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<HBt>O - 584 EST48USH EDI802 E. I. d u Pont d e Nemour s 51Company IN CO RPO RA T ED W il m in g t o n 98, Del a wa r e ORGANIC CHEMICALS DEPARTMENT PETROLEUM CHEMICALS DIVISION VlZT Ct l 2 , V~) o 2 Dr. 3. A. Kehoe Un iversity of Cin cin n ati The Ket t er in g lab or at or y College of Medicine-Eden Avenue. Cin cin n ati 19, Ohio Dear Sob: . Pursuant t o our d iscu ssio n in Cin cin n ati on th e p o ssi b il it y of h aving m ilit ar y approval fo r lead le v e ls above 3 c c ' s of TEL, you st at e d you would fe e l out th e Surgeon Gen eral on th e gen er al at t it u d e of th e m ilit a r y . We promised t o send you what in form ation we had on th e use of lead con cen t r at ion s above 3 c c ' s / g a l ., so I am at t ach in g a l i s t . o f th ose companies which have been lead in g between 3 and h c c ' s. You w ill note t h at most o f th ese companies ar e sm all in dependen ts and r epr esen t a r e la t iv e ly sm all proportion o f the t o t a l gasolin e consumed in th e coun try. We sh ould bear in mind t h at t h is was th e same gen er al argument fo r th e change from 3 t o ^ c c ' s in 1959. I t i s th e sm all independent who, because of lack of c a p it a l, was n ot able or w illin g t o put in modern r e fin in g equipment and h as t o r e ly on TEL t o meet octan e le v e ls. We hope t h is in form ation w ill be of some h elp t o you. Sin cer ely, JRS/pwh At t ach m en t : Cc c- /C J / R. Sabin a, Manager Antiknocks & Planning K 00V34 N9593