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FILE NAME: Garlock (GAR) DATE: 1964 Oct 8 DOC#: GAR022 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes with Attendee List - Air Hygiene & Manufacturing Committee M inutes: A ir Hygiene & M anufacturing Committee October 8, 1964 B arbizon-Plaza H otel, New York, N. Y 9:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. S tudio C Attending: L. C. W illiam s, Chairman W. C, Atkinson D. T. A ustin J . L. Rainey Hans W alter C. L. Sheckler A. P. Gouveia T. C. McCluskey, J r . Absent: A. C, Link Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. Johns-M anville Cot:. United S ta te s Rubber American Asbestos T e x tile American Asbestos T e x tile Johns-M anville Corp. H. K. P o rte r C o., In c . Tallman-McCluskey F ab rics Co. United S ta te s Rubber Public Health Service Survey Dr. Lewis J . C ra lle y , S cien tist D irector. A ssistant Chief Dr. C ra lle y was unable to a tte n d our committee m eeting. However, re p o rts were made on th e s ta tu s o f th e en vironm ental stu d ies being conducted by Dr. C ralley and h is group. They have completed s ix in -p lan t stu d ies and are c u rre n tly working a t RaybestosM anhattan, I n c ., Manheim, Pa. There a re th r e e o r fo u r more companies to be stu d ie d in o rd e r to complete th e T e x tile sec tio n o f th e survey. R eports to d ate from a l l companies are very complimentary to Dr. C ralley and th e e ffic ie n c y he and h is group d isp la y . They a re w e ll accepted by b o th Management and employee. Dr. C ralley has stated he i s very encouraged w ith the s tu d ie s he has made to d a te . Conference - "B iological E ffects o f Asbestos" October 19-20-21, 1964 New York C ity We d iscu ssed t h i s conference a t our June 4 , 1964 meeting and a t t h a t tim e agreed th e ATI would not take an activ e p art in the Conference but each company would send re p re s e n ta tiv e s a s th e y saw f i t . The p ic tu re has now changed somewhat a s re c e n t publications again point out the in ten t o f th is Conference headed by Dr. S e lik o ff. Since they are lin k in g asbestos w ith cancer, th e committee fe e ls t h i s Conference w i l l have an effect on th e e n tir e In d u stry and a re concerned as how b e s t th e r e s u lts o f th e Conference can be in v estig ated and rebutted. Minutes A ir Hygiene & Mfg. Committee Page 2 A fter c o n sid e ra b le d iscu s a le I t -ua suggested * P u b lic R e la tio n s man w itb o u r h e lp would be th e Q uickest way to g e t a c c u ra te p u b lic ity to th e p u b lic . V.!e a l l re c o g n ize t h a t D r. S e lik o f f has a p la n f o r news r e le a s e s ; th e l a t e s t one given to approxim ately 1750 in d iv id u a l news m edians, W assume th a t news re le a s e s such a s t h i s w i l l c o n tin ue to flow from Dr. S e lik o ff and our concern fo r both th e immediate industry and th e customer as to th e in flu en ce i t w ill have on th e use o f a sb esto s. The oomnittee rep o rted our th in k in g a s s ta te d above to th e Board of Governors and they w ill a c t as they fe e l necessary. Published Pamphlet - "Method f o r Determ ining Asbestos Dust C oncentrations"__________________________________ A summary f o r th e p e rio d Ju ly 1 th r u September 30, 1961 shows 27 c o p ies so ld and 103 co p ies g iv en away fo r p u b lic ity . We re c eiv e