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Mr. Francis Kennedy
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Plant Manager
Diamond Alkali Compahy
8 0 Lister Avenue
Newark, New Jersey

Dr. J. Wilkenfeld
Technical Superintendent
Hooker Chemical Corporation
Niagara Falls, New York

Dr. Ed Chandler
Technical Service
Diamond Alkali Company
300 Union Commerce Building
Cleveland, Ohio

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

Dr. John P. Frawley ''
Chief Toxicologist
Hercules Powder Company
Delaware Trust Building
Wilmington 99, Delaware

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Emmet Kelly, M.D.
Medical Director
Monsanto Chemical Company
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis 6 6 , Missouri

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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.
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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

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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.
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Sn closed is a oopy of an analytical method our Analytical
.Laboratory has developed. Perhaps you would like to have
your analysts look it over before coning here. Our analyst
will be available to dlsouss the net hod 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
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K. E. Coulter
H. Gill
L. C. Chamberlain
D. D. Irish
J. Doedens
E. M. Adams
V. K. Rowe (2)
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B. B. Holder, M.D.

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