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Dear Bob, F u r th e r t o my l e t t e r to you o f 2 9 th J u ly , on th e s u b je c t o f s ic k n e s s among men f i l l i n g g a s o lin e c a n s , I now e n c lo s e copy o f a memorandum p re p a re d by Dr, C a s s e ll s , a s a r e s u l t o f an e x a m in a tio n he c a rrie d out re c e n tly to determ ine lead in th e atmosphere in a sim ila r type of e e n -fillin g p lan t in th is country. We a re c o n s id e ra b ly w o rrie d by th e h ig h f i g u r e s f o r le a d co n ten t and although th e re have been no re p o rte d cases of sick n e ss i t any p la n t i n t h i s c o u n try , we f e e l t h a t s te p s m ust be ta k e n im m ed iately to b rin g about a s u b s ta n tia l improvement in the v e n tila tio n a t a l l such p l a n t s . By re a so n o f e x is t in g c o n d itio n s t h i s i s by no means an e asy m a tte r and b e fo re we engage upon any e la b o r a te o r m ajo r a l t e r a t i o n s I am most anxious to receiv e your view s. For th e im m ediate moment we a r e doing a l l t h a t we can to a ) re d u c e s p i l l a g e t o a minimum; b) in c re a s e n a t u r a l v e n t i l a t i o n t o a maximum; and a t th e same tim e th e o i l com panies concerned a re m aking a d e ta ile d stu d y o f what would be re q u ire d a t each p la n t should i t be considered e ss e n tia l to in s ta ll forced v e n tila tio n . W'e have n o t y e t r e c e iv e d any f u r t h e r in fo rm a tio n from Abadan, b u t i t i s e x p e c te d t h a t som ething may a r r i v e sometime i n th e near future. I would much a p p r e c ia tio n y o u r l e t t i n g me have y o u r comments on th is problem, a t your e a r lie s t convenience. n <- i ,.' ..ka-a<, - '\_ x* .-A <f ..>: ." TERRY - CAN FILLING - t i - " '[-S7WfaF^*#'p^*p "-a*?s': car IBTESTIGA.TIONS CARRIED OUT A3! STNLOW REFINERY - JULY. 1 943. ' t :-. RVESTiaTicar! , To d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r t h e o p e r a to r s w ere ru n n in g any r i s k "k A k ' ' V ' o f lead poisoning from th e in iialatio n of lead during the operation of f i l l i n g Jerry^oans w ith leaded gasoline* INVESTIGATION. 1 .BUILDING:- ' "The b u l g i n g :i a ' w hich th e f i l l i n g ta k e s p la c e h a s a cubic c a p a c ity e t 1169 cubic m etres. I t s dim ensions are . in d ic a te d on th e aocds^ahying rough ground p la n , and i t fo n ts p a r t of a large building. The f l o o r i s o f c o n c re te and th e o p e ra to rs s ta n d on a s l i g h t l y ra is e d wooden p la tfo rm a t th e f i l l i n g bench. ; i; : There a re tlnree d o o rs , a s shown on th p la n , one communicatee w ith the r e s t o f th b u ild in g : th e o th e r two open t o th e o u tsid e a ir and hare b la st w alls. Three e x tra ctio n fans are s e t in the o utside w a lls, as in d ic a te d . ; Over th e Drake F i l l e r in th e c e n tre o f th e b u ild in g th e re is s lig h tly Induced draught. The to p o f th e f i l l i n g b en ch i s o f wood, & in c h e s t h i c k . No w ash in g dawa;w ith -v ra te rci s i d o n e . if0^--> - 3b/U " 1-- 7 S ' * LENGTH - 366" BREADTH - 5 3 '10" o oo VM .f^i9v $ ruv DRAKE p'ui-e 0 fiV2>u*c.CO' Ex s5 / - / / . t r s < $ _i--izA--I'--* ~ 7 * m t f -c* * a ( h e ig h t t o BATES - 1 6 '6" EAVES TO TOP - 9 '2" CUBIC CAPACITY - 1 ,1 6 9 cu b ic m etres 2 . OPERATION OF CAN