b u t good non f o r t h i s jo b , b u t a t th e same titrse# do n o t renove q / o is i freri s p e c ia lty work# such a s fle e t# tra c to r# etc## unless such men can bo rep la ce d by o ilie r in d iv id u a ls o f s u f f ic ie n t a b i l i t y to c a rry on# I t is possible t:ia t fu rth e r nl&rgenest o f th e Safety u ta ff say bo necessary a t a l a t e r date* v illi you# thorofore# k in d ly give t h i s a a t to r sons c o n sid e ra tio n so that# i f necessary# vs w i l l have a reasonable id ea o f ui-im you n ig h t appoint# Ho are hopeful t h a t f o r th e p re s e n t a t le a s t# only te n addi tio n a l nea (ono por division)# vn.ll Ijxro t o be tran sferred , to Safety a c tiv itie s # Incroasing re q u e sts fo r su p erv isio n o f tonic a loaning rsake i t ap p aren t t h a t sene ox* our d iv is io n s say he in a j e a as t o t h e i r handling o f th o se KE 0022296 *2 requesta* ->o fur aa possible so ballarlo that this work should bs> ,'sandlod by -iai'ty rsgiMWMpa* iSoe*wsr* tsar thia is iapoesiblo* someone ola aast b delegateci* bis i & serious satter, aiaoe if wo request the eooper&tioa of our ouataasrs la nfcys&ng us of projected tank cleaning, we smst seek such re quests by IjawbiS prosoak the teat qualified izadivit&al available* If ee (.to not aovor all these requests our whole aysboea vili fail* Jlareforo, let there be no rist&ke about our uaderstaudinf, that the best cfoalified m a available will autsrrtc tasi: aloardug on mixest and v o request shall be allowed to go un fulfilled* ' ' Pleas# let us knew your selection of the saiyou desire to transfer feo Safety &a sons a s possible* b u t don't ta k e say a c tio n u n t il we bare approved your soleetisa* Very truly yours* / V^^--.---,,I Z v A , iyk O'/ Hie: 0022297