Document NEdRXOOgqqy0RoDdX6OoVpv2w

- ~l * ^ r * i itorf.il>.m PLAINTIFF'S - - EXHIBIT Jf U/7736V April 2, 1956 Dr. Kaaaeth W. Smith, Medical Director Johne-UanvUla Corporation 22 Cut 40th Street . New York 10, New York Door Kts: I > very glad to learn from your Uttar of March 26 that our proposal for a atudy of tha problam la Quabac mat with your approval. 1 appracUta your suggestion that It may be poaetbla to follow a fairly Urge group of employeaa for moca than tha 20 yaara 1 suggested. rha greater numbar of paopla that caa be included, aad tha longer tha tlaia over which they caa ba studied, tha more accurate tha deductions caa ba. With regard to tha atartlag data which 1 failed I* Include, X waa poaalbly hedging a little oatU X waa la a better position to aati me ta my achadule. At tha time the propoeal waa made, there waa tha poealblllty of your own medical aurvey aad we wera aatUlpatlag tha atudy for tha Textile laatltute which wa kaew might have aoma areaa of contiguity with tha Quabac atudy. Slaca our mealiag laat weak with Hugh aad Mr. Holmea, I hare a better Idea of tha latter aad Hugh tella me that tha medical aurvey for J-M would moat likely give pracedaaca to tha lung caaeer atudy. With thla la mind, I belUve wa could antici pate alertlag the atudy by the Utter part of May, If U U approved. So far ea 1 am able to aay at thla time. It will likely require the greater part of a year to collect aad analyse tha data aad a faw tnoatho more to prepare the report. Kladest par tonal regarda. Sincerely, X Daniel C. Braun, M. D. Medical Director DCS:da 0421