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EXHIBIT 24 



In the Matter of 

 LIGGETT & MYERS TOBACCO COMPANY 



AFFIDAVIT OP CLARENCE D. WRIGHT 

 DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA, ss. 



Clarence D. Wright, first being duly sworn, states on 

 oath as follows: 



I am a resident of the District of Columbia and am 

 employed as a chemist in the Food and Drug Administration, 

 Federal Security Agency, Washington, D. C. I hold the 

 degrees of A.B« and Ph.D. and since 1912 have worked 

 continuously as a food and drug analyst for the Pood and 

 Drug Administration and its predecessor agencies of the 

 United States Government. 



In the course of my official duties I received on 

 August ll{., 19^2, fifteen cartons of cigarettes from 

 Horatio Wales of the Division of Medical and Chemical 

 Opinions of the Federal Trade Commission. Each carton 

 bore sn unbroken seal and was identified as shown in the 

 attached photostatic copy of report marked Exhibit 1. The 

 cartons remained in my possession until opened and the 

 cigarettes contained therein were then tested and analyzed 

 as shown in said report marked Exhibit 1. The resiilts of 

 the tests perfoirmed are shown in the attached photostatic 



