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Companies Requested Non-Publication of Asbestos Health Hazards Exhibit No. T-30 Date: September 25, 1935 Description: Letter from A.S. Rossiter, Asbestos Magazine, to Sumner Simpson, President of Raybestos-Manhattan "You may recall that we have written you on several occasions concerning the publishing of information, or discussion of asbestosis and the work which has been, and is being done, to eliminate or at least reduce it. Always you have requested that for certain obvious reasons we publish nothing, and, naturally your wishes have been respected." [emphasis added] w PHILADELPHIA, PA.. U. 3. A. September 2b, 13 J5. Mr. Sumner Simpson, Pres iM.-;n* , ..ayoestos-"auhat:an, Inc. , Bridgeport', Conn. Dear oir: You may recall that wc hi7 written yea on 3evorai occasions concerning th_- publishing of information, or dis cussion of, as bus toe-is and the work which has toon, and is boing' dona, to eliminate or at l_-ast reduce it. Always you h.uv-i requested that lor certain obvious reasons we :u>. llsh 'nothing, and, naturally your wishes have been respected. Possibly oy this time, however, the reasons tor your oujection to publicity on tois subject have be .-a eliminated, hub if so, wo would like very much to review the wr.ole matter in :,A23iCT Cur thought is that e could either prepare rrom iata wnich we have in our files, or obta.n iron Mr. .7. 'lodlrey of tho Cape Asbestos Company, London, wno is much interested in th*r suoject, an articlo on th<.- work done in Is-:land and th=n follow it with an article written by someone is your organization, as to the work done here. ' '.Ye und-rrstaml from Mr. Ctovor tnat your Corth Charleston plant, contains very conjoint*: dust control oouipm-nt and a d.rscriptiou of such oc.iipnont, if you approve, would mnko a vory interest ing part of th-r articLo. PossibLy ovn you could supply a photograph or two allowing some part of this dust control uipment. '.Vo await with much Interest your reply. Tf there is no serious objection it would S9"m to bo a most interesting subject ;or th- pages or ' A33I.'T'\T', and possibly a liscussion of it in ''AoS.ToTC.V' a lour the right lines, would serve to comaat i.mfi of the rather undesirable publicity given to it in current newspapers. Cpo S*(2. kvery truly, you rsv /O . "A 5 3 is S T -'/*y Ufa~>*s.