Bliley PM
Handwritten minutes from meeting
Abstract
Discusses pending individual and class action lawsuits against the asbestos industry for "asbestos related diseases (& smoking)" and its relevance to the tobacco industry. Cites lack of cooperation between the tobacco and asbestos industries. Emphasizes importance of the Council for Tobacco Research (CTR) to document "positive effects of smoking" and discusses measures to improve its scientific direction and its communications and accountability with the industry. Remarks that internal and external peer-review of CTR-funded work is needed to ensure "oriented research... for a good defensive program." Proposes CTR funding of industry scientists. Recommends funding institutions "in certain specific areas," redirecting the Harvard study. Concludes that "projects [are] needed for our survival."
Fields
- Type
- Meeting minutes
- Named Person
- Bowling, James Chandler (PM; TI, Corporate Affairs Director & VP; Board of Dir.)Vice President and Director of Sales at Philip Morris from 1967 to 1976. He was Senior Vice President of PM from 1977 to 1984 and on the Board of Directors from 1971 to 1984. Also worked for the Tobacco Institute. Attempted to improve the image of smoking in the face of negative health news.
- Brown, J.
- Esterley, G.
- Hughes, W.
- Kodgman
- Leake, P.
- Shinn, William W. (TI Communications; Shook, Hardy, CTR Attorney)TI Communications Committee and was also a lawyer for CTR. William W. Shinn worked for Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
- Spear, A.
- Tucker, C.
- Named Organization
- Council for Tobacco Research
- CTR
- Harvard
- Johns Mannville
- SAB
- Scientific Advisory Board
- UCLA
- Region
- St. Louis
- Keyword
- Beneficial effects of smoking
- CO
- Germ free
- Harvard project
- Immunology
- Nitrosamines
- Pregnancy
- Red Books
- Smoke condensate analysis
- Threshold theory
- Subject
- Case law
- industry sponsored research
- Liability
- Tobacco industry scientists
- tobacco industry structure
- asbestos
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