d l e t t e r s o f a p p re c ia tio n from fo u r companies fo r th e complimentary copy. 1. Chester B eatty Research In s titu te Dr. J . S. Harington 2 . London School o f Hygiene and T ro p ic a l Medicine Dr. M. L. Thomson 3 . A tlas A sbestos Company N. L. B a rr, Vice P re sid e n t 4. M ineral F ib er Products Bureau F. S. N e stle , S e c 'y to Managing D ire c to r The p rin tin g c o sts were 37$ each. The Board o f Governors s e t th e p r ic e a t 50$ fo r members o f t h e I n s t i t u t e and 1..00 f o r non-members. We have s u f f ic ie n t co p ies on hand and a d d itio n a l co p ies may be purchased by w ritin g to Asbestos T e x tile I n s t i t u t e , P .0 . Box #239, Pompton Lakes, N .J ., 07442. Dust M onitoring Equipment At th e June 4 th m eeting th e P h o en ix -P recisio n Instrum ent Co. dem onstrated a d u st m onitoring u n i t . Since each com pany has complete inform ation on th is u n it th e committee agreed to drop i t from th e agenda and each company w i l l use the inform ation as they d esire. Q uality C ontrol Systems under KrL-Q-9856^ A, At th e re q u e st o f se v e ra l members th e c o n n itte e r e viewed t h i s s p e c if ic a tio n . I t was agreed i t i s M inutes: Air Hygiene & Mfg. Committee Page 3 desirable to be covered by th is m ilitary sp ecification i f you a re producing f o r t h e Government as i t reduces the tin e involved fo r product inspection because your Q uality program has been standardized and you c e r tify to each shipment. In discussing th is m ilitary speci f ic a tio n I was pleased to fin d t h a t most member comp anies are q u alified . General Discussion Items o f i n t e r e s t to Management such as employee in fra c tio n s , d is c ip lin a ry a c tio n , h irin g , la y -o ff and overtim e p ra c tic e s , Foremen's Manual and p la n t house keeping were discussed. Review o f Committee A c tiv itie s fo r Past Year Meeting - June 6, 1963 1. D raft submitted on I n s titu te approved dust counting method. 2 . Asbestos R elated Lung Cancer Study - Dr. S e lik o f f 's study on 1500 asbestos workers la rg e ly on th e asbestos in su latio n applications. 3 . Open forum to in tro d u ce Dr. C ra lle y and th e s t a r t o f th e U. S. P ublic H ealth Survey. Meeting - October 4. 1963 1. Reviewed annual re p o rt of Asbestos Reaearch Council o f England. 2. S tarted in v e s tig a tio n o f Dust M onitoring Equipment. 3 . Method f o r Determining Asbestos Dust C oncentrations Approved by th e Asbestos T e x tile I n s t i t u t e . Meeting - February 7. 1964 1 . Published and made a v a ila b le to anyone upon re a u e st th e Method f o r D eterm ining Asbestos Dust Concen t r a t i o n s . M ill c o n sid e r p la c in g t h i s method in th e Asbestos T e x tile Handbook next is s u e , 2. Public H ealth S ervice Survey - Change o f format Dr. C ra lle y to be in v ite d to th e June ATI m eeting. He w i l l be req u ested to answer q u e stio n s t h a t have come up. 3 . Announcement o f th e Conference " B io lo g ic a l E ffe c ts o f A sbestos". M ill hold a l l proceedings as to ATI p a rtic ip a tio n u n t i l more inform ation i s receiv ed . M inutes: A ir Hygiene L Mfg. Committee Page 4 T e n ta tiv e ly recommended Mr. Sunbury, th e ATI Secretary, be th ere as an observer. Meeting - June 5, l?o4 1. Public Health Service Survey - Progress rep o rt by Dr. C ralley. Questions answered. 