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Bturo of mnuB huvaff 't1 v muf) British Xas Material* Mission #01 the ferndfead V. Dttf Mr. taMUji m As Z siMi it ill si ear i7 sstlsfastosy dlsouasIon aa lirid^TM*^ 2$, Z si aulai is sa afftart to slssr asuy seas ef the pending details oonsniai ttt asbestos negotiations. Z laforued pea sad Mr. Amber then, that it one eontunplatsd that tbs Beard ef Beenonie Warfare sad the Bertels Rsssrre Oa^eny weald send a represent sties to lender to negotiate the purdhaaa of 1943 supplies ef asbestos with Tinnai Basal! Coepaqp sad the Cape Asbestos Ceupeny ander the gttldsaoo ef ths Ministry of Bopplp. We expressed a desire at that tine to acnpleta the tranaalsalaa of a oahls to ths Case Asbestos Ctcapany Adah we had previously sent is you ander date ef I apt osbsr 11. She peiat ef dlaowaaisn la thet eshls nas the aatter sf the dlepesitien ef the reearre steaks after ths oar. Aa Z avplalnad to poo and Mr. Arahar at os dieeoaaim* the Board of Bsonaeio Warfare ie unable to ftonist jtj positive aasoraaaaa eoneeming diepeaitiea ef these etoeke after the er. this inability* bewwvwr* would net of oouree extend to a fhs ftlasneelon ef ths gmilsi. at any tlae* olthln Unite. of legislative ecctrcl* aad ear eatlnmi talisy. leaenHngly Z <oui appreeiate it if pea wold strifes tram ths oshlB-lfes asset to lest sentence which read; - fibs Baited States Osvwnamt* as a Bar of fixed policy* cannot famish say assonass as to the dimosltim sf sash of these stocks as ai^t mania after the ear* aad sdstAoto tts fellooiagi "The Baited States Qsvwm* aeot mold* of oouree* fee prepared to dlssoss with the British Cover--at the disposition ef eowplaa steaks sf aSfeestoe after the war*. Toa also have traasaittod to ns through the Coabiaed Xss llaterlale Beard a *ebi* flras the British Ministry sf Imply raising aerials questions with regard to aSbestoe. Without replying to poor oahle paragraph fey P'~ .7pk| Z aa ftnddlwi pea the foliating information, which you 07 reel frw# v> ineesyorato ia a reply* *, tofer es ohrpsotlle asbestos is eenoemed the U, S. authorities her: 'cx cash of the grades* C 4 0 1, 2* 3, aad A, flue hraaSdusn should infown the estborltlaa Just ho* noeh ef eeoh grade will fee Bade available before tha gad ef the pear* over aad above eristing unfilled eeatraeto with private persona* takli* into oonelderatlan (1) the reseat diveraioa fey the Combined Hew llaterlala Board* (2) the mounts to be aade available* Bader ordinary eireunataneee daring the ***"-- ef 19(2* and (3) the additional mounts to fee aade available (eee para* 2 t. 0. Foaaally - OttoUr 1, ltU cm* 4** of roar MU*) hr Um allllag of htUIi wlitli iUdi tf oro. Ia this mbmUN) 1% U iMMi that XU Mfuv Win r^Un lokiags aadir mtiMte. xr wt, this iWaXd W nywilj lUUd. ifUr U*m figarao km boon fknliM to XU tilUd IUUi ntkirltiMt in^* r*da, Um oeapaap dll te lifnwd W ik ttt (MU ahoald he shipped. It la latuM that eoatraate far the -nri-- af 1912 will ha aede hr tha ladlddail private aaara la thla laatr/i aad to tha octant to vhlah thaaa aeapanlaa ara hot praparad to taka p actra aaoaate to ha aada available, tha hatala liaaaraa Ceapaar alll ha laatreated to ponhaao. h, So far aa ptnpapka 1 aai 2 ara eo&Berned, tha laarloaa rapwaaatatlva aha will aafotlata la Laadea *111 aogotlate for thaaa grartaa. aad tha qaaatltlaa *111 ba par ahaa lit hp hla far tha aaaoaat of tha kotala Xaaarra Coapaap. So far aa paragraph 6, 7, aad 8 ara aoaaarnad, aa 1 aspraaaad to jm at oar aaatlAi, thla qaeatlos ahoold ba plaaad bafere tha Caahlaad Ha* Haterlala Hoard for actloa hr tha appropriate >ar Prodaatlaa Board Braaah. la aip o*ant thaaa eoaaidaratloaa *111 ha tekaa to 1 aarlna hr oar rapraaaatetlva and dlaanaaad thar* aa part of tea