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    "ocrText": "-2-\nHAMILTON:\nWe have no information regarding the findings of the\nGovernment at this plant. Dr. Flinn has made two examinations on Hamilton\nemployees and on neither occasion did he find any one to be ratioactive.\nELGIN:\nMr. Thompson lead Dr. Flinn to believe that conditions\nat Elgin were found very good, and did not indicate that there were any girls\nfound to be active. I would judge that Dr. Flinn and Thompson had not discussed\nthis plant to any great extent.\nRADIULI DIAL:\nDr. Thompson indicated to Dr. Flinn that a number of girls,\nprobably 8 or 10 were found to be active at the Ottawa plant. Inasmuch as Dr. .Flinn\nhas never made an examination of this group the matter was not discussed to any extent\nAs I indicated to you in one of my recent letters, Mr.\nThompson told Dr. Flinn that the Government was disposed to place in the hands of\nthe various clock companies their findings at the different plants, on the condition\nthat any girl whom the Government reported to the Clock Companies as being active,\nthe Clock Companies should in turn advise the girl regarding her condition. Dr .Flinn\nbelieves\nthat such a procedure would be dangerous, and I quite agree with him. We are\nfurther agreed that we should endeavor to put accoss to the Government the idea that\nthese tests are befraught with many hazards, and that before any final results are\ndiven out or published that should be absolutely certain as to the verity of same.\nMr. Thompson asked Dr. Flinn to obtain for him the Clock Companies consent to such\na procedure - that is the consent of Ingraham, Waterburh and New Haven.\nI believe that we a.s the U.S,R.C. should interview these\nvarious Clock Companies, and obtain practically all of the information which Dr.Flinn\nas herewith reported, and that after we have such information from them that we\nshould be ina position to discuss the matter with the Department of Public Health -\nprobably at a conference with Mr. Thompson. Dr. Flinn feels that we could approach\nthe matter mich more safely by leaving him out of the picture, than by having him\ntake an active part.\nProceeding along the above lines Dr. Flinn and I have arranged\nto drive to Waterbury tomorrow afternoon and see lir. Granger tomorrow evening. At\nwhich time we shall discuss this matter with him and get his reactions. We then\nhope to see Ingraham on Friday morning and New Haven Friday afternoon. We will then\nhave laid the basis for taking the next step after your return.\nI have gone into this matter in quite some detail so that you\nmay be fully appraised of the situation as it exists, otherwise it occurs to ne\nthat you might not feel adquately equipped to discuss the matter with Elgin as you\nshould be at the present time.\nBusiness is Very slow, and I have nothing of major importance\nto report.\nWe have had no further word from Arnstrong as to his pitch blend deposit.\nYou may probably be able to get the \"low-down\" on this matter when in Chicago.\nWe did have a very interesting caller yesterday, one Mr. Lue\nMonnier, who operates the largest application plent in Switzerland, employing between\n40 and 50 girls, and does practically all of the work for Longines. I know you will\nbe interest in the results of this interview.\nWith kind regards, and trusting we will see you the earty\npart of next week, I an\nHHBarker:R\nSincerely yours,"
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