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77^ Bewail ossa LIMITED inCiUSul: . I HCL/faW 8.6.73. I 4 UUL V A Mr.Matthew M.Swetonic, Asbestos Information Association/North America, 22, East 4Cth Street, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10016. U.S.A. Dear Matt, Thank you for your letter of 5th June,1973 and for ' arranging accommodation for me in Hew York in August. I have read Dr."elikoff's talk with interest. I would prefer to reserve comment until Steve Holmes retxirns from holiday in Germany in two weeks tine and I have the opportunity of talking it over with him. Mr.Sabourin has already been on the 'phone to us about it and Dr.Felnir wrote me a 'worried rote'. I h'.ve sent Dr.Pelnar copies of msr correspondence with Selikoff on this subject and an certain that he would let you have photo copies if necessary. I did not attempt to vindicate or refute the standard in my . paper, but merely to outline our medical surveillance techniques with some PRZLIHIl'ARY results. The significant fact is that astestosis as diagnosed by the Panels, where all criteria have been fulfilled, has been reduced from a croup incidence of 26-;. in 1950 to about 1;\- in 1968 under the 1931 Regulations. The 1569 Regulations are more stringent and have set a standard for application for the first time. It will be many years before the adequacv of the standard can be judged . . . , and at present it remains the best available standard. Ve are concerned about the criticism levelled c.t the standard as the information was provided by this Company. Ve are planning an extensive review of our inform-'tion and hope to have it performed with the aid of the Pneumoconiosis Research Unit and or.ee more under the auspices of the 3.O.H.5. The P.R.TJ. have promised help but the 3.0.H.S. has not yet been approached to reconvene the sub-committee on chrysotile asbestos. Kind regards, Yours sincerely, >1 Ai ; . . ' . h.c.lev/i:;;^;::;, =.ch. d.i.h. Chief Medical Officer 2J1A Industrial Products Ltd PO.Box40 Rochdale OL127EQ England Telephone:47422Telex:63174 ' '