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To: 'Howard Feldman' <Feldman@api.org> From: Snyder, Phil J SCC-DCS/2 </O=SHE LUOU=MSXSCC/CN=RE CI PI ENTS/CN=PS193987> Cc: Bcc: Received Date: 2007-03-0616:37:01 GMT Subject: Note received today from Richard Irons Howard, Per my phone message, this note came in today. Presume you should forward to the Technical committee and to appropriate API staff. I find it surprising that funding is running out and causing this problem. Like to understand your view on this. I note that API was not copied on the correspondence. Phil Snyder Global Manager Downstream Product Stewardship Shell Chemical LP One Shell Plaza, P.O. Box 2463, Houston, TX 77252-2463 Tel: +1 713241 7826 Fax: +1 713 - 241 2494 Other Tel: +1 832-721-6493 Email: Phil.Snyder@Shell.com Internet: http://www.shell.com/chemicals -----Original Message----From: Richard.lrons@UCHSC.edu [mailto:Richard.lrons@UCHSC.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 2:04 AM To: brian.e.doll@exxonmobil.com; Clegg, Patsy M SCC-DCS/22; Jennifer.B.Galvin@conocophillips.com; Burnetdm@bp.com; michael.g.bird@exxonmobil.com Subject: Clarification To: Members of the Benzene Health Consortium From: Richard Irons Date: March 6, 2007 On February 28th I returned to China, acting in good faith after being advised in your February 23rd letter that the Benzene Health Research Consortium had unanimously approved my proposal for a funding extention on January 29th, 2007. Through conversations with committee members I agreed to move forward to conclude the necessary contracts in a timely manner. SHELL-MCCLURG-065133 However, it is impractical and unreasonable to expect me to conclude these contracts in 2-3 weeks time, and at the present I am unable to access funds for the laboratory or to extend employment agreements. In accordance with your prior advice please inform me at your earliest convenience whether or not you intend to fund and continue this project. SHELL-MCCLURG-065134