W. J. Smither to Sir Neville Stack, Transmitting Dr. Kevin Browne's Synopsis of the Advisory Committee on Asbestos Report, with AIA Cover Slip (1979)

The exhibit has three copies of the same eight-page set. Each set has an Asbestos International Association 'With Compliments' slip dated 10 December 1979, a 5 December 1979 letter from Dr. W.J. Smither to Sir Neville Stack, and a six-page synopsis by Dr. Kevin Browne of the medical evidence in the UK Advisory Committee on Asbestos report (Professor Acheson's review). The synopsis summarizes asbestosis, mesothelioma, lung cancer, fibre types, dose response, animal studies and the 1 fibre/cc standard, and ends with a comment on smoking and past industrial dust levels. Handwritten routing names and a note appear on the cover slip.

What the document holds

• Page 1: AIA 'With Compliments' cover slip dated 10 December 1979, with handwritten routing names and note (copy 1)
• Page 2: Letter, Dr. W.J. Smither to Sir Neville Stack, 5 December 1979, enclosing Dr. Browne's synopsis (copy 1)
• Pages 3-8: Dr. Kevin Browne's synopsis of the medical evidence presented to the Advisory Committee on Asbestos (copy 1)
• Page 9: AIA cover slip, 10 December 1979, with handwritten routing names (copy 2)
• Page 10: Smither to Stack letter, 5 December 1979 (copy 2)
• Pages 11-16: Browne synopsis (copy 2)
• Page 17: AIA cover slip, 10 December 1979, with handwritten routing names (copy 3)
• Page 18: Smither to Stack letter, 5 December 1979 (copy 3)
• Pages 19-24: Browne synopsis (copy 3)

People and organizations

From Dr. W.J. Smither (writer of the 5 December 1979 letter to Sir Neville Stack); Dr. Kevin Browne (author of the enclosed synopsis, as described in the letter) to Sir Neville Stack (Asbestos International Association, 68 Gloucester Place, London); Member Associations, Executive Committee Members, MAP, DMAP and CAP Members, Chairman of ScAP (AIA circulation list on the cover slip).

• Kevin Browne (author)
• W. J. Smither (author)
• Neville Stack (recipient)
• Asbestos International Association (its organization)
• Advisory Committee on Asbestos (named)
• T&N Ltd (named)

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About this copy

This is document UC-1570 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 24 pages. Production numbers A08067 to A08074.