451 



•2. 



Id public relatloDt reccmseixSatloct •uteltt«d to tb« Halii CGaalU«« 

 In January, It vaa conteBplated that a baaH for an affirmative progra* of 

 pubilc Inforaatloo would b« provided vhen the Scientific Adrliary Board aod 

 Scientific Director had been aelected and were at work, and when rarloui 

 preliminary editorial reaearch project* were well under way. Theae thln^ 

 have been acccnpllahed and the Ccxaalttee now has the baala needed for car- 

 rying on a long-range plan of pubilc relatlona activities aimed at estab- 

 llahlng the TIPC In the pubilc mind as a constructive force In scientific 

 research. These activities will endeavor to keep the following facts 

 before the Public: 



1. That there is no proof that saoklng Is a caua* of lung cancer; 



2. That an Impartial and Independent Bo«rd of sclentlstf, doctors 

 and educators 1* advising the TISC, as a public serrlca, ce all 

 aspects of tobacco use afd health; 



3. That th« TIFC la dttarmlnad, through a long-rma(t profraa, to 

 make every poaslblc effort to help get the facta through lab* 

 oratory and statistical research; 



U. That Initial fusda for reaearch have been appropriated and more 

 vlll be provided aa warranted to help In getting the answers by 

 scientific meana; 



5. That all the laboratory research reco^^nded by the Advisory 

 Board and financed by the TIFC vlll be carried on by recognited 

 and independent laboratories, institutions and hoapltals. 



