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jnx'/.T TXXX iiiiitut Tics-?rrldaat, Ttlfirt June 12, 1945 Mr* Ivan Saboaria Aldrsd Building oatrsal, Qus., Canada Bear Irani lines. told visit* Ob* or two recent developaent* promt m to writ* you ifiia about The`ford Our good friend, Bill Beimel, Just before leaving to go up to Canada agila of the Tor}' wonderful ears that 70a took of hla aad ft*. f*trick ee their loot X certainly envied their epportaalty of being itb job* Br. Voraotto of ear Canadian Offiet oaoo yea hire att* X believe, id down h*ro today vith Bather fall* Bear!or of ths Calveralty of Moatrool to do* the litter oa opportunity of atetlng a sec of tho poopit in our boalth one oolfix* services. X bad a ctones to talv with Father Bouvlar and loaned tnat the suggestion had beta aide to you that one of Bkther's loader's studsets etao did soae work last suaetr at Asbestos vould to available again this a inner. 1 think if yea could persuade the aiae opera tori froup in Tnetford to invite this young asa to TVitford to study tat living and eorkiag conditions, it vould bo a eoaatruetivo thing to do* As you now, free tht study *0 aadi of tuberciosla osr^olitr la Tbetford, vo dree tb eencluaioa that the problea ni a eoaauaity one, but vt bad practically ao evidence which deeeribod ti;c social and seenoaie conditions of the eoaauaity. Sue!. data is important, act only for correlation with tha mortality atudy that ac have cede but also in connection eith say ecrU-dity or eaae-flndiag vhleb Or. Cartier vill undertake. Moreover, the iaferaatloa to bo gained by oueh e survey of the eavirooaent and habits of tho eoaauaity is esseatial for a health education procraa ahleb X think eventually vast be undertaken if the tuberouloeis problea' ie to be successfully attacked la Thetford. X vould certainly think it to tha advantage of tho asbestos operators to sponsor this study vtieh eould be done under the aegis #f ths Bnlversity of Keatrsal. The expense involved ia unoervrltiar this would*bs negligible* X expect for the two or three coatha it night be at the rote of |25 or t39 a vask. ft would ss'ea to as that ao saall outeoae sf sueh a survey night be to further the rapport between industry sad ths ceaaanity Isadsrs sueh as the elerar, physieiaas, sod labor Issdsrs sines part of ths study would nsesssarily involva inUr- Tlavs with such individuals. X axpeet that Br* Isaac vill be vial ting Canada ths cad of ths aenth ia ccnneetion with soae industrial hygiene problea of the Canadian Arwy. H* expeeta to be la loatreal for a day or toe. X hope that he esa see you and possibly get do to Tbatferd Mine* tad sot Br* Cartisr sad the others there that you would feel be should fee. 1 sa rare that he eoold give seae very valuable adviee concerning soae of the problems that Br* Cartisr aust be faeiag. With kindest regards. **.-*<- -I r vrurs