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Sprayed Mineral Fiber Manufacturers Association, Inc. SUITE 2200, 14 WALL STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. 10005 J. VZXHALfN. FMUOTCT U*M &mb Miawi Pimm Commit a. t. BtNcni. via ntsscwr faiiia Ommm ay 10th, 1966 M?*. J*P* rSHffALZN tfzvrflAL /'sogccts Mr* Harold ISittkop Saldwin-Ehret-Mill Corp* il*u j.. Bings# Stf!!*#' 6 EaNZLER C'crp* jYh . Bors# Cagi/alass#, Vic-cershan & Taft Gentlexen: j. h. wrrrrof. suinui toe. H. L LFVTN1. TliAK.il> MS ARE ALL AWARE OF THE ADVERSE PUBLICITY WHICH HAS SEEN IN THE NEWS-PAPERS FOR SOME XONTHS NOW, GENERATED BY Dr . I, SSLIEOFF CONCERNING THE DANGERS OF_AsBEST OS IS* As WE HAD DISCUSSED AT SONE OF OUR PREVIOUS NESTINGS, THIS SHOULD BE A NATTER OF GRAVE CONCERN TO US AND NIGHT HAVE VIOLENT REPERCUSS IONS WHICH COULD AFFECT OUR' VARIOUS BUSINESSES. Dr* Sslikoff happens to be nr personal physician, and I VISITED WITH Bin ON TUESDAY, MaYIOTH TO HAVE XY ANNUAL physical* During the course of our conversations, it was brought to nr attention that contact has been hade with Dr* Sslikoff by an architect in Canada, calling attention TO THF FACT THAT USING SPRAYED FIBRE AS A FIREPROOFING XEDIUX IN RETURN AIR PLENUXS, SUBJECTS THE PEOPLE OCCUPYING THE BUILDING TO ASBESTOS DUST, BY VIRTUE OF ERROSION OF THAT HATERIAL DURING THE USE OF THE PLENUtt CKAHBER * I POINTED OUT TO Dr* SELIKOFF HOW ERRONEOUS THIS WAS, BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT THE FILTERING APPARATUS IN THE AIR CONDITION ING SYSTEX WOULD CATCH ANY DUST, AND FURTHERXORE, WE TREATED THE SPRAYED ItATER IALS TO PREVENT THIS ERROSION AND DUSTING* I THINK IT OF VITAL IXPORTANCE THAT AT THE NEXT BOA^D XEETYNG, WHICH SHOULD BE VERY SOON, THIS NATTER SHOULD BE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND D ETER It IN AT I ON AS TO A COURSE OF ACTION TO BE TAKEN* ts*m>______ tr***TM* or::..., 2 I HAD A VERY BRIEF DISCUSSION WITH JlN VeRHALEN BY TELEPHONE TODAY CONCERNING THIS NATTER, WHICH HAS GENERATED THIS ROUND ROBIN LETTER, Ms HAVE SONS THOUGHTS ON THE SUBJECT WHICH SHOULD BE DISCUSSED RATHER EXHAUSTIVELY AT OUR NEXT BOARD NESTING, AND I JUST WANTED TO ADVISE YOU THAT THIS SHOULD BE ON THE AGENDA AT THAT NESTING, AND WE SHOULD ARRIVE AT SONE COURSE OF ACTION. Very truly yours, SERAIED HINERAL FIBRE HERS. ASSN. INC HLL/rb .H.L Levine l?mtao-----