2. Dust M onitoring Equipment dem onstrated. Each member has complete in fo rm atio n on t h i s u n it c a lle d th e S in c la ir-P h o e n ix Dust and Smoke Photometer. Cost approxim ately 02500 plus v700 for the recorder. 3 . Asbestos Research Council o f England - Reviewed re p o rts re ceiv ed from Dr. Holmes. 4. Conference - "B iological E ffects o f Asbestos". The Committee agreed t h a t ATI w ill not ta k e an a c tiv e p a rt i n t h i s C onference. Each company w ill represent themselves as they see f i t . L. C. W illiam s, Chairman A ir Hygiene & Mfg. Committee In A ttendance; M inutes BOARD OR GOVERNOR' S MEETING A sbestos T e x tile I n s titu te B a rb iz o n -P laza H otel,N ew York O ctober 8 , 1964 C ity S , J , P e e l e , J r . , - U n ite d S ta te s R ubber Company J ,, a. B e tte s ,J r ., - R ay b esto s-M an h attan ,In c. J.A . B ro w n ,Jr., - " " M J . T . G r i f f i s - H.K. P o r t e r C o m an p .In c. W .S. H o u g h - J o h n s -M a n v ille C o rp o ra tio n J .L . R ainey - A m erican A sb esto s T e x tile Corp. Ted D. M cCluskey - T allm an -M cC lu sk ey F a b ric s Company Ja y F locken - C adw alader,W ickersham & T a ft (L egal C ounsel) H . E. Sunbury - A sbestos T e x tile I n s t i t u t e (S e c re ta ry ) I . The m eetin g was c a ll e d to o rd e r by P re s id e n t P eele,w ho n o te d t h a t Mr. J .L . R ain ey and M r. Ted D. M cCluskey had b e en p r o p e r ly a c c re d ite d by th e ir re s p e c tiv e com panies to serv e in th e absence o f M essers J .L . W eber and T .C . M cCluskey. 2 . The m inutes of th e l a s t m eeting w ere p re sen te d fo r r e a d in g .lt was moved by Mr. B e t te s ,a n d se c o n d e d b y Mr. G r if f i s , t h a t th e m in u te s b e a c c e p te d w ith o u t re a d in g .A g re e m e n t was unanim ous. 3 . The F in a n c ia l R ep o rt as o f S eptem ber 9 , 1964,was p re s e n te d by T re a s u re r J .A . Brown. M r. P e e le s ta te d th a t he had re c e iv e d a l e t t e r fro m M r. C h a r le s W. E r i g g s , J r . , o f R a y b e s to s - M a n h a tta n ,I n c ., d a te d O cto b er 2 , 1964, i n w h ich M r. B rig g s re p o rte d th a t he had exam ined th e books o f th e I n s t i t u t e f o r th e y e a r ending S e p t.9 ,1 9 6 4 and th e F in a n c ia l R e p o rt a s p r e s e n te d b y Mr. Brown " p re s e n te d f a ir ly th e fin a n c ia l p o s itio n of th e I n s titu te on th a t d a te ." I t was moved by Mr. H ough,and sec o n d e d b y Mr. G r if f i s , t h a t th e r e p o r t b e a c c e p te d as re a d , and made a p a r t of th e s e m in u te s. So a g re e d . 4 . P re s id e n t P e e le b ro u g h t up th e s u b je c t o f th e coming C o n feren ce on " B io lo g ic a l E ffe c ts of A sb esto s" to be h eld under th e au sp ices o f t h e New Y o rk A cadem y o f S c i e n c e s , O c t .1 9 - 2 1 ,1 9 6 4 . He a s k e d w h a t fu rth e r a c tio n ,if an y ,sh o u ld be tak en in re sp e c t to th e p o s itio n of th e I n s titu te tow ards th is c o n fe re n c e ,a s adopted a t our l a s t m e e tin g ,in view o f t h e p u b l i c i t y w h ic h a p p e a re d in many n ew spapers on O ctober 6 th , in w hich a s b e s to s was c ite d as a p o s s ib le c au se of c a n c e r. This ad v erse p u b lic ity , re la e a s e d by D r.S e lik o ff and h is a s s o c ia te s , is based on v ery lim ite