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FILE NAME: Georgia Pacific (GP) DATE: 1971 DOC#: GP059 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letters between National Gypsum and Georgia Pacific f* , u a ric M r JT^TtprfiLL- G-YPSIU C CO U F A ,N Y < U IW O IM * M O O U A T OIVtSIOM(r m i o . saw t o x x u m September 15,, 1971 Mr W illiam Hunt, President Georgia. P a c ific Corporation Gypsum. D iv isio n P .0 Box 311 Portland,. Oregon 972QT Dear B i l l ; You have recently- received a communication from Asbestos Information Association/North America, in v itin g your Company- to attend a Seminar, in New York a t tb s Union League Club, (38 E . 37tb) on Tuesday,. September 21, from. 10:00 A . to 4:00 PH The purpose o f tbe Seminar is to acquaint your organ ization with, tbe background o f research: and in v e stig a tio n which, has. been conducted by in d u stry, government and labor, concerning tb e supposed hazards o f asbestos A l l users o f asbestos fib e r s , in any form in products produced, w ill be a ffected by regula tio n s which are expected, to be issued by tbe Environmental Protection Agency Tbe use o f asbestos fib e r s in sprayed fir e -' proofing in s u la tio n has already been banned. The S ta te o f I l l i n o i s has le g is la tio n in progress to ban tb s use o f asbestos in breaklin in g s by 1975 And there are many more. September* 1 5 , 197L Mr. William Hunt pa^ 2 la my opinion.,, i f your* Company uses asbestos fiber* in. any products such as, asbestos cement, o in t treatment products, acoustical, products, o r sprayed: in te rio n fin is h e s , i t i s important th a t you. be- informed o f i t s e f f e c t on your Company's operation and markets. We hope th a t you w i l l be able to send someone' from your organization to attend t h is Seminar Sincerely, AHFtles September 17 197L I Dear A lt ThanJc* fo r your follow-up le t t e r concerning th e A sbestos Inform ation. A sso cia tio n m eeting. V have alread y d eclin ed tha in v ita tio n on the theory char v e h ave no> a c tiv e in te r e a r in; the; asb esto s b u sin ess o r in . productsN^thafc in v o lv e th e uae o f a sb e sto s . For these i ** * 'a . t h is aseting*. that: j* i with- any problem * be faced and it: L * a y hope iv e - S in c e re ly yours . M r. A lbert: S -T e y T ic e President: n a tio n a l G y p s a Company 325 D elevers B u ffa lo , He York. 14202;