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Monsanto TO --G--.----D--.-- iI--n--g--e--n---t-h--r--o--n-- - Brussels /-r June 17, 1970 PCB 1 s GDI/as VIS CVr MM. D. S. Cameron - Brussels J. D. Carr - London J. F. Churchill - London v H. N. Dahlstrom - Brussels ` ^E. V. John - St. Louis Mr. Brian T. Garland London In the Jyne_^^issue of the St. Louis Globe Democrat, a 5-col umn headline said "Monsanto, U.S. Accused of Lagging on PCB." I feel certain that bad PCB publicity is inevitable in the U.K., too. And I think it will probably begin when, or shortly after, the NERC report is published -- regardless of the degree of blame that report puts on PCB's unless (unlikely) it exone rates the chemicals completely. Thus I would like to make sure we do everything possible now to help us minimize the bad publicity when it starts. Will you please make sure we've taken the following preliminary steps, meeting with John Churchill for any information we don't now have : Pull together all applicable material put out by Organic Division-St. Louis for use in quick, positive response to news media queries (certainly the News Release of April 10, the^ Q-&-A sheet of April 17, and Ed John's press query sheets of June 1 and 2^ I think you've already completed this. ' Assemble a file on all we've said publicly about PCB's and Aroclors in the U.K. in the past year or two. Pull together a list of other PCB producers in Europe (and, if possible, their capacities). Start a file on the list of contributors to the NERC report; perhaps we can later go back to the contributors who were favorable to Monsanto. SW 28201q STLCOPCB4063346 G. D. Ingenthron - Brussels to B. T. Garland - London June 17, 1970 cc : MM. D.S. Cameron-Brussels J.D. Carr-London J.F. Churchill-London H.N. Dahlstrom-Brusseli E.V. John-St.Louis Finally, draw up a list of PCB customers who use the chemical strictly in closed systems. The information is only for our files at the moment, of course, but when the queries start, at least we'll be in a knowledgable position. STLCOPCB4063347