d background in fo rm atio n , as compared to th a t of th e a s b e s to s in d u s try , b u t is v ery harm ful to th e e n tire in d u stry . T here was a le n g th y d is c u s s io n a s to ways and means of com bating th is u n fa v o ra b le p u b lic ity . The q u e s tio n was ra is e d as to w h eth er th o s e who h av e is s u e d t h e p u b l i c i t y c o u ld b e w arned o f th e g r a v i t y of th e ir ch arg es, and i t s u n fa v o ra b le e ffe c t on th e e n tire asb e sto s in d u s tr y , w ith o u t g iv in g th e im p re ssio n th a t an a tte m p t was b e in g made to su p p re ss o r in tim id a te th e m ed ical p ro fe s s io n . L eg al Coun s e l was su b se q u e n tly ask ed d r a f t su ch a le tte r ,( c o p y is a tta c h e d ) and i t h as b e e n s u b m itte d t o eacj-.Member f o r a p p r o v a l, b e f o r e b e in g s e n t to D r. S e l l k o f f , b y M r. R e y c r a f t. M inutes - B oard of G overnors Page -2 - 4. (co n tin u ed ) T here was g e n e ra l agreem ent th a t th e p o ssib ly s e rio u s economic re p e rc u s s io n s of t h i s had p u b lic ity f o r a s b e s to s s h o u ld b e b ro u g h t to th e a t t e n t i o n o f Member Com panies to p m an ag e m ent, and th ey in tu rn , should a d v ise the I n s titu te th e ir w ishes as to course of a c tio n d e s ire d , and ex ten t of fin a n c ia l support th a t m ight b e g iv en . 5 , I t was ag reed th a t th e r e c e n tly p u b lis h e d pam phlet e n t i t l e d ,:M ethod f o r D e te r m in in g A s b e s t o s D u s t C o n c e n t r a t i o n " s h o u ld b e p ric e d a t 50 c e n ts each to members and a s s o c ia te m embers, re g a rd le s s of q u a n tity o rd e re d . F or non-m em bers,$1.00 e ac h ,w ith f i r s t copy fre e . 6, The p ro p o sal in tro d u ce d in our m eeting of June 4 th l a s : ,t o amend th e C o n s titu tio n of th e I n s t i t u t e to make p ro v is io n f o r L egal re p re s e n ta tio n a t a l l m eetings,w as bro u g h t up fo r f i n a l a c tio n . W ritte n n o tic e had b e e n g iv e n a l l members p r i o r to t h i s Treating. The Amendment w o u ld b e a d d e d a s a new P a r a g r a p h 4 , o f A r t i c l e IV , as follow s; ,:4 . At a l l m e e tin g s o f t h e I n s t i t u t e and a t a l l m e e tin g s of th e Board of G overnors, L egal Counsel s h a ll be p resen t Mr. Hough m oved,and M r.Brow n s e c o n d e d ,a m o tio n to amend th e C o n s titu tio n as p ro p o sed . A greem ent was unanim ous. 7 , The B udget f o r th e y e a r 1965 was p re s e n te d in su g g ested amount o f * 7 8 2 5 .0 0 . Mr. Hough s u g g e s te d t h a t th e ite m s o f S e c r e t a r y 's T r a v e l and E x h ib it E xpense b e in c r e a s e d to ,400.00 e a c h ,in s te a d of $ 2 5 0 .0 0 e a c h a s o r i g i n a l l y p r e s e n t e d . V-'ith t h i s ch an g e t h e t o t a l b u d g e t f o r 1965 am ounted to $ 8 1 2 5 .0 0 . Mr. G r i f f i s m oved,and M r. Brown se c o n d e d ,a m o tio n of a p p ro v a l. A greem ent was unanim ous, and th e b u d g et as adopted is made a p a r t of th e s e m in u tes. 8 . P r e s id e n t P e e le r e a d a l e t t e r fro m Mr. R e y c ra ft,w h ic h had b e e n re c iv e d a f t e r th e b u d g et was p re p a re d , in w hich he asked f o r an in c re a s e of $1500.00 p e r y e a r in th e le g a l r e ta in e r f e e . T his w o