ovarall aagotlatlaa. a. fharpateaa'a report rofarrod to la paragraph 10 la alaplp tha tea oahloa to Dr. Bataaaa hloh vara tranamltted to poo apaa thalr raaalpt. Coploa ara attaahad for roar nady rafaraaao. X aa aaklag Mr. Gardner, Chlaf af tha Aahaatea Braaah af tha Bar Produotioa Board, to ftarnlah ooteal aiaaaptlaa flgaraa to poa. 1 aoaaao jm alll traaaalt tha oahla af Bapteabor 11. If thora la farthor laforaatloa I aaa give pea, aall upaa aa. tlaoaralr youri, Arthur Paul Ohlaf of Offiaa Offlaa of Xaperte EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION JM-1312 Progress Report dated June 3, 1941for the two weeks ending May 31, 1941. Names found on top include: George Moffett, and R.J. Lund. Contains a paragraph on asbestos and the amount of shipments and need for stockpiling at that time. JM-1313 Document titled Asbestos, African Fibre, all figures in short tons, Outline and Purpose of Recommendations, dated August 4, 1943. JM-1314 Prepared Article titled Asbestos, dated November 23, 1944, with sections on the Occurrence of Asbestos, Grading of Asbestos, Production , Use, and supply and Demand. JM-1315 Letter filemarked October 6, 1942, sent from Arthur Paul, Chief of Office, Office of Imports, to R.D. Fennelly, British Raw Materials Mission. s from Fred W. Gardner, Cork - Asbestos Branch, dated September 18, 1942, sent to Dr. W.Y. Elliott, Stockpile and Shipping Branch, regarding the Combined Raw Materials Board Decision. rTlJM-J317__jle11er from Morris Rosenthal, Assistant Director filestamped Aug. 26, 1942, sent to R.D. Fennelly British Raw Materials Division, regarding asbestos production from Africa. JM-1318 Memorandum from W.Y. Elliott, Chief, Stockpile & Shipping Branch, dated August 7, 1942, and sent to Fred Gardner, Chief, Cork and Asbestos Branch. (*- -JM-1319 Memorandum from Document Security Section, dated August 4, 1942, and sent to Thomas Brockway, Liaison Officer, Department of State, regarding the Cable for Dispatch PLAINTIFFS' EXHIBITS JOHNS-MANVILLE - Updated April 11, 2000 SUM\SUM.JM 136 EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION fJM'-l 32 0 siMifeorandum from Fred Gardner, Chief, Cork-Asbestos Branch, dated June 30, 1942, and sent to Dr. W.Y. Elliott, Chief Stockpiling and Shipping Branch, regarding the revised stockpile recommendations for Asbestos fibre from South Africa. JM-1321 Memorandum from Fred Gardner, dated December 2, 1941, and sent to H.G. Sykes, regarding South African Asbestos. JM-1322 Memorandum from Fred Gardner, Chief Cork-Asbestos Branch, dated October 8, 1942, and sent to Dr. W.Y. Elliott, Chief, Stockpile and Shipping Branch, regarding the requirements necessary to achieve a stockpile of African Asbestos. JM-1323 Memorandum from W.T. Meloy, Director Cork, Asbestos & Fibrous Glass Division, dated July 1, 1943, and sent to A.B. Tatistcheff, Combined Raw Materials Board, regarding the substitution of other Rhodesian Chrysotile Asbestos Fibres and C & G grades. JM-1324 Memorandum from A.B. Tatistcheff, dated July 2, 1943, and sent to A. McDougall, regarding Asbestos -substitution of the Rhodesian Chrysotile Grades for C & G JM-1325 Memorandum from Utley Smith, Chief, Asbestos Section, dated July 22, 1943, and sent to A.B. Tatistcheff, Combined Raw Material Board, regarding Asbestos JM-1326 Memorandum, parties unknown, dated August 4, 1943, regarding Asbestos and the substitution of other Rhodesian Chrysotile Grades for Grades C & G, also includes information on tests run on Asbestos. JM-1327 Memorandum from J.J. Chetwynd, dated August 11, 1943, and sent to A.B. Tatistcheff, regarding Asbestos and the substitution of other Rhodesian Chrysotile grades for Grades C & G. PLAINTIFFS' EXHIBITS JOHNS-MANVILLE - Updated April 11, 2000 SUM\SUM.JM