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FILE NAME Cape Asbestos CAPE DATE 0000 DOC CAPE002 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Barry Castleman Notes on Cape Contribution to Asbestos Disease Pandemic Worldwide Cape Asbestos Cape was one of the early members of the Asbestos Information Association America North American Asbestos NAA was listed as a member as of January 1972. Writing to AIA on Dec. 18 1973 NAA enclosed a Memorandum from Cape Asbestos Company on Hazards to Health Associated with Crocidolite and Amosite Asbestos This included 2.3.5 saying considerable efforts had been made to investigate the association between crocidolite exposure and mesothelioma in the N.W. Cape An extensive survey by the Pneumoconiosis Research Unit throughout the N.W. Cape in 1961/1962 did not reveal new cases AIA was a PR and lobbying group set up in the US by Manville at the end of 1970 similar to the Asbestosis Information Council set up by Cape and & in the UK in 1967. By late 1971 the global asbestos industry was feeling growing public pressure in some countries and gathered to prepare for that by forming type groups everywhere They held a conference att wherein the role of AIA was outlined on pp 61-63 The conference chairman MF Howe concluded by noting the role Asbestosis Research Council played in blunting the UK asbestos regs published in 1969 Without A.R.C. and remember this is an industry body the British Regulations would have been far more severe So these are additional documents relating to Cape's contribution to the asbestos disease pandemic still very much with us worldwide 6/26/24