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Mr. Waxman. Dr. Glenn, thank you very much for your testi- 

 mony and for being here today. 



I appreciate your being here and since you are our only witness, 

 if you need to take a short break at any time, let us know. 



We are going to go through some areas and give you the oppor- 

 tunity to respond to some of these things that have been said and 

 tell us more information about the Council on Tobacco Research. 



I find your comments about the Wall Street Journal article inter- 

 esting. You didn't comment to them before they did the article and 

 then afterwards they had so many inaccuracies you didn't want to 

 respond. 



This is your chance and we want to go through some of these is- 

 sues with you. 



In recent months, we have begun the process of learning more 

 about the tobacco industry. We still, however, need to know more 

 about this Council on Tobacco Research. I want to go back over 40 

 years. 



In 1954, the major tobacco companies joined together in issuing 

 a "frank statement to cigarette smokers", a copy of this statement 

 is Exhibit 4, and excerpts of the statement are displayed on the 

 chart, which we would like to have displayed. 



Are you familiar with this statement? 



Mr. Glenn. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Waxman. You know at the same time the companies created 

 the Tobacco Industry Research Council, the previous name for your 

 Council for Tobacco Research. 



Mr. Glenn. Yes. 



Mr. Waxman. I released the staff report today on Hill and 

 Knowlton documents, which were written from 1954 to 1956. These 

 documents provide considerable insight into the founding of your 

 Council, and I would like to ask you some questions about these 

 documents. 



In 1953, there was tremendous public interest in the hazards of 

 smoking. In that year, for instance, Dr. Winter of Sloan-Kettering 

 published a major study showing that mice painted with tobacco 

 tars developed fatal cancers. A copy of this report is Exhibit 1. 



The Sloan-Kettering report received significant public attention 

 at the time. Are you aware of this report? 



Mr. Glenn. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Waxman. The tobacco industry was very concerned about the 

 Sloan-Kettering report and other similar work coming out in the 

 early 1950's. In fact, on December 15, 1953, an unprecedented 

 meeting of the CEO's of the major tobacco companies took place to 

 respond to these reports. Are you aware of that meeting? 



Mr. Glenn. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Waxman. I have a memorandum written by Bert C. Goss of 

 the public relations firm Hill and Knowlton as Exhibit 2. Mr. Goss 

 and the founder of Hill and Knowlton, John Hill, attended the De- 

 cember 15 meeting. Mr. Goss' memorandum memorialized what 

 happened. Are you familiar with his memorandum? 



Mr. Glenn. I think I am, Mr. Waxman. 



Mr. Waxman. This memorandum is crucial in understanding the 

 strategy of the tobacco industry. In attendance at the meeting were 

 Paul Hahn, president of the American Tobacco Company; Joseph 



