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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT 0\3(Hdd V 13^*w> // i i^cficrtaebaAiW jforf&Lotet rr ^iity/ts/i'n/1 tZatA**/***' .A*'U4> --/s* ZfJAYtijS ^YfcrAarc/-si. ^?wY*// -- - 3fc'$An*S//*/6 QYetvrjg^SY0r7%. - YYurA- ^Ynxn/Orx^ /svrt ^Ar+>t Yin Af/0i**n ____^trt/ t/ lYrty/or %~u-yt%JLyfM,,W'A:-6/Ue @*r. /4-V 3$roum !%**%&&*/ 38,~ - ^Atrvtr/ $Ya v'^//r*zAe r ^ ^ifrnx^t ^Yrxrm# AYd/^ - - KsYYeJ-ri/Y^ iY. _. {{a/rvniru7 (X^-j ^ //<t//y -jf/reefi tstyeitr ^ 5 %AYe^iA<7rve', $4cfer-5/00 AtdcYreAd, jde//t4,m- y/^A^^jyfa -7725 &u*J0re<t-. Jff/? "//aYhnytorv S, />. 5%,/Jum/((?) 236-5087 October 21, 1964 /Mr. J. T. Griffis H. K. Porter Company, Inc. Porter Building Pittsburgh 19* Pennsylvania Dear Mr. Griffis: I am enclosing a copy of a draft letter to Dr. Selikoff which I have also sent to the other Members of the Board of Governors. If you have any negative.com ments, I would appreciate your telephoning my office by Friday, October 23* and in my absence convey your sugges tions to Mr. P. Jay Flclcen* Best regards.__ GDR/mrc Enclosure T - -* . .V 10/19/54 m.. V^rl 1 r. Irvins J. Sclikcff Tear Dr. Selikoff; Oar client, the Asbestos fertile InetitutCj has requested ue to ccr~unieatc to you the crave con cern which all member companies shkre over the pos sibly misleading implications of recent articles carric-d in many local and national newspapers on your report and news conference concerning mesothelioma. Tho linking together of asbestos and meso thelioma in a cause and erract relationship in clearly made in the article which appeared in fro Pa:: fork Tines of October 7* -934, But in addition to describ- irg yoar cements on possible occupational hasards, that article also ascribes to you and to Dr. ilaicncnd ^ ^v%r*/V'>rv <-**> r^.-N ''<->-7,-'' /p -M O- r* y Um 4Ji*u vtv Mw^ V^w w<* w v* * of the studies which you actually conducted; "The worrisome feature , jDr*. Hammond and Dr. Selikoff eaid, is the evidence that asbestos, once taken into the body, stays there* Thus oven a single heavy erpesure could conceivably produce a cancer after latent period of 20 years or more, W- U - *- * ,:C?his idea. for which they said there sons experimental ae well as cpiccnicleylo evidence could expand the those occupationally exposed to virsuully one who rsiyht only occasionally encounter *y- asbestos dust." Ayain* that article stated: r- ^ Xa*vJ <r*"i n oy*~ t *Vi*-*'> -% ^UinJ * >*- x ^^ pressed worry that the danyer aiyhu not t; entirely restricted to a limited oe.^jao_; group* but that it might bo more yenerul . possibly of considerable importance* alee: no direct evidence to substantiate this -ey said., but some of the available findiny w that this nay be the case." 1 c is cc..k^.fc^n uno.* 1 ^ ^^ c--cc.* __n one . - ^ pj ^ /* near ana possible causative factors or possible preventative and curative measures are sabjeeos of very great and vital public concern. It must bo o;v. cognised* however* that only the most careful and dispassionate CvMV^-^ "1 v*\ IX w* O *j Jm jy * r *V *r V* r<' C'O r* ' ^ -- -i w* * w ^ ^1*0 swihUh> v.. ` -v ' ^ww w %, <^*4 tiifii j r/,Si *.'' 4 1 l/X to-i <3 M M V-*t- to U-to -- to* ^ to-- * *-* VS -- V* Mb. to to---. - O Sto -- *. w W to UtoUiA ^ U V V* W*ll.WX<L -- W* VmS^4 2 Um. to to* to *B W X.BBB to Mto particularly true in discussing with me:absrs or the press such limited and tentative conclusion ar ww suggested by your studies. WAAm tot* B^o V --Jk \to.to ui> W \to to Cib> -- Sim bMAb ^iJ Vo * `"rs';'* though sure of receiving v;ide distribution, noshing to w iv 'b-- -toV.-- to> VS.. >to M. -wu. \J v/ v-.a ; T -i ----c j^--- ^ o;tion by anyone, whether at the individual cr group level or in private or public agencies, 0 "ICCo^'to ' and vreiiare of workers ir. the asbestos and refused V > -- to W ^ .to Jto to-; V* Lu-to/ 1/ - 4V t S-- . ---- m to b to b%*J J.m v ^ r\*. -- - - ' V to* to --* W -- W to/ V. -- rests upon wise, careful, and practical Ut 'll * win, to 0"^ scientific knowledge. Innocent but unwise treavnenUt ^rv 'to'-. research data in public discussions or leaving it t --'-to' '"* TT,, men to appreciate the carefully phrased limitations and qualifications, can cause reactions that arc net Justi fied by the state of scientific knowledge. The efforts by members of this association in their own scientific work and medical prog-runs and in cooperation with studies by sacn groups as the labile Health Service amply demonstrate the willingness of oxp' <-* 7^*r -r**~ C'* i-. u i *--. w one aseestos ircluscry to act - -- I . .V. ,* and intelligently in nations involving the health and safety of its employees and the general public as uell. ihese companies uolcoaa all responsible efforts alcnp these linos, f% ft Cj'V*. A * U? -* "! *~s ;<-v /->. *]*- 1 I.VU ^ d*h VmU-W JmVV < .>-- - "S - **> r O It d^i -* --y**,> p "p, f- v* p.'-y.n w w ^ t.,.,,1 4 y; ,*"! r* *-**, >*'3 * w* wy '< ^ M L/., \J 1. , W O WvM, ! T^rr'-r * ! -- A. ^1 .. x. v>< ? *" rl rs "% r* *i .U^s,wU 2w 1 xf /-7 /n ~ `">.^1 '** .--,-*-+*+*% **4-* uj.J/ dd^-w-- ^ ^ '> <,-* .i ^ *- --* -* 7 -- - caya in ui'lJL.C j. *--OXiJ * liOI' do d G ciCCwCJ.w J1 any v.-ay tc discourage the right to disease of such efforts. But it does urea caution --- d, sion of these activities to avoid providing the has: for possibly damaging and misleading nous ssoracs. Y>-* J,m /"V C v*. / P 7" ^ V'i * r fn- r* c* v*l~> r-\ .-*!*'> -. > <- *1 y* of course. But the gravity cf the subject uasear a: the consequences irsplicitedly involved impose upon ; who eneroise those rightn a very high degree of res; bility for their actions. C --- -- -j~ 5 "J - ** Qrrsvr^ATr^ T r70-Q---- ~ m `.tV* * -ll-