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05.QS.-9Q 08:29 P214 935 9538 BALDWIN'&BALD^'IN LAESTIFF'S EXHIBIT U> xt>* ' I COPY v 'r'. Metropolitan Llfo Ins* Co. Ono Madison *vo., H. Y. 10, H.Y, May 26, 1949 Mr* George W. Marshall, Jr, Raybcstos-Manhattan, Inc. Asbestos Products Division Manhoim, Pennsylvania r Donr Mr. Marshall: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of May 24th calling my attention to tho article on cancer In the ''Scientific American". The reference made wns quoted from a report -bn environmental cancer by W. C. Huoper, M.D., Cancer Control Branch, Rational Cancor Institute. During the last few yea.-*s, quite a number of artlclos claim that carcinoma of the lunge was found due to asbostos. Thoeo I have road do not give much ei4featanfcl*ti.cke eridaao, trwU juu wlXl 11QQ cnat it is bolng quotod fairly widely. We certainly have not beon ablo to substantiate any of those claims In tho work we havo been doing since 1930. However, time will provo whether they are right or wrong. Sincoroly yours. * (Signed) W.J, MoConnoll, M.D, J^"*1 A- wss^ist^an^t Medical D>/*irector Bureau * 08U7UJ