Rupp, John P.
Boyse [Blackie], Sharon, Ph.D.
This 1993 letter from John Rupp (of the industry's law firm Covington and Burling) to Sharon Boyse of British American Tobacco describes the Center for Indoor Air Research (CIAR), a scientific front group set up by the industry to help deflect smoking regulations across the Rupp, apparently trying to sell BAT on joining CIAR, emphasizes the credibility benefits of CIAR and how CIAR has thus far been able to deflect accusations regarding the taint of industry funding. Rupp says "a number of CIAR-funded projects have contributed significantly to the industry's ongoing efforts to oppose unwanted smoking restrictions." Rupp mentions the work of Roger Jenkins and says it has "been used repeatedly by industry consultants and others to counter excessive claims made by our opponents."