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FILE NAME: Eternit (ETER) DATE: 1967 Jan 16 DOC#: ETER077 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo from Einar Juel & Co. to Turner Bros. Asbestos Co. Ltd. RE Asbestos Hazards, Pg. 2 - 2- be to replace asbestos by other materials whereever possible and as soon as possible. lie had already received valuable assistance by various firms who had sent in a lot of alternatives. The ...in substitutes will be rockwool and glass. BDA had sent in leaflets and quotations for glass lagging to replace asbestos fibre filled rope lagging. Concerning the next report which Mr. Homann Pedersen would be sending out and which he had delayed on our request in order to allow for the information derived from this meeting to be in'cluded or to influence the report, we suggested to Mr. Homann Pedersen that Dr. Holmes should write a statement in which he, as Secretary of the Asbestos Research Council, comments upon Dr. Karvonen's statements and add a few other important points which ought to be considered before coming to a final conclusion. Mr. Homann Pedersen agreed to this proposal. . A. Eborwein is the chief of Health Promotion Group of WHO, Europe. He was not able to comment in detail, but did con firm that Mr. Karvonen had spoken particularly privately and not on behalf of WHO. WHO could take action only if requested to do so by a Government. Dr. Karvonen is back in Finland and a successor has not yet been appointed. Until that happens, the professor, Mr. Svend Forsmcxn of Stockholm - professor in occupational health - will look after the depart ment coming down to Copenhagen now and then. Dr. Eberwein informed us that the man to contact with WHO in Geneva is Dr. Bell. Dr. Aage Grut Dr. Grut was very diplomatic. He listened with great interest to Dr. Holmes* information and corrections. He confirmed he realised that Dr. Karvonen had not spoken on behalf of WHO. It also seemed as if Dr. Grut has not declared full agreement with Dr. Karvonen*s statements in Mr. Homann Pedersen*s report. Unofficially Mr. Grut mentioned - but this should be