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The Boots Company Ltd DMB 714 - J.P. Simko Esq Colgate Palmolive Company Research & Development Dept. 909 River Road -, PISCATAWAY N.J. 08854 U.S.A. By Devintment Devintment to H iMajesty the Quach PA Eluting Chemists The As Company Ltd. Nottingham Consumer Products Development D10'Building Nottingham NG23AA NG23AA Telephone 56111 Telex 37-128 ext 2673 19th January 1977 Dear Dr. Sinko Mr. J.M.h. Barker at your London office December 17 nemorandum and the covering has asked me to respond to letter from Dr. De Salva your PerhapsI may begin with a brief historical note The U.K. Tale Working Party first met on 24th November 1971 as part of the response by major industrial cosmetic talc users to the Tenovus Institute report and ensuing publicity accepted early in the following year The aegis of the T.P.F. was . Technical requirements of the situation were subsumed under two headings and pursued severally 1 Talc Toxicology i ; 2 Asbestos Control , | . , The need for tighter control of asbestos minerals was accepted immediately and operative studies mounted to extend our practical knowledge of talc composition Naturally the viewpoint was that of U.K. Industry the Working Party was generally aware of the problem in the U.S.A. and on two occasions I tried on its behalf to make formal contact with your task force via the offices of the C.T.F.A. - but totally unsuccessfully In the event this was of no importance because our informal contacts were good and American company members of the T.P.F. Working Party were at pains to avoid action potentially embarrassing to their principals There was full appreciation that the techrical and political dimensions of the talc problem were greater in the States than in this Country . . Registered London 27657 - cont.... . i Protected Document to Protective Order 0099096 JNJTALC000412997