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Or* Ludvig Saktoen 3 lUrch 15, 1543 would attempt to obtain 300 nice dor each croup. The exposures would apparently bare to b eontlnuod for IS to 34 months. bur routine In auch experiments prowldoa for dusting t hour* a day, 5 day* a vaak. Ms bawa all tba nacaaaary equipment doc auch axpa rlaanta and a trainad laboratory personnel* runda axa lacking however. Our previous study of aabaatoaia which continued for period of 7 years was financed by tba Asbestos Association* Since tbia group or manufacturers baa already invested 030,000, X cannot ask tbea for further contributions. X dlscusssd tbs matter with Or. Rhodes at the Manorial Sospltal who favored and waa of tbo opinion that it was worthy of consideration by your consittee. X an therefore apply Inf for a grant of 13,000 to cover tba cost of tba first year's expanse. X bad tdld Or. Rhodes that X would be will inf to do the entire exporinent for this amount and ordinarily X should. Rov er* r, on ay return froa Rev Tork, X found two proposals for investiga tions of etbsr industrial dusts ssch of which yield tbo laboratory 13,000 s year. Aa X have only two dost roons at the peasant tine freae for new work, X cannot afford to tlo up ono of tboa for two years for half the aaount. Should you he favorably Impressed with this proposal X would approclata any criticisms or suggestions. Sincsrsly yours, LOG i US Lacey 0. Gardner, K.D. Director SPM2091