Bliley PM
[Memorandum Regarding National Center on Smoking and Health]
Abstract
References attached "draft report of a work group on 'Future Strategies For The Changing Cigarette' which met at the National Conference on Smoking or Health." Discusses the group's proposal to create a non-governmental research center to explore the health effects and relative risks attendant to "the changing cigarette." Identifies the center's top three priority actions. Attachment not included.
Fields
- Type
- Memorandum
- Author
- Holtzman, Alexander (PM Asst General Counsel. 1975-85.)
- Author (Organization)
- Philip Morris Incorporated
- Recipient
- Goldsmith, C.H.
- *Hauserman, Max (use Hausermann, Max) (PM Chemist)
Above Osdene and Farone. Hausermann (chemist) reported to senior VP Operations. Was VP Fabrique Tobac Reunine R&D. Fully knowledgable re INBIFO and Osdene programs.- Lincoln, J.
- Mcdowell, W.
- Millhiser, R.R.
- Morgan, J.
- Pollack, S.
- Resnik, Frank E. (VP, PM)
TI Executive Committee. Protégé of Clifford Goldsmith. Vice President Philip Morris, Inc. from 1979 to 1984. President in 1984 and served on the Board of Directors from 1985 to 1989.- Seligman, Robert B. (PM VP of R&D c. 1976-82)
Vice President of Research and Development at Philip Morris Richmond, VA 1976-1982. Reported to Senior Vice President of Operations. In 1982 transferred to tobacco technology group. Wanted to share ammonia and other tobacco technology with PM International companies.- Weissman, G.
- Ahrensfeld, Thomas F. (PM General Counsel & Sr. VP, TI Executive Committee)
TI Executive committee- 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.- Cullman, Joseph Frederick III (PM President & CEO (1957-1970))
Executive vice president and senior marketing executive of Philip Morris in the 1950s. Exec. VP 1955-57. President in 1958, held that position until 1967. Chairman from 1968-1972 and acquired title of CEO. Chairman of the Executive Committee, 1979-85. On the Board of Directors from 1954-1985. - *Hauserman, Max (use Hausermann, Max) (PM Chemist)
- Copied
- Adkins, G. Carlton (PM Asst General Counsel)
- Newman, F.
- Whist, Andrew (PM External Affairs Sr. VP)
Served as Senior Vice President of External Affairs for Philip Morris, Inc. in 1986 and again from 1992 to 1993. - Newman, F.
- Named Person
- Hatch, Sen.
- Pinney, J. M.
- Named Organization
- HHS Office of Smoking and Health
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- American Cancer Society
- Keyword
- National Center on Smoking and Health
- Thesaurus Term
- Funding
- Research activity
- Association
- Tobacco use
- Cigarette
- Legislation
- Research activity
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RECEIVED:,
PHILIP MORRIS; INCORPOIRATED
IN'rER,OFFICE CORRESPOND:ENCE
10o Park Avenue. New.York. N~Y. 10017~
Date: February ii, 1982
From: ~ Alexand;er Holtzman
Subject: •
The atta~ched document is of considerable iinterest. It
is the draft ~eport of a work group on '"Future Strategies For
The Changing Cigarette" which met at the National Conference on.
Smoki.ng or Health in. New York last November. The reporter is
John M. Pinney, formec Director of the HHS Office of Smoking
a~d Health.
Of particular sign,ific:ance to us is the gro,up's proposal
for the: creati.on of a new non.Egovernmental national center on
smoking, whiich would con,duct research to fi.ll the substantia~l
gaps in knowledge about the health effects andi relative risks
posed; by the changing cigarette A committee from the American
Cancer Sociiety,: American. Heart As=sociation an,d American. Lung
Association. wo,uld be convened, to prepare a, feasibility study,
.~' organiizational plan an,d! funding plan with the objective of
-launching the center prior to= January,: 19:83.
• The cen,ter's three top. priority actions are. described as
follows:
"a) Develop new parameters to: measure cigarette smoke
deliwery and h!uman expos:ure, b): Study human health
effects of the cha'nging~ cigarette on smokers and
involuntary smokers; c) Support Senator Hatch's
legisla-tion ..... with emphasis on req .uirin . g. a warBin ong the.
changi~ng cigarette and dii'sclosure of constit~n
packs an,d in ads." ,
As a matterl of information, I~ ha,re atta~ched a list of
the: members, of the work group.
AH/f:
At t ac hmen I: s
Alexanderl , ; Holtzman
Messrs:
CC :
Weissman
M~llhiser
Goldsmii~h
Cu~llman
Polla,ck
Bowling,
Ahre:n:sfeld
Resnik
Li!ncoln
McDqwell
Morgan
Sel~gman~
Haus;ermann
Whist
Adkins
Newman
