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I happened to have a set of summary sheets with me, which we ex~mined.
confirmed ~L~. Lynham's suspicions that the BuzTus brands were high tar
cigarettes and that, with the exception of MARY LONG, many of the B-A.T.
brands also fell into this category. ~JIBASSADOR was launched after the
start of Trafalgar and is, therefore, a bit of an unknown quantity. It
appears, from Waltz's answer to a question from Kendrick-Jones, that
F.T.R. test most of their tobaccos for nicotine yields. I considered
that the facilities at Serrieres were insufficient for any large-scale
routine monitoring of brands, although it may be done occasionally, but
~Ir. iynham believed that F.T.~. were consciously aiming to be in a
favourable position should a "tar war" break out in Switzerland, and that
BRUNETTE and /~BASSADOR would be the dangers.
These
I explained that the future of Trafalgar would have to be considered
in the near future and that I, personally, believed some form of monitoring
of important brands would have to be continued, in order to follow future
changes. This ~uld enable new brands to be included. It may not be
done so frequently as in Trafalgar and may be simplified, although this
would depend on an assessment of the value of each measurement to everyone
involved (leaf, production and marketing). Where it v~uld be done was
open at present.
Finally, I indicated to Mr. Lynham that, subject to approval from
Millbank, I would visit Geneva in December for the next meeting of the
Commission at Fribourg.
D. G. FSITON
Distribution:
H.D. Anderson, Esq.
Sir Charles Ellis
A.D. ~cCormick, Esq.
3.G.D. Rudd, Esq.
J.B. Lynham, Esq.
T.G. Kendrick-JonesEsq.,
D.Go Felton
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