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Page 3377 1 Dreessen's report was published, I think it 2 is called Public Health Bulletin 241, by the U.S. 3 Public Health Service, but a shortened version was 4 also published in the American medical literature in 5 1939 by Dreessen and Sayers. 6 Q It was there for labor or government to 7 see? 8 A Anybody that went to a library could look it 9 up and find it. 10 Q Doctor, as a result of these studies, did 11 you find anything in the medical literature which 12 suggested that the use of asbestos in either Britain 13 or America should be banned? 14 A No, banning was not recommended. Dust 15 control was the measure adopted. 16 Q Doctor, you mentioned -- you keep mentioning 17 the disease asbestosis during this time period. 18 Was there any mention of the disease 19 mesothelioma? 20 A Not at that point in history, no. That came 21 later.