u ld make t h e new f e e $ 3 0 0 0 .0 0 p e r y e a r i n s t e a d o f t h e $ 1 5 0 0 .0 0 c u r r e n t l y p a id . Mr. G r i f f i s f e l t t h a t th e h ig h e r f e e m eant an ex cessiv ely h igh ho u rly r a te f o r th e a c tu a l hours spent on I n s t i t u te m a tte r s b y Mr. R e y c r a f t ,o r o th e r p e rs o n n e l w ith Vic k e rsh a m , C adw alader & T a ft. F u rth e r th a t th e b u d g et f o r 1965 had b een p re pared w ith o u t foreknow ledge of any in c re a se in le g a l fe e ..M r.P e e le s u g g e s te d t h a t he and M r. Hough d is c u s s t h i s m a tte r w ith M r.Rey c r a f t a t an e a r ly d a t e . Mr. B e tte s made a m o tio n to t h a t e f f e c t , i t was seconded by M r. R a in e y , A greem ent was unanim ous. 9 . Mr. W .S. H ough,C hairm an o f th e n o m in a tin g C o m m itte e ,re p o rte d t h a t he had c a n v a s se d th e Member C om paies to a s c e r tif c n who w ould r e p r e s e n t them on th e B oard o f G overnors f o r th e com ing y e a r,a n d was inform ed th a t th e fo llo w in g w ill se rv e : M r.J.A . B ro w n ,Jr., - R a y b e sto s-M a n h a tta n ,In c .; M r.J.T . G r if f is ,f o r H.K. P o r te r Company*-Mr.Vv.S. H ough,- J o h n s -M a n v ille C orp. M r.T .C . M cCluskey, - T alim an-M eC luskey F a b ric s C o .,j-M r. S .J .P e e le f o r U. S. R ubber C o .;an d M r.J.L . R ainey f o r A m erican A sb.T ex.C orp. M inutes - Board of G overnors m eetin g Page -3 - 1 0 . Mr. Rough, as C hairm an o f th e N o m in atin g C om m ittee, th e n o ffered the follow ing s la te of o ffic e rs to serve th e In s titu te in th e coming y e a r: F o r P r e s i d e n t : - J . A . B r o w n , J r . , o f R a y b e s t o s - lua n h a t t a n , I n c . F o r V ic e . Pres*. - J .L . R ain ey o f A m erican A sb esto s T e x tile C orp. For T re a s u re r: - E. A. Schuman of J o h n s-M a n v ille S a le s Corpi I t was moved b y M r.J .T . G r if f i s , seco n d ed b y Mr. Ted D. M cC luskey, th a t th e nom inations be c lo se d ,a n d th e proposed s la te of o ffic e rs be a p p ro v e d . A greem ent was u n a n im o u s, and th e above named g e n t l e men a r e t h e new o f f i c e r s o f t h e A s b e s to s T e x t i l e I n s t i t u t e . 1 1 . In r e g a r d to C om m ittee C h a ir m e n ,it was a g re e d t h a t th e men now s e r v i n g a s c o m m itte e c h a ir m e n s h o u ld c o n t i n u e i n nft t h a t c a p a c ity fo r th e ensuing y e a r. 1 2 . Mr. Hough b ro u g h t up th e q u e s tio n o f a s k in g G a rlo c k ,In c . to jo in th e I n s titu te , g r . B e tte s su g g ested th ey be approached a l i t t l e l a t e r inasm uch as t h e i r M r. H oughton was ex p ected to a tte n d th e G eneral M eeting on O ctober 9 th ,a n d i t w ould b e b e tte r to l e t a reaso n ab le p erio d of tim e e la p s e . 13. M r.B e tte s, Chairm an of th e T w e n tie th A n n iv ersary C e le b ra tio n , e x h i b i t e d a n a t t r a c t i v e s i l v e r t r a y , a p p ro x , s i z e 7|- x 5 f" , en g r a v e d "ASBESTOS TEXTILE INSTITUTE " TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY 1944 - 1964 He s t a t e d t h a t o n e o f t h e s e t r a y s w o u ld b e g i v e n t o e a c h p e r s o n a tte n d in g o u r T w en tieth A n n iv e rsary M eeting on O ctober 9 th . A ll ag reed th a t th e tra y was v e ry a ttr a c tiv e ,a n d m ost a p p ro p ria te fo r th e occasion. 