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FILE NAME: Talc (TALC) DATE: 1974 Nov 7 DOC#: TALC469 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Talc Labeling Johns-fVlanville Internal Correspondent See below* Oat; November 7 , 1974 'Fro; Paul Kotin, M .D ., 4N Cof>k*i f , j, S o l o n , Jr R. Carter SubjMi: TALC LABELING *W. E. Goodwin, 5W F. I. May, Jr., j W J, A. McKinney, 5W ' L. Pundsack, R&D C. J. Sulewski, 2W ' W. L. VanDerbeek, 2S We. have b e e n informed by M r . Ro b e r t B a c o n , A s s i s t a n t to the P r esident of R. T. V a n d e r b i l t C o m p a n y (a m ajor talc competitor} that J - M '.s d e c i s i o n to insert asbestos caution labels on all talc shipments will result in "irreparable damage" to Vanderbilt. Mr. Bacon requested that this matter be brought to the attention of the highest level of management, and he stated that he was^ as k i n g Mr. Much Vanderbilt, P r e s i d e n t of E. T. Vanderbilt, to call a senior officer at J-M to voice their concern _ and their belief that it is J - M 's i n t e n t i o n to hurt their company. The purpose of this memorandum is to.alert you to the ^ _ situation in the event.you are contacted by Mr. Vanderbilt. Our decision to label talc was based on our conviction tha t J - H 's talc c o n tains fibrous asbestos and in no way reflects any intention to hurt or destroy the Vanderbilt Company. If you would like additional details on this matter, please call me. CRMC-HT-TALC-000047