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August 5* 1948 Mr . C. H. Van Har t esvel dt , Thompson Vi t a- Met er Cor por at i on, 6402 Cedar venue, Cl evel and 5, Ohi o. .. Dear Mr . Van Har t esvel dt : I vi sh t o acknowl edge r ecei pt of your t wo l et t er s dat ed Jul y 12 and Jul y 25 r espect i vel y, f or t he sake of t he r ecor d. Wi t h r espect t o t he f or mer l et t er , I shoul d l i ke t o put on r ecor d my opi ni on t hat t he Vi t o1 can be canned saf el y at t he Pur e Oi l Ter mi nal whi ch we vi si t ed t oget her her e i n Ci nci nnat i . We wi l l keep i n t ouch wi t h t hi s si t uat i on and wi l l advi se you of any devel opment s whi ch may be of mut ual i nt er est . I shal l al so t ake up t hi s whol e subj ect wi t h t he appr opr i at e r epr esent at i ves of t he Uni t ed St at es Publ i c Heal t h Ser vi ce f or t hei r i nf or mat i on and f or your s, and X shal l advi se you of t he out come of t hi s di scussi on. I n t he mat t er of your l et t er of Jul y 25> t hi s i s t o l et you know t hat i n my opi ni on t he l abel s desi gned f or use on your quar t cans of Vi t ol appear t o be qui t e sat i sf act or y. However , i nasmuch as t hi s may be a mat t er of some concer n t o t he Publ i c Heal t h Ser vi ce I shal l br i ng t hese t o t hei r at t ent i on. I n ray opi ni on t hey wi l l appr ove t hem as t hey ar e, but I shal l pass al ong t o you any advi ce or suggest i ons whi ch t hey may have t o make concer ni ng t hem. The agr eement , as phr ased by your at t or neys, i 3 sat i sf act or y f r om my poi nt of vi ew and i s bei ng t r ansmi t t ed t o t he Boar d of Di r ect or s of t he Uni ver si t y f or t hei r act i on. I do not ant i ci pat ed any di f f i cul t i es i n t hi s di r ect i on. ' . v Cor di al l y y our s, RAK ef ` Rober t A. Kehoe ", M. D.' ' K 0020640