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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1965 Nov 29 DOC OC345 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Internal Report on Dr. Selikoff with Cover Letter toe yee of . mee 7 *g: oe e Cow Te) Ble - Con ELfi ere WIHUNTING . oa, i Aw ee! ee ad a le. DJuced or Le . . 10 to cous arder mated ce . Setober _" . Be oe Oa Slee . 2, ~, Se * a soft se * fect omy ., 0@ py 8. Edvards ATTACHED a and . T oledo - . . . . : aoe ot 4 ry nite = . ar : . . e * . eT Le be ao = : et ; be a nn, * %, | . o a . . we have about what little information Kenneth Smith Dr. Dr. Selikoff The arnedposretvedreaslcrfiabiersly recent statements by . 7 Da Dr. Selikoff Steel a Lt M Medical Director Co oe. Dr. 7 some preventing is to find way of present concern : Selikoff Selikoff Our problems and affecting sales direct approach that we " Selikoff from.creating from.creating than helpful and I am only suggesting . _.. >. might be more damaging all : explore at this time avenues open us oi! evidence that we know of no real report an . permite As explain in the this positive position and this point could Dr. Selikoff to take to Mount Sinai Hospital | - ) ' | bpeermuisteed effectively in explwaoinuilndg foourrcepoDsr.itiSoenlikoff to produce what in- _ &. officials This certainly Neither might Dr. Bishop nor I would went go5 co about Dr. Smith's and suspicions indicative of ote otuhremsuornplryisbeecause they might be ue. 7 thinkiniM ng SL) to have an issue made of statements I mention at least some of the | oar . e . . wl ~ . " re: H.H. Edvards 2 toe et re , 8 EXHIBIT Konzell 33 : : sty @ s* ee . : or . . -. z wee os ~ ~ ~ - - . - - > @ . . . - . ee --_- - ene ~~. . Bue se ae : : sid - Yaw ~ c= . . oe . At . . . . = ee ew ~ . = o 4 . -~ - ow : ow ee go fe ta "me : Sees betoher betoher ha Ta og te s{ee LAS INTOMAS LOS BOFOUTT chaos COPIED . Lote - . (One : te ~ f ee . : ae o7e satq^ car to. Jest to sende we 'o FIDENT INTOMAS TO 7 me + cFtIomDnEamNweTs wtru tunzaszove err as COPIED | . . Mos. = . 8 . . 7 = tee +4 : . o : . ppeR 4 "y . wer , 7. F. f.. i. a i Sa r o a8 . ". : . . > 7 ee oe : ae . = ee ce - . a Tee wees 4 a ra : . 8 -. . - ad tee - o. < S f e . . TO ates : oO * . T - ' 2 Dr. Selthaff first came to our attention through the mber 1962 | issue of the Asbestos Worker which surried a reprint of his talk before the International Convention of the Union in September 1962 ~~ His reported a study of 632 insulation workar~-Union cared the trade before 1943. According to Dr. Selikoff this group showed a mach igher death rate from cancer of the lungs stomach colon and rect . than average He sttributal this to exposure to asbestos fibers - According to Mr. Bickles President of the Maien, Dr. Selikeff nen- ducted his study without ompensatitohuns plying is was a inmant- a | . To quote from the talk Take fibrous glass for example example There is an appelling lack of cound scientific deta om its effect a= . rs oe " . an - . a . ." of a Te ote ; it -s ' Se Although Dr. Selikoff's prime target was bestas somed evident " . that ever or later he would probably sondemn fibrous glass Can " i r sequently Dr. Bishop and I had a meeting with the medical directors | gee of Neville and Pittsburgh Flats Glass to determine what actio ht ..