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Ame r ic a n Me d ic a l As s o c ia t io n 535 NORTH DEARBORN STREET . CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60610 PHONE (312) 527-1500 TWX 910-221-0300 PKSIOINT-CUCT GERALD D. 00RMAN.M.0. 10 Columbus Cucie, Smte 1270 New York, New York 10Q19 jLinS Aj 1969 Robert T.P. deTreville, M. D. President Industrial Hygiene Foundation of America, Inc. 5231 Centre Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsyl ania 15232 Dear Bob: Your letter of May 28 caught me en route to the 3rd Inter national meeting on Traffic Accidents and then a dinner in Boston, from which I've just returned. Tomorrow I fly to Fairbanks and next week to the Canadian Medical Convention. You can understand that were I to write Senator Dirksen or any official in government, no matter what I say, it is official AMA policy. I can.have no personal statements or policy while I am AMA spokesman. Therefore, to urge "National Industrial Hygiene Week" when the AMA Council on Occupational Health has expressed the opinion that such a week should be "National Occupational Health Week" instead of limiting it to industrial hygiene, would be impolite and in bad taste. I have suggested to Henry Howe that since he received a copy of your letter to me that he might report directly to you, the reaction of the AMA Council. Cordially, Gerald D. Dorman, M. D. N22141