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! 'L TURNER & NEWALL LIMITE HimwrU OMas 77 Fountain Street Manchester M2 2EA BT AIK WAIL Tm O Vutu t*q fr*(idMt riaxi.taJ.lic Casket Coupany Zac F 0 Box 680 CamAab lav Jersey 08X01 vsx Friday 9tb July 1976 Dear Toai, glva KS-lg.n Asbestos Thank you for your lattar of tha 1st July vhlch Z haw hut tha opportunity of discussing vlth Barry Bardia. Va both foal that before taking say action regarding posaibla baa on tha usa of BAA you should ba avara of tha attltudo of tha Asbastos Information Association In Barth Anerlca tha addrass of vhlch is -- 1660 L Straat W, Washington DC 20036 and tha Dlractor of vhlch la Nr R 1 Mereness, talsphona (202) 223-4883. Ara you a uarnbor of tha Association or, if you ara not is tha Fluid Sealing Association! Xt aay ba that tha navs of tha AXANA rasardine blue asbastos ara influancad by thosa of Profasaor Sallkoff vho sasms to balisw that all types of asbaatos flbro ara equally dansarous, Tha prapondaranca of export opinion in the OBltad Unpliwi on tha other hand is that blue asbestos (crocldollte) is tha nost dansarous in relation to tha risk of contractins uesothelioma. Zf one arransad tha types of flbro in order of risk in this respect they vould run - anthophyllite, chrysotile, anosita and crocldollte. Crocldollte bains regarded as tha type aainly associated vlth nasothalloaa. Z enclose a suanary of expert opinion at tha Lyon Conference of tha International Aseney for Research on Cancer of tha Vorld Health Orsanlaatloa in 1972, where you will see these points stda quite clear in tha ansver to question 3* Z also enclose a photocopy of tha AXRC Nonosraph No.2. vhara it deals vlth tha Biological Data $ ,Relevant to the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk to Man, pages 26 to 6 and a short article which appeared in tha British Medical Journal on tha 3th June 1976. In tha light of such evidence Turner A Naval 1 decided in 1968 to phase tha usa of crocldollte fibre out of all its operations worldwide and I understand that vs no longer have any iavolvsaant with crocldollte. continued I '.snr-fii. > r ** i________ 1 Tm O Vftrm laq rixitaXllo Gaakat Company Ino Frldf )th July 1976 continued Thu* we htvi no objection to your presenting the evidence to vhieh X hT referred In ordar to explain the action that Turner * Natali have taken but va cannot advloe you to carry a banner for a ban on crocidolita fibre in the United States. X have dlacuaaed tbia with Michael Norria of bfinaarlsf Coaponenta who concura. Tba Fluid Sealing ieaociatiou in our view abould aaka their daciaion on their own aaaaaaaent of tba facta aa preaanted to then. Toura sincerely, Us>M rV Howard Qreop Public Balatioaa Advieer P.3. Michael Horrla and X would like to taka tbia opportunity of rapeating tba point wa aade to you when you ware laat over bare, that in view of tba general euapicion that vorkera are developing of bluo asbestos, you abould aorioualy conaldar uaing a dye of loot other colour for the aabaatoa notarial incorporated in your induatrial geeketa. cot HDSH HKI VPH/JO I l r 4 >