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recoaaendatlon of no action. A proposed antl-totacco flla, "Slw 

 Suicide," vas Investigated; this project had been abandoned at 

 last report. 



VII. Meetlnga -- Calendar, Coverage and Reports 



1. A calendar of state, national and International medical and sclea- 

 tlflc meetings vhlch may bear upon the subject Is kept up to date. 

 Information contained In these lists Include the location of tbe 

 meeting, its sponsorship and the persons in charge. Agendas are 

 obtained by correspondence and/or personal contact. ..Whenever desir- 

 able and available, abstracts of appropriate papers to be preseited 

 are obtained In advance. (See discussion of Dr. Hueper's paper under 



-r.) 



2. Individual coverage of medical and scientific meetings such as the 

 AMA meeting in San Francisco have resulted In first-hand knowledge 

 of tbe theories, methods, and personalities of those involved Ir the 

 research on tobacco and smoking, in an avareness of reactions to and 



' an understanding of the theses vhlch nay be expected to be advaoced 

 from various Individuals In the future. 



3. On-the-spot coverage of these meetings also makes possible securing 

 for TISC such items as the tape recording transcript of Dr. Hasrond's 

 presentation at the AMA meeting, the original press release and of- 

 ficial statements on vhlch newspaper accounts are based, transcripts 

 of papers given and press conferences held, contact vlth the press 

 representatives es well as scientific personnel. A representative 



at Sao Paulo, for Instance, alerted U.S. newsmen to Dr. Shear's talk, 

 although no copies of his paper were available. (See AP dispatch 

 from Sao Paulo, Pueblo, Colo,, Chieftain, July 27, 1951*.) 



