Document JNgDo2vLMQqo3ODEB6LEXz6dX
FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA DATE 1980 Apr 20
DOC QAMA014
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Notes from Albert Donnay
ENVIRONMENTAL Barry I. Castleman
CONSULTANT / Box 230A Valley Road Knoxville Maryland 21758 / 301-834-7787301-834-7787 ,
April 20 1980
Ed Rubin
_ Asbestos Litigation Group
Dear Ed
Here is more material from Albert Donnay As this applicable to your cases and you are the project leader I am sending it on to you for forwarding to the rest of
a I also ask that you send me duplicate copy of all the I files have no xerox on my farm
stuff is particularly
on mining inquiries ALG via the Trustees
enclosures for my own
;
- I will continue trying to reach the unionists this
kinds
of evidence
requested
in
my
letter
to
Robert
week
Sauve
asking for the
asked Albert to get onto Le Devoir but he is in
of March 31. I have
be a couple of weeks getting to that If
the middle of exams and may
there's a hurry I can think of some-
will also take this occasion to bill ALG for time
- billing of March 22. Virtually all of this time
spent since the last
with about 1 hour
was spent on the Canada inquiry
Ron Motley
procuring new bills in Congress on product liability sent to
research time
hours 50
450
expenses travel phone mailing
50
,
TOTAL
500
Please forward this bill and the enclosures to Fred
that I be authorized to continue this
Baron with the request
another
500-1000
commitment
by
AIG
investigation as you to pay for my efforts
and I see fit with I would prefer to
receive at least part of this in advance as there tends to be a 1-2 month
lay at least in the payment of my bills to ALG
de-
Hope you havea good time with this stuff ED
Sincerely
Barry
P.S.
Albert Lornay's hourly rate is 10.00 in case he neglected to
tell you that in his bill Albert's done an outstanding joh of checking 10H La Presse and other sources
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some
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needled needled and and poked
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minutes going going back to 1931 when foundid
lications cxccutive miitings miitings hild several times a
licationslications
lications and lications
lications
and
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advisery advisery advisery advisery
committee
Committees Committees
The latter present reports reports at the
committee
committeecommittee
larger
meetings whats whawthsats meetings
.
footnote whats
annual executive
Monsieur Paul A. Filteau
Vice President
Ex^'cutif
relatio Poesident As ociation
consition
presents
presents of
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580 east Grande all^'e St.
Qu^'bec Qu^' GIR 2K2
Tel 418-529-8168 418-529-8168 418-529-8168
and according to Pelman at proFibfteean pbroblabyly won't let me
I wantedfrom them for me had asked for financial details
the
studies they sponsored in
part prior 1966
Pelnar's
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backQu^'bec sure most likely the P.S.
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dim
He
excuse and
also has
thought couldn't say for
but
it
files did
secretary at right to the QAMA's QAMA's earliest earliest days He added that Filtean had been of RAMA since the 50's least
the written scrawl but I'm I'm in exam exam period at school am too busy for better i apologize apologize for the neat style
its minutes These are in Montreal at the QAMA library address in a prior report
nenenenes
a
.
be able
and would surely to
me
his back
get off difficulty the
pare research
early lest
land he swears this complete
complete although "
were more than this was his
trying help ml Pelaar was trying answering questions questions about
finally We finally finally
"
surely I thought thought there
reaction to how short it is
1928 1931
independent companieast Saranac Lake ConferenceConference miticate Gardusis Gardusis
Research published in 1931
Gardner Report
.
Pelnor claims this is defacto QAMA even thougin
QAMA QAMA only formed the thes year it was published
1944
1951 1952
1958
" "
...
a
"
Heatley Report
GAMA comprehensive
Seventh
Saranac Lake
Report
by
Verwald Durkan Praft enclosed
Saranac Lake Symposium . Symposium
somewhere there is alot
unpublished One
that was
material here says Pelviar
thing published Saranae Laboratory Report
Braun and Trean RRepoertport
Laboratory
enclosed 2537
all the rest you know about and documented in the
1 105 books apubnlidcatiaonrsticl1e9s66t-o1d9a7y6 detailed the update Peluan gave Report - the these an were
are the
not
"
"
Books
mentioned detailed
XII are not pre 1966. rather
in this Report I have nichuded
me
Books " included in this
and number number less than a dozen . Mainly Minutes Minutes Minutes
InternationIanternatlional Conferences
Conferences Reports Beaudry Quebecte This Research Projects
- mentioned
2 setivity setivity on the phone thatis for secretances of RAMA was
, Reports to Beaudry
Commission in Quebecte
included
counts as an ISEIHSEH
SAMA secretances had said the main
and P.R.
asbestos Dr. Peluar was
that he is preparing for publication later this year of
7
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establishing establishing system of Ct
ys
uniform system describing asbestos materials
He stressed the work done by their technical research lab
Remember, the
QAMA and IDEH
are
seperately
incorporated
in Sherbrooke Sherbrooke also has the same QAMA board
at IDEH Filtean at QAMA Pelmar
All The SAMA
legal transportation transportation health ETC.
advisory advisory committees committees pare staffed
by people people volunteers volunteers
from RAMA companies companies
The occupational occupational health achvision
committe's committe's one doctor consultant consultant The acts as liason between
CC Barry Castleman Castleman
P.S. Bill for my time 8 hrs phone calls and postage $ 10
P.P.S. I sent Barry some newspaper clippings
Danay .
Cartier and
butI was mable
health alot I'm
sorry
again
to geros them in thire again
ge and we went through through all
giving Spportunities more more likely
you all for
enjoy be impressed impressed by long me the work and
distance distance than by efforts efforts I
you have really
could make here Thank
and appreciate it
Contents
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56 themention i the Albourg Albourg
isolerin but think
you got confused the Danush article
a Q send you the abstracts and cards the Viglianie Viglianie research research
the pertinent papers themselves = look
By draft you didn't look so bad the end
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en the Medical
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send
Library Library home home
original gitessing the estocats picture
last
papeHreatley as well as
Varwald Report (QAMA & Metro Lige 1944
from paper Saranac Lake 1951 2153
JOEH CANCELLED CANCELLED PROJECTS 344
ss - Mare Trudeau's
thesitshesis study
asbestos counts in lakes
( graduate and rivers are not yet finished is published
PelnanQAMAR follow up health studies asbestos miners in QuebeQuecbec as cancelled