Asbestos Textile Institute General Meeting Minutes, June 7, 1973, with Attached Committee Reports, Swetonic Address and Cohen Affidavit (1973)

Minutes of the Asbestos Textile Institute general meeting of June 7, 1973 at Arlington, Virginia, with the attached treasurer's report, fibre producers' report, committee reports and counsel's remarks. It also includes a speaker profile, the text of M. M. Swetonic's address 'Why Asbestos?' on the asbestos-health issue, press relations and government regulation (a second copy of the address follows), and a 1988 affidavit from the custodian of the ATI minutes.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Attendance list, ATI General Meeting, June 7, 1973, Key Bridge Marriott, Arlington, Virginia
• Pages 2-4: Minutes of the ATI General Meeting, signed by Doris M. Fagan, Executive Secretary
• Page 5: Report of Funds as of April 30, 1973
• Page 6: Fibre Producers' Report by Walter H. Smith of Bell Asbestos Mines
• Pages 7-8: Minutes of the Air Hygiene & Manufacturing Committee (dust counts, OSHA inspections, sprays, uniforms)
• Page 9: Minutes of the Asbestos Advisory Committee (associate membership, news release)
• Page 10: Technical Committee report (ASTM standards, Navy tape specification)
• Page 11: Fiber Research & Testing Committee minutes (Chrysotile Asbestos Test Manual)
• Pages 12, 15: Remarks of Counsel by Eugene J. Leff on antitrust law (pages 1 and 2, separated by pages 13-14)
• Pages 13-14: Environmental Health Committee minutes (pages 2 and 1, in reverse order)
• Page 16: 'About the Speaker' profile of Matthew M. Swetonic
• Pages 17-29: 'Why Asbestos?', address by M. M. Swetonic to the ATI, June 7, 1973
• Pages 30-73: Second, retyped copy of the Swetonic address (pages 41-70 not provided)
• Pages 74-75: Affidavit of Robert C. Cohen, Knipes Cohen Associates, on custody of the original ATI minutes

People and organizations

From Doris M. Fagan (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Textile Institute (signed the minutes)); Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association/North America (author of the address 'Why Asbestos?')); Eugene J. Leff (Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, ATI legal counsel (Remarks of Counsel)); Robert C. Cohen (Principal, Knipes Cohen Associates (affiant)).

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Textiles: Cloth, Garments, Gloves, and Blankets · Bell Asbestos Mines Ltd. · EPA · Johns-Manville · OSHA · Quebec Asbestos Mining Association · Raybestos-Manhattan · South Carolina Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · U.S. Bureau of Mines.

About this copy

This is document ATI-112 of the Asbestos Textile Institute documents, produced in asbestos litigation, 75 pages. Production numbers ATI-000112_0001 to ATI-000112_0075.