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< INTER-OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE Et h y l Ga so l i n e Co r po r a t i o n Ma n 'iif ^ c t u r i n g a n d Tr a f f i c De p a r t m e n t PLEASE ADDRESS REPLY TO: -CHRYSLER BUILDING 405 LEXINGTONAV.,NEWYORK CITY May 3, 1939 Memorandum to : D r. R. A . K ehoe I n r ef er en c e to our d i sc u ssi o n -when you w ere l a s t i n Hew Y ork concerni ng th e use of th e Grace L i ne f o r South A meri can shi pm ents, I am at t ac h i n g h er et o ^ o r i g i n al l e t t e r and photographs r ecei v ed f rom M r. .T assem an r e l a t i v e t o th e shi pm ent o f 40 drums w hi ch w ere f orw arded on th e SS" Santa L uci a" . I am n o t to o w el l sa t i sf i e d w i t h th e stow age space av ai l ab l e r e l a t i v e t o p o ssi b l e harm t o passen g er s. H owever, I do n o t see any p r ac t i c al so l u t i o n i n term s o f an al t er n at e method o f shi pm ent t o South A merica as th e Grace L i ne i s about th e onl y steam shi p c a r r i e r t h a t has a d ecen t sch ed u l e. O ther l i n es have onl y o ccasi onal sai l i n g s. L et me have y our comments i n v i ew o f th e at t ac h ed . S dmw n 09 0