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John L. Myers to J. W. Rawlings Forwarding Degussa's Letter Suspending Asbestos Thickener Sales, with Translation (1972)

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A handwritten Union Carbide inter-company reply memo from John L. Myers to J. W. Rawlings re "Calidria" Asbestos, forwarding a German Degussa letter and an English translation made at Union Carbide. The Degussa letter, dated Frankfurt, 29 Nov. 1971, told German customers that sales of asbestos thickeners A-14 and A-28 would be suspended as of December 31, 1971 for health reasons. A summary of the toxicological literature, with a reference to Dr. Selikoff's studies, was attached. The exhibit holds the memo, the German original and English translations, with several pages duplicated.

Author
John L. Myers (M&M Division, Box 579, Niagara Falls, NY); Sauerborn/Kress (signers of the Degussa customer letter (Degussa))
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation, M&M Division (cover memo); Degussa (enclosed letter)
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4603
Date
June 19, 1972
Number
Bates YX 403696 to ¥403699
Library no.
ACL Doc 19153 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19153
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Page 1: Handwritten inter-company reply memo, J. L. Myers to J. W. Rawlings, 6/19/72, sending a German Degussa letter and a translation
  • Pages 2-3: English translation (by J. Godcard, 6/14/72) of the Degussa letter suspending A-14/A-28 asbestos thickener sales, with translated summary of the toxicological literature (Frankfurt, Nov. 29, 1971)
  • Pages 4-6: German original of the Degussa letter and the 'Zusammenfassung der toxikologischen Literatur' (Frankfurt, 29 Nov. 1971)
  • Page 7: Second, unattributed English translation of the Degussa letter to customers
  • Page 8: Duplicate of the cover memo (page 1)
  • Pages 9-10: Duplicate of the Goddard/Godcard translation and summary (page 10 stamped YX 403696)
  • Pages 11-13: Duplicate of the German original letter and summary (page 13 stamped ¥403699)
  • Page 14: No text recovered; apparently blank

People and organizations

From John L. Myers (M&M Division, Box 579, Niagara Falls, NY); Sauerborn/Kress (signers of the Degussa customer letter (Degussa)) to J. W. Rawlings (NY38 (addressed as 'Jim' in the note)).

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This is document UC-4603 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 14 pages. Production numbers YX 403696 to ¥403699.

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John L. Myers (M&M Division, Box 579, Niagara Falls, NY), Sauerborn/Kress (signers of the Degussa customer letter (Degussa)). “John L. Myers to J. W. Rawlings Forwarding Degussa's Letter Suspending Asbestos Thickener Sales, with Translation.” June 19, 1972. Union Carbide documents, UC-4603, Bates YX 403696 to ¥403699. Union Carbide Corporation, M&M Division (cover memo); Degussa (enclosed letter). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19153. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19153.

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