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FILE NAME: Eternit (ETER) DATE: 1967 Jan 16 DOC#: ETER075 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo from Einar Juel & Co. to Turner Bros. Asbestos Co. Ltd. RE Asbestos Hazards A S B L3 T 0 S !i \ZANDS We were very pleased indeed to have the visit of Dr. S. Holmes this month. No doubt Dr. Holmes will have reported to you in detail the conversations which wo had with Mr. William Johnsen of Dansk Eternit-Fabrik Mr. 0. llomann Pedersen of Elsinore Shipyard Dr. A. Eberwein of W.H.O. Dr. Aage Grut of the Ministry Department of Occupational Health Mr. Max Pers of Persolit A/S and we shall, therefore, not report in detail, but just give our main impression of the meetings and the present state of affairs. .a-rnit-Fabrik, Mr. Johnsen This gentleman is a Director of the Danish AsbestosCement Factory. They had been contacted by Mr. Homann Pedersen who explained to them how very dangerous asbestos was. The Asbestos.-Cement Factory had sent in a report to Mr. Homann Pedersen and in which they confirm that statistical details from many years of working with asbestos indicated no such problems in their factory. Mr. Johnseii had not been able to obtain the Homann Pedersen report, why we have sent him a copy. .*:r. Homann Pedersen This gentleman is the delegate to IMCO meetings representing all Danish shipyards. At Elsinore Ship yard he is in charge of ventilation, sprinklers etc. He now seemed to have calmed down considerably, and he also seemed to realise that the statements made by Dr. Karvonen, and which formed the main subject for his report, were not all quite correct and in some