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Th« CoaittM ahould alio form u Airitorj io«rd coapMtd of a 

 group of (li>tln(uiih«d mo ftoa the flflda of MdlclM, r«s«arch tad 

 •ducttloa. TtMSo ahoold b« mb «ho«« latofrity !• bcjrood 4uMtloa« 



Th« Dlr«ctor of l«i*trch and th« Adrlaory Board ahowld b« coo- 

 •ttltod by th« C<BBltt«« OS thMo polatsi 



a. Vhat artu of obJtctlTo ■•dlcal r«s«arch ihcmld b« Bttd«r« 

 talctar Should it b« confiaad to th« problaa of lung caacar 

 or •xttod to other aapacta of cl|U-«tta •■okiag and haalthr 



b. Bov tad vhera aad tmdar what ausplcM ahould th« induatr/ 

 carry out Ita joiat rosearch affort? Should a lasaarch 

 ToundatloB be established vhich would fioance research pro- 

 jects by existiof laboratories aod iAjtitutlons, and if ao, 

 which ooear Or should the iadustry aatablish a now jointly 

 fioanced research laboratory to carry on the work? 



c. Row such aooey, in the opiaioe of the Coaaittee'a Director 

 of Eesaarch and its Adrisory Board, ahould the awber 

 coapanies appropriate for aedical research under taking 7 



4, Public Stateaent by cigarette aakert . The flrat publle 

 atateaent of the Ccudttae should b« designed to clarify the problea and 

 to reassure the public thatt (a) tha iodustry*a firat and foraaoat 

 intareat ia the public health] (b) there i« n o proo f of the claiaa vhick 

 llAk anoking and Isag eaacari and (c) tha induatry t a Inaagwatiag a joiat 

 plan to deal with tha aitaatioa. 



Thia atataaeat aho«ld bat 



I (a) dlitribu^ ed yij*^ ** naira . aad to a^loyeea, atockholdara, 

 Siatributort, tobacco grover«| dealer*, auppliera, publle 

 official*, aatioeal aad cooawity leader* aad other grot^ai 



(b) Placed aa an e^JTeft^*— p» ia leading newspapers aad ia 



leading new* aagaiiaes, 



(Draft of suggested copy of stateaent ia attached*) 



5. tesearch Sub«coMalttea, A aeientifle reaearch aub-coaiittee 

 should be set up by the top coeaitteo to be ccaposed of Sescarch Directors 



