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Jma 21, 1>S4. Hill and Knowlton writes a "Public Relations 

 Report and Recomendations for the Tobacco Industry Research 

 Committee." The report is attached as exhibit 7. 



By June 21, 1954, the Tobacco Industry Research Committee 

 had selected a scientific advisor (Or. Clarence Cook Little, a 

 former director of the Anerican Cancer Society) and a 

 scientific advisory board. According to Hill and Knowlton, 

 with these steps in place: 



"The Committee now has the b asis needed for carrying on a 

 long-range plan of public relations activities. ... These 

 activities will endeavor to keep the following facts 

 before the Public; 



1. That there is no proof that smoking is a cause 



Of lung cancer; 



2. That an impartial and independent Board of 

 scientists, doctors and educators is advising 

 the TIRC, as a public service, on all aspects of 

 tobacco use and health; 



3. That the TIRC is determined, through a long- 

 range program, to make every possible effort to 

 help get the facts through laboratory and 

 statistical research." (p. 2) 



August 17, 1954 . Hill and Knowlton sends T.V. Harnett, the 

 Chairman of the Tobacco Industry Research Committee, a 

 "Confidential Report of Activities through July 31, 1954." The 

 confidential report, and an accompanying cover letter, are 

 attached as exhibit 8. 



The cover letter to Harnett calls the report "highly 

 confidential" and "request[s] that you retain it only for your 

 personal consideration." The letter warns that " no additional 

 copies be made and that this copy not be placed in files." 



The report itself is 24 pages long and describes many 

 details of the public relations campaign being run by the 

 Tobacco Industry Research Comaittee. 



The report sakes it clear that Hill and Knowlton — not 

 the independent scientists — actually ran the Tobacco Industry 

 Research Committee. According to the report: 



"Since the Committee had no headouarters and no staff. 

 Hill and Knowlton. Inc. was asked to provide a working 

 staff and temoorarv office space. As a first 

 organizational step, public relations counsel assigned one 

 of its experienced executives. W.T. Hovt. to serve as 

 account executive and handle as one of his functions the 

 duties of executive secretarv for the Tobacco Industry 

 Research Council." (p. 3) 



The report further states that Hill and Knowlton "provided 



