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FILE NAME: Abex (ABX) DATE: 1951 Apr 17 DOC#: ABX312 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Vandiver Brown, Johns Manville from American Brake Shoe Company Medical Dept 1 Ut Am er ic a n B r a k e S moc C om pan y HIBcCAL DIVADTMI NT 2501 B l u e ISLAMO Avcmuk C N tlA M U & , *A M A O *i A pril 17, 1961 lfr. Yaadlvor B r e n , Saoretary Johns-M anrille Corp<*ation 22 U r t 40th atraet Bra fork 1 6 , law York Sear Mr. Broom* t h is B i l l aeknoeladga your le t t a r o f March 2 1 , 1961 ooooerniag tbs Saranao Laboratory asbestos d u st experim ents. T?e a ls o thank you for th s r e p rin t vhieh you enclosed and hloh appear ad la a reoant Isa o f tha A&CHIYI8 Or HD08XBUL BTOIZS A3D OCCtSPATIcaiiX IODICJ I B . X# q u ite agree s it u you th a t the p ro je c t was e l l orttowhile. 2 think I t la one o f the e e s t valu able stu d ies to d ate on the a d s je o t of a s b e s t c s ls . As you are probably ae a r s , tbs re la not a g reat d ea l o f au th orat a t i r e In f c re a tio n on t M i a d b jeet in th a llta r a tu r e and i t i s agr b a l l a f th a t th ig e z p a ria c r.ta l work e o a a titu ts a r e a l o o strifcu tio a to our te a s ledge of lad ast r i a l d isea ses o f tha lungs r e s u ltin g fr o a exposure t o d o s t. Z thin k the in d u striaa h o p a rticip a te d ara to ha congratulated on th o ir p rogressiv e outlook i s a ffo rd in g tha opportunity fo r suoh an ia ^ o r toot Investigation. Yours sinoarely , LEHtea L> S . o a a lin , M. D. Medioal D irector