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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1939 May 3 DOC#: ML153 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Raybestos-Manhattan from JohnsManville RE Suppression of Saranac Cancer Experiment j !i f. - ' J o h n s-Maxville Corporation TWENTY-TWO EAST FORTIETH STREET NEW YORK. X.Y. j Sumner Simpson, Esq., President, Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn. Dear Mr. Simpson: I wonder if you have seen the 1933 report of The Saranac Laboratory. If not, I suggest you obtain a copy from Dr. Gardner and note the references to Asbestosis on Page 9 of the ''Report of the birector". Included in the report are reprints of several articles or addresses delivered by various persons con nected with the Laboratory. One of these by Dr. Gardner is a paper read before a meeting of the American Institute of Joining and Metallurgical Engineers in February, 1933. In this you will note also certain references to asbestos on Page 5 There is also a reprint of an article by Dr. Gardner entitled "Etiology of Pneumoconiosis" reprinted from the November, 1933 issue of the Journal of the Amer ican. Medical Association. In tnis article your attention is directed to a reference to asbestosis on* Pages 1*, 13, and particularly at the top 'of Page I-:*/* The information covered by these references has presumably bec-n derived from the experiments v.hicn Dr. Gard ner is conducting for, and with funds provided by, the group of members of the Asbestos Textile Industry. The Progress Reports which we have received to ante would see:., to indicate as much. This raises a question upon v.nich I would line to have your thoughts, namely, v-nether Dr. Gard n e r 's use of tnis i: material is .*.v>s j 1* *4. --n>*nl vie I my letter of November hO, r posai to Dr. Gardner: i "I t is our *'4iVA*w .at t;.e re- suits obtained W.1 or Doer tv* of those v.r.o are advancing t:.e requir-.- - t o , 0 0 4 7 J 2. /'h,- 8 1 * PLAINTIFF'S] EXHIBIT I who will determine whether, to whet extent and in what manner they shall be made public. In the event it is deemed desirable that the results be made public, the manuscript of your study will be submitted to us for approval i prior to publication." Ihe proposal contained in this letter was accepted by Dr. Gardner in a letter of November 23rd, from which i quote the following paragraph: The Saranac Laboratory agrees that the results of these studies shall become the property of the contributors and that the manuscripts of any reports shall be submitted for approval of the contributors before publica tion. " Sincerely, VB:y Vandiver Brown, Geberal Attorney. 04153 MBgryid4g,ep1o9r3t9, Com Mr. V c m i v u r Brown, General Attorney Johns-- ianviiio Corporation Lb Last Fortieth Bt. New YorrC, N. Y. M y dciir ilr. Brown: I have your letter of the 3rd, in refer ence to Dr. Gardner* .papera giving none results of the e>.purii.iiTnt with tho ;..c.busTos dust. I have r.ot 3 sen any of 1-r. G a r d n e r *g re ports, the one of the Saivnac boradory, the paper before thw. tacotir.s of the American I rati4etc of l i n ing an.i ^otellurgic.-.i hnshwi-r?, or the on* in the Journal of tin Am*; ie..n Koaical Association, but I shall s:ne for thorp 1 once. wGiatrhtoneurt otourubIceocnoasre.ryn.oto,t fotetrh.iewevimtuhaotiuettrisiasaltwprrn-oigptiteridnr ijnfgorasDbrree. pstoorst is Ltor. yoGuarfuonrerahpapsrotvoanle, asnot.i 1Knt-uisu lci *tKt l.elilsyurrp.u<r\il)scelisv itnhga t up to h is agrct.r.ient of Novunit r, \S.ZC-. The reports nay that they would cause us no bo Just the opposite, vnich ing . be q favorable to u p trouble, but they might could bo Vu-ry embarrass As soon as tho articles .are r^c-ived, I again talce it up with you. . Very truly yours, Prcsic-.-nt 00f75i / < - ' s s S :: V ^