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FILE NAME: Eternit (ETER) DATE: 1971 Apr 29 DOC#: ETER025 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes - Asbestos & Health: Europe SBO/Wo 7o i xxa/m H /m r/sa Dr. S. Holme3 29th Aprii, 1971 aurei. 82ff_2_S_2S2SiS6-SS&_BEili-2Ii Prgnti Rr. JD. V. Hill* Mr. H. P. Homo Or. A. H. Foarc# Or. a. HoIm e Mr. 8. B. dato* 1 Rr. Itoli propoa* to viali ih* M i n oountrl** of Woat*ra Hurop* nd Scandinavia t o --- ut tb* **boato* anufaoturar' u i M U t l o M Icnotm to b# oono*rn*d about tb* aabostoa and baalth laeuo, to atlaulato tboso aaaooiatlona to poaltivo aotlon, to aasoaa tb* w*lgbt of advoroo publlolty and to diaoovor tb* attltudo* and lntontlona of tb* roapootlv* gov*rruMmta. 2. In tboa* oountrl** wh*r* appropriato bodlos alroadjr oxlat (naMly Banolux, frano* and Oomany ) Hr. Booo thought lt appropriata for tb* A.Z.C. to offor to aond a roprocontativ* hiawolf or Rr. Howard or Nr. Croa* - to all tb*lr oooeltt** Motn; furthor, ho eonaldorod lt would b* valuabl* to try and Indao* tboa* bodl** to arranco a Jolnt oonforotw* of tbolr aaaooiatlona wtaleb tbro* or four A.Z.C. ropraaontatlroi would attond. Zf lt prorod lapoaalbl* to lndao* tboa* bodloa to arranca auob a oonf*ronoo, tbon lt would b* doalrablo lf aaoend-boat for tb* A.Z.C. te arrang* a on* day or two day oonforano* In Iondon to wbloh tboa* bodloa would bo Invitad. 3. Rr. How* auoaariaod tb* proaont altuatloni 3,1 Bonolux A body alroady aiata in Bru*a*la - tb* Coalt* <: d'XnforMtlon d* l'Aaiant* (?) - und*r tb* obalraanablp of nr. van Baag*n of Aitob Atomit. O H body la raaaonably *fflci*nt, tbougb Ita .. oorotary nr. Lopoutr* (tb* aadloal adviaor of >to*b <t*rnlt) la lnaufflolantly orl*ntat*d towarda publlo rolatloaa aapoota. Zbla body *ngac*d 2 Hill, Know1ton (who have found Or. Lepoutre diffloult to deal with) but have nom (Ivon notle of termination of the sngsg-- writ. After fairly active original oontact with the A.Z.C. this Benelux body has not contacted tbo A.I.C. nuoh recently. 5.2 rraaa 3.2.1. A trad asaoelatlon exists - tha Chtshrt Syndloale ds 1'Aidant - with an effective rotary In Nr. Hobart Join ho 1 evidently wash oonatralnod by a severely llaltod budget. Store ns osm roots for hoping that Trenoh staufattursn way b or positive In thlr attltud fairly seen. 3.2.2 There is also a Coalte do Beeherohe da l'Aalante (?) undertaking work closely slBllar to that of tho A.J?,C. The secretary is flr. Ayr11, -- dioal officer of S.A.F.F. Sils body has no -dlreet connection with tho Chaabr Syndloale aantlonod in 3.2.1 abort. 3 .3 fiSOMBX 3-3.1. Zt la Important to recognise that the Wlrtsheftverbeadssbest (WVA) dooa not lnolitd any asbestos eenentenufaoturers ho have their skb oorrespond1rvg organisation. Bepreaenbatlrea of the latter atteaSM the last antMial sMtloi of the VTA, but feb to bodies are etherwlso far apart. 3.3.2. Mr. Howe has consistently urged the VTA to fora something long tbs linos of tbo A.Z.C. and aftar thalr last eating tbo VTA decided to aet i, a sub-ac-- lttoe to doal with Information upsets. This sub-eoesdLtt Is obalrod by Mr. Sobsddt, aecrstary of tbo WVA; bo suffers fro being slaply s paid secretary with ns status or authority, and fro looting any roal depth of experience or ooaltaont to the asbestos Industry. Questions diretod by Mr. Sohuldt to tho 1 A.Z.C. to date have been auperflolal. The most hopeful sign In the Oorwan situation perhaps that the WVA have bought and used the Oarnan varalan of "Why Asbestos?" and that In doing eo they have worked eleoely with thalr Carman Asbestos Ceaant oounterparts - this nay portend olosor oo-operatic In future. 3 .3 .3 . Mr. Hills Mentioned bore lnfematlon fr^s Qraf von Itex about a govem w e n t-apoaec? 'A body ooprlslng aanufaoturora and uni: : /oentli& sd