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FILE NAME: Union Carbide (UC) DATE: 1972 Feb 7 DOC#: UC361 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Union Carbide Memo RE Degussa INTERNAL. CO RRESPONDENCE MINING AND METALS DIVISION r*fftamt} orwifen imrfta* M r . J . W. R a w l i n g s M i n i n g & Me t a I s New Y o r k . New Y o r k Copy to * p n box m . Niagara tails nas y.m hjo? Dof F e b r u a r y 7 , 1972 Amwwfap ttttar dot (rtfcrf Degussa The f o l l o w i n g comments are f o r y o u r c o n s i d e r a t i o n in a n sw e rin a O egussa's letter dated 1-27-72. a T? I - D e g u s s a d i d n o t d i s c r e d i t t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f UCC b u t t h e y did d i s c r e d i t A-14 and A-28. T h is impedes the p r o g r e s s o f a n o t h e r UCC d i s t r i b u t o r f o r m o v in g th e same p r o d u c t s under d if f e r e n t names. t? 2 - D e g u s s a s h o u l d a l s o a d v i s e t h e i r U . S . , J a p a n , and o t h e r r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s n o t t o ' d i s c r e d 11 o u r p r o d u c t s . D r . . F r a t z s c h e r made a t i e b e t w e e n A - 2 8 and R G - 2 4 4 when he " D i s c r e d i t e d " both o f them in Japan. 3 - A s b e s t o s i s p r o v e n t o be h a r m f u l o n l y when T L V ' s a r e exceeded for 10-30 years. General- A l i s t of custom ers " I n due tim e " Is not new d i s t r i b u t o r (W. R . G r a c e ) n e e d s them squelch O e g u ssa 's comments. adequate - our now so t h e y can I f t h e y became so c o n c e r n e d l a t e in 1971 our a ssista n ce and/or advise us of t h e ir customer action? why d i d n ' t Intentions they request before takinq I t i s n o t a p r o v e n f a c t t h a t a s b e s t o s d u s t c a u s e s c a n c e r when regulations are observed. T h eir customers are not forced to reform ulate because the products are now a v a i l a b l e from Grac e a s S X - 1 4 and S X - 2 8 . P LA IN T IFF'S 1 EXHIBIT * UC-1523 /c vb FEB 81972