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Monsanto FflOM (N4ME LOCATION W. R.Gaf fey Dept, of Medicine & Environmental Health G2WE 4-8811 September 26, 1983 Dioxin strategy J. D. Wilson - G3WG I think the strategy correctly emphasizes more technical study of the behavior and distribution of 2,3,7,8 TCDD and related compounds. Not much more work can be done on the relationship of such compounds to cancer in the Monsanto work force other than the updates mentioned in part 2 on page 5, but it is certainly appropriate to do those. I would favor increasing our PR efforts. Part of the i problem is that we cannot get people to look'at data that we already have, and I anticipate a similar problem with data that we obtain in the future. Perhaps the answer is to direct more effort toward the academic scientific community. $oU William R. Gaffey ajn IN-1 OM ( R E V . 2/78) CONFIDENTIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER. G04982