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Minutes of Annual Meeting Jose 27-28, 1973 The Board, at Its Meeting on June 28, 1973, expressed tneir willing* ness to cooperate with any other trade asr-odatlon 'There there might he nutual benefits derived from such cooperation. Any formal program as regards brake parts manufacturers is not planned. HIE DATA COO?; TECTIiilCAI. COLttgTTSK REPOST )tr. ?.on lloalll. Chairman of the Bata Book & Technical Committee, reported on his Consulttee'a activities Curiae the jmc year. See EXHIBIT 12. Atcing the highlights of the year's activities were the work done on the consolidation program, additional foreign car coverage In our BRAifE CifOE IuciiriTIC.- TIC*! CATALCS, shoe assignments for shoes taking the 4000 Series Blocks, changes In drilling patterns for disc brake shoes and a crmxwn nunfcering system for European brake lining. l.ie European numbering system was covered at the Board Meeting on June 26 and the Institute Indicated that it would be happy to assign PtlSI Uushers to the various European linings as we receive the necessary prints and application data, We have no other suggestion for a common numbering system for the European market. A Metd-er questioned the assignment of shoes for the 4000 Scries Blocks. Mr. Ifoalll replied that the procedure here would be to assign the first heavy shoe A-l, the next A-2, etc. A popular block such as FI-15 #4515 would take one of these shoes (for example the A--12 shoe). There would be no discontinuance of too 4000 Series Huifberr, just additional Informa tion as to what the proper shoe Is to go with the 4S15 block. A ttenber <|v.c9tionad whether consolidation was planned fer uIjc brake linings and the Chairman replied Chat the current work was only for drum brake passenger car linings. Mr. Moalll Indicated that with the sheets prepi-.ved for the consolidation, chat a manufacturer night not even need a blueprint for all the sizes. He would plan on publishing rbcut 200 pages which should cover ail sizes. It was indicated that c!ie consolidation program should be complete through Those 3 sometime during the coming fiscal year. Opoa motion duly made, seconded, and unanimously posed. It was RESOLVED* To accept the Report of the Bata Book & Technical Committee as read. BOARD OP DIRECTORS REPORT The Secretory reported on the resolutions passed by the Board of IHrsctors at the Juc.2 26, 1973 meeting. The Secretary reported that during the 1972-73 fiscal year, the following resolutions were passed: FMSI 00010