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P-JM-2824 October 2*, 19^ hat purports to be "Part I* of report by the ft* ranee Laboratory entitled "Asbestos pneumoconiosis* has been reeelred. fcy consents after preliminary study are contained In the wenorrndum attached. t solicit your views with respect to the report and wj eownents and also your advice ss to how f should proceed fro* this point* Vy eoenents are based on s study of the text of the report only* 1 hare not studied the tables* I base not re-read Dr. derdner* s vertou? tnterl* reports for thr purpose of compering ther. a 1th this one* In the event further convents arc sugrested by study of the tables and lnterl* reports, I will write you next fcoodey You will note In the memorandum I suggest ell*! nr ting reference to tumors and also to pneumonia, Z also suggest that tola report be confined to the results of the experiments with snlauls and not considered as the first part of a study of the effect of asbestos dust on both entasis and hutmn beings, Z suggest this segregation because Z believe Dr* Yorwald, who has succeeded Dr* Gardner at Sersnse, will be difficult to deal with when It coairs to suggesting the elimination oif anything that he believes la even remotely covered by Or* Oardnur* a notes, hy belief derives fror. Johns-kenvllle' experience with hi* In connection with dleto*ectous earth experlaents which, like the asbestos studies, had not been eoapleted at the tine of Dr. Gardner's death* Zf the report Is lladted to the anlsml experlaents, our right to criticise end suggest changes before publication, or even to forbid publication. Is unquestionable. If we permit It to be made part of s report covering wore than the snlmel experiments,our position Is not so strong* A situation Is developing with the miners in Quebec thft urgently requires thet sore report based on Dr. Gardner's experiments be wade available as a cowinter agent to opinions PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT WV-flOQgZI PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT rflW. oo J -?- bring expressed end conclusions srrleed st by Quebec physicians end orficltU upon the bests of sunelse, soclrl Ideology, sno Inadequate lnforsr tlon. Tine therefore Is of the essence snd your proicpt on side retion of the report end your s deice ss to procedure will be appreciated. Sincerely' yours, Taodtvsr Brown Secretary ?BS Ene. - bl cc A. R. Fisher L. C. Sort J. P. Woodard /