Asbestos International Association Transmittal of Dr. R. Murray's Report 'Asbestos in the U.S.S.R.' on His Visit to the Soviet Union (1984)

A one-page 'With Compliments' slip from the Asbestos International Association, dated 10 April 1984, forwarding a report by Dr. R. Murray, followed by the four-page report 'Asbestos in the U.S.S.R.'. The report describes his March 1984 meeting in Moscow with Soviet scientists from Sverdlovsk about asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, regulation, compensation and publicity concerning asbestos in the USSR.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Asbestos International Association 'With Compliments' slip dated 10 April 1984 transmitting Dr. Murray's report to the scientific advisers, Medical Advisory Panel and Executive Committee
• Pages 2-5: Report 'Asbestos in the U.S.S.R.' on Murray's 15 March 1984 meeting with Sverdlovsk scientists on asbestosis, cancer, mesothelioma, regulation and compensation

People and organizations

From Dr. R. Murray (author of the report on the visit to the U.S.S.R.) to Scientific Advisers, Medical Advisory Panel, Executive Committee (Asbestos International Association distribution list).

• Robert Murray (author)
• Asbestos International Association (its organization)
• Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis (named)
• IARC (named)
• Medical Advisory Panel (named)
• ScAP (named)

Related pages

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos and Lung Cancer · IARC · Mesothelioma: What It Is, How It's Diagnosed, and How It's Treated · What is asbestosis.

About this copy

This is document UC-3319 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 5 pages. Production numbers UCC 000781 to UCC 000785.