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1 \ .. Mr. Harold Boeachenetein J. M. Briley August 24, 1967 Central Worsted PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT IC-V/O Dr. Carey McCord (our madlesl consultant at Michigan Oniveraity Institute of Industrial' Hygiene) tails as that there la very little doubt in his Bind that, within a year (or two at the outside) forthcoming studies on lung cancer will condemn asbestos and also identify certain resins as prime suspects. This raises two important commercial considerations. First, as to asbestos. Ve should do everything possible to substitute something for asbestos In our Kaylo product! I understand that years of rasesrch have felled to find an economical way to substitute glass and, because af the chemical reaction between glees and calcita silicate, we will have to repeel some lava of physics before ve cen forsee a solution. If avaryona has glvan up on glass, what about some othar ralnforcemantt If wa can aliminsta asbestos, ve will have a graat commercial advantage when the blits hits. Becood, ee to resioa. As I aea it, we have a three-pronged problem: (1) From a purely defenslva standpoint we must develop some aort of campaign to disassociate fiber glees (la the minds of the medical profession, at least, and possibly the public from the raaina used by FBF fabricators. I don't kaow yat how to do this, but one way can be to have additional scientific studies and papers than ve now have underway; and (2) From tha standpoint of preserving and enlarging our markets, ve should start an intensive RAD effort to find plastics that can be sub- '/ stltuted for those which Dr. McCord has scientific reason to believe may become highly suspect es cancer-causing. Dr. McCord should be ready in about '' six weeks to define what substances these might be. Accordingly, 1 propose that two small mattings be set up to evaluate the problems end make reccsnendatione for action. One would ba a masting (with Doctor McCord), and comprlsad of a representative of Rursoo-KarstelleT, Jim Murphy, V.V.B. or Blauvelt, F.R. Edvards and myself. This would have to do with tha "dlsasaoclation" problem. 'W - 01 027 0358 .M Mr. 8. Boesebenatein -2- August 24, 1967 The ether mould be a meeting (with Doctar McCord), and comprised of J. H. Thomas, McEvoy and one or Cvo top chemists from ft A D. Thia mould hava to do with tha MaubstltutlonM problem. If you share ay concern, and aftroa mith ay recommendation*, I will chock vith Doctor McCord upon ay raturn and, If ha la praparod by than, procaad to aat up thaao tvo meetings. JMB/cd JOSH K4XSHALL BftlLKT Zncldantally, Doctor McCord and I ara making progress la locating a madieal dlractor. Va agraad yaatarday on ala poaalbla candldataa, aad ravlavad that with Doctor Nagnusson (haad of tha Michigan University School of Public Health). Ha mill qulatly aouad than out, and aaa which (if any) might ba avallabia. 1 am glad you hava approved this, because this area of our business la going to became Increasingly Important in tha yaara ahead. 01 027 0350