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CjiOO**hT-*-^%If'.jrTCiP.f<t lR*A.O4v..P-5* T. J PCC-^a C .v-P9 J/.fr.S C P7:jcT V.M l_ A`* O HiOON SCL'Or A WrjcCQHT*;\AfO H `-trATT Jm L ' 3r`/C' r cijii'.t l'L55T J UAUL-C^T Ec9-:.-*h.--o9 cP lytA*jCflrh Z ; t sH '.JMN P C - `"O u PlS'k^N TCl'^"O"a-:ylR A'JC*ui''M. i-iiO Cp.;:s*y;:^ . *?L? o. -cseC P \ C ~ T c <?iS; MAN Pitney. Margin g. Kipp tea MAOfiON avenue POST OFFICE COX ?OCCR MORRlj rO'.VNI. NEW JERnFY 07960 .;</ 3333 TCI CX l>.<20^ March 6, 1930 NC'A'APM G>ft ICC v*aartet NC'Maa, <(w jC5C 07*01 1*0*, e*3 >900 COUNStl. OOnalD d KIPP f. vaPk sjARunO-OoSc* OF sm ' :ic* Dr. David Ozcncff Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Dear Dr. Czonoff: We are the national coordinating counsel for RaybestosManhattan, Inc., a manufacturer of asbestos textile and friction products, which has been named as a defendant in a number of personal injury actions around the country. In those cases, the plaintiffs are alleging chat they have contracted asbestosis and other pulmonary aiseases as a result of occupational expo sure to asbestos. These suits have not been instituted by Raybestos' own employees. Instead, they involve actions both by shipyard workers and various other types of insulation mechanics who handle a variety of asbestos products in a number of different: occupational settings. Many of these plaintiffs were expos.d to asbestos containing products during '.'arid War II while an u .p employ of the United States or in private shipyards under gov arr.men l cur.eract. All to often, it appears that toe exigencies of she war effort took priority over consideration or working '~cncitions. We are on : .-.enr.lv in the process of attempt ir.g to 1 o c a t a a medical hisccri.in to testify on behalf of the company In this regard, Professors Barbara Rose.ncrantz and Benjamin G .-orris, ti;0 Harvard University School of Public Health have indicated that you have outstanding quaiifications in this field. Specifically, v;e are desirous of develo ing testimony concerning the generel state of occupational medicine as it existed in this counery during the iblC's in o the World War 11 3 r ^IlNI.T.IlAI^OIN Dr. David Ozonoff I\n-ch 6, 1930 Page Two years. On the basis of the information which has come to light in this litigation, ve would expect to be able to demonstrate that Haybestos-Manhattan has always acted as a responsible member of the corporate community in undertaking to insure the health and safety of these individuals known to have been at risk from asbestos exposure. I would very much appreciate an opportunity to meet with . you for the purpose of discussing your possible particioation in the litigation. Please let me hear from" you at your earliest convenience. Sincerely CAS/tIra