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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV)
DATE: 1974 Oct 31
DOC#: RTV020
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: J-M Memo RE Phone Call with Bob Bacon, Stating that RTV believes J-M is Attempting to Hurt Their Company
Johns-Manvilie
F. J. Solon, Jr. 'w. R* P, Carte?
Internai Correspondence:
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Data: O c t . 31, 1974
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Bob Bacon, Assistant:to the President, R. T. Vanderbilt Co . , called me thisimorning to .advise that^,ur, talc^ labeling .. decision, is causing a " big 'stink" . Vanderbilt's talc customers are very concerned as to why, i-M has decided to commence inserting asbestos caution labels on all packages of talc.
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Bob Bacon
'seed';"that" I bring this/matter, to the
highest le
I man^g;ement...within VJ-M" and* Indicate /that;
Vanderbilt
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which they
i'-fheiti." Bob Bacon
Vanderbilt to
call a Senior Officer at-Johns-Manville
to voice\theirtconcern.
I t ;Has; ibeen-.obvious/for some time from, my conversations with
B o b B a c o n thattyandeirbilt /is 'very (concerned a b o u t o u r /talc -
labelingdecisionv /iWitbout attempting to characterize the _
motivating factors/behiHd/Bob/Bacon 's frequent-.telephone^
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(conversations to,me, their concern may very well be-basedv
on a distinct^difference between their "corporate-* conscience"
(and-ours. Certainly, our decision--inwno .way:'refl^cts:t|ltny^','
intention on J - M 's/part/(to Kurt, or deSttoy'':jV^'^i;^iltty$>hich
is Vanderbilt's current feeling. It is Vandefbi:ltis'`Opinion
tdiet/based'on?John' Stend'er.'( letter o f ,OctobereS^^^^-^ir/torV;' -;
Hugh>\yaridferbllt(,''At^ei^ 'talc (does not contain asbestiform ;' ` '(
minerals; such as fibrous! tremolite. Perhaps ,that is true, '
and it is even(possible that our talc does not contain
asbestiform minerals,based; on the definition contained in .
Stender's. letter./ Basically;. yahabfb^lt/is^x.e^ue^ing,>/ //,. ;((
'if;abt^demandis!vg>'. that J-M reverse its talc labeling, decision;
based on Stender's letter.
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As you will recall, I recommended several weeks ago that we
promptly take the following actions in the sequence listed:
below:
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CD Reconvene a meeting of the talc labeling group which met
early this;past Summer to review R&D's analyses of
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Vanderbilt's Nytal and to determine J-M policy and action
in response to Stender's October 9 letter.
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(2) Arrange a meeting in Denver between certain. R. T . .VariddtBilt 5;
personnel and appropriate individuals 'from ?R&D to.ire^iliw;
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burahalys^'s;;ybf^N^tal:'iand to inform'-.Vanderbilt officially
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as to J-M policy and-'Contemplated`actionis-oh'^'is^na^fer.
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(3) Meet with Joh May and perhaps other NIOSH personnel to,
review. thej;;details of their study of fremolitic-talc and
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(4) Arrange for- ^a.^medtihg. with OSHA,^including;; Alexander Reis,
definitiditioij';^ibrotif; asbestiformininerais-'v `:> vr!P .1 believe- this matter-t'warrahts our iEtr.ediate?dttehtibrfi. .
R. P. Carter 'RPC/emr
CRMC-ELS-004603