1 4 . D ate and lo c a tio n of n e x t m e e tin g . Mr. P e e le s a id th a t he and Mr. G r i f f i s had b e e n a p p o in te d a t o u r l a s t m eetin g to i n v e s t i g a te a so u th e rn lo c a tio n f o r th e F e b ru a ry m e etin g . They recommended th e C aro lin a H o te l,in P in e h u rs t, N orth C aro lin a,w h ich had been d iscu ssed te n ta tiv e ly a t our June m eeting. M r.J.A . Brown made a m o tio n t h a t we h o ld th e F e b ru a ry m eetin g i n P in e h u rs t,N .C .-se c o n d e d by M r.J .L . R ain ey . A greem ent was unanim ous. The d a te of th e m eeting i s F ebruary 10-12, 1965, th e p lace is The CAROLINA HOTEL. I t w as s u g g e s t e d t h a t we m ig h t p o s s i b l y p l a n t o a r r iv e Tuesday e v en in g ,F eb ru ary 9 th ,h o ld com m ittee m eetings on W ednesday,and G eneral M eeting on T h u rsd a y ,a rra n g in g same to g iv e as much tim e as p o s s ib le f o r r e c r e a tio n a l a c t i v i t i e s . 1 5 . T h ere b e in g no o th e r b u s in e s s to come b e f o r e th e m eetin g i t was d u ly a d jo u rn e d . R e sp e c tfu lly subm itted, A lt rn a te copy fo r ^ Paragraph S otos o f D lacu salo n by tb o 6^ , | | 4 ' ^ " ^ s i l i - S f ^ ' a a o l a t a a p a b u e iw r o l 2930,on octocar o . 1964, T:.ll3 aM . l d s , concerr.ing asi:astas as a p o s -ib le caas published in newspaper3. P r e s id e n t ? e e le U3ksd w hat f u r t h e r a c t i o n , in view of th i3 a d v e rs e p u b lic ity , should bo tak en in re s p e c t to th e p o sitio n taken a t our Ju n o m e e tin g i n r e g a r d t o t h e upcom ing: C oni e rs r.c e : "3 i o l o g i c a l E f f e c ts o f A s b e s t o s " t o b e h e l d G e t. 1 9 - 2 1 , 1 9 6 4 a t t h e i l d o r i - `. a t o r i a . M r. G r i f f 13 re m a rk e d t h a t i t w as p r o b a b l e t h e r e w ould b e a c o n f l i c t o f o p in io n by th e m e d ic a l p r o f e s s io n , and i t was tim e to c o n sid e r w here we s ta n d , in view o f th e re c e n t u n fa v o ra b le p u b lic ity . vr . Hough th o u g h t I t m ost d e s i r a b l e t o a r r i v o a t some c o n c lu s io n ns t c o u r I n s t i t u t e v ie w p o in t f o r th e b e n e f i t o f e x e c u tiv e s of member c o m p an ies. The q u e s tio n of w h e th e r th e s e who have issu e d th e pub l i e i t on a sb e s to s a s a p o s s ib le c au se of c a n c e r, coulcl be w arned of th e g ra v ity of th e ir charges and it3 u n fav o rab le e ffe c t on th e In d u stry . J a y J lo c k e n d o u b te d t h a t a l e g a l w a rn in g c o u ld b e u se d , as i t w ould g iv e th e im m p ressio n t h a t an a tte m p t was b e in g mace to su p p re ss o r in tim id a te th e m ed ical p ro fe s s io n . S uggested as an a lte rn a tiv e th a t a q u a lifie d m edical ra n w ith in th e In d u stry could re b u t th e c h arg es, h r . Srown th o u g h t we sh o u ld p u b lic iz e o u r e f f o r ts to p ro te c t p e o p le from any harm ful e ffe c ts of h a n d lin g asb e3 to 3 . h r . J lo c k e n a g re e d t h a t th e p o s i t i v e a p p ro a c h to show p r e c a u tio n s b ein g taken,w as b a s t. . r . 