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THE DOW CHEMICAL COM PANY M ID L A N D . M ICHIO A M i | 8 6 4 0 March 19$ 19^5 747775 v* ^ r*. a l: Emmet Kelly, M.D. Medical Director Monsanto Chemical Company 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard St. Louis 6 6 , Missouri Mr. Francis Kennedy .,3 Plant Manager Diamond Alkali Compahy 8 0 Lister Avenue Newark, New Jersey ^ Dr. J. Wilkenfeld Technical Superintendent Hooker Chemical Corporation Niagara Falls, New York Mr. Raymond Verhoeze Hooker Chemical Corporation Niagara Falls, New York Dr. Ed Chandler Technical Service Diamond Alkali Company 300 Union Commerce Building Cleveland, Ohio Dr. John P. Frawley '' Chief Toxicologist Hercules Powder Company Delaware Trust Building Wilmington 99, Delaware Gentlemen: / r - O **-"** '`A * I am writing this same letter to each of you. I have talked with some of you and you have indicated the other persons within your own organizations who should be present. As per these telephoned conversations, I am inviting each of you to come to Midland to discuss the toxicological problems caused by the presence of certain highly toxic impurities in certain samples of 2,4,5-trichlorophenol and related materials. As I told all of you with whom X have talked, we have been doing analytical and toxicological research on this problem and wish to share our findings to date with all the producers of 2,4,5-trichlorophenol for the sole purpose of lessening any hazards to health that might be attributed to this and related products. Our discussions will deal only with the toxicological and analytical aspects of thp problem * We will not discuss manu facturing know-how, sales, or anything else not dealing with the problems of health. It is our hope that through this meeting, we will acquire a better understanding of the problem and that each company 2 March 19, 1965 ill than proceed Independently as it sees fit to institute . such elf-imposed oontrole on its production a are.necessary to insure the safety of its products. .v._- v . . -V .y *-, : *; ari* Sn closed is a oopy of an analytical method our Analytical .Laboratory has developed. Perhaps you would like to have ... *w- your analysts look it over before coning here. Our analyst -T- ; ty* -i will be available to dlsouss the nethod with you. X have reserved a roots for each of you at the Midland Country Club for the night of March 23 $ 1965 When you arrive at the airport serving Midland, Bay City and Saginaw, get the Midland .limousine and it will take you directly to the Country Club. X suggest that we all neet in the lobby at 7*30 A.M. for break* fast and then we will come to our laboratory for our discussions Z believe we oan complete our discussions by lunoh time so that reservations for your return trips can be made for any time after lunch. If any of you have any questions, please call me. Sincerely yours, V. X. Howe Biochemical Research Laboratory 1701 Building Phone MR 6-2376 Area Code 517 VXR/Jd *. v-J ., c c : -.j& .. * v VV- VT .. . i4. # k, . \ 'V'*(i" '' .(-.'i ..*.*v.*,'n *. ^ - X* nr-*: cv?' r c jv-- C, . Otis J. R. Sinclair K. E. Coulter H. Gill L. C. Chamberlain D. D. Irish J. Doedens E. M. Adams V. K. Rowe (2) Correspondence H. L. Gordon, M.D. B. B. Holder, M.D. J g r .'V . * V * \- ? .v, <. D r . Frawley: ?lease brinS another person along if you wish. A room