FILLING:- The o p e ra tio n in v o lv es th e f i l l i n g , by hand c o n tro l, o f a 4-5 g a llo n can w ith 100 octane lead ed g aso lin e (4 .8 c .d s . t e t r a e th y l le a d in each g a llo n o f g a s o lin e ). The f i l l i n g i s c a r rie d o u t by two s h i f t s o f 18 women e ac h . The f i r s t s h i f t w orks from 6 a.m . to 2 p .m .; th e second from 2 p .m . t o 10 p.m. No f i l l i n g takes place a t n ig h t. I t is c a lc u la te d roughly th a t 1,200 cans are f ille d p e r hour from 18 f i l l i n g p o in ts. A sw ivel ta p i s brought downinto th e mouth of a can on the f i l l i n g bench and th e flow o f g a so lin e i s c o n tro lle d by a hand l e v e r . When th e c a n i s seen t o be f u l l , t h e flo w i s s h u t o f f , th e sw iv el ta p i s swung u p , th e cap o f th e t i n i s fa s te n e d and th e can i s pushed t o th e fajftfeer s id e o f th e bench f o r rem o v al. The N 7809.01 Thore re frequent s n a il s p illa g e s o f leaded g a so lin e caused by:~ a) swinging up th e sw ivel ta p b efo re i t has d ra in e d i t s e l f in to th e can; b) O v erfillin g of the can from in a tte n tio n on the p a rt of the operator; c) i l l - f i t t i n g cap on th e can. These sp illa g e s occur on the face and c lo th ih g of the o p erato rs. I t was d i f f i c u l t to c a lc u la te the amount of s p illa g e , but i t was e s tim a te d a t more? th a n one g a llo n p e r h o u r. Many o p e r a to r s remove t h e i r g lo v e s and wash t h e i r h ands i n le a d e d gasoline a t the end of the s h ifts . 3. AIR-SAHPIIBG TESTS. . A ir sam ples w ere ta k e n from p o i n t s 1 and 17 a t each end o f th e f i l l i n g bench, and from two p o in ts , 5 and 14, n e a re r th e m iddle of th e bench, and in ad d itio n from a p o in t (x) fu rth e r in sid e the build in g {see p la n ) . At each of th e f i l l i n g bench p o in ts , a i r was sampled a t two l e v e l s . opposite the can opening, and a t fa c e -le v e l. The r e s u l t s o b ta in e d a r e g iv en i n f u l l on th e l a s t p ag e, and a re summarised a s fo llo w s :- P o in t No. 1 17 5 14 H eadings a t FACS HEIGHT i n rngms o f le a d p e r 10 c u b ic m e tre s. B y 6.6 17.8 7 .4 G.2 d a s .a 8.3 V 8.8 9.5 BVXT 4 .8 n 3.6 i 5.25 f, n * OCO ; P oint No. 1 17 5 : 14 R eadings a t CAN HEIGHT i n ngms o f Lead p e r 10 cubic m etres. ydB 4 .1 7 .9 13.2 19.8 ya 1 0 .1 14.3 35.c 9.5 B 6. 1 6.0 1fe 3 .2 5 h 5.25 t Readings a t P o in t (r) in th e B uilding i n ragms o f le a d p e r c u b ic m e tre s . i EY DAY 1 BY NIGHT 2.5 4.9 3 .6 7.6 3.6 3.15 : ; j ; : There ^ i i ^ ' g e a ; ^ ; 0flade4:g a a o lin e R eused by^ a) swin-ying up th e sw ivel ta p b e fo re i t has d ra in e d i t s e l f in to th e can ; b) O v e rfillin g of the can from in a tte n tio n on th e p a rt of the o p erato r; c) i l l - f i t t i n g cap on th e can. These s p illa g e s occur on the face and c lo th ih g of th e o p erato rs. I t was d i f f i c u l t to c a lc u la te th e amount of s p illa g e , but i t was e stim a te d a t moro th a n one gallon p e r h o u r. Many o p e r a to r s remove t h e i r g lo v e s and wash t h e i r han d s i n le a d e d gasoline a t the end of the s h ifts . 