Telex Exchange on Tarkett's Decision to Stop Using Asbestos: F. V. McMillen and W. C. Thurber to Leif Karlsen (1981)

Union Carbide telecommunications message forms and telex printouts about Tarkett, a Swedish flooring maker that decided to stop using asbestos. F. V. McMillen asked UC Norden's Leif Karlsen on 11/24-25/81 for information about Tarkett. Karlsen's telex of 11/30/81 described the company and the Swedish ban. Thurber's 12/4/81 reply said the account was a large tonnage one and discussed U.S. regulation and medical opinion.

What the document holds

• Page 1: Reply from W. C. Thurber to Leif Karlsen, 12/4/81, on Tarkett's position on asbestos, with bcc to Byrne, Dickson and Lincoln
• Page 2: Telex printout from Karlsen received 11/30/81 by F. V. McMillen, describing Tarkett and the Swedish asbestos ban (rotated, poor image)
• Page 3: Message entry form from F. V. McMillen to Leif Karlsen, 11/24/81, asking about Tarkett
• Page 4: Telex printout of McMillen's message to Karlsen, 11/25

People and organizations

From W. C. Thurber (Originator, Metals Division, Danbury, CT (12/4/81 reply)); F. V. Mc Millen (Metals Division, Danbury, CT (11/24/81 inquiry)) to Leif Karlsen (UC Norden, Gottenburg, Sweden); R. E. Byrne (bcc on 12/4/81 reply); G. L. Dickson (bcc on 12/4/81 reply); G. M. Lincoln (bcc on 12/4/81 reply).

• F. V. Mc Millen (author)
• William C. Thurber (author)
• Leif Karlsen (recipient)
• Robert E. Byrne, Jr. (copied)
• Gordon L. Dickson (copied)
• G. M. Lincoln, Jr. (copied)
• Metals Division (its organization)
• Union Carbide Corporation (its organization)
• GAF Corporation (named)
• Tarkett (named)

About this copy

This is document UC-3654 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 4 pages. Production numbers UCC 008582 to UCC 008585.