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Offka a< Ort|<> TURNER BROTHE . (Uofruuiicirlll., P*. private and ouHnnaniAt 5/11-% BESTOS COMPANY LTD. v =^> V- h-, [ * Kr. 0. r. flobrt. KoelxUl. X/- *r> Asbestos Textila Institute Tour Uttir, Ftbnury 11th, 1966 February 18, 1966 Diet. Fib. 15, 1966 The writer attended the Meeting on Thursday, February 10th, of the Air Hygiene and Manufacturing Ccoolttee of the A.T.I., Hr. Walter Atkinson, Chairman. Dr. Cralley, of the U. i. Fublle Health Sendee, was present during the afternoon aeaslon. Dr. Cralley reported that there would be no change in hie activities in connection with Asbestoala in the U. 3. Asbestos Industry. Whether he would or would not, or whether the U, 3. i-ublic Health D)rtoent would continue their survey, was very much in o.uestion and in a confused etato until Dr. Cralley clarified it today, during the committee ouetlng and also later in the Board of Directors1 Meeting of the a.T.1. He did net address the General Meeting on Friday, February 11. The confusion apparently, according to Jr. Cralley, was due to a Misunder standing of the situation. He admitted that perhaps he had added to the cunfusion. This latter state/sent, of eourse. Is very confidential and is no doubt true, regardless. It appears that another department of the government has agreed to give Dr. iJolinkoff, originally a Hew Jersey pnysieian and nov connected with n New York area hospital, a grant of something over ->100,000 to investigate lung tissue, as 1 understand It, in connection witn his investigation of lung cancer resulting from Asbeotosis. The granting of a sun of money to Or. Jelinkoff, who has been a disturbing sore thumb in the lnvustifvitic'n of .Asbustosis, uj ;.Areritly was thu fuse that lighted all the confusion. However, tno .-jitter is now viewed with tr.ucn loss emotion a no It definitely can uv s', it tint Jr. Cralley will continue hia work, .v.u ovitaiue and entirely ynoonMeclvd with Dr. delinkofi*` s inuependent research. It can be stated however, confidentially, that the ne.tibership of the A.7.1. were quite disturbed at the confusion involved, which induced a request at one tine to the A.T.l. to assist in not e>^ctly lobbying, but to present the merits of the U. 3. rublic Health Jervice continuing their particular survey. In any event, all is well that ends well, and this appears to be the situation at this time. VftJYgs /> W. K. Deckuan .V .