3. AIR-SAKPHITG- TESTS. , A ir sairp les w ere ta k e n from p o i n t s 1 and 17 a t each end o f th e f i l l i n g bench, and from two p o in ts , 5 and 14, n e a re r th e m iddle o f th e bench, and in a d d itio n from a p o in t (x) fu rth e r in sid e the b u ilding {see p la n ). At each o f th e f i l l i n g bench p o in ts , a i r was sampled a t two l e v e l s . opposite the can opening, and a t fa c e -le v e l. The r e s u l t s o b ta in e d a r e g iv e n i n f u l l on th e l a s t p ag e, and a rc summarised a s fo llo w s :- P o in t No. 1 17 5 14 R ead in g s a t FACE HSIO-HT i n mgns o f le a d p e r 10 c u b ic m e tre s . B y 6.6 17.8 d 7 .4 S.2 ay ii. a 8.3 a.8 9.5 B y 4 .3 3 .6 21 i 5.1! p P.,1 4 \ P o in t No* 1 ' 17 !' 5 ! 14 R ead in g s a t CAN h e ig h t i n ragms o f Lead p e r 10 c u b ic m e tre s . B 4 .1 7.9 y d 13.2 19.8 a 10.1 14.3 y 35.c 9.5 B 6.6 y 6.0 f & 5.85 h 5.25 t v -j T'-- R eadings a t P o in t (z ) i n th e B u ild in g oCP i n ragms o f le a d p e r c u b ic m e tre s . ET DAT 2.5 4.9 7.6 3.6 ,, r BY NIGHT 3 .6 3.15 Six sep arate te s ts were ru n , - 4 by day, and 2 by n ig h t. : K The f i r s t and t h i r d ru n s a r e re p re s e n te d by th e day f ig u r e s cans f i l l e d per hour was 800 and 650 re s p e c tiv e ly . The f o u r th and s ix th ru n s a re re p re se n te d by th e day f ig u r e s a t P o in ts 5 and 14; during th ese runs th e average number of cans f i l l e d p er hour was 700 and 620 re s p e c tiv e ly . The secohd and f i f t h ru n s a re re p re se n te d by th e n ig h t fig u re s a t p o in ts 1 and 17, and a t p o in ts 5 and 14 re s p e c tiv e ly . The tem p eratu re was re c o rd ed a t approxim ately h o u rly in te rv a ls during th e te s t s and th e range was as follow s DAY NIGHT - 62F. to 789F. 600*. t o 706F. 4 . DISCUSSION .AND ./' CONCLUSIONS. The f ig u r e s g iv en show th a t th e a i r of th e c a n - f i l l i n g b u ild in g c o n ta in s more le ad th a n i s considered safe f o r prolonged w ork. 1 .5 mgms. p e r 10 cu b ic m e tre s i s th e f i g u r e s to be aimed at. ' T h e o re tic a lly , th e s p illa g e o f one g a llo n of le a d e d g a so lin e would g iv e r i s e to a le a d c o n te n t o f 5 mgms. p e r 10 cu b io m e tre s of a i r (1 c . c . E th y l g a s o lin e c o n ta in s 1 .1 2 mgm. Pb) i n t h i s b u ild in g o f 1169 cubic m etres c ap a c ity ; assuming th a t 8 changes of a i r occurred p e r h o u r. S ince i t was estim ate d th a t more th a n one g a llo n was s p i l t per hour, i t follow s th a t sp illa g e is of considerable sig n ifican ce. E th y l g aso lin e of s im ila r le a d c o n te n t, when s p i l t in a q u a n tity e q u iv a le n t to two g a llo n s on wood, in a room w ith door and windows open, gave a f i g u r e o f 54 mgms. o f le a d i n 10 c u b ic m e tre s o f a i r a t th e end o f one hour, and ^ th . of th e le a d was re ta in e d in th e wood a f t e r 8 h o u rs . (F in a l R eport o f D epartm ental Committee on E thyl P e t r o l ,1950. co Table XVI, P .5 0 ). In ad d itio n to lead in a ir from sp illa g e , is lead contained in th e g a so lin e vapour which comes from th e t i n d u rin g f i l l i n g o p e ra tio n s . The h ig h e r f ig u r e s o b ta in e d a t can h e ig h t would seem to show t h a t t h i s so u rc e o f le a d i s a ls o s i g n i f i c a n t , th ough i t may be accounted f o r p a r tly by evaporation from s p illa g e on the wooden bench. The h ig h e r f ig u r e s a t can h e ig h t o b ta in e d by n ig h t a re p ro b a b ly due to the l a t t e r cause. K 000 5. SUGGESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1 . The wooden bench sh o u ld be scrapped and re p la c e d by a m etal bench w ith g rid top and exhaust v e n tila tio n below. In cross s e c tio n th e bench would be V-shaped w ith a g r id a cro ss th e to p of th e V. The wooden p la tfo rm on w hich th e o p e ra to rs s ta n d sh o u ld b e replaced by a m etal g rid p la tfo m . 