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FILE NAME: Eternit (ETER) DATE: 1968 Jan 31 DOC#: ETER079 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Memo RE World Health Organization & Lack of Action on Asbestos Health Problem World H ealth Oi ^.miai-tion \iter reviewing ail the available information about the orid Health organisation in relation to asbestos, and fter discussions with I . Colin Mean end D r. J . C . Gilson o f the . K. C . , l have come to the conclusion that we would <9 unwise to pursue any enquiries in Geneva at present. It eon s rather improbable that the World Health Organisation it r lything active about the asbestos health problem and v c ight v e il cio more harm than good by probing about too much. It appears that the European headquarters in Copenhagen tea fairly independently from the central body at Geneva, ad in view o f the trouble which has been stirred up in Denmark by M r. Homann Pedersen of the Elsinore Shipyard and by r. *<arvonen, who was then employed by the World Health ais ation. I think we ought to keep in touch with the Co peril) office and should eventually make contact with D r. Karvonen*s successor, when he has been appointed. It seems possible that e may be able to do this through D r. Grtlt, Medical Inspector of Factories for the Danish Government. Yours sincerely. (Copy) P . S. to M r. W. P . Howard. D r. Holmes will keep in touch with Dr. Grut and the