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Page 2284 1 Q Now, Mr. Williams asked you a couple of 2 questions First of all, let me go back. 3 Mr. McGowan asked you about smoking. 4 Is there any relationship between cigarette 5 smoking and mesothelioma? 6 A No. 7 Q And you were asked some questions by Mr. 8 Williams about the development of the vacuum by Ford. 9 A Yes. 10 Q When Ford appeared at the meeting in 1975, 11 did they tell you that they were going to advise any 12 of their end users or people who were -- to whom they 13 were supplying friction products that such vacuums 14 should be used? 15 A I guess we were aware of this bulletin, but 16 other than that, that is all that was mentioned, as I 17 recall. 18 Q All of the items that were also listed in 19 the bulletin, did Ford tell you that they were going 20 to place those statements in any of their friction 21 products that they were supplying to end users down