James K. Green to Peter C. Schwartz on a Letter from Dr. William E. Smith (1979)

A one-page letter of March 12, 1979, from James K. Green, senior attorney at Johns-Manville, to Peter C. Schwartz of Gordon, Muir & Foley in Hartford, Connecticut, enclosing a letter J-M had recently received from Dr. William E. Smith. "It is possible that Dr. Smith will produce this correspondence at his further deposition," Green writes, "however for the time being I would suggest that this document not be mentioned to other counsel." Dr. Smith's letter itself is not in the file.

In Johns-Manville's chronology

Johns-Manville's own chronology of what the company knew describes this document as follows:

In a letter to Peter C. Schwartz, Esq. of Gordon, Muir & Foley date 3/12/79, regarding Dr. William E. Smith, James K. Green forwards to Schwartz a letter that Manville recently received from Dr. Smith. Mr. Green states that although it is possible that Dr. Smith will produce the correspondence at his deposition, for the time being, he suggests that J-M not mention these documents to other counsel.