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FILE NAME: Thane (THAN) DATE: 1979 June 7 DOC#: THAN034 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE Kansas City Branch - 2 Copies with Notes t( Interoffice Communication Thompson+lyward Chemical Company * 0f2nch Date: 6- 7 -7 9 To: Branch: Kansas C ity Subject ASBESTOS Bob Mann Customer: CONFIDENTIAL Ed Baker - Houston Beg* To M antice - Park Ridge Don Reardon - Davenport Reg. Dan L i l l y - O k la. C i t y Reg. C a r te r M arberry - Memphis Reg. Dennis Payne - Houston P h il Engel - S t. Louis Joe Gent - M inneapolis Dub Gammon - D a lla s Howard B u rch ett P h il K izer - Okla. C ity Ray Gibbs - N a s h v ille Chuck Jensen - Memphis Ray F it z g e r a ld Ralph R ipley Carl Segraves T h is i s t o p ro v id e advanced inform ation to sto ck in g branches and r e s p e c tiv e r e g io n a l managers on ly th a t we w i l l withdraw from th e market as a stockin g d istrib u to r o f asbestos. The purpose o f advance inform ation i s to sto p any purchase orders e f f e c t i v e im m ediately and s t a r t an immediate program to draw needed product from oth er branches u n til our inventory i s com pletely depleted. E f f o r t s sh ou ld s t a r t immediately to s e l l dead sto ck which we are g e tt in g due t o many custom ers dropping th e use o f th e p ro d u ct from t h e ir form ula tio n s . Third p arty orders can be continued to be placed as required. We w i l l a llo w about one week fo r you r consents and hardship cases b e fo r e making a g e n e r a l b u l l e t i n . At th a t tim e we w i l l have to a d v ise Carey as th e word w i l l soon g e t ou t and our on ly chance o f r e ta in in g th ir d p a r ty distributor p r i v i le g e s would depend on l e t t i n g Carey know b e fo re th e y p ic k i t up in th e f i e l d . I doubt t h a t th e y w i l l a llo w t h i s but we w i l l ask anyway. T h e ir lo g ic a l move would be t o s e t up somebody e ls e as quickly as p ossib le. C ordially T.1U I1/7M A North American Philips Company V Interoffice Com m unication ThompsorvHayward Chemical Company Branch To: Branch: Kansas C ity Date: Subject: ASBESTOS From: *h Customer: CONFIDENTIAL Ed B aker - Houston Reg. Tom M an tice - Park R idge Don Reardon -- D avenport Reg. Dan L i l l y - Okl a . c i t y Reg. C a r te r M arberry - Memphis Reg. Dennis Payne - Houston P hil Engel - S t. Louis Joe Gent - M inneapolis Dub Gammon - D a lla s Howard B u rc h e tt P h il K ise r - OXla. C ity Ray Gibbs - N a s h v ille ChucX Jensen - Mtauphis Ray F itz g e r a ld Ralph R ip ley Carl Segraves T his i s t o p ro v id e advanced inform ation t o sto ck in g branches and re sp e ctiv e re g io n a l managers only th a t ve w i l l withdraw from th e market as a stockin g d istrib u to r o f asbestos. The purpose o f advance inform ation i s to sto p any purchase ord ers e f f e c t i v e im m ed iately and s t a r t an immediate program t o draw needed product from o th er branches u n t il our in ven tory i s com pletely d ep leted . E ffo r ts should s t a r t im m ediately to s e l l dead sto ck which we a re g e ttin g due t o many cu stom ers dropping th e u se o f th e p ro d u ct from t h e i r form ula tio n s . Third p arty orders can be continued to be placed as required. - We w i l l a llo w ab o u t one week f o r y o u r comments and h a rd sh ip c a s e s b e fo r e making a g e n e r a l b u l l e t i n . A t t h a t tim e we w i l l h ave t o a d v is e C arey as t h e word w i l l soon g e t o u t and our o n ly chance o f r e t a in in g t h ir d p a r ty d i s t r i b u t o r p r i v i l e g e s would depend on l e t t i n g C arey know b e fo r e they p ick i t up in the f ie ld . I doubt th at they w ill allow th is but ve w i l l a sk anyway. T h e ir l o g i c a l move would be t o s e t up somebody e l s e as qu ickly as p o ssib le. C ordially