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12-page document: WESTI~II.N STER HOUSE 7 MILLB2~.'qK
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I0. Future activity:
- closer co-operation with other UN agencies.
- distribution of information to Member States.
- establishment of a clearing house of information on smoking trends.
- co-ordination of standardised analyses of tar and nicoEine levels in
representative cigarette 5rends sold to developing countries.
- closer concentration on the emergent nations.
- provision of guidelines for the design and inclusion of health
warnings on packs sold in developing countries.
- seminars and workshops to be sponsored by WHO in developing countries.
- establishment of an Expert Committee on Smoking and Health Problems
in Developing Countries.
- possible worldwide education campaign on the health hazards of smoking.
II. Restraints:
- limited budget.
- ambivalence of Governments.
- opposition from "powerful economlc, political aud social forces".
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The election of "Miss Smoke Flower" was very successful and created
extensive press coverage. The winner was she who had puffed the most
beautiful smoke rings in the form of a flower.
A photocopy of a press report about the event is attached. It draws
a~tention ~o the divisive aims of the anti-smoking movement in a world
where the need to unite communities is widely recognised. It is interesting,
therefore, to note the use of the word "racism" in the context of anti-smoking
campaigns. ;
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