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FILE NAME: Montello (MNT) DATE: 1976 May 25 DOC#: MNT017 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from Dresser Minerals International to Montello RE Newspaper Article about Perils of Asbestos with Request for Safety Information PHONE : 74749 - 776147 CABI.ES : DRESSER JAKARTA DRESSER MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC, PLA IN T IFFS EXHIBIT P.O. BOX 27/JKT. JAKARTA INDONESIA 013530 DM A-U7 Hay 25, 1976. Marketing Manager Montello, Inc. P.O. Box 130 Sand Springs, Oklahoma U.S.A. 74063 Dear S ir: Attached is a newspaper a r t ic le expounding upon the p e r ils o f asbestos. This type p u b lic it y is becoming an increasing detriment to the sales o f your product, Super Visbestos. W ill you please provide a l l possib le assistance to show th at th is m aterial is not a health hazard? Information must be legitim ate and be from in te rn a tio n a lly recognized research la b o ra to rie s. In the enclosed a r t ic le the author, Mrs. Haney T a it quotes "Wet dust does not become airborne and is not inhaled". Since th is lady is so dedicated to her research, may I suggest that you w rite to her fo r her approval o f your product. A le t t e r from an in d iv id u a l such as she could be worth more than a l l the reports from governmental agencies combined. Please act q u ick ly on th is matter fo r i t is c u r t a ilin g our sales. In fa c t, we can not a ffo r d to order ad d itio n a l m aterial u n t il we can convince our warehouse people and our customers that i t is not a health hazard. A t th is time we cannot do th is fo r I do not know i f i t is safe or not. We anxiously await your repjy and lite r a tu r e . Sincerely yours, Jerry E. Haston Area Technical Service Engineer JEH/es