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FILE NAME: Saranac (SAR) DATE: 1949 Mar 8 DOC#: SAR184 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Ivan Sabourin Esqv from Vandiver Brown RE Saranac Report - 'Asbestos Pneumoconiosis' areh 8, 19*9 Iran Sabourin, Baq., Aidred Building, Montreal 1, P.Q. CASADA Bex Saranac Report -- ,,_____"Asbestos Pneumoconiosis* Dear Iran: You are generally familiar with the program of anleal experimentation conducted at Saraaae Laboratorise try Or. Leroy 0. Gardner during the period from 193" to tha date af hie death, and I sent yon recantly a oopy of a? letter to Hr. C. George Lreuger, Director of JJnginsering end Safety of the 8tate of Bear Jersey, who was*given a-copy of Saranac'a final report on these experlaente. The progrsa as originally initiated at tha Instance of Johne-Hairviile Corporation and Raphestos-fenhattan,Zae. bat received financial support of the various aenbera of the asbestos textile industry whose naans are enumerated la the letter to Hr. Kreoger. Although It sis contsaplated that the report will be published at m early date in the Journal of Industrial Byglena or eoae comparable publication in the United States, we never theless believe that, because of our close association is Canada with others interested In the solution of the asbestosls problem, the results of these experiaents should be aade avail able to than la advanca of publication. Accordingly. I aa pro viding you -- In your capacity as Counsel to Quebec Asbestos Miners Association -- with two copies of the report. We shall appreciate your advising the other asabers of the Association of our action in this particular and wa will also see that you end they are advised,as soon .a# ww know, as to shen and where the report will he published. It has occurred to as elso that you wight wish to present a pre-publication eopy to Dr. Tidal or soaeone con nected with the Qomalesioa end that perhaps you might even wish to channel the offering through tha Minister of Labour. Aa to whether, and how, this should be done we rely on yoar Judgment - a and alteration, knowing that yon rill lo It la aueh wanner as vill ha aost affactira and raflaet tha east cradlt on ths lnltlatlva and generosity of the washers of tha Industry who sponsored tha program and daffayad lta not lnoonaidarahla cost. Pleas# keap ma adrlsad as to tha sltlmte dlsposl- ' tlon of tha two ooplws which ara anclosad harawlth and plaaaa waphailee to ths recipients that the report la to ba kept In confidence antil after It has bean released through publica tion. Uncerely yoora. andlrar Brown, eneral Attorney. i ee Wessrs. A. R. Pisher l. C. Bart J. P. Woodard Gao. K. Poster, Asbestos