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IUOoSTAiau HYGlCNC rOUNOATlON O^AMCft 1 ^A. INC. K Cl lOn IlITit^tc, a-40 0 firTn Avcnuc ^|TT duCN, Pa. ,4a,3 Jon* H. J 9 6 4 Mr. Buss *11 Brittifl.jh4.rn , ?r ssldeal Pittsburgh Coming Corporation One Gateway Centtr Pittsburgh, Psaasylvaala 15111 t Dear Mr. Brittingham: Office of too rrcsiucTtt JUN 151965 la accordaace with Dr. Lee Grant's request of rriday, June 10, enclosed aar copies of the revised contractual agreement end prospectus for the asbestos-- fiberglass study. During the pest month It hat become appartat that th Foundation's original propotal for u iavestiga.tion. of tho specificity of .asbestos.bodies and. the.biologis offset*-of trace .substance* associated: with ehrysotile asbestos was not sufficiently co^zaheaaiY**..i.ihax.ir didnt.**uw.r,ihe.nm*it*'ond`XTocidwl5to forms of libs s. tat which art of lattroti to la dux try.. It will Vo recalled that the origlaal study . depended on tho availability of synthetic chxysorQo (through Mellon Institute); Inasmuch as aynthatic amoeite aad crocidollto art mot' avaUahlo, Dr. Cross iu((ttu that a soparato, additional study (attaehod) Vo performed concurrently. Tho supplemental study requires sort animals than tho original proposal and will he extend 4 an additional yoar. It is estimated that annual budgetary requirement* will he $100,000 during' tho first thrso years and $S0,`000 la tho ifowrth for a total of $350,000. To owpedlto project initiation, each sponsor Is being 'asked to agree to pay $20,000 during tho yoar July 1, If44 to Juno 30, 1947 oaly. This amount will be jointly ehared between 'Pittsburgh Coming Corporatioa and Pittsburgh Plate Class Company according to Dr. Grant, and tho attached agreement la tho name of your company reflects such co-sponsorshlp. It appears that support fax the second* third aad fourth years, may very wu develop on a broader bast. Dr. Cross aad I presented this proposal before the Asbestos Textile Institute oa June 9 whore it mot with favorable response. A similar briefing may bo scheduled later for tho National Insulation Manufacturers Associate" (and also for any other large asbestos manufacturing companies not covered unde; these iathistrial associations), I PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT m iMniiro e? winii<j fm rt*e ,i a1. report < iCN.r<^s BIF-464 V*  , ^w^ v ( o * * C or AnC^'Ci.'HC Mr. PufttU 2ntUngh*m . June I^i 19 44 Pi; 2 -i Th Pound* ti on it prtparfto undcruk* thei* * tu d i t bfinning July 1, 1964 ii prompt rtiponit, indiettinf pprov*l, i rciv*d from tb* participating comp*nit. Pl*t ijn both capit of lh Ptvitrd Agriimint for Sponiortd Xtittrch, rtturnin'i oo copy tund rtuLning tho oihr for your filtt. Plttt* do not httlut* to call ith*r Dr. Crott or m If ^utttlont ihould iritt. | 1 I I <UT:*je . V r'\ Xacl&fax4 1\ i I f \ i Robort T- ?. doTrtvUl*, M. D. MtLaflflg Director f