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P e e le s u g g e s te d t h a t m e d ic a l men zxoaix fro m e a c h member company m eet p r io r to th e O ct. 1 9 -2 1 st C o n feren ce and d e c id e . I t w as a g r e e d t h u t t h e B o a rd o f G o v e r n o r s w i s h e s t h a t D r .? r. "`. S m ith o J o h r.s - V a n v ille C o r p ., u n d e r ta k e to c o o r d in a te th e m ed ical men from * each member com pany,and 3oe t f i t i s p o s s ib le to d e c id e upon a common a p p r o a c h . P r i m a r i l y wg e x p e c t t h a t d o c t o r s fro m momear comp a n ies w ill be a t th e C onfer: co to lis te n ,a n d to re fu te if th e o p p o r t u n i t y o c c u r s , t o w h a te v e r e x t e n t i s c o n s i s t e n t w ith t h e i r ovm ex p erien ce, th is ad v erse pub! ic it. . V r. "'l o c k e r , f e l t t h a t we s h o u l d know w h a t o u r d o c t o r s w o u ld s a y , b e f o r e wo a u t h o r i z e d th e m t o s p e a k i'o r t h e I n s t i t u t e . Mr. P a ir.e y s t a t e d t h a t p a p e rs to b o p r e s e n te d a t th e com ing Con fe re n c e had boon s c re e n e d ab o u t a w eek ago by th e nar.anen n t o f th e C o n faro n ce,an d p resu m ab ly u n a c c e p ta b le p a p e rs w ould be o m itte d . "t . 0 o tto s s a id h is com pary had a lre a d y r e c e iv e d p r e - p r in ts o f th e papers to bo given a t th e C onference. ' r . Brown naked i f wo w ere g o in g to c o n s id e r th e p o o s ib lity o f a s k i n g t h e c o o p e r a t i o n ox' o t h e r s e g m e n ts o f t h e a s b e s t o s i n d u s t r y t o combat th is ad v o rso p u b lic ity ,n a th e y w ould bo p o w erfu l a llie s ,a n d a co m b in ed e f f o r t c o u ld b e '-.uch m o re e f f e c t i v e . 'io ta s of D isc u ssio n -(c o n tin u e d ) `' r . rs o T o r a i s e d q u e s t i o n l l ` wa 3 o u l d a s k com pany d o c t o r s t o a p e a k io n tn e i n s t i t u t e , and ihr. Bough and r . 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The lin k in g to g e th e r of a sb e s to s and m esotheliom a in a cau se and e f f e c t r e la tio n s h ip i s c le a r ly made in an a r t i c l e w hich a p p e a r e d i n T he New Y o rk T im es o f O c to b e r 7 , 1 9 6 4 . B u t i n a d d i t i o n to d e s c r ib in g yo u r comments on p o s s ib le o c c u p a tio n a l h a z a rd s , t h a t a r t i c l e a l s o a s c r i b e s t o y o u a n d t o D r . Hammond s t a t e m e n t s and in fe re n c e s th a t go beyond th e c o n fin e s of th e s tu d ie s w hich you a c tu a lly conducted; M The w o r r is o m e f e a t u r e , D r . Hammond an d D r . S e l i k o f f s a i d , is th e evidence th a t a sb e s to s, once tak en in to th e b o d y ,stay s th e re . Thus even a s in g le heavy exposurecould conceivably produce a cancer a f te r a la te n t p e rio d of 20 y e ars or m ore,they s a id . " T h is id e a , f o r w h ic h th e y s a id th e r e i s some e x p e rim e n ta l as w e ll as ep id em io lo g ical evidence could expand th e r is k from s im p ly th o s e o c c u p a tio n a lly e x p o se d t o v i r t u a l l y anyone who m ig h t only o c c a sio n a lly encounter a sb e sto s d u s t." A g a in , t h a t a r t i c l e s t a t e d ; "T he s p e c i a l i s t s who gave th e re p o rt expressed w orry th a t th e danger m ight not be e n tire ly r e s t r i c t e d to a lim ite d o c c u p a tio n g ro u p , b u t th a t I t m ight be m ore g e n e ra l and p o s s ib ly o f c o n s id e ra b le im p o rtan ce. There is no d i r e c t e v id e n c e