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FILE NAME: Raybestos-Manhattan (RBM) DATE: 1956 June 15 DOC#: RBM044 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Air Hygiene Committee from B.W. Littenberger RE Fear of Publication on Relation of Asbestos to Cancer lz'- June 15, 1956 Kr# D, R. Holmes, Chaiman Air-l.'iTllcno Cor^dttoo Asbcstos-Toxtilo Institute Actorw.iill Co Philadelphia 29, Pennsylvania Dear Dom This acknowledges rocoipt of ycur letter cf June 11 in reference to the Proposal of tho Industrial Hygiene Foundation to study the offoots of Asber>to3ia to Cancer Yesterday by phono I oseprosoed rxr personal preliminary thinlcinr, about tho Proposal which is not in favor of our participation and will therefore not recoaaand it to Our Corporation^ Board of Directors I hesitate to even express an adverse opinion on a proposal rocs by so reputable an orranisation as the Industrial Hyrjieno Foundation but if you read carefully their proposal you*11 find cone doubts that tbs Study would result in ''statistically valid deductions". Another posed don':t about Vvs ssnll number of workers involved and tho "probable reliability of available data" Certainly if this Study was started it would be publicized and I fear tha ccaro poycholory it would create with errployoos and thoir faailiea I an not trying to dod^e on important leouo nor would I hositats to recccrend an expenditure, oven as large ao this, to our Board if I could Justify it in my o; aind. V.'o shall continue our very active prograa to eliminate the dust liazard I have discuoasd this proposal briefly with our Top Executives at this Division ani will send each a copy 1*11 also cend a copy to our uepreoentativo .on tho Asbestos Toxtilo Institute Board Very truly yours, bw xOTmanaosa VJ0RK3 cb / CCi Kossrs. Cilloy, Zimmerman, Bettes, Dr* Shaw 10142