2. There should be a v e n tila tin g hood over the bench, faced w ith g la s s , o r some o th e r tr a n s p a r e n t m a te r ia l and earning below fa c e -le v e l, w ith exhaust v e n tila tio n which m ight Connect w ith th a t '""" ' " ' " " ' ' " ' v ' ' ` '' ' ' ' : V r " ' v - " ' 4 ' i' ' - ' :' ' : ; ' "' ; '-" '" '' '' - ' ' ' 3 . Te p o s s i b i l i t y o f a cap on th e wwivel ta p , which would f i t l o o s e l y o v e r t h e xaoufch o f th e can and w hich would have ex h au st v e n t i l a t i o n t o ta k e away th e g a so lin e vapour in to a d u c t, n ig h t be co n sid ered . T his would re q u ir e to be made f r o n tr a n s p a r e n t m a te r ia l, s in c e th e fillin g is visual. 4. G reater su p erv isio n should bo ex ercised in order to c u t down s p i l l a g e t o a n i n l n m : a u to m a tic f i l l i n g n ig h t be considered* 5. F lo o r should be t i l e d f o r w idth o f a t le a s t one y ard round the f i l l i n g bench, end f lo o r washing w ith p le n ty o f w ater a t end o f each s h i f t d a ily would h e lp t o keep th e a i r sw eeter. 6. D isallow washing o f the hands in leaded g aso lin e and provide a lte r n a tiv e washing f a c i l i t i e s , i f such do not a lre a d y e x i s t . ?. P ro v isio n o f bib and apron to be worn by o p e ra to rs, to p rev en t contam ination o f c lo th e s , would be o f sana s lig h t v a lu e . 6 ACKXO'.VXISIXjMIDTs : We w ish t o acknow ledge w ith th a n k s th e w i l l i n g h e lp a ffo rd e d by Mr. Sm ith and h is c o lle a g u e s a t th e R efin e ry and th e h o s p ita lity extended, e sp e c ia lly to one of us (H .P .), who was r e s p o n s ib le f o r c a r r y in g o u t th e a o tu a l t e s t s . (sihei) a. r-osms D. A. X. CASSELLS. K 0007179 No. o f Kun D ate. SAMPLING P .. IOD S tart F in ish Time i n Hand No. of Cans F ille d Avg. No. o f Cans f ille d per hour. Temp. 9f . d u rin g p ario d o f Sampling SAMPLE PGINTA Hol Can F i l l i n g (2" to the Sight & } { 5" above K o.l ) ( Can F i l l i n g P o in t) No.2 Face High ) (8" in fro n t and ) {16" above N o .l ) (Can F il lin g p o in t No.3 Can F i l l i n g (2" to the Sight and) (4" above No.17 Can ) {F illing Point ) ! 2 6 .7 .4 3 j 11.35 h. 21-40 lO h.5 min. 3. 27.7.43 ! i j i f j f ! 07.40 | 16-05 8 h . 5 m. Average ' of 1 &3 ! 2. 32.45 35-45 7 h. i I i i , i' ' 8061 800 5450 650 - i ! 70 to 72 64 to 72 70 t o 6 1 | jf {Mgm.Pb.per 10 c u b ic m etjfes) 4 .1 i 7.9 6 .0 6.6 1 3 .2 j 17.8 i i j 19.8 1 2 .2 16.5 I 6 .0 f I t I ! i 4.8 ! ! ; 6 .0 SAKPLINO Vo: N o .l Can F ill (1" to the (5" above : ( F illin g : | N o .2 F ace H. { (8" in fro, ! (above No.: I ( F i l l i n g !- : No.3 Can F i | ( 1" to th j ( 4 " above ! (F illin g : N o .4 Faoe High (6" in fro n t and 16") (above No. 17 Can ) (F illin g Point ) No.5 (E ight Yards in B uilding) ( in lin e and from Ko.18 ) (Can F il lin g P o in t ) 2 .5 8.9 i i 4.9 8 .1 1 3.6 3.7 3.6 N o .4 Face K (8" in fro {above Kc ( F i l l i n g I- rf! 4. 