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t M r. L. R. Fl e ck H. a . 3 a11 Peppers Re f i n i n g Company New York !Ui 33 A p r i l 2 , 1953 Dear Van: Ycu w i l l not e f rcm t he at t ached i n t e r v i e w Report t hat Peppers has made a r equest t hat t hey be a l lowed t o i n cr e ase t h e i r TEL Cont ent t o 3 . 5 m l / g al . Vie, of co u r se , know r easons why t h i s sho ul d n ' t be done. You w i l l not e t hat cust omer would l i k e an expression f rom our Mew York O f f i ce on t h i s r e q u e st . Could you w r i t e us a memorandum i n d i ca t i n g why such a move should not , or could not , be made. V. 3 can t hen g i ve t h i s t o t he cust omer v e r b a l l y . . Yours very t r u l y , H KB:j d CC - L. L. H uxt able HE 0009450  ' < : .-. . . -/ ' ' .. . . C O P Y INTERVIEW REPORT Company:__....E.i?.P.S.r._Es.fJ..DJ..il9....C?.9.*______________ Address: _____J3L.itJ0.ISjL * ____________________ ____ ________ Company (^E QK QS Mr.-C C M i,CS- M r. F W Quinn M r. . M. Beebe i' '* -* ,, P R ESEN T ..------------------------Sat es M anager Ref Sup 0 - Ok la---,-- - C _ ------------ -- ---------------------------------- Lo ca t io n , : " , .0 c 0!; 1a " 0 c Ok la < t. - - : V. M r. pepp ers r e ce iv e d t he news o f t h e in cr e a se in o ct ane number f o r Et h y l q u it e ca lm ly ;' He d id say I t would hu rt them a l o t , sin ce t hey w i l l not be a b le ' . ; . ' . . - t o make a s much Et h y l a t t he new o ct ane number a s t hey have been a t t he p resen t l e v e l . He,'would very much li k e , t o be a b le t o r a i se t he TEL Cont ent t o 3 .5 cc/ g a t and I t I s q u i t e si n c e r e i n h i s f e e l i n g s. ___He sa y s t h a t we a l l o w L\ .6 i n a v i a t i o n f u e l , why not 5 - 5 ' n motor - fuel?___W ith e x t r a h a lf o r / g a it on he f eel' s t h a t t h e re e re many sm a lle r r.ompan 1s who would h a b le t o moet 00 w lt h n u t mur.h t r n u h f e , ____ He would I t k e ..t o have.an .- exp ress i on M from New .York on t h i s r e q u e st .____________________ ---- i--M r. Gu-t-ftn--t-a l I s me t hey a re se l l ing i-i i .5^ --of t h e i r gasot I ne a s- Et h y U -- t-f---- '; ' " . . '.'.'.Jr.""' . ' ' t hey have t--go t o 90 t h i s- f Ig uro -may f a i l s omewhat ,--i--------- :------------------ :-------------- -- ----- Howev er ; - M r. Beebe -te lI s A^ E-t-hey a r e experi m ent ing w it h t h e i r Porco u n it ,,--:-- p lan n in g t o ' r u n h e a v ie r hase st o ck s t hrough i f , end hnpe in t h | s way f n r each 90 wi t hout any/ drop In q u a n t it y .-- H e..t el In me t h a t ..t h i s--has a lr e a d y been done_____- ..on sI ml I a r equ ipment a t a r e f in e r y in T e x a s, and ha s- f-i-gu r es t o back -up h i s-------1-- ' J *x+{j AivJ, ' ' , _ . - co n t en t 1on -- D iscu ssed. DBp6 w lt fa- above wen .-- Sopa r a t e - rp o rt made . -------------- ;------ i Resident Manager's Copy 3-2^ 53 (Date) arn- OounfeJser*- Q...C(Ifidtkq-tlras.),