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FILE NAME: Military Specifications (MS) DATE: 1953 Sept 11 DOC#: MS001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Meeting Minutes - Technical Committee Report - Pg. 2 Only ffU WutZ* Technical Committee heport Ieptember age 2 11, 1953 carrying on a series of round-robinV.sAeck tests0 Similar cloth samples are being subjugated to the same temperatures by each member of the committee, and although the results are not identical, the resulting trends are similar. 2. Braid Standardisation Committee-- C. Ko Fredericks This committee, under the leadership of hr, C. B. Fredericks, is active accumulating information and data on testing pro . cedures for braid. Round-robin tests are being made re lating to flat versus mandrel ft per lb, methods for the measuring of wall thickness, and to.lerances for other char acteristics requested in various specifications 3. Tape Standardization Committee V/e have not as yet appointed any chairman for this committee. 4. Government Specification Committee he practically have completed the rewriting or revising of three government specifications: SS-C-466, MIL-C-4117, M L - C -10316. V/e feel that the revised specifications should be first dis cussed with the Sales Promotion Committee after which w feel a committee made up of representatives of the Sales and Technical Committees should discuss the recommended changes with those government representatives who are directly re sponsible for the rewriting of specificationst, In order to obtain information and assistance from those who supply asbestos products to government agencies, we have originated a committee which will be responsible for further changes or revisions to be made in these and other govern ment specifications which may be rewritten. Mro C. R. Fredericks will head up this subcommittee and will have as his assistants Dr. M. C. Shaw, M. \i, Oliver, J. D. McCluer, E. C. Cutler, A. W. Summers, and J. L. Tucker. It was recommended at our meeting that a joint meeting of the Sales Promotion and Technical Committees take place previous to the next general meeting of December 10 to discuss pro posed specification revisions; also for the setting up of a committee that would discuss revisions with governmental agencies. 5 Westinghouse Specifications Dr. Shaw and C. R. Fredericks have been responsible for con tacts with Westinghouse regarding the changes which we feel are necessary in their specification No. 2060-Q