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PLEASE ADDFESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE COMPAKY REFEvrNG DEPARTMENT February 4th, 1233 Mr. Frederick Lalst, General Metallurgical Manager, Anaconda Copper Mining Company, Hoorn 1720 - 25 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Dear Sir:- I Kish to thank you for your letter of January 31st with attached correspondence relative to lead specifications. I am returning this correspondence for your files. We are heartily in accord with the attitude taken by Mr. Robertson on this subject. GEj/ end. Yer G Superintendent. . tL****j|g. IH-v *H*00'A*TM*NTj U cOVWCVPOMCHCMCr FROM UNITED METALS SELLING COMPANY 25 BROADWAY. NEW YORK EXECUTIVE t o: SUBJECT: Mr. Frederick Laist, BUILDIHG January 30, 1933 I am returning herewith, the oopy of letter you re ceived from Mr* Robertson of the U. S. Smelting Refining 4 Mining Company that he addres8ed to Ur. A. S. UoAllister, Chief, Division of Specification*, Department of Commerce, Washington, on the subject of furnishing affidavit* covering lead shipments* We have been approached by aeveral of our customers to furnish affidavits as to the purity of the lead we shipped, and in oases like the American l>teel 4 <<ir* Company and our own organization, we have complied with suoh requests. Xeedless to say, we agree with the position Ur* Robertson has taken with the Burear of Standard* and,as we he oorreotly paints out, the redress of the consumer is to have the matter taken up with the American Society for Testing Material*, that Sooiety to adjust the specification* to meet the requirements of the user. W* do not believe it is a matter for the Bureau of Standarda to bother with* Thanking you for oalling my attention to the matter, Respeotfull^, JAU/lOl P N tC 0 0 0 0 1 ^6 8 N10839.01