JAMES W JOHNSTON 



Chairman and 



Chief Executive Officer 



March 21, 1994 Wmston-Salem, N.C. 27102 



919-741-7925 



The Honorable Henry Waxman 

 U.S. House of Representatives 

 Committee on Energy and Commerce 

 Subcommittee on Health and the Environment 

 2415 Rayburn House Office Building 

 Washington, DC 20515 



Dear Mr. Chairman: 



Thank you for your letter of March 15, 1994 and your 

 invitation to testify at hearings scheduled before your 

 subcommittee on March 25, 1994. 



From your letter, it is apparent that these hearings will 

 focus on technical aspects of the cigarette manufacturing 

 process as well as the policy implications of FDA 

 regulation. I firmly believe that these are issues which 

 the experts on our industry panel of witnesses are more 

 qualified to address. Accordingly, I respectfully decline 

 your invitation to appear before your subcommittee on March 

 25, 1994. 



Very truly yours, 

 /ames W. Johnston 



"We work for smokers." 



