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Mr. Synar. ok. Now, do the outside counsels get to see any of 

 the CTR research results before the research results are an- 

 nounced? 



Mr. Glenn. No, sir. 



Mr. Synar. OK. So they see it only afterwards? 



Mr. Glenn. If they see it at all. 



Mr. Synar. OK. In the past has that been the case? 



Mr. Glenn. To my knowledge. 



Mr. Synar. Could it be, could it be that they have been able to 

 review it prior to? 



Mr. Glenn. Prior to? 



Mr. Synar. Releasing the results. 



Mr. Glenn. I don't know, Mr. Synar, but I would think not. 



Mr. Synar. Mr. Glenn, your memory is very selective today. 



Mr. Glenn. Dr. Glenn, Mr. Synar. 



Mr. Synar. Dr. Glenn, your memory has been very selective dur- 

 ing this hearing. You seem to not remember anything prior to 

 1987. Will you make available all materials that are central to this 

 hearing prior to 1987 for subcommittee review? 



Mr. Glenn. We will cooperate. 



Mr. Synar. I didn't ask you that. Will you provide all of the ma- 

 terials available in the files of the CTR for this subcommittee? 



Mr. Glenn. All of the materials that you request will be pro- 

 vided. 



Mr. Synar. I am asking you for all of them. 



Mr. Glenn. I don't think you want all of them, Mr. Synar. 



Mr. Synar. I want all of them. Will you provide those for the 

 committee? 



Mr. Glenn. We will cooperate fully with the committee. We will 

 provide whatever you require. 



[The following information was received:] 



At the hearing, Mr. Synar asked me to provide "all materials that are central to 

 this hearing prior to 1987" and "all of the materials available in the [Council's] 

 files." Tr. at p. 98. I responded that the Council would cooperate fully "and would 

 provide whatever you require." Tr. at p. 99. I did not understand Mr. Synar to be 

 asking for every piece of paper in the Council's files. Rather, I thought he was hav- 

 ing me confirm that we wovQd be responsive to the subcommittee's requests. Indeed, 

 I have no way of knowing what documents Mr. Synar regards as "central to this 

 hearing." And it certainly would not be feasible for the Council to produce all of its 

 files to the subcommittee. We estimate that those files include over 2.5 million 

 pages, and I respectfully submit that it would serve no purpose to deluge the sub- 

 committee with documents beyond those that the Council has already gathered in 

 response to the subcommittee's broad requests. 



I respectfully request that this letter be included in the record. 



Mr. Synar. The FDA, Dr. Glenn, is currently very interested in 

 the content of tobacco products and its effects on health as you can 

 see from some of the previous hearings that we have had. If the 

 Food and Drug Administration requests any studies that the CTR 

 has conducted or funded for nicotine or any other ingredients con- 

 tained in tobacco will you freely provide those studies and related 

 documents to the FDA? 



Mr. Glenn. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Synar. Thank you. Do you know a Dr. Leo Abood, who is a 

 member of your board of directors? 



Mr. Glenn. Doctor? 



Mr. Synar. Abood. 



