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CONF I DE NTIAL DRAFT MINUTES OF A MEETING AT TREMSBUTTEL ON 5TH/6TH APRIL. Present:- Dr. H.R. Bentley Dr. F.G. Colby Dr. D.G. Felton Dr. E.O. Field Dr. H. Gaisch Mr. C.R.L. Matchett In Attendance for Items I, II &III:- Dr. Ball Dr. W. Clapp Mr. B. Frost Dr. A.S. Weaving - Chairman (Reemtsma) (R.J. Reynolds) (Carreras) (Impe~vial) I MINUTES OF THE M~ETING IN COLOGNE ON 9TH/1OTH JANUARY II These were approved. I.C.0.S.I. MEETING IN HAMBURG ON 9TH/1OTH MARCH The Chairman reported:- l) that it had been decided not to undertake any work related to ~.B.R.G.'s report of the multi- factorial causation of diseases il) that M.B.R.G.'s report on "Risk and Nuisance" had been accepted and transferred for further action to the S.A.W.P. -----a CD C-_D c3~

@ iii) that, in response to M.B.R.G.'s report on 'Public Smoking' M.B.R.G. had now been asked to consider further a common approach to the development of methodology and to consider the extent to which duplication of effort could be avoided and costs saved by allocation of tasks to I.C.O.S.I. member companies. .I.C.O.S.I. members had further agreed that "after such an agreement has been reached among scientists of the member companies I.C.O.S.I. Executive Committee will decide as to whether or not the testing of these methodologies should be done under I.C.O.S.I. sponsorship or by individual companies." III PUBLIC SMOKING The Group agreed a report (copy attached) in response to the above directive from I.C.O.S.I. principals. It was also agreed:- i) that members would circulate short progress reports on work they had decided to undertake by 1st June and 1st September next li) that each company, in circulating the report to its I.C.O.S.I. principal would attach a short note estimating the likely costs which would be incurred in undertaking the work which the company had agreed to undertake. Copies of these notes will be circulated for the information of other member companies. The Group agreed that research related to particle size distribution of cigarette smoke in ambient air could be of considerable interest. It was noted that PM(E) proposed to carry out such work and the Group decided to consider the matter further at its next meeting. IV S.A.W.P. POSITION PAPER ON PUBLIC SMOKING After discussion it was agreed that it will be desirable for M.B.R.G. to be given an opportunity formally to consider this paper from the scientific standpoint prior to it being released outside I.C.O.S.I. circles. c~ O G~ cr~

OXIDES OF NITROGEN The Group noted a memorandum on this subject tabled by R.J.R.. VI RISK AND NUISANCE PM(E) undertook to circulate for the information of M.B.R.G. members the results of the report of the preliminary Swiss survey as soon as the work has been completed and evaluated. VII AROUSAL It was noted that PM(USA) were not able to make the results of their study available to I.C.O.S.I.. , VIII SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A RAPID DECLINE IN THE SMOKING HABIT Gallaher and I.T.L. reported that they had not yet had an opportunity to progress this matter further through T.A.C. in the U.K.. IX " SMOKING BEHAVIOUR \ B-A.T. reported that it had now been decided that it was I~kpracticable to implement their proposals to undertake research on this topic. X GENERAL After discussion the Group agreed that it was important to continue to meet to discuss non-competitive topics of common interest. Members would continue to think about appropriate topics for discussion, including the suggestion that one member might take a lead on a particular topic for discussion at each meeting of M.B.R.G.. It was agreed that it was important, where appropriate, for members to keep each other informed in advance of publication of results of research undertaken by national trade associations. "T.-- ° XI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Chairman expressed the warm thanks of the Group to Dr. Meloh and his Company for the arrangements and generous hospitality for the meeting. He also recorded the thanks of the Group for the invaluable contribution to the discussion under item III by the experts from member companies who were in attendance. 4 C Cv~

4 XI! NEXT ~fEET ING It was agreed to hold a meeting in September in the U.K. by kind invitation of Carreras. The provisional dates agreed were Sth/6th or 12th/13th September. \ 0