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. March 19, 1965
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Emmet Kelly, M.D.
I"r Medical Director
Honsanto Chemical Company
-4 I 800 North Lindbergh Boulevard

St. Louis 66, Missouri

2..  0195; Dr. J. Hilkenfeld 

Technical Superintendent
3??,9v Hooker Chemical Corporation


Niagara Falls, New YOrk

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Mr. Raymond verhoeze
Hooker Chemical Corporation
Niagara Falls, New York

-Gentlemen:

.80 Lister Avenue

I am writing this same letter to each of you.
with some of you and you have indicated the other persons
within your own organizations who should be present.

  frHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

IIDLAHD. MICHIOIH  


Mr. Francis Kennedy _y
Plant Manager 
Diamond Alkali 00mpahy

Newark, New Jersey

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

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I have talked

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,h,5-trichlorophenol and related materials.

As I told all of you with whom I 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

in of 2,h,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

the problems of health.

analytical aSpects of the problem.
facturing know-how, sales, or anything else not dealing with

We will not discuss manu-

It is our hOpe that through this meeting, we will acquire a

 

better understanding of the problem and that each company

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 Ifll then proceed independently as it sees fit to institute

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 such self-inosed controls on its production as arenacessary
 ?to insure the safety or its products. .

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'13" - mclosed is a copy or an analytical netbod our Analytical
 -.I.aboratory has developed. Perhaps you would like to have.
egg-f-?f-?gn- your look it over before coming here. Oil-anal"
  sill be available to discuss the asthma with you.



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2-   havo reserved a roos for each or you at the Hidland Country
Club for the nigit of March 23. 1965. when you arrive'at the
33,. airport serving Midland, Bay City and Seginau, get the Midland

hj?'j?r lilousim and it will take you directly to the Country Club.

 "i that all nest in the lobby .1: 1:30 Am. for break-
 i'ast and then '0 till come-to our laboratory for our discussions. -
 If! believe we can complete our discussions by lunch time so that a
?33333: reservations for your return trips can be node for any tine

  after lunch. 

 "5 "11' any of you have any questions, please call no.

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Biochemical Research Laboratory
  ?3.47: 1701 Binding

than. us 6-2376
1'   Am Code 517

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    foo: c. E. Otis H. L. Gordon, M.D.

 3a. J. R. Sinclair B. B. Holder, M.D.
 - K. E. Coulter

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L. C. Chamberlain

 - D. D. Irish

 J. Doedens

?"3353  E. M. Adams

 V. K. Rowe (2) 

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 bring another person along if you wish. A room

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