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\t June 15, 1956 For* D* R* Moines, Chairmn Air-h;r:lcr.o Co.r^dttoa Asbcstos-Voxtilo Institute Acton-hill l'Sr, Co* Philadelphia 29* Pennsylvania Dear Dons Tldo acknowledges receipt of your letter cf June 11 in reference to the Proposal of tho Industrial Hygiene Foundation to study the affoots of Asbostosia to Cancer, Yesterday by * phone 1 esrarasoed n? personal prollrcirary thinkinr, about tho Proposal which is not in favor of our participation and v/ill therefore not rccaaocmd it to our Corporation's Board of Directors* I hesitate to evon express an adverse opinion on a proposal race by so reputable an orranisation as the Industrial Hygiene Foundation but if you read carefully their proposal you'll find cona doubts that the Study would result in ''statistically valid deductions1'* Another posed doubt about the scvill nuri>er of workers involved and tho ''probable reliability of available data1'* Certainly if this Study was started it would be pniblicizod and I foar tha ccaro psycholory it would create with orrployoos and tholr faaillea. I on not trying to dod*e an important icouo r.or would I hositate to rccotarand an expenditure, oven as larya as this, to our Board if I could justify it in ry o\rn nind* r.ro shall continue our very active pro^raa to bliitinate ths dust hazard* I have discussed this proposal briefly with our Top Executives at thi3 Division ani will send oac)i a copy* I'll also cend a copy to our deprasentativo on tho Asbestos Toxtilo Institute Board* Very truly yours. b* w. urTTnonncsR W)rd;3 kahagzr /cb CCt Hossrs* CiUey, Zimmerman, Bettes, Dr* Shaw 'mw ULU1 10142