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FILE NAME: RT Vanderbilt (RTV) DATE: 1973 Jan 18 DOC#: RTV213 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Telephone Convo with William Ashton, J&J. Upset about RTV's Attempts to Re-define Asbestos & other Things  .t o : ' from .. SUBJECT INTER - OFFICE MEMORANDUM. S'./ spell BATE R.Sitamr ST*R8KfSK*,'SBaW Telephone ..conversation FOLLOW"UP 1/16/7.3'vit h W il li a m -Ashton* Johnson Johnson January 18 , 19.73 As.you k n o w / w e -have been, working with Bill Ashton on the possible joint-'development- o?v Canadlan-ilkjsn^si^^ tale with J~M and J&J. Bill:..probably-.knows as much -about' talc as anyone. He. is very honest and .quitenout spoken Vsm'etimes: in'-expressing his opinion. .He is -a ^great ;-p'er:sdhr ;. Bill; Ashton is w r y jipsetjsbout what R-T. Vanderbilt Company -is. trying/to do through-heFxalc Producer's Association, an'd more to do .byV,having /Alan-1Harvey . ,-mads chairman of the A.S.T.M. subTMeomjmitt'e,:''iQ-':tG'^ According to Ashton, they also hope Co defineV"talc" through" this., same conaitte.. This is what has Ashton really upset! know that both you and I came away from our January 1 1 , 1973 meeting-at R.T. Vanderbilt Company, New York Cityjaon agreeing. words'1nd1'ignoring facts* HtO/.saiditoy;.-that--.they v:(Vanderbilt).plan -to--use this', same 'A;So-.TvK 1 ;commi ttee .:to. re;"define :tale ass . ... -l:.:-^Fure.;tslc?mirli(n^et::fbtmd-.ia nature). '2 * .;C6mr'i'al7tlc':.i?hch:'-is,-always.associated with tremolite. ________ .___;Wi(,_________________ ___ ,... b y Vanderbilt to^bend t h e `truth .-imed at strengthening._.__ _ ....., --/s 'and. -deliberate atteinp.ts; : W i $ - e ' ^ '-smtur-ar pure\ talc mineral. Many* c o m e r leal talcs, even though they.:,are. n o t ,-pure talc minerals, do not'contain'tremblite. I,do. not believe that we should allow Vanderbilt to proceed uacballanged with tills type of approach. It might be very--Worthwhile if you were to talk with Bill Ashton.about..-all'.of this prior tO'the'-forthcomingTalc-'.'-ProducerJs'. Association .-meeting on-February 5 , .afcV;l&i; ;vVld'r.Si4 t- Company ^of'fics-' New -York',rCity. CRMC-ELS-004688 .Sincerely*- .. ' . ; / . ' R;.S lismar' ` SSLslk- ' $c . . .' .W^Lo ;,^asDerbeek; FA. M artin so n '-^ J.M ., C h arrat t ` . . W *C.>Strelb 8JL,KsajL H '.B*' Smith' E .;Fi'\Bassett- fUS.-' Lassar. CRMC-ELS-004689