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/ I PLAINTIFF'S 1 i EXHIBIT xHf7t> i 8 rflpfT. April Z, 1956 Dr* Kenneth W. Smith. Medical Director Johns-UanvUle Corporation 12 Cut 40th Stmt . How York 10, Now York Dear Ka: I vti very gUdts Usn from your Uttor of March 2S that our proposal for o study of tho problem la Quebec mt with poor approral. I apprecUte your suggestion that It may bo possible to follow a fairly largo group of omplayooo for most than fee 20 yuan 1 suggested. rbo groatoraombox of poopu that cab bo included. aad tho laager tho tisio ewer which thoy aa bo studied, tho more accurate tho deductions cab bo. Vtth regard to tho otanisg data which X faUod to include, X war possibly hodgiag a UttXo oatU X waa la a bottor poittloa to estU mato my schedule. At tho time tho propooal woo made, chore woo tho pooaibUlty of your own medical survey aad wo wore aatialpattag tho study for tho Textile XaotUuce which wo knew might have toao aroao of CoatlguUy with tho Quebec study. Slaco our meeting last week with Hugh aad Ur. Holmoo. X have a bottor idea of tho latter aad Hugh telle mo that tho medical survey for J-M would moot Ukoly giro precedence to tho luag caaeer study. With this la mind. 1 believe wo could antici pate starting the study by tho Uttor part of Uay. if tt U approved. So far as I am able to say at this Umo. U will Ukoly require tho greater part of a year to collect sod analyse tho data aad a few months score to prepare the report. Kindest personal regards. Sincerely. DCStde Daniel C. Brass, U.D. Uedical Director / 0421