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MEMORANDUM October 23, 1970 Mr. A. Henson Legal Department J. B. McCarthy Vice President - Manufacture and Leaf T This memorandum is addressed to you due to Mr. C. F. Hetsko's absence from the office. Attached is a copy of a memorandum I received this date from Mr. J. H. Hager, Research and Development Director, on the subject of a special Council for Tobacco Research project, "Conference on the Motivational Mechanisms of Cigarette Smoking," and its enclosures. Please note that the second paragraph of Dr. W. L. Dunn, Jr.'s letter of October 16 implies that The American Tobacco Company is one of those having agreed to underwrite this special CTR project. I know of no such agreement; however, I have asked Mr. E. S. Harlow to inform me as to whether or not he knows of any such agreement and, if necessary, to check with Dr. Dunn to substantiate the fact that such a commitment has been made. I also note that on June i0 Mr. Harlow addressed a letter to Mr. Hetsko and enclosed Dr. E. C. Cogbill's report on the meet- ing of the Industry Technical Committee held on June 2, 1970. The first paragraph of the last page of that report is captioned "PROPOSED CONFERENCE ON BENEFITS OF SMOKING." My file reveals nothing further on this subject. I will appreciate your informing me whether or not you know any- thing about a commitment having been made and the attitude of counsel toward our participation in such a project. Attachments cc: Mr. E. S. Harlow Vice President - Quality Control Mr. J. H. Hager Research and Development Director