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13/0:1 '93 14:44 ~+41 21 817 44 09 P~[ EEC LEG.~.L LSN "~'~'* P~I NY LEG.~L ~ALL [~001,'004 (~x/'~u~,/,~ ~ EEC REGION ~' ~/0 . TEL 41-21~!8-~5 " F~ 41-21~17~09 FACSIMILE T~NSMISSION - To: Ulrich Beecken January 13, 1993 PM Munich, Page 1 of 2 From: CC: A.J. Andrade C. Wall /L Reiman H. Brass CHARL!ES R. WALL PM COMPANIES INC. Re: Draft Paper from the VdC Describing the Purpose of the VERUM-VdC Foundation I have reviewed: the one page draft from the VdC descrt,bing the purpose of the VERUM Foundation. Ulrich, I~ am concerned that: the formal legal documents pertaining to the VERUM Foundation; (the-Deed: and Foundation Charter) both= have sections on the purpose of the Foundation but neither mentions "smoking and health" directly nor do they mention, the words "nicoti;ne", "environmental tobacco smoke" or '~:)bacco plant". The sections of both the Deed and the Foundation Charter that describe the purpose of the Foundation are certainly worded in a general enough fashion to encompass all of the research fields related to smoking and health and tobacco plant development; however, because neither the Deed nor the Foundation Charter in any way refers to smoking and health subjects directly I would: be more comfortable if the one page draft ~'eated by the VdC describing the purpose of the Foundation was changed so as to not ovedy emphasize research topics directly related to smoking and health. My primary concern is that the general language in the VERUM Deed and Foundation Charter could be viewed as misleading to, the extent they give no specific indication of the true nature of the research contemplated, i.e. smoking and health related research. I certainly hope that the Bavadan authorities understood that the purpose of the Foundation was to fund, at least in part, research directly related: to smoking and health topics. It could very well be that ! do not appreciate that the.formal documents need only describe the purpose of the Foundation in the broadest manner and that such a general description is a perfectly acceptable practice. Obviously, it .is clear from the Deed and Foundation Charter that the VdC is establishing the VERUM. Foundation;.therefore:, it should

13.~01 '93 14:~45 '~+41 21 61~ 44 09 P~I EEC I~VG~L LSN ~-~ PM N~" LEGAL I~'ALL ~002.'004 2 be obvious to all that one of its purposes will be to sponsor smoking and health related, research. I do recognize that the one page draft from the VdC describing the purpose of the Foundation is generally consistent with the language we developed in July for the VdC Research, Concept document and, to this extent I have only a few minor • suggestions regarding the Vd;C draft. If the VdC draft describing the purpose of the Foundation is intended; for public consumption we may be pllacing too much emphasis on: research directly related to smoking: and health questions when compared tothe descriptions of the purpose of the Foundation as included in the Deed and Foundation Charter. give me a call to discuss. Regards, Tony Andrade