8 .7 .4 3 fr 6. 2 9 .7 .4 3 T Average of 4 & 6. 5 Average of 1, 3,4 & 6 (DA3f) 2 3 .7 .4 3 jll-20 18-10 ;6h.50 a . i 1 (f4912 07-40 15-35 7h.55 a . !> 4951 22-45 06-45 8 lire t - ; 720 j 625 j - ti f ,: : !1i! j 1 j! 70 t o 78 ! 62 t o 721 !( 68 t o 60 -P&PLEIO POIHTS i Can. F i l l i n g {r* to th e H ight and } (5 " above No. 5 Can ) ( F illin g Point ) (Mgn. P b .p a r 10 cubits M etres), 10.1 14.2 1 8 .2 Faoe Mlfib. (8" in fro n t and 12H ) (above N c.5 Can ) (F illin g Point } 8 .8 3.3 8.5 j Can F i l l i n g ( 1 ' to th e iiig h t & } ( 4 " above No. 14 Can ) ( F illin g Point ) 35.3 9.5 22.4 5.2 9.1 5.2 10.4 5.2 19.4 Face High (O'* i n f r o n t and 12" ) (above Ko14 Can } (F illia g Point ) 8 .8 7.6 9 .5 9.1 ` 2.1 8 .6 3.6 5.6 3.1 4.6 Average o f 2 &5 (NIGHT) 5.6 5 .0 5 .8 2 .8 3 .4 ASSOCIATED ETHYL COMPANY LIM ITED Registered- Office: t h e a d e mpii I, noxDOV, \v. c. 2 dress a ll communications u n tilJ v rth c r notice to: A R T IL L E R Y H O U S E , A R T IL L E R Y ROW , L O N D O N , S.W. 1 felejduw e: a b b e y 3 9 7 4 - 7 J eteg m m s ETH Y C PO R T , S O W E S T , LO N D O N . m -r io r s i H . e . B E O P O R O (U.S.A.) J . B . A U G . K E S S L E R (NETHEWL.ANOS) J.W .B O Y L E H. B. HEATH EV ES R . W. S E L L E R S A. J . SIN G LETO N N. A .G A S S L . N . H A M IL T O N (U.S A .) E. E .S O U B R Y jj. . T . R . A . S E V A N (J^lanG C /itU f) 0 / a fO U R R E P YOUR REP. 29th Ju ly , 1943. D r. R o b e rt A. E ehoe, College of M edicine, U n iv e rsity o f C in c in n a ti, Ohio, U .S .A . Dear Bob, We have r e c e n t l y re c e iv e d r e p o r t s fro m t h e M iddle E a s t and P e rs ia n G ulf a re a s of a number o f c a se s of s ic k n e s s amongst men f i l l i n g g a so lin e cans. Of th e re p o rte d cases e ig h t have d ied - seven in one p la c e and one in th e o th e r . The m edical ev id en ce a v a ila b le i s n o t, as y e t , s u f f i c i e n t t o e s t a b l i s h th e e x a c t c au se o f d e a th , b u t I am a tta c h in g h e r e to copy o f a r e p o r t from one o f th e a re a s co n cern ed w hich I t h i n k you, w ill find of in te re st. ^ The tro u b le h as o ccu rred in can f i l l i n g sheds around which p ro tectiv e b la s t w alls have been erected , re su itin g in inadequate v e n tila tio n . To d a te , th e r e p o r te d tr o u b l e h a s been r e s t r i c t e d to tw o c a n f i l l i n g sh e d s, both handling 100 Octane g aso lin e w ith a le a d c o n ce n tra tio n o f 4 c .c s per U .S. g a llo n . . The f a c t s a t p re s e n t a v a ila b le in d ic a te th a t in b o th c a se s v e n tila tio n was extrem ely p o o r, and th a t as a r e s u lt o f immediate s te p s tak en to Improve i t th e re has been no recu rren ce o f th e tro u b le . The f ig u r e s you w ill see quoted in th e a tta c h e d r e p o r t, f o r th e le a d c o n c e n tra tio n in th e atm osphere a r e , I t h i n k you w i l l a d m it, somewhat alarm ing; both b efo re and a f te r th e v e n tila tio n had been im proved. These fig u re s , however, should not be taken too se rio u sly sin ce th e ir accuracy is s u s p e c t. P o r th e im m ediate moment th e im p o rta n t t h i n g i s , w h a te v e r m ight be th e cause o f th e t r o u b l e , th e answ er i s ; im proved v e n t i l a t i o n - which, i s e x a c tly what one would ex p ect. We r e c e n t l y had a m eetin g a t