+ . be woul takd en He specific recommecanmedfra om tthi e moetninsg " aoe _ but I learned the following from Manville people who claimed z- oad C. =. Cote = se Dr. Selikoff on imigrant was not approved to practics medi- -_ cine in the United States after his first application te was Later accepted under a breed reciprocal agrement with a foreign pop by FTt.oss ky Me gsized stature (a thd profession chenpiantag mm altruistic - a we - oo. ae at his data Say $8 vey 3 "ss, project and arrived medical conclusions that di4 -. * 7 oe Sart Ste Gs Whe euxrent bestas te = public and professional ties w == _. t. 7 L 7 woe = ao Lee wets ots a a . - Sy a io Nee we kn .s te ie 3 .. rar: en , + Se. Be wae the motivating in orgmizing a world symposium in For York La October 1964 on the subject The Biological Effects of Mi + a0 .S _: Asbesto q The ca van sponsored by Che New York Academy of | eo nee ae 52 - a oe of 2 et te. Py oie oe, fi Be - . . = a Te ae vay. to : . relesse is? -' 0 +7 the first morning of the three days conference be attempted to - < ' ne . relesse three press stories which implied that the majority of the v oa : esq b ROOM ee. "oe .? OUUR an ey Tachi : ae et lsttge : : oft ee 02 215 0558 ~~ - - - = et of se : _- : -_ ee ed a Se eee @ PY ~ . = wae 6, fe e wie es re Sa ar 4 = __ ~ = 7 bemnemered TR ceed Lge SIN - a TL = - . . ad 2 : . =. ve FIRRUTIAL INOMATICS Setager ee FIRRUTIAL FIRRUTIAL vs eee INOMATICS TO oO, weer ed 8 =>. ewe ' a ew | cre we WORK TER ABOYS CLMET ORDER ORDER nd - > * or ~@ oe oo od : ig a Poy ere. . cot, Mt WE et a an jae , of | ms noe = Pred e o. mse a Sr ne a a Lv eee er : FIR UTIAL order lated - BOT ODOCES OF DISTRIBUTED 3/277 ABOYS oo. a eos . oe 4? vee os Rte me e : . ? id Se! wale cae . by +. as ~- ss . OPIED ORDER ero, oe ewe ee =a - Le . v*. an 3-*m, 7* wT sareis esbestes as Before the articles could be reloneed, = =~ the conference adopted a revelation to withdraw o state om the basis that some of the specialists had so the articles ta ll; - - 3 al . ate iy ^' imppert responsible without He 7. Selikoff is not holds a pesie - tion with Mount Sinai Hospital and I understand that be hel^'s,oc has held important posts on comittens of the A.K.A. CO} She was successful successful is getting his article Asbestos Emporare ond Hoopla published in the Journal of erican Medical Asse- . - we soe . - & -? . a t lnie atos m. 2 - - the other well | On hand physicians who claim bnew him usually critical of his medical ability a aotives. rem li. | - . Sa : s rr. 7 - =. to 3 Dr. Belikoff's study of 632 aviation workers does not justify > Sabten far from This was borne out by the state- oot = - - his conclusion that asbestos is a perhaps but sonclusive ments of any medical authorities Nest of these mm had studied the carcinogen It is indicative _ in during the New York sympesim sympesim effects of asbestos exposure for yours yet they were reluctant to identify asbastes as the culprit - ey Dr. 6. To our knowledge Selike has never conductal scientific ' to glass s medical study of the effects of exposure ~ fibers As a . ve him to .' result a letter of the type written by James Estan copy - to you is entirely unjustified It is based upon conjecture and. opinion only with Dr. Souper and Dr. Schepers providing se Dr. = ** Galikoff says may acceptable data fe , . 2 Ot - The following following oe r - tee . J, = The asy de | following comments at statem in his latter - . oo help- oe me 1 wee - * studies . inhalation , inhalation a) ; Lagestion , ne entenems ae fe "a - @e Ge have mimal studies inhalation Lagestion entenems andes "> by Dr. Leroy U. Gardner deceased time Director mi lee , be Paul te , search Pathologist of farmac Laboratory and by Gross | 2*." Research Pathologist Industrial Hygiena Foundation u wil as e vse an ~ od a a medical investigation of 1400 of our Hewark smployees all of . .