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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: January 25, 1971 DOC#: USG081 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1971 Memo to WJ Brown from DF Rohrman regarding USG Asbestos Hazard. MEMORANDUM TO: W. J # BROWN FROM: D. 7. ROBRMAS RE: U5S Asbestos Hazard Janaary 25, 1971 PILE: 9Q0/342A a Last Monday, January 18, Paul Xipp called and informal aa that the new organization had been created to deal with the adverse publicity generated against the asbestos industry. The organization, the Asbestos Information Committee of North' America, was actually established last fall primarily by Johns Manville and Cartaintaed Corporation. USG was not invited to participate in the formation of the Committee..' The C o a i t t e e was set up to disseminate general information to users of raw asbestos and to counteract the adverse publicity and "scare * tactics" of Dr. Irving Selihoff and his colleagues. The rrra- . i' aittee will propagandize asbestos* good points and attempt to explain away the hazards associated-with that substance. The next meeting of the Information Connittae will ia lata January and it nay expand its membership at that time to include such companies as USG, should USG be. interested. Johns Manville has either pledged or given $150,000 to the Con-, finance such meetings A1 Pay of National Gypsum is '