t h i s O ffic e of r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of th e Companies concerned, w hich was a tte n d e d byboth D r. C a s s e lls and P ro fe ss o r Dodds. We were f o r t u n a t e i n h a v in g p r e s e n t tw o members o f th e s t a f f o f one o f th e R e f in e r ie s c o n ce rn e d , who w ere a b le t o g iv e u s f i r s t - h a n d in fo rm a tio n of the exact c o n d itio n s, d e ta ils of which I w ill not burden you w ith a t the present tim e. j< 0007182 N 7809.02 We have ask ed f o r f u r t h e r in fo rm a tio n w hich may, o r m a y n o t , be forthcom ing sin ce th e bulfc o f th e la b o u r concerned i s c a s u a l; and i t i s extrem ely d i f f i c u l t to b b ta in any e x a c t case re o o rd s. However, from one a re a i t i s e x p ec te d we s h a l l r e c e iv e some f u r t h e r d a ta . C assells i s carry in g out te s t s fo r le ad in th e atm osphere, a t sim ila r type can f il l i n g in s ta lla tio n s in th is country; but as you w ill appreciate, the tem perature conditions here are q u ite d iffe re n t. We have s e n t o u t t o th e a r e a s co n cern ed a d e ta ile d - memorandum --orr- o u r - s ta n d a rd method- fear d eterm in in g - B m all-q u an .titiee- f~ .lead --in --th e~ atm o s~ p h e re , and ve a re a ls o having made up a number of a i r s a m p le rs-fo r sen d in g out to these points. ' v. o' ........ Dodds h as p re p a re d f o r u s a memorandum on t h e m ethod o f a n a ly s in g f o r le a d i n u r i n e , and t h i s we have a l s o s e n t o u t. S in c e i t i s im p ro b ab le t h a t we s h a l l b e a b le t o r e ly J on a c c u ra te u r in e a n a l y s i s , we have r e q u e s te d th a t, i f tra n s p o rta tio n perm its,'i;hey. send us samples of u rin e c o lle c te d in the manner l a i d dow n.in Dodds*Memorandum. The Companies concerned have w arned a l l t h e i r o th e r can f i l l i n g d e p o ts - o f w hich th e r e a r e ;many - t h a t th e v e n t i l a t i o n o f th e s e P l a n t s m ust be c a re fu lly examined, and i f b la s t w a lls are e re c te d th e n fo rce d v e n tila tio n must be in s ta lle d . ' I know t h i s i s ^a m a tte r i n w hich you w i l l be v e r y d e e p ly i n t e r e s t e d and you may c o n s id e r i t a d v i s a b l e ;t o w arn A m erican'o i l com panies and a l s o XJ.S. . F o r c e s , b o th o f whom a re i n a l l p r o b a b i l i t y o p e r a tin g s i m i l a r ty p e s o f c an f i l l i n g P la n ts under a l l k in d s o f q ueer c o n d itio n s . -.In -th is co nnection I would p o in t out th a t the co n d itio n s which have brought about t h i s tro u b le have e risen s o l e l y due t o th e n e c e s s i t i e s o f w a r, and X am a f r a i d no one p a id s u f f i c i e n t - a tte n tio n to th e d iffe re n c e s between th e w ar- and peacetim e o p eratio n of th ese P l a n t s . ' .................. ... ' ' ' " " '' 'I I am p re p a rin g a com plete d o s s i e r on th e s u b je c t w hich I w i l l , i n . due co u rse, send to you. In th e m eanwhile, I hope.the in fo rm atio n co n tain ed ir t h i s l e t t e r w ill be o f i n t e r e s t and I would welcome any comments o r ad v ice you may be a b le t o g iv e u s . W ith O rig in al and enclosure by a irm a il: Copy by steam er. T. R. 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' ... - - 0007185 g*^. J e f o r e ih b l s t a l l l n tfce P**B war pttlJ.cd s e t, ih taosplm !'"