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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: June 4, 1968 DOC#: USG 102 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1968 Memo to JM Walker from WW Holloway regarding discussion about asbestos with insurance department JUN 6 1S53 !. G ^ r'l'U O --> c f.V fC O o - I r e c e n tly p a rtic ip a te d in a d iscu ssion a t sene len gth w ith rep resen ta t i v e s o f c u r In su ran ce Department and our atte m e^ -s on th e s u b je c t o f a s b e s t o s is and th e p o s s i b i l i t y th a t znn^ftr Wcrhmcu^s Com pensation claim s m ig h t d e v e lo p in th e fu t u r e as th e crgsfe and e f f e c t r e la t io n s h ip between a s b e s to s and lu n g d iso rd e rs -- in c lu d in g lu n g ca n ce r -- be c e re s more f i r m l y e s t a b lis h e d and r e c e iv e s more p u b l i c i t y . Our a tto rn e y s are in th e process o f ranking s e v e r a l re cn m sn d a ticn s to us i n t h i s n a t t e r , r a n g these v i i l b e th e recommendation t h a t we examine th e p o s s ib ilit y o f e lim in a tin g asbestos fib e r s from cu r fo m u l a t i c m s . W ithout maiming a se a rch , I b e lie v e our p r in c ip a l p o in ts o f useage c f asbestos are -- P a in t and Jo in t Treatm ents A sb e sto s Cement S h in g le s Stray-Don form ulations C lass A Reefing form ulations '^ * t - * <* -j vc have n o t decided v h a t a c tio n w i ll be taken on the recom m endations f r o c c u r a tto r n e y s , an d I am c e r t a i n l y not r e q u e s tin g any R esearch a c t i v i t y . However, I w ould a p p re cia te i t i f you would g iv e t h i s m atter a l i t t l e thought and w r ite me b r i e f l y co n ce rn in g your e s tim a tio n c f the p o s s ib ili t ie s fG r su ccess o f a Research stu d y aimed a t e lim in a tin g asb estos from any or a l l of the above product l i n e s . i . v M * U , . m'm 06/Q IVOu'J 0 * * 1 rt t T . j, * * k USG087.1 TAB 2 0