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FILE NAME: DuPont (DUP) DATE: 1965 Nov 15 DOC#: DUP031 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo from DuPont to Allan J. Fleming, M.D., Medical Director, Wilmington DU PONT COMPANY (UNITED KINGDOM) LTD. MAYDOWN WORKS, P.O. BOX 15 LONDONDERRY. 507EKB53 15, 196$. ALLAN j . PICKING, X . S . , XZDICAL DIESCTOH, v iiy .iN G T O N . r Dear D r. Flem ing, There has beer a lo t o f d is c u s sio n here r e c e n tly amongst the in d u s t r ia l m ed ical f r a t e r n it y co n cern in g the problem o f m esotheliom a o f the p le u ra and peritoneum in a s b e sto s w orkers. One o f the most s i n i s t e r f a c t s appears to be th e d is c o v e r y o f m eso th eliom a in in s u l a t io n w orkers who have had a r e l a t i v e l y l i g k t exposure to asb e sto s, Tjag'-g s a f a i r amount o f la g g in g done w ith a s b e s to s a t Xavdovn, and I wonder i f you c o u ld e n lig h t e n me as to any r e c e n t f in d in g s in America in th is f i e l d . I s a s b e s to s used g e n e r a lly th ro u gh o u t th e Company as a la g g in g m a te r ia l, and i f so, what i s the m edical f e e lin g as to i t ' s s a fe ty , not on ly a t p resen t b u t from a fu tu re p o in t o f view ? I look forw ard to your r e p ly on t h is m atter, as I feel^thcre-rm ay. ^ w e ll be a gen eral o u tcry here in the near fu tu r e , p a r t ic u la r ly ifrpf S -ip rard Vorkere, fo llo w in g a recent press report a W fc the dangers o f a s b e s ,t o s , / / Exhibit No............^rrL f it h b est w ishes, / cn t.-.e cxcm incricn 0.': / -- i ',0 Tours s in c e re ly , a '/V - J . E . V.cCLIAN, L .3 .C .P , plant yzDiCAL o f f ic e s , y j. TDOVTi. S .I., L.K., p ,s . The problem o f a s b e s to s i s commented U n iv e r s it y , in the O ctober issu e o f "The P r a c t it io n e r " . D JX/JBKcCtm es 31^