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FILE NAME: Saranac (SAR) DATE: 1946 Nov 12 DOC#: SAR078 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Manfred Bowditch from Vandiver Brown RE Dr. Gardener Report Referencing the Money Many Companies Contributed *O Tebr 12, 1946- ilr. 2anfbed Scwditcb fie ld Director Tbe Saranac Laboratory S i m u L u cs, 3 . '. C u r U r. 5c As * n eater a f the group vbo scvancs;; c e rta in su ss o f aouey -a Tie Saranac Laborstor7 fo r asbestos dust ex p sriaan ts coccucted by Or. Gardnar sac. v o ice se re ca sg la te o sea# tin * ago, se are intarostec, la icsnvin* *betber other sectors or your s t a f f are la & p o sitio n to a sse sb la tea accuaulated data sod prepare a f i n a l re p o rt thereon. a s you are aware fro a e a rlie r conversations, tea preparation or ta is report vaa unavoidably delayed c a r lac id * =ar period, alttcu *h oar co at re se c t correspondence in d ica te d te a t Or. Gartner beiLsvwd i t would t * eoopletsd t a la s i n t e r . S e v eral in t e r ia rvporta were prepared hr Or. Gardner sad d istr ib u te d to various a t * r j o f the under* r i t i c * sroup aad under d o ts o f February 24, 1943 he s u t x it t a c an G utliae oT Proposed stenograph oa A sb e sto sls* voice indicated teat b is development or b is tb e sia m s fa ir ly r e l l t s ta r v d . t i e s * le ad xa to b eliev e th at anyone f a i r l y c lo se ly associated, * l t b bio. l a t i e conduc t o f tr.ese exp erlu su ts or vso, bein * an expert l a tba f i e l d , s i* h t review tue accu sala ta d d ata e o a li give the Indus t r y * rep o rt th at would be valuable. At yoor convenience, I weald appreciate receiving 7rmr &____a t s oa tbe ro r e jo in * sad I would a ls o liX e to re fe r 7ou to ay l e t t e r o f Soveaber 20, 1936 to Cr. Gardner sad h is rep ly o f Sareeber 23 ebleb I n it ia te d these experinanta, e ltb p a rtic u la r reference to tb s para*r*pbs v ticc sta te that tbe r e s u lt s o f these stu d ie s s r to be tbe property o f the co n tri butors end th a t a a sc a c r lp ta o f any rep o rts thereon a n to b su b sitte d f o r approval before p u b lica tio n . A lttn cjh you v i l l s o t * fr o s these le t t e r s eh* errangeaent o rig in ally contemplated three y ears of tap e rin e n ta l vorx a t $5,0CO per year, they vere ac tu ally prolonged fo r tea ad dition al years. Sincerely 7surs, " TBxS ec sir. Zraasfi Snehleek Seasbey & Vattieoo Ce. iabler, ?a. / Hr. S a n e r Siapsan>y R--a y, b --S--C-3-3 -. U aCncbisant.t r.,In e . Taadiver Breen Secretary l*7 " Q r "/ " . a.