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FILE NAME Quebec Asbestos Mining Association QAMA DATE 1950 Dec 4 DOC QAMA056 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Ivan Sabourin from J.P. Woodard RE Saranac's Proposal to QAMA v . Ex 22 Woodard Aldred Building Room 2201 Montreal Quebec Canada Saramag's A. A. Dear Ivan We have always been somewhat disturbed by the arrangement about release of information on test data Saranne's wording in the Proposal soms to me inadequate We have never intended to suppress information but feel its release should be tinsly and that vs should have the right of advaDB knowledge so we could make such defensive moves as might be available to us Please spell out in the agreement with Saranac a more precise understanding on release of information Here below is quoted from an agreement I found in some material from Dr. Lansa I mggest you use the sme principles in the understanding with Saranao Information to be furnished by The Donor or its affiliated companies to the staff of The Institute and results of The Institute's studies are confidential and The Institute will use its best efforts to sen that such information is not disclosed without The Donor's written consent to persons other than those actually engaged in the investigations under this Agreement It is appreciated that the results of suah investigations may be of public and medical interest and it is understood that The University reserves the right to have members of The Institube publish the results of the experimental studies conducted by The Institute which are of public and medical interest but that before say of the scientific results obtained in these studies are no published a sogy of the material to be published shall be submitted to The Donor at least thirty 30 days before publication for its com ments or critician It is also understood and agreed that The DonOT or its affiliated companies will not be identified nor will proprietary names of its or their products be used in conmetiwo itsh such pub- lished results without The Doner's consent wes We assumes you will proceed to provide a ing final arrangements with Saranas in accordance minutes of our meeting of Movember 7 1950 letter of understanding with their Proposal and embody- the Yours sincerely Copy tor Me A R Blaber J. P. Woodard wns 2% Wy