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(Drislane - Purcell) 325 1 BY MR. PURCELL: 2 Q Mr. Drislane, I had just handed you what I had 3 marked as Exhibit GG, which is a memorandum that you prepared 4 as executive director of the FMSI dated March 10th, 1975, and 5 circulated to the Asbestos Study Committee. Have you had a 6 chance to look at that briefly? 7 A Yes. 8 MR. FRIESTEDT: Objection. 9 Q Does this refresh your recollection as to when the 10 FMSI studied that chrysotile caused mesothelioma? 11 MR. FRIESTEDT: Objection to form. 12 MS. WHELAN: Objection. 13 A When you say FMSI, you know, all -- this is me 14 writing something to the members. Did I feel it -- I am -- I 15 am not -- did all the members feel it, this doesn't say all 16 the members. But I -- let me respond to that particular 17 thing. It says mesothelioma in rats -- Mr. -- indicated -- 18 was it, let's see. 19 Q Mr. Weaver. 20 A Mr. Weaver indicated mesothelioma is observed in a 21 considerable proportion of animals with all the samples of 22 asbestos. Mr. Weaver indicated this was bad news for those 23 hoping that chrysotile would be proven not to be associated A.S.E. Reporting Service (518) 458-1091