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FILE NAME: Saranac (SAR) DATE: 1948 Apr 19 DOC#: SAR125 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Raybestos-Manhattan from Vandiver Brown RE Dr. Gardner's Report April 19, 194< Sr. J. 7. D. Rohrbach, President, Raybe 3tos-Manhattan,Inc ., Bridgeport, Conn. Car Ir. Rohrbactai By an intersatiny eoineidsnte I received your a letter of April 15th on the a&ae day that I recclTed advice from 8aranac Laboratory that report oo Dr. Gardner'* asbestos dust experiments would be submitted within approximately one eonth. Tou and Mr. Simpson will recall that our con tract with Saranac provided that the results of Dr. Gard ner's axperleents would not be published unless approved In advance by the asbestos textile group which financed the experiments. I shall be Interested In youra and Mr. Simpson's ideas as to how we should proceed after the report has been received. Should * convene a a eating with representatives of the eitl re croup or should snail committee be appointed to review and make recommendations? The lattar would probably be preferable as It is ay recollection they were approximately ten contributing companies. As you are probably aware. Dr. Lena* became a Trustee of the Trudeau Foundation following Dr. Gardner's death and he was Instrumental In securing the services of Dr. Kenneth Lynch, of Charleston, booth Carolina, for the puruoa- of reviewing Dr. Gardner's experiaental data and notes and preparing the forthcowing report thereon. Please convey ay regards to Mr. 8iopaoa. bid cc L.C.Bart J.P.Woodard B*y Mr.Braest Muehleck Keasbey A Mattison Ashler,Pa. Sincerely youra, andiver Brown, Secretary.