*''t had hoighb otror th tln n ia g 100 0*, s p i r i t {c o n ta tn ta g 4*9 e*cs ?,S*L p e r g a llen ) under e w m r condition , eo n tein sd 13-S j*g l o c i p e r 4e ecu, e f alr* . . ". ' f S , "Under approxisaa tely b th * eens condition but f t e r i rrin g th b la s t w e il tfc* la c d contont evarugd c ir c a 7 m p e r 4# cium f Ir 'K&e f ig u re i a s t i l l too h ig h , b u t ine Iban th traten o f e u e tic a V e n tila tio n f e r r e d t abe has been in a titu t 4 a m l e m t k l m a tia fe e io rily * The atsount o f leed l a ih ti>egbr* a t th FU lin S c o tion w i l l bs eetim atod e g al i n th e w x m r whsa oo bd ttio a e a re coaparabla* and e c o n fid a n ti^ expoet to fin d th o t ih f i n i r e tili be w ell inside nortsal im ita * asi r* m v ih S olfierii^ S ectio n ,' ih * .saunt f leed i n th e tiaesph tas a s t i a - f to sy , f i m a ir e a l * f er* lo ad p e r 4 .4 a*a* f a i r , t 1$ f t beve tfc* surfe* c f th e a a lte n aoXdar* . . . I t w i l l be apprcciotiid fresi tfe abaro fa e t and fig u r e s tfct th e hamdling a f *leded* p irite under c arta in entrane c o n d itione an c c n stitu ta a w y greve fcosard, a hsserd whlch, tbough tinlifsly to occur under m vm X paaeetin* w rbis cond tierna i a vxy l i e b l e t ceeu r under ih e a tra sa o s c f War Production* / At th sasso tin a , bewever, wt er $ u ite a a tte f la d th t 11. tb a t i a rs^ u iro d to ehe co n d itio n * e a t ir e l y a&fe f e r worfcaen i a an desuete ey stea f v o n tila tio a , p lu s e ice& / v&th on a l l poaaibl* reca dt splU ae** l e liJsoly t occur# Sinee the b la e t w e ll e t tb# F i l l t a g S co tica er iao red , wchine f s e l l i t i e s is^roved and th e European pr*onael o f tim F.O.D xaada ewro o f th e x4fea, tfaar Hav baca no f u r th e r casse of leed, peieoalm reportod frets tfct Bafincry* mepid S.6.43 KZ 0807136 H 000718V *t* f F " a . **- ;* j>**'.. **s* * *#; .>* # * u * 4. 5 1 **? i ! r f Strictly confidential Xfc9 alia'eSwtu'Xdfe# '&*mtet' n et. 1 K J4 i H 5 >et Bri %, r st # * * * * * - * : % f iS 1 mmi s i l l HI 53 i* "I fs fl! I p :r % .n 21 s Ilf Io f a : l 1 sa l 3 s 5*>S 1** IS* l 'il $ II O H D HO oII g833 IS s a m . nSMt> S.93S.a i H i 1 1 1 t *t li 3 1 l* co C.,O^ ro o o Ui V ETHYL CORPORATION INTER - OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE TO . ?.. fi. Kehoe FROM Mr. J. 0. Gonzales SUBJECT ADDRESS a d d r ess DATE Cincinnati New York August 3, 193 Personal and Confidential Ce=r bob? 'The enclosed confidential message from Bevsn is passed, along to you for your tien in accora&nce v/ith the reouest in the isst oar?graph. IOu T,J-tl note that Ray has asked the Petroleum Division in London to bring this matter to the attention of O.B.P.R. in Washington. e naTre mentioned storage informerly from time to time to ChB.P.R but apparently the urgency in getting the material to the destina tions involved has out-weighed the storage problem. At least th'i"s s^ee ns to be the situation nearly as we can gather. \"e have not oanen t.ne question up with the Navy Department ?ho actually pur- chase the goods. '" No louct you viil wish to clear the subject through the channels tnat you- have established before we attempt to do' anything furth'er uarectly with the Navy Department in Washington, "e will await your comments. 0 :ha Enc. J./c. Gonzalez U KZ 0007139