to s u b s t a n t i a t e t h i s , t h e y s a i d , b u t some of th e a v a i l a b l e f in d in g s h i n t t h a t t h i s may b e th e c a s e ." I t i s common know ledge t h a t d e v e lo p m e n ts i n th e f i e l d of can cer and p o s sib le c a u s a tiv e fa c to rs or p o s s ib le p re v e n ta tiv e and c u ra tiv e m easures a re s u b je c ts of v ery g re a t and v ita l p u b lic c o n c e r n . I t m u st b e r e c o g n i z e d , how e v e r , t h a t o n l y t h e m o st c a r e f u l and d isp a ssio n a te e ffo rts in p re se n tin g th e re s u lts of lim ite d re s e a rc h in th is fie ld to th e p u b lic can avoid m is in te rp re ta tio n , o v e rsim p lific a tio n ,a n d ex ag g e ra tio n . T his is p a rtic u la rly tru e i n d is c u s s in g w ith members of th e p re s s su c h lim ite d and te n ta tiv e conclusions as those suggested by your s tu d ie s . Unfounded in fe re n c e s and h in ts of d a n g e r, though su re of re c e iv in g w ide d is tr ib u tio n , c o n trib u te n o th in g to p u b lic under s ta n d in g . Nor do th e y a id i n t e l l i g e n t a c tio n by anyone,w hether a t th e in d iv id u a l or group le v e l or In p riv a te or pub lic ag en cies. The h e a lth and w e lfa re of w orkers in th e a sb e s to s and re la te d in d u s trie s,n o le ss than th e g en eral p u b lic , in p a rt of course re s ts upon w is e ,c a r e f u l,a n d p r a c t i c a l u t i l i z a t i o n o f s c i e n t i f i c know le d g e . Innocent b u t unw ise tre a tm e n t of re s e a rc h d a ta in p u b lic d is c u s s io n s o r le a v in g i t to laym en to a p p re c ia te th e c a r e fu lly phrased lim ita tio n s and q u a lific a tio n s ,c a n cause re a c tio n s th a t a re n o t ju s t i f i e d by th e s ta t e of s c i e n t i f i c know ledge. L a tte r to D r. S e lik o ff, continued - Page -2 - The e f f o r t s b y members o f t h i s a s s o c i a t i o n i n t h e i r own s c i e n t i f i c work and m ed ical program s and in c o o p e ra tio n w ith s t u d i e s by s u c h g ro u p s as th e P u b lic H e a lth S e r v ic e am ply dem onstrate th e w illin g n ess of th is p a rt of the asb esto s in d u stry to a o t re sp o n sib ly and in te llig e n tly in m a tte rs in v o lv in g th e h e a lth and s a f e ty o f i t s em ployees and th e g e n e ra l p u b lic as w e ll, T h ese com panies welcome a l l r e s p o n s ib le e f f o r t s a lo n g th e s e l i n e s . The A sbestos T e x tile I n s titu te u rg es no r e s tr a in t upon independent m edical in q u iry or re s e a rc h - indeed i t e a rn e stly d e s ir e s e x p an sio n of e x is tin g know ledge i n t h i s f i e l d . Nor does th i s A ss o c ia tio n seek in any way to d is c o u ra g e th e r ig h t to d isc u ss the re s u lts of such e f f o r ts . But i t does urge cau tio n in th e d isc u ssio n of th ese a c tiv itie s to avoid providing the b a sis f o r p o s s ib ly dam aging and m is le a d in g news s t o r i e s . The r ig h t to stu d y and to d iscu ss th ese su b je c ts is c le a r ,o f co u rse. But th e g ra v ity of th e su b je c t m atter and th e consequences im p lic itly in v o lv e d im pose upon any who e x e r c is e th o s e r i g h t s a v e ry h ig h degree of re sp o n sib ility fo r th e ir a c tio n s. S in cerely , CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT