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:..v: r !" rf-'-'v-l/'i^S,'- -1 V Mr* via Hew fork fir. fi. t. B&ll Tola* Continental Oil Company Artesia, Bew Mexico Deeeafcer 12, 1944 r i.4'- vT'-*v- *5.3 Dear Oscari - ': : .- jSfg.WS&ZS;'' $& .*&, 'V --v.>.-: A-i ^ As reported to you oxer the telephone Continental Oil Company at Artesla completed the cleaning of tank #15 on Hoveaber 29, 1944* This ia a refin- .;A ery blending tax*, 10,552 barrel* in capacity. The tank was cleaned in or~ der to pat in a nee bottom a* the old one was leaking. Sometine within the % past fee days, date not yet known, the concrete hotton was poured in. this tank, four sen were hospitalised aa aresultofthis work.Tbe Refixxexy v Superintendent, Mr. E. E. Gillespie, advised our Hr. Islington of ^"circu^ - stances and .we iaediately got in touch with Dr. feboe who inturn dlecuaaed .v^-f' the situation with, the local doctor at Artec^ *W was working on the case -V for the Continental Oil Coespauy. .-fid 'Ww;^en.'`Asdwiaed ..by Dr. Kehos that Dr* . Echradin will arrive in Aserillo Tuesday night December 12,,Mr.Leaington drive him to Artesia the following morning and they should arrive around nooh<V. ` on Wednesday Deceober 13. Kr. Lenington reported that the tax* was not thoroughly cleaned froam lead'<i?;f|*-'';*$ . standpoint and so advised the Refinery Superintendent* At one tiae the refin^^ er was considering putting a steel- bottoa in the tax*, fir.. Lenington told' iiiif" that if this was to be done he was to he advised so as to he on hsx^ for xy,^ hot work that sight be carried out. Cliffie preparing a detailed report; on I the;.tax*,cleaning and all circumstances leading up to the tine the, sen^ were ei^.^ :There: have;;hc'ea;several theories as to what sighthave'developed However, . these are sore or less a natter-of conjecture at this vtise^ahd*^ ratber not discuee tben until further^exidence is presented. - A further report ' viU\be.vfof^ A' *--> `i-K *. Elh/har ccx Dr. R. A. Xehoc fir. C. Lexxington KHT 0021483