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r OOP! c. X. HsOav Hospital '. 19, 1950 t i < On June 12tb Dr* Cartier and I visited Dr* Lab** at his Institute of Industrial Xedistm in Maw York* Vs net Dr* Itelson of tbs Destitute sad Dr* William Smith of Xanorial and Sloan-Kettering* The problem of ubeiUi and lung sneer vu discussed and these mo vara asked if it would bo possible to sorry out am reeemreh In this field. Xeierials to bo used In argr experiments would probably boi 1 - tbraa types of pur* fibroi- () Tiny (b) J-M or King () South Afriaea Blue and Hanroe a Theee fibres should bo used in two longthat 1 - Short - 2-3 miaron* 2 - Long - 15-50 microns PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT WV-05608 11 - Atmospheric asbestos and rode dust samplo* taken at tha breathing level of worker# i& tha mill*. r- * Dr* lease and hla group will prepare a program for expcrineatal studlot, the approximate length of time it will taka for the study and the cost, Dr* Cartier and X will roooiro oopie* of this proposal* On Jam 13th X visited Dr, Vorvadd In Saranas Lake and sskad hla to suteit a - progras similar to that of Dr* Lens*. Whan these two progrm* sro reec ired ! Dr* Csrtler and 1 vlll be able to make reecaarmcdstlon* to the Q. A. H. 1* `--"7 Today it is impossible to say whether tbs researah progrm should be arris4 oat at Sara&ao or Nev York* or the two eeatres In eoliaboratioa. Possibly no animal experiments for publication should be eontmplsUd today* but rather we should hare a statistical surrsy of our men and x-rays as veil as the general population in our two towns. Ho one knows tbs saue# of eaneer in the lung and it is impossible to correlate absolutely the findings in animals and humans la this field. Pr this reason it may be adrisable firat to study our people vho lire end work in tbs dust. A further report will be aade when the ran....... to the Q, A, fc, A* are ready. XVB/h.n. a - K. ?. Linde11 I* R. fisher* GK}, Box 91 J. P* Woodard, GH3, Box 91 Kenneth tf* Smith, K.D PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT WV-05608