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/ A Frank Statement. to Cigarette Smokers RECEATT REPORTS on expuiments sith mkc have even wide publicity to a theory that eigarette ui:oking is in some way linked with lung ancer In human beir.,L AlthouFh conducted by dodors c f professiaoal standin;, these experiments arc not re,-arded as Andetive in the 6e1d of cuteer reswreh. Hou'ever, we do not beTieve tlut any serious medieal rescorcb, even thou;h its ttsult; are inconclusive should be disrr,arded or liehtly dismissed. . At the s7me time, we feel it is in the public interest to call ittentios to the fiet that eminent doetor. and research uieatius have publicly questioned the claimed s 6rdE.cusct of thes2 ex- pcrimentt DttAn;ulsbel fatborltSes posot osts For more than 300 ytars tobaoco has even •sotace, relus. tion,and enjoyrnent to niankind.At oos time or anotber during those years eritia ha•ve heM it raponsuble for practically every disease of the human body. One by one these eLuaes have been abandoned for lack of evidence. Regardlen of the record of the past, thi faet that ciFarette smokint today sbould arn be tuspoeted u a ause of a serious •disase Is a matter of doep eoneern to us. l.fany people have asked us what we are'doin6 to nK:t the public's concern aroused by the recent reports. Here is the answer: . 1. We are picrl;tnQ aid and a+sisunoa to the researek etfort late 1. That medlcal researcb of rscew yean indiatts maey , all phnsa of tobaeeo asa and healtk. This }dat financtal afd possible causes or lanr eaneer. •- . -` "'~ •~ ` will of eourse be In sddition to w#at b•a6eadr he bC c«+-4--- 2. That there is no agrerroeot emoo;; the aotborlties reiard- in.- Mhai the tasse iL 3.,71al tbere Is so proof that cicx tne saol•Iny Is one of the causa. , 4. That sutittics purportinr to iink d;uette smoking witit of mur the elisease eoutd app11• with equal fon e to any one other aspeeta at tnoders lJe.lndeed the ralidity oI the stat'uties themselres Is qsestiooed by numerow VientiAS. , : We accept an interal in peoplds it mlth as a We rupon-• aibility, p aramountto every othei eonsid endon in our busiaetl We believe the products we raaks are not innjurious to bnlth. . We always have and always will :oopc:ate closely iritb those whosi; task it is to safe;uzrd the .tuM•x health tributed by indFrfdnal eompankL 2. For this perpose we are establishtn: a Joiat indasery group consisting initfally of the undrrsirned.'Thi+ troop Rill be knowa as TO3ACCO INDVSTRY RESEARCH COUt>IrTTEG 3. In chu;e of the researcb activitles of the Coomittee wiII be a aeientlst of cahnpeac3abla Integrity and aational repute. In addltion then will be an Adrlsory 13oud of scientlsls dtsLTter- ested In the tijarette Indostry. A group of distio.-uished mes from medidne, ecSence, sod edueatios will he Invited to urvt 0o We llwrd. The scientists will adtise the Committee on Its researeh acd>ides. Thii statemeat is being issued beciuse we bdieve the people are entitled to know where we stand on this mattcr and what we intend to do about iL • TOBACCO 'I.;vDUSTRY RESEARCH COMMITTEE $400 EMPIRE STATE BU[LDINC, NEW YOfIK 1, N. Y. T1tL A}?i1CAH TOtACCO COMA\Y, N. l..d N. Hr1., p.ril..r aL,;sO.14 a 87:DC>3 J..rta r. Cdn.ron.lr_-rull,N ewcY7 suT w•ARLMOLKx ALfOC7AT1o: : I.S.Xi7w.,7nilmr aRow?t a wTLUA.?teON TotACCO CORlORA n0\ Ti~Ar Y. Nou~4 Adl.w aVRetY ALYT10% w-RLNOIsC ASeOCtATOY Au.n Clq. r,.;~,+r 11309817 t1UUr -lORxte a CO.. LTD- L.;C. 0. lrFs AerCwc Inii6M R. L RaYNOLDe TOaAC'CO COfv~.\Y S. A. Drr, hdlrnr rrunA..ro ason soa. >`t. Rrr-1 C. f. Supa-.u. D74. DMew Cl TOlACCO AISOt3ATL, VC. J.I. Nrw.~ hr+IJrwr lA.T7iO eTATla TOtACCO Cii%tPA..l• 1. a•, lfw»a 1+.,if.,r L. E 2K • i('-IV I SPO'NSORS: 1URLIY TOIACCO CROwSItf COOrenATM AssotUno:< l.an W. l..u. r,raWr rARV3 a 1ROtEfJ1 Co1trA.HY. L\G K. T. Rrd• !r„ hrrllrq 1. tAUIUA}D COapA,\Y Mrrara A. Xr+4 CA~Lsw ' >uR\1t'rD rOaACCO GllOw');Ra ASSOC1All0!1 1....,r C. u,,~ ar...r ar....a,. ~~r ~' ` il N 0 4 ,~0 S. I =5

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