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1 A Yes. Page 2256 2 Q Okay. What the investigators did was they 3 sort of did a systematic evaluation of the four 4 different shipyards to determine whether there was a 5 problem with respect to asbestos in those shipyards? 6 A It was certainly a systematic study with 7 some limitations we have talked about. 8 Q Okay. And the authors -- there was a lot of 9 detail in the report as to how asbestos was used in a 10 shipyard ;and what different products were used. 11 Would you agree with that? 12 A Yes. 13 Q And they also discuss some of the 14 precautions that were in effect back in 1946? 15 A Yes, they did. 16 Q Doctor, you are aware that in 1943 there 17 were some minimal requirements of safety that were 18 published for use in shipyards? 19 A Yes, I am. 20 Q And among the things that were discussed 21 those minimum safety requirements for Navy shipyards