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FILE NAME: ZW^W^ DATE: EZ DOC#: W^ DOCUMENT DESCRIPTIONDZ^ZZ j n. H. Bateman, Baq., Turner Aabeatoa C1meat Co. Ltd., Tra~tord Park, Manoheater, 17. i J'LC/HU I Dear Hr. Batemazlt Pt1D QbiRlZP1J41gg Bpgu1at1991 u,e ot Power l>r1nn Sava 1n 8b1pyu41 ( I und you heNVith cop7 ot letter whioh I r1011ve4 7e11terday trom tbe M1D11try ot Labour and Jrat1onal sernce, .trom vhich you vill see that the K1n111t17 aN oona1der1ng imp011ng an obl:1gaUon to war respirator in the oaae ot J>IOple vbo cut material conta1n1q a1beato1 by maan1 ot power drinn 1aw11a tba ah1pbuild1ng 1Qduatry. w, I spoke to Mr. Alderaon about thia on th telephone 711ter,. day vben he.told me that. I.I.Co. would not in tact be concerned, 11nce the7 do not UH power driven 1aw1 in the sh1pyarda, and he aa1d that hi vaa inclined t~~eel that it 1 the cutting ot pr0<1uot1 like Mar1n1te (or ottier 1-nsulating or deoorative 1heet1 UHd on board ship) by power driven 1aw1 which the IU.ll11t17 are worrying about, in conaequeno1, tw . and I thought it poadbla that T.A.c.co, may be 1nd1Nctl.J oonoerned to om degNe 1uppliar1 ot Wallboar4 or Aabeatoa Wood, and that 1 wb,y I am writing_ to you. ( I know n~tbing about the T01\11N or importance ot the aalea ot any ot your product conta1D1ng aabe1to1 tor use on board ah1p1 I thought 1t at least vorth vh111 telling 7ou about this proposed nev Ngulation. I anticipate that I shall be replying to the k11l11try aobtt3aort1l onhavtoe heard trom Washington, mNly tba proposed Ngulation 1noe 1a71ng that they do not B.I.Co. ban sio use power driven saw tor t~~;o11 indicated. Personally I rather doubt whether we could say a bing helpful o rar a1 any T.A.c.co. a1be1to1 produot1 used 1n h1p ding are oonoerne41 and you ma7 well think that 1t vould be a pit7 to drav attention peo1t1oally to 117 ot 1our produota. .afil, J ot oourH, 4elq NPl.71111 to tbl M1ni1t17 untU atter I have heard tr011 JOU rour1 taitbtull.J, Ina.