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4 i i i I j .130 Kay 23, 1969 Hr. E. A. dchuman Johna-Hanville 22 East 4Cth Street New York. New York lwcl6 cc: II. J*. Clark - Uniroyal, Inc. . L. E. Hoody - ii. h. Porter Co.' J. IT. Rainey - American Asbestos TaxtiTe Co; C. P. Weiss - Carlock, Inc. H. C. Roosevelt - Cudwalader, Vickersham 1/ Taft H. E. Sunbury - Asbestos Textile Institute , ,. ... V ' , Dcar Ed: 1 am attaching to this letter and to copies addressed to each member of the Board of Governors of the A.T.l. a copy of a letter sent to h/h by >7. J. V. Hurdock, Head, Applied Physics department from the department of the Navy, Philadelphia. It would seem that everyone has seen it by now but since it seems so important to all of us, 1 send it as a precautionary measure. We certainly will place this subject on the agenda of the dales. Promotion Committee for the June 19th meeting at deaview. At the same time, may 1 respectfully request that you make the letter available tA.th^jasg-irfwnr.iT Stiidy r.nnriirtga. who would, als-p he. mnjtt. vitally concerned. We believe that some fora of action should be taken by the Institute in the fora of a protest at the earliest opportunity. Cliff Shecklcr's group could certainly advise us in this area. At the same time, Raybestos-Kanhatton intends to reply independabiy at their invitation as outlined in paragraph 11. We feel it expedient to submit a letter prior to June 15th in order to contribute to discourag ing a development program on substitutes for asbestos in shipboard insulation. Yours very truly.