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ANSWERford did not and docs not manufacture or process asbestos into brake linings, ford buys brake assemblies which include the linings.
(a) - (d) Not applicable.
2. a) From what source or sources, if any, did your company obtain mined asbestos since 1960?
b) Were there any warnings, cautions, caveats, or directions accompanying the material referred to in a) above and the nature end extent of said warnings, cautions, caveats or direction accompanying said asbestos.
ANSWER: (a) Sec No.l. Ford buys brake assemblies and brake linings. A list of Ford's suppliers for these products and the types of vehicles on which each product was used between 1962 and 1982 is at Attachment 1.
(b) To the best of Ford's present knowledge, none of its suppliers issued warnings concerning a potential health hazard regarding brake linings until publication of an article by Dr. Selikoff in the mid-1970's-
3. If the answer to one or more of.the last two questions is affirmative, please state as to each affirmative answer the following:
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