Document B5az3G2O7njGxoQMon7QagaJX

December 10, 1987 Anthony J. Lansa, I.D* Assistant Medici.l Director Metropolitan life Znsurunee Conpany 1 Meoison iTeaue Mew I ora, Mew Xork Soar Tonyt Thank you for your note of December 8tb* Z find that-ww aleo have a- copy of *SolTmnts* by Currans ana, judglng from its well thumbedappearance, It la a ueeful toss* Zou will rtoall that we have a Oust and fuse Code Committee adiad la -engaged la sotting tip nsTirms all owe hie concentrations for duets and funee* la to el lien dust, we are planning to follow tne recommendations of your Medloal Cosalttee of t&e fttincxl Sill cools Coufarenes and oar figures an the rarious industrial fusee are tbose which Z oaowed you the other day* *<'> asbestos Is at pressrt no wary taportaat factor in Mas* sacdusetts industry , Z feel that we should nswwrtbeless set up sane sort of a figure for It and Z would be wer7 grateful If you would be willing to glee se your acrioe an this* Zou will no doubt feel that this la just wdst you don't want to do, but Z hope that you will be a good guy newer, thsleaa end glwo me at least mat youjregard as s *beet guess** / Z had quite a talk today with Bradley Dewey, president of the Dewey & JUg Choslosl Company, eho formerly owned the Multlbestos Company, the osmoexs about whose former employees Dr* Bases hss recently so fitly written* Z mentioned to his Boy Gardner's opinion that asbastosis is definitely sat progreaalwe and was quite surprised to hare hln take pretty definite issue with this* Be gave it as his opinion that the four principal types of asbestos, Canadian, Bussion, Bhodesian and JLfriosn, roried markedly in their pulmonary effect and he thought that tne results of experiments with one type would not hold for another* Dewey is a highly int&lllgeot chap and definitely one of the leaders in industrial chemistry in this country, also, incidentally, an x--oolonel in the Chemical Warfare Serrloe* Zf you nare any dope walch would - be interesting in reply to his theory shout the different types of asbestos, Z would be nore than glad to be able to transmit it to hln* Sincerely*