~ ca & om : = . . = : ye shon have worked for the company for 10 to 23 plus years Dr. - : . Selikoff some to disuiss these studia for some reason - se - ; +, being perhaps that no injurious effects of Fiberglas have 2. . a eee e ott te Ld 2. rn a ee 7 ss . . Sc . . Sparticulate as o mattek | we ~ s e. + 4, . eee . of tae , - "5 aml ao Spotentially significant health hazard be is seruming ary .., 1 | the position of arbiter of health hazards and standards for the 9 eo ye cS." country The U. S. Public Health Service has not found it neces | *. : ~ 8 ' . '".., sary to favoke my such restriction Further Dr. Salikoff is - ene ~ A effect If ae -e | - / used 7 se od .. o 8.) ing in ONS SP .* it must not be wee I believe that a substance is infurimas industrially even though I have nothing S*. which opinion Pie * ew. a tee a iad ee ad 2.' lusive on . to base my =. i: . Be CoE ae ' pe oot Lng o\e aie are aks 4 Oo ae a a neeens A2 A2 24245 5 245 0550 05 0 0 55005 0 . -- 2k bates Sy ee, _Ibaal nas - re Ua ~-@ . m = e *. . .. : * Ter ~ o. SRE eine et 9 eo. 4 ae - "S- xeo- ~ . 0 : aes . . . * : -@ . rf r eo . . : + ee - sedi couper 34 fuel to couper couper tatew Cctowagnd * LOC ce oo Mee . . = PLE LETONI TIOS SOTTO a8 COPTED x _ Por Stee " are asoreacdcemtt ve ek ~ parti of study Dr. Lazey 8. | de @. oy aa . . oe ~ 4. It is o and others to compare compare Fiberglas Fiberglas with free officials and others to compare Fiberglas Fiberglas particles with free silica nebests and sal dusts which often a abais~-mta Sine. Fibergies dem bracks dave to such small partielm and we emot ail] cham te bracks bracks dave such small partielm .- - Note that in Dr. Selikoff states the last cantones the * third paragraph of his letter These theoretical considera- consideratienes which indibc i la ettertnoa this ng substantial considera- considera- wed an . anything develop longer in which o ung disease from glass dust exporers would t develop subjeocr t stiivvee syuptens,. dust dust woul would d would selected a long subjective of stive ustaly because he has not fam 7 any that dinesses th hea cot uld no te glat se not It , is tree that pnowncceniouis takes yeers te develop oymptans It Toe, Mmmerens cases show ep ia 6 matter ef 12 or mere pears ef the unususl Susceptibility of a onall group woe To our knowledge Dr. Huopar never published published anything ra- lating knowledge te me the for other lung dijames a- 2 York asbestas asbestas me of the for supporters of Balikoff at the Jott oe . . ar Saw re Dr. Schapers cama reinforced reinforced head of Sarma Lab during the time that reinforced plastis bei wasn beg ing studitiame d. rein harmfu f reinfo orcedrreinforcec d ple astd is thet impiied thet Pibergles ^'ust va t+: |, 6 le) Bee Delthoff indicates he he is attempting to restrict the oo ad a? 8 . ve . 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Publically stated that he had : quarrelquarel with statements by Dr. Salikoff in regard to the although we know that Dr. fighting hie every seve seeme svident that mf. . bent * . in a talk before physietons and (adustris! bygionists is and Dr. 1965 he refurred to .- Selikoff's article on asbestos and said 7 + . - 08 that very little asbestee was being med in those early days : wee Gqeuestioned why Dr. mineral Selikoff would select asbestos as the esi-4. eo prit when eark mineral veel and Fiberglas vers weed The ine plication is obvious and is truth Fiberglas could have be - mmitteads it was not produced in the early days either . e eee . . . - *e"e . wee . = . +, . 2 : . . : because they did done with plenty of tis - Zhe foregoing incidents are seareely they did surprise sam of us because they did not tive thinking and certainly they eousider peseible results. -.-. . apport to express posle te . we ver at 2 24 a eae f 7 we wee ue ewan . "me . 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