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'. ^ .v *' " ' v'-. ' -vJv. .*' J. Ti^UjV*' <'< .< V> , n. - '0 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY BUREAU OP SHIPS ' WASHINGTON 25, D.C. *'>. ` . Southern Asbestos Company Vy u Charlotte 1, North Carolina;' Attention Mr. J. T. Griffis. W i g I TO All/jfS065-001{ 648L) Ser 648-2797- vh-;",. " NOT '* * i APVuV e.^p feIffi9SI Gentlemen: . " In reply tc youm-telegram. of 7 August and your letter "of 50 July , ' 1958 regarding your insulating cloths, the following is advisedq a. it is understood, based upon advance "information'from the U.S. Naval Engineering Experiment Station/'Annapolis, that both your styles #2090 and #AG-11Q performed satisfactorily/.y\y'" As yet, no official report has "been received.-from the Statiqh.l . However, it is expected" shortly. hp.;.. ' b. You may solicit shipbuilders, based upon the above'," . with the provision that they s/u.y : requests for its use tc the' Bureau. Further, in the absence of any specification covering this material, its suitability under any order shall be verified against the samples vhicn vert found satisfactory under test No.610491. This practice will be followed until such time as your materials are adequately covered by a government purchase specification. Tests for verification of material quality . will be conducted at the U.S.Naval Engineering Experiment Station, Annapolis. . .. " ` ' * Copy to: - " NAVENGXSTA,Annapolio 77Tr. SOUFHf.f'h-i c :J\. C'-v: lit - i- VO.ULUCL5! j )" Dirt-dA'n .*-- - f- *; . * ` Vf y <. vt;-,; * ' * v 1* ' i't ` V V frv '* a ./ - .* *. *. ., PLAINTIFF '*1 " EXHIBIT * t` *